Patents by Inventor Stuart Blank

Stuart Blank 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).

  • Transaction card assembly with shaped scratch-off layer
    Publication number: 20080191460
    Abstract: A transaction card assembly may include a scratch-off layer that conceals a PIN or other security-sensitive information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Arthur Blank & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart Blank
  • Transaction card fabrication control system and method
    Publication number: 20070057052
    Abstract: A system and method for producing transaction cards, such as gift cards and identification cards, ensures that duplicate and missing cards are eliminated from a group of cards. Cards may also be provided in an ordered sequence. Each transaction card may include one or more unique identifiers so that each card is uniquely identified from all other cards in the group. Cards in the group may be packaged according to a hierarchy, and the location of each card in the hierarchy may be retained and later used for identifying the location of cards and/or batch activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Arthur Blank & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Goldstein, Stuart Blank
  • Transaction card fabrication control system and method
    Patent number: 7028896
    Abstract: A system and method for producing transaction cards, such as gift cards and identification cards, ensures that duplicate and missing cards are eliminated from a group of cards. Cards may also be provided in an ordered sequence. Each transaction card may include one or more unique identifiers so that each card is uniquely identified from all other cards in the group. Cards in the group may be packaged according to a hierarchy, and the location of each card in the hierarchy may be retained and later used for identifying the location of cards and/or batch activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Arthur Blank & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Goldstein, Stuart Blank
  • Transaction card fabrication control system and method
    Publication number: 20040069845
    Abstract: A system and method for producing transaction cards, such as gift cards and identification cards, ensures that duplicate and missing cards are eliminated from a group of cards. Cards may also be provided in an ordered sequence. Each transaction card may include one or more unique identifiers so that each card is uniquely identified from all other cards in the group. Cards in the group may be packaged according to a hierarchy, and the location of each card in the hierarchy may be retained and later used for identifying the location of cards and/or batch activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Keith Goldstein, Stuart Blank