Patents Assigned to American Express Marketing and Development Corporation
  • Publication number: 20060273153
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are used for packaging a stored value card that unviewably secures the secured value card in the package. The package includes a readable area allowing for purchasing of the stored value card without removing it from the package or viewing it within the package. This can allow for minimized fraud and illegal use of stored value cards. In one example, the package is scanned for purchasing, and once the purchase in approved, the purchaser can activate the card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: American Express Marketing and Development Corporation
    Inventors: David Ashby, Randall Beck, Nick Harris, Gail Larsen, Andrew Plitt
  • Publication number: 20060088405
    Abstract: A tire loading apparatus and method of packing tires that includes placing the tires in a rack, compressing the tires, and assembling the rack are disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more conveyors, scanners, and robots that load tires from a conveyor to a rack. A tire unloading apparatus is also disclosed. The unloading apparatus includes a scissor mechanism to raise and/or lower tire racks to an unloading platform. The unloading apparatus additionally includes one or more unloaders and conveyors. The sorting and unloading of tires is accomplished with one or more automated conveyors, scanners, and storage structures for reading information from incoming tires and using the tire information to sort and store the tires. A rack to improve compression and support of tires during storage and shipment is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wendell Leimbach, James Marshal, Rick Wallace
  • Publication number: 20060036870
    Abstract: A security application for granting different access rights to web pages and objects on each web page is disclosed. A data table assigns one or more function identifiers (FIDs) to users. A second data table assigns a different object identifier (OID) to each web page, and to assign a different OID for each object on each web page. A third data table assigns an FID to each OID. When a user attempts to access a web page or an object on the web page, a web server compares each of the user's FIDs to the FID assigned to the web page or object. The web server grants access to the web page or object if one of the user's FIDs matches the FID assigned to the web page or object, the user is granted access to the web page or object according to the function of the matched FID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Srinivas Dasari, Kevin Harvey, Cathy Sockrider