Patents by Inventor Michael T. Wallace
Michael T. Wallace 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).
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Patent number: 11925365Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella trial and drill guide that may be used to both perform a surgical trial of the patellofemoral joint and guide the surgeon in drilling a number of anchor holes in the patella of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Wallace, Jennifer B. Wyant, Richard S. Jones, David S. Barrett, Michael J. Rock, Abraham P. Wright, Olen J. Borkholder, Robert S. Gorab, Rusty T. Meier
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Publication number: 20230036633Abstract: Physical cards may be presented to a mobile device to establish a contactless communication channel between the physical card and the mobile device. Information communicated by the physical card may be received, stored, and used by the mobile device to generate a mobile wallet of virtual cards. Each virtual card in a mobile wallet may, for example, look just like its physical counterpart card and may provide equivalent functionality as its physical counterpart card when selected for use by the mobile device. Virtual cards may be sorted within the mobile wallet based on card category (e.g., payment, identification, or gift card category), card attributes (associations with other virtual cards), card variables (e.g., credit limit or credit available), and user attributes and variables (e.g., the user's current location). Information related to a virtual card (e.g., receipts) may be viewed from a display of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Patent number: 11501217Abstract: Physical cards may be presented to a mobile device to establish a contactless communication channel between the physical card and the mobile device. Information communicated by the physical card may be received, stored, and used by the mobile device to generate a mobile wallet of virtual cards. Each virtual card in a mobile wallet may, for example, look just like its physical counterpart card and may provide equivalent functionality as its physical counterpart card when selected for use by the mobile device. Virtual cards may be sorted within the mobile wallet based on card category (e.g., payment, identification, or gift card category), card attributes (associations with other virtual cards), card variables (e.g., credit limit or credit available), and user attributes and variables (e.g., the user's current location). Information related to a virtual card (e.g., receipts) may be viewed from a display of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: DYNAMICS INC.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Publication number: 20220327435Abstract: A card may be formed using two or more printed circuit boards. Each printed circuit board may include one or more RFID antennas, RFID chips and a processor. A processor on a board may transfer data to one or more RFID chips on the same board. Alternately, a processor on a board may transfer data to one or more RFID chips on a different board via conductive terminals between boards. Data stored in one or more RFID chips may be erased after being communicated to an RFID device via an RFID antenna or after a configurable timeout period elapses. A card and a mobile device may include more than one RFID antenna to increase efficiency, reliability, and/or a number of data channels that may be communicated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Michael T. Wallace, Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti
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Patent number: 11392860Abstract: A card may be formed using two or more printed circuit boards. Each printed circuit board may include one or more RFID antennas, RFID chips and a processor. A processor on a board may transfer data to one or more RFID chips on the same board. Alternately, a processor on a board may transfer data to one or more RFID chips on a different board via conductive terminals between boards. Data stored in one or more RFID chips may be erased after being communicated to an RFID device via an RFID antenna or after a configurable timeout period elapses. A card and a mobile device may include more than one RFID antenna to increase efficiency, reliability, and/or a number of data channels that may be communicated.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: DYNAMICS INC.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Publication number: 20210350287Abstract: A mobile device may receive security credentials from a contactless device via a contactless communication channel to authorize functions that may be performed by the mobile device. For example, purchase transactions may be authorized to be completed by a mobile device after payment information communicated from a physical payment card to the mobile device is confirmed to match at least a portion of payment information stored within a memory of the mobile device. A mobile device may forward the security credentials to a network entity for remote authorization of a requested function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Patent number: 11100431Abstract: A mobile device may receive security credentials from a contactless device via a contactless communication channel to authorize functions that may be performed by the mobile device. For example, purchase transactions may be authorized to be completed by a mobile device after payment information communicated from a physical payment card to the mobile device is confirmed to match at least a portion of payment information stored within a memory of the mobile device. A mobile device may forward the security credentials to a network entity for remote authorization of a requested function.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Patent number: 9646240Abstract: Cards may be provided with locked modes of operation. A card may, for example, monitor a particular sequence of one or more manual inputs while the card transitions from a low-power mode of operation to a locked mode of operation. The card may store the particular sequence of the one or more manual inputs as a locking code. The card may ignore subsequent manual inputs during the locked mode of operation until the locking code is reentered into the card. Once the locking code is reentered into the card, the card may again become reactive to manual inputs received by the card.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: DYNAMICS INC.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Michael T. Wallace
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Patent number: 8561894Abstract: A kiosk may be provided that contains a number of blank cards. A graphical user interface of the kiosk may allow a user to define products that may be associated with a blank card contained within the kiosk. Aesthetic and functional features may be applied to a blank card by a kiosk and dispensed to a user of the kiosk as a fully functional card. An interrogation device of a kiosk may retrieve products associated with a current card and may associate the retrieved products with a new card to be dispensed from the kiosk. A kiosk may access a network to preauthorize any products that may be associated with a card dispensed from or programmed by the kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Dynamics Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Michael T. Wallace
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Publication number: 20120286928Abstract: A mobile device may receive security credentials from a contactless device via a contactless communication channel to authorize functions that may be performed by the mobile device. For example, purchase transactions may be authorized to be completed by a mobile device after payment information communicated from a physical payment card to the mobile device is confirmed to match at least a portion of payment information stored within a memory of the mobile device. A mobile device may forward the security credentials to a network entity for remote authorization of a requested function.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Publication number: 20120290449Abstract: Physical cards may be presented to a mobile device to establish a contactless communication channel between the physical card and the mobile device. Information communicated by the physical card may be received, stored, and used by the mobile device to generate a mobile wallet of virtual cards. Each virtual card in a mobile wallet may, for example, look just like its physical counterpart card and may provide equivalent functionality as its physical counterpart card when selected for use by the mobile device. Virtual cards may be sorted within the mobile wallet based on card category (e.g., payment, identification, or gift card category), card attributes (associations with other virtual cards), card variables (e.g., credit limit or credit available), and user attributes and variables (e.g., the user's current location). Information related to a virtual card (e.g., receipts) may be viewed from a display of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Publication number: 20120290472Abstract: A mobile device may provide payment acceptance for purchases, payments and/or money transfers by accepting payment information from a powered, or a non-powered, card using a contactless communication channel formed between the card and the mobile device. The payment information may be communicated by the mobile device to network entities that may be used to settle such purchase, payment and/or money transfer transactions. The mobile device may, for example, accept more than one payment account to split a purchase among several payment accounts. A user of a mobile device may, for example, store payment information within the mobile device for future purchases. A user of a mobile device may, for example, request checkout options using the mobile device, such as customizing receipt delivery, annotating receipts with comments and categorizing purchases for customized accounting reports.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Jeffrey D. MULLEN, Christopher J. RIGATTI, Michael T. WALLACE
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Publication number: 20120286936Abstract: A card may be formed using two or more printed circuit boards. Each printed circuit board may include one or more RFID antennas, RFID chips and a processor. A processor on a board may transfer data to one or more RFID chips on the same board. Alternately, a processor on a board may transfer data to one or more RFID chips on a different board via conductive terminals between boards. Data stored in one or more RFID chips may be erased after being communicated to an RFID device via an RFID antenna or after a configurable timeout period elapses. A card and a mobile device may include more than one RFID antenna to increase efficiency, reliability, and/or a number of data channels that may be communicated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Christopher J. Rigatti, Michael T. Wallace
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Patent number: 8123637Abstract: A stun dart having a solid impact head with a conical shaped tail portion interconnected by a solid cylindrical elongated body. The impact head has a contoured front surface with intersecting grooves and a tapered trailing body surface to impart flight stability and maximum travel distance and impact delivery to the target.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Cold SteelInventors: Andrew Demko, Michael T. Wallace
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Patent number: 8096292Abstract: A multi-dart blow gun projectile holder that provides for insertion and launching of multiple blow gun darts from a blow gun. The projectile holder has dual hollow open engagement cones secured together in oppositely disposed relation to one another. Multiple wire darts are selectively positioned by their base in one of said cones while the remaining cone imparts an air seal within the blow gun under user applied air pressure propelling and holding the position darts as they travel out of the blow gun during use.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Cold SteelInventors: Andrew Demko, Michael T. Wallace