US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, July 25:
Ohio Inventors Develop Vehicle Powder Coating System
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Jeffrey R. Shutic of Wakeman, Ohio, John F. Carlson of Westlake, Ohio, Thomas E. Hollstein of Amherst, Ohio, Keith E. Williams of Manchester, Mich., Ernest J. Fena of Rocky River, Ohio, and Harry J. Lader of Lakewood, Ohio, have developed a system for coating powder ...
French Inventors Develop Secure Multimedia Data Transmission Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Luc Wuidart of Pourrieres, France, and Pierre Balthazar of Aix en Provence, France, have developed a multimedia content falsification prevention method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "secure method and system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Power Reduction Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Takehiro Shimizu and Hiroyuki Mizuno, both of Kokubunji, Japan, Takayuki Kawahara of Higashiyamato, Japan, Fumio Arakawa of Kodaira, Japan, Takao Watanabe of Fuchu, Japan, and Koichiro Ishibashi of Warabi, Japan, have developed semiconductor circuit predictive power ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vacuum Processing Apparatus
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Youji Takahashi and Hideki Kihara, both of Kudamatsu, Japan, and Minoru Soraoka and Susumu Tauchi, both of Shunan, Japan, and Akitaka Makino of Hikari, Japan, have developed a vacuum processing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Processing System
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Yasuhiro Mitsui of Tokyo has developed image alteration or replacement operations prevention method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing system comprises an image providing apparatus which provides an image file, from ...
Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio Inventors Develop Instrumentation Package
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Larry D. Frederick of Huntsville, Ala., Dwight Medley of Kelso, Tenn., and Frederick L. Glesius of Brecksville, Ohio, have developed an instrumentation package and a detector for integrated radiation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
New York Inventors Develop Building Security System
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Michael Milgramm of Valley Stream, N.Y., and Viatcheslav Stroutchkov of Brooklyn, N.Y., have developed visitors' access monitoring system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "building security system which allows ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Microelectronic Cleaning Composition
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Chien-Pin Sherman Hsu of Basking Ridge, N.J., has developed a microelectronic substrate residue ash cleaning process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ammonia-free, hydrogen floride (HF)-free cleaning compositions for cleaning photoresist ...
German Inventors Develop Transactions Real-Time Registration Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Gerrit Bleumer of Schildow, Germany, and Glemens Heinrich of Berlin, have developed a security module for the real-time registration of transactions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for real-time registration having high ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Electromagnetic Radiation Limiting Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Jan Boldewijn of Vriezenveen, Netherlands, and Waltherus W. van den Hoogenhof of Almelo, Netherlands, have developed an electromagnetic radiation limiting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A limiting device for electromagnetic ...
Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Clean-in-Place Equipment Treating Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Richard K. Staub of Lakeville, Minn., Mark R. Altier of St. Paul, Minn., Paul F. Schacht of Oakdale, Minn., Thomas L. Harris of Eden Prairie, Minn., Peter J. Fernholz of Burnsville, Minn., Robert D. P. Hei of Baldwin, Wis., and Gabriel M. Miller of Lodi, Wis., have ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Metal Atomization Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Muh-Rong Wang of Tainan City, Taiwan, has developed a metal atomizing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A metal atomizing device includes a casing with an inlet tube for providing liquid metal into the casing and an outlet is ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Imaging Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Tsuyoshi Okada, Hirofumi Ishii and Kazufumi Mizusawa, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a device and a method for imaging. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical lens makes three components of visible light and near infrared ...
California Inventor Develops Dynamic Security System
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Mark T. Smith of San Mateo, Calif., has developed buildings security systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security system involving a user includes a token attachable to the user. The token is associated with the user while attached ...
New York Inventors Develop Facsimile Transmission Facilitation Interface
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Frank J. DiSanto of North Hills, N.Y., Denis A. Krusos of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., Kao-Yih Lee of Smithtown, N.Y., and Roland H. Feibert of Syosset, N.Y., have developed wireless communications network transmission system. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Italian Inventor Develops Glue Distribution Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Giovanni Gambini of Pisa, Italy, has developed a metered glue distribution device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "device for the metered distribution of glue on an end edge of a log, a log or a core for log ...
California Inventor Develops Installation Software Storing Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Laszlo Elteto of Irvine, Calif., has developed a personal key storing installation software. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 'dual' personal key/token is disclosed. The 'dual' personal key is useful for installing drivers and other ...
German Inventors Develop Medium Application Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Me Benjamin of Konigsbronn, Germany, and Ueberscha Manfred of Dettingen, Germany, have developed a medium application device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A device for the direct or indirect ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Paper Insertion Direction Indicating Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- So-hye Kim and Eun-hui Jung, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a paper insertion direction indicating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of indicating a paper insertion direction, the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Crystalline Nucleus Production Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Takatomo Sasaki, Yusuke Mori, Masashi Yoshimura, Hiroaki Adachi, Hiroshi Masuhara, Youichiroh Hosokawa and Kazufumi Takano, all from Suita, Japan, have developed a crystalline nucleus production process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electrophotographic Image Forming Apparatus
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Shinjiro Toba and Takahito Uenoboth of Mishima, Japan, Shigeo Miyabe of Numazu, Japan, have developed a cartridge and a process cartridge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion in a main ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Small Tape Feeder
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Tommy Howard Ricketson of Plumsteadville, Pa., has developed a tape feeder for component mounter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a small tape feeder for a component mounter, which can transfer one or more strips of tape and ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Air Brush
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Chung-Tsuen Juo of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed air brush nozzle cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air brush includes a brush member with a head portion at an end and a nozzle on the head portion. A nozzle cover is detachably ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Substances Dispensing Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- James Russell Hornsby of St. Louis, Marcellus Rambo Benson of Chesterfield, Mo., James Augustus Keefe III of O'Fallon, Mo., and Joseph Lee McGowan of St. Charles, Mo., have developed a substances dispensing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fixing Device with Multiple Functions
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Kanji Oka and Takashi Ohhashi, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a fixing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing device includes a heater; a fixing rotary body having a circumferential surface which paper carrying an ...
California Inventors Develop Electron Image Automated Focusing Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Gabor D. Toth and Douglas K. Masnaghetti, both of San Jose, Calif., and Varoujan Chakarian of Fremont, Calif., have developed an electron image automated focusing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment disclosed relates to ...
South Carolina Inventor Develops Pre-Blend Cement Composition
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Ronald Barbour of Myrtle Beach, S.C., has developed a general-purpose pre-blend cement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to pre-blend cement for general-purpose concrete construction containing Class-F fly ...
California Inventor Develops Mass Spectrometer
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Sidney E Buttrill Jr. of Palo Alto, Calif., has developed mass spectrometry performing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides apparatus and methods for performing time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. A TOF ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Staple-Leg Guide Mechanism
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Takuya Kitamura and Shinpei Sugihara, both of Tokyo, have developed a staple-leg guide mechanism for sheets binding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide piece that enters between both legs of a staple is formed integrally on a pusher ...
California Inventor Develops Tablet Cutting Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Daniel Darst of Carlsbad, Calif., has developed a device for cutting tablets into smaller parts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a0 "pill box having a base, a lid with a blade, and a blade guard. The base has a ...
Delware, Tennessee, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Titanium Dioxide Pigments Production Process
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Russell Bertrum Diemer Jr. and David A Zimmerman, both of Wilmington, Del., Narayanan Sankara Subramanian of Hockessin, Del., George A. Schurr of Newark, Del., Alan Roger Eaton of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Stephen William Taylor of Chadds Ford, Pa., have developed ...
Idaho, Oregon, Washington Inventors Develop Secure Document
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Cyrille DeBrebisson and Dan Rengert, both of Boise, Idaho, Ray Siuta of Corvallis, Ore., Martin Marx of Garden Valley, Ore., and Corbin Champion of Pullman, Wash., have developed secure documents. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secure ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Copying Machine Heating Apparatus
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Toshihiro Sone of Yokohama, Japan, Osamu Takagi of Chofu, Japan, Satoshi Kinouchi of Tokyo, and Yoshinori Tsueda of Fuji, Japan, have developed a heating apparatus for copying machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing apparatus ...
British Inventors Develop Substantially Fluid Phase Substrate Conversion Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Colin Ramshaw of Ponteland, Great Britain, and Roshan Jeet Jee of Abbey Farm, Great Britain, have developed a method for the converting a fluid phase substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for the ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Infrared Radiation Detecting Imager
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Philips Laou of Sainte-Foy, Canada, and Linh Ngo Phong of Brossard, Canada, have developed a device for detecting infrared (IR) radiation of a scene. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "infrared imager for ...
German Inventor Develops Web Drawing Devices
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Erwin Paul Josef Lehrieder of Gaukonigshofen, Germany, has developed a device with web draw-in mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for drawing a web of material into a machine, such as a printing press includes a draw-in ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Lawn Irrigation Water Sprinkler
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Robert E. DeWitt of Oswego, Ill., has developed a lawn irrigating water sprinkler. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water sprinkler for irrigating lawn and garden areas has two axes of movement, one transverse to the other. A barrel ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Combustion Power Tool
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Jiro Oda, Kenichi Miyata and Masanori Furusawa, all from Anjo, Japan, have developed a combustion power tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "combustion power tool having a first combustion chamber, a second ...
Haroldson Group International Wins $185,760 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $185,760 contract to Haroldson Group International LLC, Lake Oswego, Ore., for lumber, millwork, plywood and veneer. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For ...
Haroldson Group International Wins $143,500 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $143,500 contract to Haroldson Group International LLC, Lake Oswego, Ore., for lumber, millwork, plywood and veneer. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For ...
Hamilton Sundstrand Wins $49,670 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $49,670 contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Windsor Locks, Conn., for standardized electronic modules. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more ...
Gear Wizzard Wins $28,598 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $28,598 contract to Gear Wizzard Inc., South Holland, Ill., for ball and bushing assemblies. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more ...
Haroldson Group International Wins $32,968 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $32,968 contract to Haroldson Group International LLC, Lake Oswego, Ore., for lumber, millwork, plywood and veneer. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For more ...
Haroldson Group International Wins $65,702 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $65,702 contract to Haroldson Group International LLC, Lake Oswego, Ore., for lumber, millwork, plywood and veneer. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For more ...
Dataware Systems Lease Wins $34,056 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $34,056 contract to Dataware Systems Lease Inc., Staten Island, N.Y., for connector adapters. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more ...
Kondor Technologies Wins $41,681 Contract
Jul 25, 2007 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $41,681 contract to Kondor Technologies Inc., Ronkonkoma, N.Y., for brake wedge assemblies. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Transreceiver
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Kazuhiro Shimada and Shigeyuki Sakura, both of Kanagawa, Japan, and Asako Ikeda of Tokyo, have developed an optical transreceiver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical receiver includes a first light receiving element to convert an ...
California Inventors Develop Machine-Readable Codes
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Kenneth E. Feuerman of Fremont, Calif., and Daniel Baum of Menlo Park, Calif., have developed a digital data processing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "methods and apparatus, including computer systems ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ink-Jet Recording Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Masaya Fujioka and Akihiko Taniguchi, both of Nagoya, Japan, and Shunichi Higashiyama of Yotsukaichi, Japan, have developed a I=ink-jet recording method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water base ink for ink-jet recording to be used ...
U.S., Hong Kong Inventors Develop Low Friction Hanger System
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Mark A. Presser and Harry Zimmerman, both of Los Angeles, and David Harilela of Kowloon, Hong Kong, have developed a low friction system for hanging clothes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "low friction hanger ...
British Inventor Develops Signal Route Selector
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Rupert Meese of Draycott, Great Britain, has developed a signal routing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A signal route selector for routing a signal between a source and a destination over one of a plurality of alternative routes ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electrophotographic Image Forming Apparatus
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Masaki Tanaka, Mitsuru Obara and Masahiro Kouzaki, all from Toyohashi, Japan, Soh Hirota of Aichi-ken, Japan, and Kazuomi Sakatani of Toyokawa, Japan, have developed an image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Ink-Jet Ink Formulating Dye Sets
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Linda C. Uhlir-Tsang, Hiang P Lauw and Matthew Thornberry, all from Corvallis, Ore., and Tye Dodge of Albany, Ore., have developed a dye for ink-jet ink fabrication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is drawn to dye ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Beverages Dispensing Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Charles H. Jones of Roswell, Ga., has developed a system of dispensing beverages. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage dispensing system and method employs a beverage concentrate, and optionally liquid sweeteners, and beverage ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop Developing Agent Device Location Determination Method
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Benjamin Alan Askren, Lenci Robert Kappes and Michael Turney, all from Lexington, Ky., have developed developing agent device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to an article, system and method for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Disk Array Apparatus
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Masahiro Arai of Kawasaki, Japan, Ikuya Yagisawa of Tokyo, Yoichi Mizuno of Yokohama, Japan, and Naoto Matsunami of Hayama-machi, Japan, have developed a disk array with plural exchangeable magnetic disk unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ink-Jet Recording Ink
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Narumi Koga, Kazuma Gotoand and Masaya Fujioka, all from Nagoya, Japan, Hideo Ohira of Tajimi, Japan, Hiromitsu Sago of Tokai, Japan, and Shunichi Higashiyama of Yotsukaichi, Japan, have developed an ink which is based on water for ink-jet recording ....
Italian Inventor Develops Simplified Invertible Pump
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Andrea Marelli of Rozzano, Italy, has developed atomized liquids dispensing pump. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "manually operated invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids, the pump having a very compact ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Apparel Apparatus
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Zachary R. Cresap and David P.Cresap, both of Gilbert, Ariz., have developed a collapsible garment hanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an apparel apparatus that is especially useful for hanging narrow or small ...
French Inventor Develops Solid Objects Dispensers
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Jean-Pierre Giraud of Paris has developed a dispenser for pieces of candy or solid objects. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tablet dispenser for dispensing individual solid objects comprising a lower housing, an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Transmission Device
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Taizo Maeda, Takehiro Fujita and Motoyoshi Sekiya, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed an optical transmission device with an optical amplifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Conventionally, an adjustment of an optical power level ...
French, Belgian Inventors Develop Liquid Product Dispenser
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Jean-Louis Bougamont of Eu, France, Pierre Dumont of Monchy-sur-Eu, France, and Maurice Petitjean of Florenville, Belgium, have developed a liquid or pasty product dispenser. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dispenser comprises a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ink Jet Ink
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Daiji Okamura and Masanori Jinnou, both of Yokohama, Japan, Shin-ichi Sato and Tomohiro Yamashita, both of Kawasaki, Japan, Jun Yoshizawa of Shibuya, Japan, and Kunihiko Nakamura of Gotenba, Japan, have developed an ink for an ink jet recording ...
California, Washington Inventors Develop Cheap Paxos
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Leslie B. Lamport of Palo Alto, Calif., and Michael T. Massa of Seattle, have developed a method for operating distributed computing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distributed computing system can be operated in a fault ...
California Inventor Develops Magnetic Stripe Card
Jul 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Kerry Dennis Brown of Portola Valley, Calif., has developed a magnetic stripe card with dynamic numbers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic stripe card includes a magnetic stripe, a plurality of magnetic write heads, and data ...