Patents by Inventor Michele Logan
Michele Logan 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).
-
Publication number: 20240386235Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: 12093772Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Publication number: 20230316035Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: 11710024Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Composecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Publication number: 20220230044Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: 11301743Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Publication number: 20200364531Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: 10762412Abstract: A transaction card having a metal layer, an opening in the metal layer for a transponder chip, and at least one discontinuity extending from an origin on the card periphery to a terminus in the opening. The card has a greater flex resistance than a card having a comparative discontinuity with the terminus and the origin the same distance from a line defined by a first long side of the card periphery in an absence of one or more strengthening features. Strengthening features include a discontinuity wherein one of the terminus or the origin are located relatively closer to the first long side of the card periphery than the other, a plurality of discontinuities wherein fewer than all extend from the card periphery to the opening, a self-supporting, non-metal layer disposed on at least one surface of the card, or one or more ceramic reinforcing tabs surrounding the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Composecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: 10089570Abstract: In a smart card having an antenna structure and a metal layer, an insulator layer is formed between the antenna structure and the metal layer to compensate for the attenuation due to the metal layer. The thickness of the insulator layer affects the capacitive coupling between the antenna structure and the metal layer and is selected to have a value which optimizes the transmission/reception of signals between the card and a card reader.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: John Herslow, Michele Logan, David Finn
-
Publication number: 20170300800Abstract: In a smart card having an antenna structure and a metal layer, an insulator layer is formed between the antenna structure and the metal layer to compensate for the attenuation due to the metal layer. The thickness of the insulator layer affects the capacitive couplilng between the antenna structure and the metal layer and is selected to have a value which optimizes the transmission/reception of signals between the card and a card reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: JOHN HERSLOW, MICHELE LOGAN, DAVID FINN
-
Patent number: 9721200Abstract: In a smart card having an antenna structure and a metal layer, an insulator layer is formed between the antenna structure and the metal layer to compensate for the attenuation due to the metal layer. The thickness of the insulator layer affects the capacitive coupling between the antenna structure and the metal layer and is selected to have a value which optimizes the transmission/reception of signals between the card and a card reader.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: COMPOSECURE, L.L.C.Inventors: John Herslow, Michele Logan, David Finn
-
Patent number: 9646234Abstract: A transaction card has a substructure consisting at least in part of a layer of fibrous material, such as carbon fiber strands or filaments, arranged in a pre-selected pattern, such as a weave pattern, that is at least partially enclosed by a transparent plastic film. A sheet is laminated on each of two opposing faces of the substructure to form a transaction card core. One or both of the sheets laminated on the opposing faces of the substructure is also made of a transparent material, and one or both of the two opposing faces of the transaction card core can be printed. An over-laminate film, such as a transparent polyvinyl chloride plastic film, can be laminated on each of two opposing faces of the transaction card core.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (USA)Inventors: Todd S. Thomson, John Herslow, Michele Logan
-
Patent number: 9440481Abstract: A transaction card has a substructure consisting at least in part of a layer of fibrous material, such as carbon fiber strands or filaments, arranged in a pre-selected pattern, such as a weave pattern, that is at least partially enclosed by a transparent plastic film. A sheet is laminated on each of two opposing faces of the substructure to form a transaction card core. One or both of the sheets laminated on the opposing faces of the substructure is also made of a transparent material, and one or both of the two opposing faces of the transaction card core can be printed. An over-laminate film, such as a transparent polyvinyl chloride plastic film, can be laminated on each of two opposing faces of the transaction card core.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.Inventors: John Herslow, Michele Logan
-
Patent number: D854083Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Inventors: James H. Cameron, Jr., Michele Logan, Dori Kimmelman Skelding
-
Patent number: D864293Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: D879196Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: D943669Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: D943670Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: D944322Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain
-
Patent number: D944323Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: COMPOSECURE, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, Michele Logan, Dori Skelding, Syeda Hussain