Patents by Inventor Andrew L. Gorrin

Andrew L. Gorrin 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: 7949543
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a credit or charge card issuer to promote healthcare information technology (HIT) products to physician card members that are affiliated with a healthcare organization, such as a preferred-provider organization (PPO). In an embodiment, the PPO endorses at least one HIT product, such as an electronic medical record (EMR), and the PPO identifies the endorsed HIT product to a transactional card provider. The transactional card provider then identifies at least one supplier of the endorsed HIT product and negotiates a discount on the endorsed HIT product when purchased from identified HIT supplier using a financial transaction instrument issued by the transactional card provider. The financial transaction instrument may be provided to the physician card member, who may purchase the endorsed HIT product from the identified supplier at the negotiated discount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Oltine Acquisitions NY LLC
    Inventors: Cheung Tat Chan, Andrew L. Gorrin, Nancy E. Hood
  • Patent number: 7908189
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are used to automatically post substantially all transactions associated with a transaction account into a general ledger. Recent transaction data associated with the transaction account is received. The recent transaction data is compared (e.g., matched) to stored and categorized transaction data in the general ledger to determine a new transaction data portion of the recent transaction data. The new transaction data portion is categorized. The categorized new transaction data portion is stored in the general ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheung Tat Chan, Andrew L. Gorrin
  • Publication number: 20080195415
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a credit or charge card issuer to promote healthcare information technology (HIT) products to physician card members that are affiliated with a healthcare organization, such as a preferred-provider organization (PPO). In an embodiment, the PPO endorses at least one HIT product, such as an electronic medical record (EMR), and the PPO identifies the endorsed HIT product to a transactional card provider. The transactional card provider then identifies at least one supplier of the endorsed HIT product and negotiates a discount on the endorsed HIT product when purchased from identified HIT supplier using a financial transaction instrument issued by the transactional card provider. The financial transaction instrument may be provided to the physician card member, who may purchase the endorsed HIT product from the identified supplier at the negotiated discount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheung Tat Chan, Andrew L. Gorrin, Nancy E. Hood