Uqontrol Assigned Patent

uQontrol, Inc., Sandpoint, ID, has been assigned a patent (10,032,162) developed by Maus, Christopher, and Maus, Brandon, Sandpoint, ID, for a “multi-purpose data storage key.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A secure non-volatile solid state memory data key appears similar to a conventional USB flash drive modified to have a physical shape resembling a door key with an eyelet for attaching the data key to a key ring or lanyard. The data key includes a USB port, a microprocessor, effectively serving as the ‘chip’ in the chip-and-pin configuration, and a secure memory for holding secure transaction information, such as credit and debit card numbers, verified personal identification, (federated ID), and other secure data. The data key may include a dual-purpose electrical contact that serves both as a four-pin USB contact and an eight-pin chip-and-pin contact. Another example is a data key with a near-field communication, (NFC) receiver that allows to data key to turn a smartphone, laptop or other computer into an NFC merchant terminal.”

The patent application was filed on June 19, 2015 (14/744,812).