ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,053, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Worldpay Ltd. (London).
"Tamper-proof device" was invented by Daren Lee Pickering (London), Jonathan Stewart Vokes (London) and Nicholas Telford-Reed (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tamper-proofing and secure identity validation techniques in a transaction processing system and secure electronic payment techniques are disclosed. A tamper-proof transaction processing device is provided and comprises at least two different strength adhesives to secure parts of the device together and a housing comprising at least a first and second protective layer. An electronic component comprising a sec...