Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Cuff

Michael Patrick Cuff 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).

  • Smart card reader with electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 6308889
    Abstract: A smart card reader having several advantageous grounding techniques and several techniques to insure proper electrical isolation of the electrical components of the card reader. The smart card reader has a base and a cover. In certain techniques, a non-conductive base is grounded to a conductive, grounded cover. In another technique, a grounded base formed of a statically dissipative composite material is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Airborn, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lincoln Grant, Michael Patrick Cuff, Claude Grant Folta
  • Smart card reader with electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 5892216
    Abstract: A smart card reader having several advantageous grounding techniques and several techniques to insure proper electrical isolation of the electrical components of the card reader is disclosed. The smart card reader has a base and a cover. In certain techniques, a non-conductive base is grounded to a conductive, grounded cover. In another technique, a grounded base formed of a statically dissipative composite material is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Airborn, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lincoln Grant, Michael Patrick Cuff, Claude Grant Folta