Bruce S Cloutier

US Patent:

8011577, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

Dec 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/339078

Inventors:

Jeffrey David Mullen - Pittsburg PA, US
David Lambeth - Pittsburgh PA, US
Bruce Cloutier - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06K 5/00

US Classification:

235380, 235441, 235451, 235492

Abstract:

A payment card (e. g. , credit and/or debit card) or other device (e. g. , mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Gift cards may be inputted by a user into such a payment card or other device such that a user can combine gift cards. Similarly, a user be provided with a global payment account that can be utilized in multiple countries that have different standards for formatting data. A user may be provided with a default country (e. g. , United States) but may have a way to select that the user is in a different country (e. g. , Japan). Accordingly, a user may select that a Japanese data structure be transmitted through a magnetic stripe reader when the user is in Japan.

US Patent:

8020775, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Dec 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/339103

Inventors:

Jeffrey David Mullen - Pittsburgh PA, US
David Lambeth - Pittsburgh PA, US
Bruce Cloutier - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06K 19/06

US Classification:

235493, 235380, 235441

Abstract:

A payment card (e. g. , credit and/or debit card) or other device (e. g. , mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Such a magnetic emulator may comprise non-magnetostrictive material such that the magnetic emulator may be fabricated in a wide variety of fabrication processes. Additionally, magnets may be added to amplify the signal of a magnetic emulator. In doing so, a magnetic emulator may provide a large amount of signal while consuming a reduced amount of electrical energy when compared to a magnetic emulator that does not include the presence of one or more magnets.

US Patent:

D651237, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/365492

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Mullen - Pittsburgh PA, US
Philip W. Yen - Cupertino CA, US
Bruce S. Cloutier - Jeannette PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

1908

US Classification:

D19 10

US Patent:

D651238, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/365504

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Mullen - Pittsburgh PA, US
Philip W. Yen - Cupertino CA, US
Bruce S. Cloutier - Jeannette PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

1908

US Classification:

D19 10

US Patent:

D651644, Jan 3, 2012

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/365487

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Mullen - Pittsburgh PA, US
Philip W. Yen - Cupertino CA, US
Bruce S. Cloutier - Jeannette PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

1908

US Classification:

D19 10

US Patent:

D652075, Jan 10, 2012

Filed:

Jul 2, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/365118

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Mullen - Pittsburgh PA, US
Philip W. Yen - Cupertino CA, US
Bruce S. Cloutier - Jeannette PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

1908

US Classification:

D19 10

US Patent:

D652076, Jan 10, 2012

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/365502

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Mullen - Pittsburg PA, US
Philip W. Yen - Cupertino CA, US
Bruce S. Cloutier - Jeannette PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburg PA

International Classification:

1908

US Classification:

D19 10

US Patent:

D652448, Jan 17, 2012

Filed:

Jul 2, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/365094

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Mullen - Pittsburgh PA, US
Philip W. Yen - Cupertino CA, US
Bruce S. Cloutier - Jeannette PA, US

Assignee:

Dynamics Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

1908

US Classification:

D19 10