Bert D Cook

US Patent:

20040188530, Sep 30, 2004

Filed:

Mar 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/800601

Inventors:

Bert Cook - Morgan Hill CA, US
Derek Yeo - San Jose CA, US
Kenneth Zones - Roseville CA, US
Harry Zones - Citrus Heights CA, US

International Classification:

G06K005/00
G06K007/00
G06F001/16

US Classification:

235/486000, 235/380000

Abstract:

A system and method for using a credit card form factor having a removable media stored therein. The credit card form factor comprises a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion; the first and second portions attached to each other such that an enclosure is formed that may be accessed by manipulating at least one of the portions. The housing forms an enclosure for storing a removable media, such as a flexible magnetic media or optical disk. The media is operable to store data in a digital format thereon. When used in a system, the removable media may be removed from the credit card form factor and data stored thereon may be manipulated. As such, a large amount of data can be stored on the removable media, yet still be protected inside the credit card form factor when being transported.

US Patent:

20060038014, Feb 23, 2006

Filed:

Oct 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/256525

Inventors:

Donald Mann - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Bert Cook - Morgan Hill CA, US
William Zeissner - Fountain Valley CA, US
Robert Parkison - Placentia CA, US

Assignee:

UltraCard, Inc. - Bend OR

International Classification:

G06K 7/08
G06K 19/06

US Classification:

235449000, 235493000

Abstract:

Data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, magnetic credit card or the like, including a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A protective coating is formed on said magnetic material layer and selected to have a thickness between a maximum thickness which would materially attenuate magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling said protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment for removing a known quantity of the protective coating. The protective coating may comprise one, two or more layers of materials.

US Patent:

20130180101, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Feb 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/765659

Inventors:

Bert D. Cook - Morgan Hill CA, US

Assignee:

ULTRACARD, INC. - Bend OR

International Classification:

G06K 19/06

US Classification:

29604

Abstract:

A data storage device serving as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, or a magnetic credit card is shown. The data storage device includes a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or is deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to the at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A relatively hard, abradeable protective coating is formed on the magnetic material layer and has a thickness between a maximum thickness that materially attenuates magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling the protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment.

Address:

1233 Marshall Farm St, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Phone:

(919)7618090

VIN:

JTDKN3DU7B1437029

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

PRIUS

Year:

2011