Patents by Inventor PeKarna D. Mathew

PeKarna D. Mathew 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).

  • Apparatus and method of printing on embossed cards
    Patent number: 6781614
    Abstract: A thermal printhead for printing on pre-embossed plastic cards, and a method for making a thermal printhead for printing on pre-embossed plastic cards. The printhead includes a means for connecting to a data source, means for connecting to a power source, a data transfer means, and at least one elongated contact member having at least one notch to allow the thermal printhead to pass over the pre-embossed text during the printing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: DataCard Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Pearson, PeKarna D. Mathew
  • Apparatus and method of printing on embossed cards
    Publication number: 20030001941
    Abstract: A thermal printhead for printing on pre-embossed plastic cards, and a method for making a thermal printhead for printing on pre-embossed plastic cards. The printhead includes a means for connecting to a data source, means for connecting to a power source, a data transfer means, and at least one elongated contact member having at least one notch to allow the thermal printhead to pass over the pre-embossed text during the printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: DataCard Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Pearson, PeKarna D. Mathew