Patents by Inventor William J. Faenza

William J. Faenza 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).

  • Patent number: 7093767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for providing an irregularly shaped Radio Frequency operable transaction device using conventional International Standards Organization dimensions for conventional transaction cards and traditional transaction card manufacturing machinery. The invention provides for normal manufacture of a plurality of transaction transporters joined together in a single sheet. The outline of a RFID transaction device is impressed in a center portion of one of the transporters. A RFID transaction device including a RFID module may then be removed, or punched out of the transporter in accordance with the transaction device outline. Alternatively, the RFID module may include an outline pressed into the transporter permitting removal of the module from the transporter independent of the removal of the transaction device. The RFID module may then be removed and used to complete a RFID transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Peter D. Saunders, Lisa Webb
  • Publication number: 20040256469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for providing an irregularly shaped Radio Frequency operable transaction device using conventional International Standards Organization dimensions for conventional transaction cards and traditional transaction card manufacturing machinery. The invention provides for normal manufacture of a plurality of transaction transporters joined together in a single sheet. The outline of a RFID transaction device is impressed in a center portion of one of the transporters. A RFID transaction device including a RFID module may then be removed, or punched out of the transporter in accordance with the transaction device outline. Alternatively, the RFID module may include an outline pressed into the transporter permitting removal of the module from the transporter independent of the removal of the transaction device. The RFID module may then be removed and used to complete a RFID transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: William J. Faenza, Ellen Lasch, Peter D. Saunders, Lisa Webb
  • Patent number: 6764014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6749123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040020992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza
  • Publication number: 20030141373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza,
  • Patent number: 6581839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20020145049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza
  • Publication number: 20020130186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field such that the signature on back of the card is visible from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card assembly line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti, William J. Faenza
  • Patent number: D436620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D438562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D438563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D442222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D442627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D442628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D442629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D443298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D447515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Lisa Webb, Judy Vigiletti
  • Patent number: D449336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti