Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Hopkins

Timothy T. Hopkins 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).

  • UPGRADING OF RECURRING PAYMENT CANCELLATION SERVICES
    Publication number: 20140195433
    Abstract: A method of reducing chargebacks due to a cancelled recurring payment, wherein the payment occurs within a card-based financial network, and wherein the network includes a database of unauthorized recurring charges and a defined chargeback procedure. The method generally includes the step of upgrading a recurring payment cancellation services file based on predefined occurrences relating to the identifying of cancelled recurring payments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Luis Filipe de Almeida Ferreira da Silva, Sharon A. Rosano, Timothy T. Hopkins
  • Upgrading of recurring payment cancellation services
    Patent number: 8706623
    Abstract: A method of reducing chargebacks due to a cancelled recurring payment, wherein the payment occurs within a card-based financial network, and wherein the network includes a database of unauthorized recurring charges and a defined chargeback procedure. The method generally includes the step of upgrading a recurring payment cancellation services file based on predefined occurrences relating to the identifying of cancelled recurring payments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: MasterCard International, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Filipe de Almeida Ferreira da Silva, Sharon A. Rosano, Timothy T. Hopkins
  • Upgrading of Recurring Payment Cancellation Services
    Publication number: 20120265683
    Abstract: A method of reducing chargebacks due to a cancelled recurring payment, wherein the payment occurs within a card-based financial network, and wherein the network includes a database of unauthorized recurring charges and a defined chargeback procedure. The method generally includes the step of upgrading a recurring payment cancellation services file based on predefined occurrences relating to the identifying of cancelled recurring payments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Luis Filipe de Almeida Ferreira da Silva, Sharon A. Rosano, Timothy T. Hopkins