Patents by Inventor Edward Earl Sorie

Edward Earl Sorie 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).

  • Prepaid entertainment card and methods and systems for using prepaid entertainment card
    Patent number: 6386457
    Abstract: A prepaid entertainment card includes a card body. The card body includes first, second, and third codes. The first code encodes a card type, the second code encodes a monetary amount to be applied to paid television programming and the third code encodes a card identification. Such a card may be used by television programming providers to collect revenue for providing television programming to subscribers in advance of providing at least some of the programming to the subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Edward Earl Sorie