Patents by Inventor Nancie A. Rudolph

Nancie A. Rudolph 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).

  • RF proximity financial transaction card having metallic foil layer(s)
    Patent number: 8393547
    Abstract: A contactless financial transaction card includes a plastic inlay having first and second substantially planar surfaces bounded by a continuous peripheral edge. An integrated circuit carried by the inlay stores card-specific data. An antenna carried by the inlay is operatively connected to the integrated circuit. The foil layer provides the financial transaction card with a decorative metallic reflective appearance and is constructed to permit the antenna to inductively couple with the card reader within the maximum coupling distance. Printed graphics or text may be disposed on or above the metallic foil layer. The card is constructed to inductively couple with a card reader that is spaced from the card in order to support limited-range wireless communication between the card and the card reader up to a maximum coupling distance, beyond which it will not couple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Perfect Plastic Printing Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Kiekhaefer, Nancie A. Rudolph
  • RF Proximity Financial Transaction Card Having Metallic Foil Layer(s)
    Publication number: 20110031319
    Abstract: A contactless financial transaction card includes a plastic inlay having first and second substantially planar surfaces bounded by a continuous peripheral edge. An integrated circuit carried by the inlay stores card-specific data. An antenna carried by the inlay is operatively connected to the integrated circuit. The foil layer provides the financial transaction card with a decorative metallic reflective appearance and is constructed to permit the antenna to inductively couple with the card reader within the maximum coupling distance. Printed graphics or text may be disposed on or above the metallic foil layer. The card is constructed to inductively couple with a card reader that is spaced from the card in order to support limited-range wireless communication between the card and the card reader up to a maximum coupling distance, beyond which it will not couple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: PERFECT PLASTIC PRINTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: John H. Kiekhaefer, Nancie A. Rudolph