Patents by Inventor Aaron David Bend

Aaron David Bend 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).

  • Patent number: 8732057
    Abstract: A self-service distribution system and method to request a withdrawal of funds from tax-deferred accounts (i.e., a distribution), such as individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The system may retrieve information about a participant's age and type of account from which a distribution is requested. A series of checks defined by rules and regulations that apply to tax-deferred accounts may be run against participant and account information retrieved by the system. A sequence of user interfaces may present information and warnings, such as tax consequences of the distribution, to the guide the participant. The participant may request distributions having a certain frequency, amount, and timing through the presented user interfaces. After all of the information is entered to initiate the distribution, a verification page is presented such that the participant may confirm the enter information is correct. Upon submitting the request, a confirmation is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Devin Michael Becker, Aaron David Bend, Dennis Michael Berry, Jr., John Richard Camacho, Steven Wayne Meier, Jr., Brent Myron Merryman, Donna Ray Molinar, Marcus David Saenz, Christopher Michael Stegge
  • Patent number: 8243719
    Abstract: A calendar may be provided to a user via a computing device and may provide a schedule of availability of one or more advisors for a call with the user. The user may schedule a call with a particular advisor or an advisor having expertise in a particular subject area, such as life insurance, annuities, savings accounts, credit cards, financial and retirement planning, etc. When the user requests a call with an advisor in a particular subject area, the calendar may show a composite of availabilities of the various advisors having expertise in a particular subject area or are associated with a particular subject area group. The user may schedule a call, modify or cancel an existing scheduled call, and provide information pertaining to a call request or scheduled call, for example, via the user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: United States Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Ryan James Fillinger, Kenneth James Havens, George Charles MacNair, Aubrey Lawrence Bordovsky, Michelle Lynn Easton, Micky Chamberlain Reeves, Timothy Ray Lamb, Alfa Marie Ramirez, Aaron David Bend, Patrick Anthony Terrell