Patents by Inventor Bhushan Balani

Bhushan Balani 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING VIRTUAL BOUNCE BACK COUPONS
    Publication number: 20200090209
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual coupons to a customer illustratively includes a database having a plurality of virtual coupons stored therein, a virtual coupon repository associated with the customer, and a virtual coupon module to transfer selected ones of the plurality of virtual coupons stored in the database to the virtual coupon repository, and to sequentially activate for redemption by the customer each successive virtual coupon in the sequence after a preceding virtual coupon in the sequence has been redeemed by the customer. At least one of the selected virtual coupons selected based on one or more items in a purchase history stored in the database and associated in the database with the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bhushan Balani, Andrew Powell, Shrineil Patel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING VIRTUAL BOUNCE BACK COUPONS
    Publication number: 20140040005
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual coupons to a customer illustratively includes a database having a plurality of virtual coupons stored therein, a virtual coupon repository associated with the customer, and a virtual coupon module to transfer a sequence of selected ones of the plurality of virtual coupons stored in the database to the virtual coupon repository, and to sequentially activate for redemption by the customer each successive virtual coupon in the sequence after a preceding virtual coupon in the sequence has been redeemed by the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Meijer, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhushan Balani, Andrew Powell, Shrineil Patel