Patents by Inventor Adrian Coy

Adrian Coy 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).

  • Reward system
    Patent number: 7618318
    Abstract: A method for operating a reward program including the steps of establishing a plurality of product categories and receiving an indication of selected ones of the product categories. The method further includes the step of tracking customer purchases in at least the selected categories and providing a reward to the customer based at least in part upon customer purchases in the selected categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Kroger Co.
    Inventors: David Ciancio, Gregory J. Freeman, Edward J. Korfhagen, James E. Schiesler, Richard P. Stern, Stephen L. Wall, Adrian Coy, Simon Hay, Mark Hinds, Sarah Myatt
  • Reward system
    Publication number: 20040219971
    Abstract: A method for operating a reward program including the steps of establishing a plurality of product categories and receiving an indication of selected ones of the product categories. The method further includes the step of tracking customer purchases in at least the selected categories and providing a reward to the customer based at least in part upon customer purchases in the selected categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: David Ciancio, Gregory J. Freeman, Edward J. Korfhagen, James E. Schiesler, Richard P. Stern, Stephen L. Wall, Adrian Coy, Simon Hay, Mark Hinds, Sarah Myatt