Patents by Inventor Matthew W. Hankins

Matthew W. Hankins 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).

  • Patent number: 10275745
    Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for “waterfall” type payment processing using multiple alternative payment sources. A payor provides account information for multiple payment sources, such as a bank checking account, savings account, first credit card account, second credit card account, and so forth. The multiple payment sources are prioritized so that one is a primary payment source, another is a secondary payment source, another is a tertiary payment source, and so forth. After setting up the waterfall payment arrangement, when a bill becomes due a payee or third party payment administrator submits transactions against the payment sources in their order of priority until the payment is satisfied. Other variations and enhancements are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Hankins, William F. Mann, Mark Dickelman
  • Publication number: 20140081855
    Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for “waterfall” type payment processing using multiple alternative payment sources. A payor provides account information for multiple payment sources, such as a bank checking account, savings account, first credit card account, second credit card account, and so forth. The multiple payment sources are prioritized so that one is a primary payment source, another is a secondary payment source, another is a tertiary payment source, and so forth. After setting up the waterfall payment arrangement, when a bill becomes due a payee or third party payment administrator submits transactions against the payment sources in their order of priority until the payment is satisfied. Other variations and enhancements are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Hankins, William F. Mann, Mark Dickelman
  • Patent number: 8620786
    Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for “waterfall” type payment processing using multiple alternative payment sources. A payor provides account information for multiple payment sources, such as a bank checking account, savings account, first credit card account, second credit card account, and so forth. The multiple payment sources are prioritized so that one is a primary payment source, another is a secondary payment source, another is a tertiary payment source, and so forth. After setting up the waterfall payment arrangement, when a bill becomes due a payee or third party payment administrator submits transactions against the payment sources in their order of priority until the payment is satisfied. Other variations and enhancements are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: US Bank National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Hankins, William F. Mann, Mark Dickelman
  • Publication number: 20100306103
    Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for “waterfall” type payment processing using multiple alternative payment sources. A payor provides account information for multiple payment sources, such as a bank checking account, savings account, first credit card account, second credit card account, and so forth. The multiple payment sources are prioritized so that one is a primary payment source, another is a secondary payment source, another is a tertiary payment source, and so forth. After setting up the waterfall payment arrangement, when a bill becomes due a payee or third party payment administrator submits transactions against the payment sources in their order of priority until the payment is satisfied. Other variations and enhancements are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew W. Hankins, William F. Mann, III, Mark J. Dickelman