Patents by Inventor Bernard von NotHaus

Bernard von NotHaus 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).

  • Publication number: 20200324631
    Abstract: The system includes a vehicle and a rolling vehicle door. The rolling vehicle door includes a primary panel and a receptacle. The rolling vehicle door is positioned to provide access to an interior of the vehicle. The receptacle is coupled to the primary panel to receive the primary panel in an opening of the rolling vehicle door and release the primary panel in a closing of the rolling vehicle door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Bernard von NotHaus
  • Publication number: 20150154572
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for extracting real world value from a virtual account by receiving point-of-sale information from a consumer, converting a real currency purchase amount to an equivalent virtual value, and processing the transaction. The point-of-sale information comprises a real currency purchase amount and account information, the account information determined from a bank card. Converting the real currency purchase amount utilizes a current real-to-virtual exchange rate associated with a virtual medium. The transaction is processed by debiting a current virtual value balance by the equivalent virtual value, the current virtual value balance associated with an account naming at least the consumer, the account determinable from the account information. Beneficially, the invention provides easy, real-world access to virtual value in a virtual medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Bernard von NotHaus, Jason W. Pratt
  • Patent number: 8296226
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an asset backed purchase card. The present invention includes a house account comprising one or more assets, each of the one or more assets having a substantially continually updated spot purchase price. The invention receives funds from a consumer in exchange for a portion of the one or more assets from the house account based on an internal spot price of the asset, increasing a balance in a purchase account of the consumer. The purchase account is debited by selling a quantity of the asset backing the purchase account balance to the house account based on the internal spot price of the asset in response to a transaction based on a purchase card purchase by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Gold International, Ltd
    Inventors: Jason W. Pratt, Bernard von NotHaus
  • Publication number: 20100268614
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an asset backed purchase card. The present invention includes a house account comprising one or more assets, each of the one or more assets having a substantially continually updated spot purchase price. The invention receives funds from a consumer in exchange for a portion of the one or more assets from the house account based on an internal spot price of the asset, increasing a balance in a purchase account of the consumer. The purchase account is debited by selling a quantity of the asset backing the purchase account balance to the house account based on the internal spot price of the asset in response to a transaction based on a purchase card purchase by the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: LIBERTY GOLD INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Jason W. Pratt, Bernard von NotHaus
  • Patent number: 7752108
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an asset backed purchase card. The present invention includes a house account comprising one or more assets, each of the one or more assets having a substantially continually updated spot purchase price. The invention receives funds from a consumer in exchange for a portion of the one or more assets from the house account based on an internal spot price of the asset, increasing a balance in a purchase account of the consumer. The purchase account is debited by selling a quantity of the asset backing the purchase account balance to the house account based on the internal spot price of the asset in response to a transaction based on a purchase card purchase by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Liberty Payment Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Jason W. Pratt, Bernard von NotHaus
  • Publication number: 20080167965
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for extracting real world value from a virtual account by receiving point-of-sale information from a consumer, converting a real currency purchase amount to an equivalent virtual value, and processing the transaction. The point-of-sale information comprises a real currency purchase amount and account information, the account information determined from a bank card. Converting the real currency purchase amount utilizes a current real-to-virtual exchange rate associated with a virtual medium. The transaction is processed by debiting a current virtual value balance by the equivalent virtual value, the current virtual value balance associated with an account naming at least the consumer, the account determinable from the account information. Beneficially, the invention provides easy, real-world access to virtual value in a virtual medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Bernard VON NOTHAUS, Jason W. PRATT
  • Publication number: 20080010201
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an asset backed purchase card. The present invention includes a house account comprising one or more assets, each of the one or more assets having a substantially continually updated spot purchase price. The invention receives funds from a consumer in exchange for a portion of the one or more assets from the house account based on an internal spot price of the asset, increasing a balance in a purchase account of the consumer. The purchase account is debited by selling a quantity of the asset backing the purchase account balance to the house account based on the internal spot price of the asset in response to a transaction based on a purchase card purchase by the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jason W. Pratt, Bernard von NotHaus