Card Type Patents (Class D14/436)
  • Memory card with chamfer
    Patent number: 7306161
    Abstract: The present invention, roughly described, pertains to a small memory card that includes features which allow the memory card to be more easily handled by a user. In various embodiments, the memory card can include a chamfer and/or a raised portion that allows the memory card to be more easily grabbed by a human hand (or mechanical device) and also provides additional room to store passive devices such as capacitors and/or resistors. Because different electronic devices use different types of memory cards, an adaptor is provided that allows the memory cards disclosed herein to be used in ports or connectors on electronic devices that are meant for other types of memory cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem P. Takiar, Michael W. Patterson
  • Data card
    Patent number: D519513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Capital One Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William Justin McDonald, Marc William Mentry, Carolyn DeNoia McCarty, Daniel W. McCaskey
  • Data card
    Patent number: D520505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Allison M. Hart, Rebecka D. Keelan Nelli, R. Bruce Montgomery, Jr.
  • Storage device
    Patent number: D522520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Inventec Multimedia & Telecom Corporation
    Inventor: Kao-Yu Hsu
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D523435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem P. Takiar, Michael W. Patterson
  • Electronic card with improved shielding structure
    Patent number: D523436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ge, Guohua Zhang, ZiQiang Zhu
  • Electrical card connector
    Patent number: D523860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind., Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JianBo Xu, Ren-Chih Li
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D525248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventor: Hem P. Takiar
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D525623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem P. Takiar, Michael W. Patterson
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D525977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Inventor: Li-Ho Yao
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D525978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem P. Takiar, Michael W. Patterson
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D526651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Freecom Technologies B.V.
    Inventor: Dick Cornelis Hoogerdijk
  • IC card type circuit module
    Patent number: D529031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Huang, Chien-Ping Huang, Jui-Yu Chuang, Lien-Chi Chan, Cheng-Hsu Hsiao
  • Frame for use with an electrical connector and electrical card
    Patent number: D529032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Masayuki Katayanagi
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D530331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventor: Li-Ho Yao
  • Combined memory card and carrier assembly
    Patent number: D531181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin J. Cuellar, Eliyahou Harari, Robert C. Miller, Hem P. Takiar, Robert F. Wallace
  • Combined memory card and carrier assembly
    Patent number: D532788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin J. Cuellar, Eliyahou Harari, Robert C. Miller, Hem P. Takiar, Robert F. Wallace
  • IC memory card
    Patent number: D533556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamada, Yutaka Nakamura, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Hem Takiar, Robert Miller
  • Interactive display card
    Patent number: D534913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Bud Wilcox
  • Memory card with two sets of contacts
    Patent number: D535297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin J. Cuellar, Eliyahou Harari, Robert C. Miller, Hem P. Takiar, Robert F. Wallace
  • Data card
    Patent number: D537080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Inventors: William Justin McDonald, Marc William Mentry, Carolyn DeNoia McCarty, Daniel W. McCaskey
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D537081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem P. Takiar, Michael W. Patterson
  • Flash memory card with translucent cover
    Patent number: D537824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Christina Mei Chien Day, Peter Galat, Robert C. Miller
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D538286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem P. Takiar, Michael W. Patterson
  • Memory card with a contact covering lid
    Patent number: D542797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin J. Cuellar, Eliyahou Harari, Robert C. Miller, Hem P. Takiar, Robert F. Wallace
  • SIP based flash memory card
    Patent number: D548740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Hem Takiar, Robert C. Miller, Warren Middlekauff, Michael W. Patterson, Shrikar Bhagath
  • Adaptor for a storage medium
    Patent number: D551669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Kadonaga
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D552098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corporation, Sony Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Kenji Osawa, Junichiro Osako, Tamaki Wada, Michiaki Sugiyama, Takashi Totsuka, Yoshitaka Aoki, Keiichi Tsutsui
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D552099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corporation, Sony Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Kenji Osawa, Junichiro Osako, Tamaki Wada, Michiaki Sugiyama, Takashi Totsuka, Yoshitaka Aoki, Keiichi Tsutsui
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D552612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Kenji Osawa, Junichiro Osako, Tamaki Wada, Michiaki Sugiyama, Takashi Totsuka
  • PC remote control card
    Patent number: D552613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Hwai Kiang David Tan
  • Flash memory card with a translucent cover
    Patent number: D554123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Christina Mei Chien Day, Peter Galat, Robert C. Miller
  • Data card
    Patent number: D554643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Capital One Financial Corporation
    Inventors: Carolyn D. McCarty, Marc W. Mentry, Brent D. Sower, Daniel W. McCaskey
  • Adaptor for a storage medium
    Patent number: D556202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Kadonaga
  • Network card
    Patent number: D556763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: D-Link Corporation
    Inventor: Yung-Li Hsiau
  • Memory card
    Patent number: D556764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corporation, Sony Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Kenji Osawa, Junichiro Osako, Tamaki Wada, Michiaki Sugiyama, Takashi Totsuka, Yoshitaka Aoki, Keiichi Tsutsui
  • Wireless electronic communications card
    Patent number: D559256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Gilbert
  • Multi-account payment device
    Patent number: D559903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Miriam Schwab
  • Single account payment device
    Patent number: D559904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Miriam Schwab
  • Detection card
    Patent number: D561187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, HL.I, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kunioka, Yasuko Maruo, Shigeo Ogawa, Jiro Nakamura, Shigekazu Uematsu, Tohru Tanaka, Makoto Tarumi, Mark A. Fitchett
  • Wireless notebook adapter
    Patent number: D564521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Y. Liu, Hung-Bing Chen
  • Digital multimedia memory card
    Patent number: D565572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Power Quotient International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li Chuang Yang
  • Asymmetrical contactless data card with off-center aperture
    Patent number: D568388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad
  • Symmetrical contactless data card with off-center aperture
    Patent number: D568389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad
  • Asymmetrical wireless payment token
    Patent number: D568390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Law, Vlad Guzner, Maorung Lin, David Sohn
  • Portable data device with external aperture
    Patent number: D569424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Law, Vlad Guzner, Maorung Lin, David Sohn
  • Asymmetrical data device with indentation
    Patent number: D569425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Law, Vlad Guzner, Maorung Lin, David Sohn
  • Asymmetrical shape for wireless payment token
    Patent number: D571399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Christopher Law, Vlad Guzner, Maorung Lin, David Sohn
  • Symmetrical communication device with ornamental band
    Patent number: D571855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Law, Vlad Guzner, Maorung Lin, David Sohn
  • Symmetrical contactless data card with off center aperture and shield
    Patent number: D571856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Christopher Law, Vlad Guzner, Maorung Lin, David Sohn