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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806339 | Embedded identifiers A manufactured item includes an outer part including at least one outer material; and an identifier including at least one three-dimensional configuration corresponding to the identifier, the at least one three-dimensional configuration being embedded within the out... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7287699 | Sensor calibration method and systems A sensor calibration system includes a sensor having one or more sensing components formed on a substrate. A barcode can also be configured or printed from or on the, such that the barcode contains calibration data associated with a calibration of the sensor and the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7201327 | Memory card and its manufacturing method A memory card comprising a die paddle having opposed, generally planar first and second die paddle surfaces and multiple peripheral edge segments. Disposed along and in spaced relation to one of the peripheral edge segments of the die paddle is a plurality of contac... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7143948 | Reading method of the two-dimensional bar code A two-dimensional bar code printed on a piece of paper is photographed by the area sensor. A reading method of this bar code includes a process for correcting the distortion of the image of the two-dimensional bar code obtained from the area sensor by the projection... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143951 | Transponder label A transponder label including a transponder film, a chip mounted on the transponder film and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer has a thickness that is equal to the thickness of the chip. The adhesive layer also has a recess in an area of the chip, which recess h... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7107457 | Optical card based system for individualized tracking and record keeping According to the invention, a system for identifying an individual and reading biometric information pertaining to the individual from an optical card is disclosed. The system includes an optical card drive and a biometric scanner that are both coupled to a data pro... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7047205 | Management of the flow of persons in relation to centers of crowd concentration via priority control A method and system for the loading of patrons at multiple attractions at an entertainment includes the first-in first-out line and a priority based line. A cellular telephone is used to obtain and claim priority status. In other forms different priorities are estab... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026039 | Zircon/zirconia mix for refractory coatings and inks Refractory coatings comprising unstabilized zirconia, silica, and, optionally, zircon and/or mullite are disclosed herein. The unstabilized zirconia, silica, and optional zircon and/or mullite are applied as a slurry onto ceramic substrates such as silicon carbide a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6966496 | Chip module The chip module comprises a semiconductor chip, which is fixed on a main side of a substrate of planar extent. A component, which is provided for taking up, emitting, reflecting or partially shielding electromagnetic radiation, e.g., a radiation sensor or an optical... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6866199 | Method of locating a calibration patch in a reference calibration target A method of locating a reference calibration patch on a photographic element, that includes the steps of: exposing the photographic element to form a latent image of a reference calibration target having a two dimensional barcode symbol with a finder feature and a r... | 03/15/2005 |
| 5959289 | Card and information recording card and method of using the same A magnetic card (10) has a base card (11), a magnetic stripe (12) formed on the base card (11), and a plurality of optical fibers (15) extended within the base card (11) substantially perpendicularly to the magnetic stripe (12). The magnetic stripe (12) c... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5920058 | Holographic labeling and reading machine for authentication and security applications A holographic security label and automated reading machine for marking and subsequently authenticating any object such as an identification badge, a pass, a ticket, a manufactured part, or a package is described. The security label is extremely difficult ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5822190 | Card type memory device and a method for manufacturing the same A card type memory device comprises a semiconductor chip having a nonvolatile semiconductor memory formed with external connection terminals and a metal frame comprising bed sections and external terminal electrode sections with a step section formed betw... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5771176 | Process and apparatus for enhancement for security in a mechanical lock environment (DPN-1) This invention in its preferred embodiment comprises an apparatus and process (including a computer program) for controlling unmarked lock-opening keys in a security systems, whereby the conventional metal keys used to unlock rooms or cars or other entiti... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5763862 | Dual card smart card reader A dual card smart card reader including a portable housing with a viewing aperture and a virtual image display positioned to provide an image at the aperture. A sensor in the housing constructed to have a first smart card with data stored thereon position... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5404000 | Embossed character reader for data card terminal A data card terminal, such as a credit card transaction terminal, is disclosed. The terminal includes a transaction terminal comprising an embossed character reader and magnetic stripe reader, with a separate signature capture printer. The transaction ter... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5362950 | Grid for selecting data and kit incorporating the same for entering said data into a computer A grid for use to select and enter data into a computer, which comprises a planar surface on which selective elements, preferably consisting of beads, are movably mounted. Each element can be introduced onto the planar surface between a set of predetermin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5210442 | Portable type memory device A portable memory device has a lead of a ground terminal of a connector extending and bent to contact a conductive cover. When static electricity is applied to the memory device, it is conducted to the ground terminal and, thus, electric current caused by... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5206494 | Identification card An identification card having one part that is movable relative to the other part of the card. A primary code portion 15 located on one part of the card, and a secondary code portion 15 located on the other part of the card. The card holder can move one p... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5061844 | Access card provided with coded security means An access card, such as a credit card or a key card, having a card body including a plurality of hinged tabs which can be pivoted between a first position in a first plane and a second position in a second plane so that the selected pivoted ones of the ta... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4893001 | IC card A credit card type small thin rectangular IC card has a battery and an IC comprising a CPU, a ROM and a RAM mounted on a flexible printed circuit and bonded within an insulative plastic material. The printed circuit of the card has a plurality of electrod... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4889981 | Manually actuable, machine readable menu card with rib controlled bubbles A menu device comprises (a) a card, (b) indicia on the card listing items to be selected, (c) bubbles on the card in alignment with the indicia, the bubbles having positions on the card representative of items to be selected, (d) the bubbles having first positions ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4876441 | Card-like electronic apparatus A card-like electronic apparatus comprises a core member an electronic assembly, an upper cover, and a lower cover. The core member includes a frame having an accommodation section for accommodating the electronic assembly, and a thick portion protruding ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4849618 | Magnetic medium for magnetic embossment and magnetic card using the same A magnetic medium for magnetic embossment comprises a main magnetic layer and a high permeability magnetic-metal layer, a nonmagnetic white metal layer and a coloring layer laminated on the main magnetic layer. A magnetic card comprises a card substrate which ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4808805 | Menu device A menu device comprises (a) a card, (b) successive rows of indicia on the card listing items to be selected, (c) rows of bubbles on the card in alignment with said rows of indicia, the bubbles having positions on the card representative of numbers of items to ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4801790 | Access card provided with coded security means An access card having a card body including a plurality of hinged tab members which can be pivoted between a first position in a first plane and a second position in a second plane so that the selected pivoted ones of the tab members in the second positio... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4775786 | Bar code label A bar code label comprising a bar code which is made from a vitreous material. The label is formed on a substrate made of ceramics, pottery or porcelain enamel-coated metal or the like.... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4771165 | Device for optically identifying objects An identification code provided in relief on an object is read in that a radiation beam is obliquely incident on the surface on which the identification code is provided, and in that the identification code is observed by a detection system by means of th... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4625101 | Bar code configuration and method of molding A bar code configuration which may be molded in the sidewall of a tire and has even surface portions and uneven surface portions for selectively reflecting light from a light source toward a receiving sensor to define bars of a bar code. The uneven surfac... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4562342 | Credit card provided with coded security means A credit card including a credit card body bearing the usual information representing the type of card, as well as raised encoded symbols on the card for identifying the card owner, the card having a plurality of foldable tabs with each of the tabs being ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4499371 | Electrical connection system In an electrical connection system between a payment card (10) including an integrated memory circuit (11), and an information transfer apparatus (15) for reading and writing data in the memory circuit, terminals (14) of the card (10) are covered with a p... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4230266 | Method and apparatus of cavity identification of mold of origin of a glass container A system is disclosed for determining which of a plurality of molds produced a particular container. A specific concentric ring code is molded into the bottom of each container as it is produced. This code is defined by absence or presence of rings at pos... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4165033 | Identification system An identification system comprising a plurality of differently frequency coded markings including mechanical vibrating means, and a detector device for detecting the frequency or combination of frequencies of the vibrating means. The vibrating means of th... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4097068 | Feed-back communication card Feed-back communication cards for ascertaining the views of participants in a meeting or conference in which pull off tabs are enhanced with ink marks on the edge and face of the edge of each card so that when a multiplicity of the cards are stacked, the ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4032753 | Programming apparatus An apparatus for programming a hand-held programmable electronic calculator of the type having depressible key inputs. The apparatus includes a program tape having a plurality of apertures therein forming a matrix defined by a plurality of rows and column... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4020278 | Data carrier for optical read-out The present invention relates to data carriers intended for optical read out. The data carrier in accordance with the invention comprises: a first transparent material at the surface of which the information is recorded in the form of an embossed pattern;... | 04/26/1977 |
