Abstract: An improved apparatus and method for making payment over the internet with a financial media, such as a financial card, RFID, contactless media or the like, are disclosed. The apparatus includes an online enabled device or circuit connected to the internet to receive a communication indicating an amount due for the transaction. A reader reads data from the financial media. The data includes an account number corresponding to the financial media. The circuit transmits the data and the amount due to a financial institution corresponding to the financial media and allows the financial institution to provide an authorization number to the merchant indicating that the transaction has been approved. The merchant does not obtain access to the account number data. A method for a customer to pay for a transaction over an internet connection is also disclosed. Other apparatus and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Laser marking of pigmented fluoropolymer substrates is enhanced by using titanium dioxide pigment coated with organo silane.

Abstract: An enclosure for covering extremities or containing material such as trash or other objects or articles is described. The enclosure is a sack-like member having a lip extending above the opening or along a side edge of the sack-like member. The lip includes a perforation extending along a portion of the length thereof, either parallel to the opening or to the side edge. An adhesive strip with a removable covering may extend along the length of the lip at selected portions thereof. In use, the perforation is torn to separate the lip into a tie member and a securing member that remains attached to the sack-like member. In one embodiment, an extremity may be inserted into the sack-like member and the tie member can be used to secure the opening around the extremity. In another embodiment, the tie member can be used to seal the opening of the sack-like member such that the enclosure can be used as a container or receptacle in a desired application.

Abstract: A water impervious covering for extremities is described. The covering is intended to protect a bandage or cast portion of the extremity during bathing or the like. The covering is a sack-like member having an upper lip extending above the opening in the covering. The lip has a laterally extending perforation parallel to the opening extending approximately four-fifths of the width thereof. An adhesive strip extends the entire width of the lip from one side to the other. The adhesive strip is covered with a protective removable sheet. In use, the perforation is torn to separate the lip into a tie member and a securing member. The adhesive protective sheet is then removed and the extremity inserted into the sack-like covering. The securing portion then is adhered to the surface of the extremity and the opening gathered around the extremity so that the tie member may be used to encircle the gathering and thereby secure the covering to the extremity.