Patents by Inventor Blain Barton

Blain Barton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090150286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to integrated financial network systems and more particularly pertains to a biometrics automatic method of automatically contributing monies by means of actual cash or electronic cash equivalents into an investment, savings, purchasing, payment, charity, loan, mortgage, insurance premium, or loyalty program upon making a purchase using biometrics for identification of the purchaser, identification of contribution preferences, and authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Blain Barton
  • Patent number: 6164533
    Abstract: A system is provided for automatically contributing monies to a savings program upon making a purchase. Included is an input device for generating an identification signal for identifying an account holder and a monetary signal monetary amount. Also provided is a service provider connected to the input device for receiving the identification signal and the monetary signal for calculating signal representative of a savings program contribution based on the monetary amount. A saving program provider is connected to the service provider for receiving the signal representative of the savings program contribution amount and further contribute the savings program contribution to an investment of the holder of the corresponding card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventor: Blain Barton