Patents
US 8573500 B2: Data carrier system having a compact footprint and methods of manufacturing the same
- Granted
- 2013-11-05
- Filed
- 2010-01-29 application 13145581
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electronic token system including a token receptacle and a portable token. The token receptacle includes a receptacle body with an outer surface having a first, generally planar array of electrical contacts, which are arranged in a dense-packed configuration that minimizes the surface area occupied by the planar array, consistent with sufficient electrical separation between adjacent contacts. The token receptacle also includes a first alignment feature and a first retention feature. The portable token includes an enclosure for enclosing at least a portion of the receptacle body, the enclosure having a second alignment feature for mating engagement with the first alignment feature and a second retention feature for holding the portable token in removable connection with the first retention feature. The token also includes a second, generally planar array of electrical contacts for electrical communication with the corresponding electrical contacts of the first planar array mounted in the token receptacle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg131105.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATEK Products, LLC. 6 patents | US company or organization | Brainerd, MN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Eric Jennings | Savage, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Stifle | Rogers, MN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/00944 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ATEK ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2024-10-11 | BREMER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ST. PAUL, MN | 68897/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-10-07 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ATEK ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2024-08-22 | SOUND GROWTH PARTNERS FUND I, LP EDMONDS, WA | 68815/946 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-08-23 | Name change Change of name | ATEK PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2013-11-06 | ATEK ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | 68763/711 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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