Patents Examined by Derek Jessen
  • Patent number: 11157933
    Abstract: A system for linking coupons to financial accounts using a mobile device that includes a financial institution database that stores an account of an account holder, a communication interface of a financial institution that receives, via a network, coupon data associated with one or more discounts from a mobile device of the account holder, a linking processor that associates the coupon data with the account of the account holder, an authorization network interface that receives transaction data relating to transactions associated with the account of the account holder, a comparison processor of a financial institution that determines compares the coupon data with the transaction data to determine whether a qualifying transaction has occurred, and a discount processor of a financial institution that provides a credit to an account holder when a qualifying transaction has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Ketan Babaria, Bor J. Sun, Janusz M. Niczyporuk
  • Patent number: 10991010
    Abstract: A system configured to leverage a social graph of a social networking site may be provided. A social graph of a social networking site may be interfaced with to obtain size data from a guardian's account for at least one minor, the minor's size data being one or more letters or numbers representative of a series of measurements for manufactured article. The minor's size data may be provided to one or more users who are authorized by the guardian account to access the minor's size data. The minor's size data may be provided to one or more ecommerce partners. Offers, from the one or more ecommerce partners, may be generated directed to the one or more authorized users, for commercially available manufactured articles that match the minor's size data. When a guardian posts data about the minor on the social network using the inventive system, the posted data is automatically packaged as a scrapbook and sent to authorized users outside of the social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KiddoZip, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Rubinger, Ben Rubinger
  • Patent number: 10977681
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a pricing application. Customer interest in unpurchased items is determined by a browsing history of a customer. A notification is communicated to a merchant of the item soliciting an offer for the item to be communicated to the customer. The offer is then communicated to the customer for redemption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaurav Gupta, Aman Bindal, Vivek Chawda, Saket Saurabh
  • Patent number: 10866100
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to enable a user the ability to create, log, experience and share experiences, sites, editorial commentary, photographs, and videos along either newly created or already defines tours, routes, or hikes, which may be called “urban hiking trails” (i.e. walking tours within cities). Users can choose among different hikes with established sites to see, stops to make, and merchants to visit, along with historical or editorial content to provide information to the user along the route. Merchant partners are given the ability to provide focused targeted advertising to the users that have begun or are about to physically experience such walking tours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Kamino Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Carlos Kuri, Louis P. Huynh, Roger Obando
  • Patent number: 10853837
    Abstract: Systems and methods for editing, testing, and measuring electronic content components are provided. An exemplary method receives an indication of a campaign including instances of a component and targeting rules, the component having events or properties mapped to data elements to be tracked by an analytics service. The component comprises a template for the instances for use in electronic content. The method displays a user interface (UI) including the instances. The UI is configured to receive modifications to the instances, rules, and component. The method provides campaign data including the instances and targeting rules, and the electronic content including the component. The content is configured to send analytics data for exposed events or properties of the component to the analytics service during use of the content. Another embodiment uploads at least a portion of the content to a test environment, and pushes modifications to campaign data to the test environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Klimetschek, Alexandru Robert Munteanu, Lars Trieloff
  • Patent number: 10628860
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for creating a job advertisement. The job advertisement includes visual information which is presented an in organized, easily digestible manner. An example system according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first computing device a second computing device in communication with the first computing device. The second computing device is configured to receive an input of text describing a job from the first computing device and create a job advertisement including at least one image representative of at least a portion of the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: VIZIRECRUITER LLC
    Inventors: Joseph J. O'Connor, Patrick J. Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10621618
    Abstract: A method for connecting users of a software application, including registering a first version of the software application. The method further includes transmitting, to a matching server, a contact list including personally identifiable information of users of the software application. The method further includes receiving, from the matching server, a promoter contact selected, according to a promotion criterion, from the users of the software application in the contact list. The method further includes displaying the promoter contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil Bhalla, Manohar Mahapatra, Santosh Katta
  • Patent number: 10528964
    Abstract: Techniques are described for tracking users of a service, and identifying designated users based on various criteria. Criteria for identifying designated users can include whether the users registered for the service prior to a deadline, and/or whether the users are among the first predetermined number of users to register. Designated users can also be identified based on activities performed by users through the service. Value, such as at least a portion of a share in an entity associated with the service, can be transferred to each of the designated users (e.g., through a network transfer) based on the evaluation of parameters such as whether the number of designated users reaches a predetermined threshold number, and/or whether the number of designated users reaches the predetermined threshold number no later than a predetermined deadline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventor: Douglas Logan Darrow Clements
  • Patent number: 10475059
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable product (or service) purchasers, or other such entities, to share promotional materials via social networks and/or other means of communication and may further enable the purchasers to receive rewards, such as rebates, in response to interactions with the promotional materials by others (e.g., friends of the purchaser). In various embodiments, the promotional materials shared by the purchaser relates to the product purchased, which may lend greater credibility and/or interest in the promotional material being shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Share Magnet, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Stewart, Thomas E. Larkin, III
  • Patent number: 10311489
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for creating a job advertisement. The job advertisement includes visual information which is presented an in organized, easily digestible manner. An example system according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first computing device a second computing device in communication with the first computing device. The second computing device is configured to receive an input of text describing a job from the first computing device and create a job advertisement including at least one image representative of at least a portion of the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: VIZIRECRUITER, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph J. O'Connor, Patrick J. Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10282746
    Abstract: A campaign management system may include a data collection subsystem to collect and store data from different sources that may be related to different marketing channels. The system may also include a map generation subsystem to generate a marketing campaign map that includes a visual representation of performance of the marketing channels. A performance metric adjustment factor may be determined for one or more performance metrics to determine an actual value performance metric for each metric. The actual value performance metrics may be aggregated and compared to benchmarks to generate a visual representation of the entire campaign performance across the marketing channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen Denis Kirkby, David Walter Skinner, Robert Lawrence, Warren Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 6383559
    Abstract: An anti-reflection film comprises a low refractive index layer. The low refractive index layer comprises a polymer binder and micro particles. The micro particles are so deposited to superpose at least one micro particle on another micro particle, to form micro voids surrounded by the micro particles. The micro particles have a mean particle size of 5 to 200 nm. A display device provided with the anti-reflection film is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Tomokazu Yasuda, Taku Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6242065
    Abstract: A polymeric front optical element blank is provided which may be laminated to a rear optical element blank. The polymeric front blank comprises an optical element having an exterior convex surface and an interior concave surface, with an edge between the exterior convex surface and the interior concave surface. The optical is provided with at least two projections which extend away from and higher than the edge on a side of the optical element having the concave surface. These projections assist in aligning an back optical element during lamination so that the two lenses will not move out of optical registry during lamination, especially where centrifugal forces are used to spread an adhesive between the front and rear lenses. It is preferred that there are at least three projections extending away from and higher than the edge on a side of the optical element having the concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: BMC Vision-Ease Lens, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Blomberg, Gert Levin, Sujal Bhalakia
  • Patent number: 6177163
    Abstract: Adhesive sheet assemblies are described comprising a continuous carrier in roll form, a series of longitudinally spaced adhesive sheets on the carrier, and at least one cut in the web defining, for each adhesive sheet, one cover piece cut from the carrier such that the cover piece has an outer peripheral edge within the first portion on the backside of the adhesive sheet, so that the cover piece may be separated from the web and retained on the first portion of the backside of the adhesive sheet when the adhesive sheet is peeled off the carrier due to adhesion between the cover piece and the adhesive sheet. Preferably, at least 40 percent of the total length of the outer peripheral edge of each cover piece is substantially in registration with the outer peripheral edge of the adhesive sheet to which it is adhered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Tricor Direct, Inc.
    Inventors: Lana M. Blok, Larry E. Wenzler, Gene A. Wright
  • Patent number: 6153278
    Abstract: A pad of paper sheets is constructed so that individual sheets may be removed from the pad without the individual sheets having any aggressively tacky or repositionably tacky coatings on exposed surfaces of the sheets after removal. There is no need for padding compounds or coatings on exterior edges or sides of the pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Taylor Corporation
    Inventors: Lee A. Timmerman, Lane Gravley
  • Patent number: 6150007
    Abstract: A multicolor fused decorative sheet in which a colored first synthetic resin layer with translucence and a colored second synthetic resin layer with translucence are laminated, the first synthetic resin layer and the second synthetic resin layer differ in colors, and concavity and convexity are formed to form the specified patterns, and its manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Meiwa Gravure Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oshima, Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6146728
    Abstract: A plurality of binder strips (2) are removably arranged successively one after another on a band-shaped carrier film (1), with the lengthwise direction of the binder strips arranged perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the carrier film. Each binder strip (2) includes an adherent portion (3) having an adhesive on a bottom surface thereof, and a non-adherent portion (7) having holes punched therein suitable for being received on a ring binder or prong fastener or the like. The carrier film (1) has registration marks (6) provided thereon, so that the carrier film can be automatically advanced and sharply deflected over a release edge (14) in an apparatus, whereby the successive binder strips (2) are released from the carrier film (1) and adhered onto a page (16) of sheet goods being advanced through an adjacently located sheet folding machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: Christian Bay
  • Patent number: 6143385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for hollow injection molding. More particularly, it concerns a method for hollow injection molding a shaft-unified type resin rotator with excellent productivity. The molded article obtained by the present invention is excellent in dimensional accuracy, strength, surface appearance and recyclability of materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiko Furuya, Kimihiro Kubo, Masaaki Kondo
  • Patent number: 6132848
    Abstract: There is provided an inlaid decorative sheet in which a colorless or colored light transmissible first uneven pattern is formed, and a second uneven pattern is formed by inlaying on one side. Accordingly, even the portion in which the first pattern and the second pattern are overlapped, the two patterns look stereographic to show excellent design and decorative features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Meiwa Gravure Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oshima, Iwao Hasegawa, Yasuo Kita, Hiroshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6106917
    Abstract: A hair dye product is packaged in a container having a web-printed label. The label is printed on high quality paper or plastic film and has a picture of a human model whose hair is the color sought to be obtained by the hair dye. The printing process provides an accurate reproduction of the tone and hue of each hair color over the entire production run of the labels. The container may be a relatively low cost generic container of web-printed paperboard or plastic produced in a high volume production run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Joseph J. Pereira, Kimberly A. Slavin, Nicola Delli Venneri