Patents by Inventor Robert McBeath

Robert McBeath 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).

  • Machine for process for IC cards and apparatus for issuing IC cards
    Patent number: 6345760
    Abstract: An apparatus which can data process IC cards and can issue IC cards is provided using a simple structure, which can draw cards one by one. The apparatus can data process IC cards inserted from the exterior of the apparatus and can issue a processed IC card to the exterior of apparatus. A processor with an electrical connection data processes an IC card when it is positioned by positioning structure, which connects the inserted IC card to the processor connection. The apparatus includes a roller and an idler, the idler being mounted on an idler shaft rotatable about a rotation axis of the roller to transfer the IC card to a collection position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Asahi Seiko., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Eason, Robert McBeath