Harold Franklin Thomas

US Patent:

60649887, May 16, 2000

Filed:

May 21, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/082496

Inventors:

Harold K. Thomas - Mesa AZ

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 44

Abstract:

A supersmart card system is provided for authorizing transactions between a transaction card user and a merchant. The supersmart card system includes a plurality of conventional transaction cards such as a debit cards, credit cards, or phone service cards, and a transaction authorization device. The transaction authorization device is user-carried and constructed to be separate and apart from the transaction card. The transaction authorization device includes logic means for storing data relating to the identity of the transaction card user and data relating to the authorization of transactions between a user and financial institutions or service providers. Preferably, the transaction authorization card also includes means enabling a user to select a particular transaction card for processing a transaction. The supersmart card system therein provides the simple to manufacture and use structure which reduces the potential for fraud arising from theft of a transaction card and which enables a user to carry about a single authorization device for authorizing transactions involving a large number of transaction cards and their corresponding financial institutions and service providers between a transaction card user and merchant.

US Patent:

54047668, Apr 11, 1995

Filed:

Oct 1, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/955074

Inventors:

Harold W. Thomas - Phoenix AZ

Assignee:

Honeywell Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G01D 702

US Classification:

738663

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for displaying an engine performance parameter are provided wherein the scale for reading the value of the engine performance parameter is rotated as required in order that a pointer showing the value of the engine performance parameter appears at a desired clock position on a display when the value of the engine performance parameter is equal to a predetermined value, such as a takeoff thrust value.

US Patent:

46121684, Sep 16, 1986

Filed:

May 31, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/739525

Inventors:

Harold K. Thomas - Phoenix AZ

Assignee:

Corban International, Ltd. - Anguilla

International Classification:

C22C 102

US Classification:

420587

Abstract:

A process for refining brass and cuprous chloride includes contacting solid cuprous chloride with molten brass scrap which converts the zinc in the brass scrap to a zinc chloride fume and which reduces the copper values in the cuprous chloride to molten elemental copper. The zinc chloride fume, containing minor quantities of cuprous chloride, is condensed and reduced by contact with aluminum scrap to convert aluminum in the scrap to an aluminum chloride fume and forming a molten zinc-copper-aluminum alloy product. If desired, the aluminum chloride fume can be oxidized with steam to yield an aluminum oxide product and by-product hydrochloric acid.