Patents Assigned to SOCEANA LLC
  • Publication number: 20160092942
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for managing charitable funds in the ecosystem of corporations, philanthropists, volunteers and non-profits that do social good. Participants may sponsor and cause to issue a finite number of alternative currency units, with varying conditions on use. These units are transferred to volunteers who are supporting a non-profit organization corresponding to the volunteer hours spent by each. The earned units may be gifted by each volunteer to any non-profit organization. Alternatively, the units may be directly granted to a non-profit by corporations and philanthropists corresponding to the units earned by each volunteer. The non-profits voluntarily accept the units and spend it to generate social good. These new methods to pledge, sponsor, issue, buy, sell, earn, store, gift and spend the alternative currency units create a vibrant, community that multiplies the social good generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: SOCEANA LLC
    Inventors: Tess P. MICHAELS, Max P. MICHAELS
  • Publication number: 20150379590
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for managing charitable funds and social currencies in the ecosystem of principals such as corporations and philanthropists, and agents such as volunteers and non-profit organizations that do social good. Principals cause to issue a finite number of social currency units, with varying conditions on use. These units are transferred to volunteers who are supporting a non-profit organization corresponding to the volunteer hours spent by each. The earned units may be gifted by each volunteer to any non-profit organization. Alternatively, the units may be directly granted to a non-profit by corporations and philanthropists corresponding to the units earned by each volunteer. The non-profits voluntarily accept the units and spend it to generate social good.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SOCEANA LLC
    Inventors: Tess P. MICHAELS, Max P. MICHAELS