Patents by Inventor Mark Cox

Mark Cox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SMARTCARD AND MAGNETIC STRIPE EMULATOR WITH BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20070131759
    Abstract: A handheld unit which is capable of emulating a plurality smartcards or magnetic stripe cards. The unit has the capability of storing a plurality of data sets representing a plurality of accounts. The unit is equipped with a near field communications interface that can emulate a smartcard interface that is capable of communicating with smartcard readers at POS or ATM terminals, or anywhere else a smartcard may be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Cox, John Bona
  • Thermoplastic polyurethane containing structural units of ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide capped propylene oxide polyol
    Patent number: 6613867
    Abstract: The present invention is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or thermoplastic polyurethane/urea (TPUU) comprising structural units of: a) a diisocyanate; b) ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or 1,3-propanediol; c) a diol, a diamine, or an amino alcohol different from the one selected in (b) and having a molecular weight of less than 400 Daltons; and (d) ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide-capped propylene oxide polyol. The TPU or TPUU has low temperature flexibility, high moisture vapor transition rates, and is considerably less expensive than state-of-the-art TPUs or TPUUs. The preferred composition is a TPU that is substantially free of phase segregation, and consequently has clarity and tensile strength not known for TPUs prepared using ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide-capped propylene oxide polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark F. Sonnenschein, Mark Cox, Paul J. Moses, Jr., Christopher P. Christenson, Benjamin L. Wendt
  • Thermoplastic polyurethane containing structural units of ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide capped propylene oxide polyol
    Publication number: 20020123601
    Abstract: The present invention is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or thermoplastic polyurethane/urea (TPUU) comprising structural units of: a) a diisocyanate; b) ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or 1,3-propanediol; c) a diol, a diamine, or an amino alcohol different from the one selected in (b) and having a molecular weight of less than 400 Daltons; and (d) ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide-capped propylene oxide polyol. The TPU or TPUU has low temperature flexibility, high moisture vapor transition rates, and is considerably less expensive than state-of-the-art TPUs or TPUUs. The preferred composition is a TPU that is substantially free of phase segregation, and consequently has clarity and tensile strength not known for TPUs prepared using ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide-capped propylene oxide polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Mark F. Sonnenschein, Mark Cox, Paul J. Moses, Christopher P. Christenson, Benjamin L. Wendt