Patents by Inventor Michael A. Vapenik

Michael A. Vapenik 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: 20160004728
    Abstract: In an enterprise where a database maintains multiple accounts for business customers, a method, system, and computer program product correctly links accounts which are associated with a common business. Business identification information from one or more external data sources is obtained and the format of the business identification data is standardized. Data records of business accounts are compared according to a plurality of rules for matching one business account to another. When two business accounts are found to match according to the business matching rules, a common identifier is applied to both business accounts to flag the two accounts as being associated with the same business entity. One or more hierarchy rules are applied to accounts associated with a common business, to establish a hierarchy among the accounts for purposes of marketing and other business communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory J. BALET, David Y. CHOI, Young Choon LEE, Jon William SAWYER, Danielle L. SMITH, Atul K. SRIVASTAVA, Michael A. VAPENIK
  • Publication number: 20150332391
    Abstract: Information can be shared across a pre-approved (PA) channel and a non pre-approved (NPA) channel to reduce unnecessary offers of a transactional instrument or transactional instrument upgrade to prospects. All prospects listed in the NPA channel that have been evaluated in the PA channel may be removed from a NPA offeree list. This may be done by matching the NPA prospect list with a list of prospects who have been evaluated in the PA channel. The list of prospects evaluated in the PA channel may include, for example, prospects who were pre-approved for an offer as well as prospects who were considered for a pre-approved offer but who were denied the offer. Prospects in the NPA channel that are removed from the NPA offer list may be dropped from further NPA processing, as such prospects are either unprofitable or do not meet a transactional account company's standards for credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Atul K. Srivastava, Yanyan Guo, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Publication number: 20140025489
    Abstract: Information can be shared across a pre-approved (PA) channel and a non pre-approved (NPA) channel to reduce unnecessary offers of a transactional instrument or transactional instrument upgrade to prospects. All prospects listed in the NPA channel that have been evaluated in the PA channel may he removed from a NPA offeree list. This may be done by matching the NPA prospect list with a list of prospects who have been evaluated in the PA channel. The list of prospects evaluated in the PA channel may include, for example, prospects who were pre-approved for an offer as well as prospects who were considered for a pre-approved offer but who were denied the offer. Prospects in the NPA channel that are removed from the NPA offer list may he dropped from further NPA processing, as such prospects are either unprofitable or do not meet a transactional account company's standards for credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Atul K. Srivastava, Yanyan Guo, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Patent number: 8571929
    Abstract: Information can be shared across a pre-approved (PA) channel and a non pre-approved (NPA) channel to reduce unnecessary offers of a transactional instrument or transactional instrument upgrade to prospects. All prospects listed in the NPA channel that have been evaluated in the PA channel may be removed from a NPA offeree list. This may be done by matching the NPA prospect list with a list of prospects who have been evaluated in the PA channel. The list of prospects evaluated in the PA channel may include, for example, prospects who were pre-approved for an offer as well as prospects who were considered for a pre-approved offer but who were denied the offer. Prospects in the NPA channel that are removed from the NPA offer list may be dropped from further NPA processing, as such prospects are either unprofitable or do not meet a transactional account company's standards for credit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Atul K. Srivastava, Yanyan Guo, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Publication number: 20120215606
    Abstract: Information can be shared across a pre-approved (PA) channel and a non pre-approved (NPA) channel to reduce unnecessary offers of a transactional instrument or transactional instrument upgrade to prospects. All prospects listed in the NPA channel that have been evaluated in the PA channel may be removed from a NPA offeree list. This may be done by matching the NPA prospect list with a list of prospects who have been evaluated in the PA channel. The list of prospects evaluated in the PA channel may include, for example, prospects who were pre-approved for an offer as well as prospects who were considered for a pre-approved offer but who were denied the offer. Prospects in the NPA channel that are removed from the NPA offer list may be dropped from further NPA processing, as such prospects are either unprofitable or do not meet a transactional account company's standards for credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Atul K. Srivastava, Yanyan Guo, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Patent number: 8190470
    Abstract: Information can be shared across a pre-approved (PA) channel and a non pre-approved (NPA) channel to reduce unnecessary offers of a transactional instrument or transactional instrument upgrade to prospects. All prospects listed in the NPA channel that have been evaluated in the PA channel may be removed from a NPA offeree list. This may be done by matching the NPA prospect list with a list of prospects who have been evaluated in the PA channel. The list of prospects evaluated in the PA channel may include, for example, prospects who were pre-approved for an offer as well as prospects who were considered for a pre-approved offer but who were denied the offer. Prospects in the NPA channel that are removed from the NPA offer list may be dropped from further NPA processing, as such prospects are either unprofitable or do not meet a transactional account company's standards for credit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company
    Inventors: Atul K. Srivastava, Yanyan Guo, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Publication number: 20100037299
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are used to identify an authorized officer of a business. In accordance with an exemplary method, titles of executives associated with the business are received from a plurality of data sources. Each executive's title may be classified as authorized, non-authorized or undecided, and each executive's title classified as undecided may be further classified as authorized or non-authorized by using information on the business. For each executive, conformance across the data sources of the executive's title classification is assessed, and each executive is classified as being an authorized officer, a non-authorized officer or a potential authorized officer based on the title classification and the assessed conformance. A measure of confidence is associated with each executive classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Zev W. Karasick, Atul K. Srivastava, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Publication number: 20080208735
    Abstract: In an enterprise where a database maintains multiple accounts for business customers, a method, system, and computer program product correctly links accounts which are associated with a common business. Business identification information from one or more external data sources is obtained and the format of the business identification data is standardized. Data records of business accounts are compared according to a plurality of rules for matching one business account to another. When two business accounts are found to match according to the business matching rules, a common identifier is applied to both business accounts to flag the two accounts as being associated with the same business entity. One or more hierarchy rules are applied to accounts associated with a common business, to establish a hierarchy among the accounts for purposes of marketing and other business communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory J. Balet, David Y. Choi, Young Choon Lee, Jon William Sawyer, Danielle L. Smith, Atul K. Srivastava, Michael A. Vapenik
  • Publication number: 20080197189
    Abstract: Information can be shared across a pre-approved (PA) channel and a non pre-approved (NPA) channel to reduce unnecessary offers of a transactional instrument or transactional instrument upgrade to prospects. All prospects listed in the NPA channel that have been evaluated in the PA channel may be removed from a NPA offeree list. This may be done by matching the NPA prospect list with a list of prospects who have been evaluated in the PA channel. The list of prospects evaluated in the PA channel may include, for example, prospects who were pre-approved for an offer as well as prospects who were considered for a pre-approved offer but who were denied the offer. Prospects in the NPA channel that are removed from the NPA offer list may be dropped from further NPA processing, as such prospects are either unprofitable or do not meet a transactional account company's standards for credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Atul K. Srivastava, Yanyan Guo, Michael A. Vapenik