US Patent Issued to Dynamics on Jan. 27 for "Dynamic magnetic stripe communications device with beveled magnetic material for magnetic cards and devices" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,397, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Dynamics Inc. (Cheswick, Pa.).

"Dynamic magnetic stripe communications device with beveled magnetic material for magnetic cards and devices" was invented by James H. Workley (Sevierville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible card may include a dynamic magnetic stripe communications device having multiple layers, such as an electromagnetic generator, a magnet, and a shield. A shield may form a non-flexible layer within the stack and may bend, but the shield may not be able to stretch or compress. Flexible layers may surround and adhere to the shield such that when the card is flexed, ...