Patents by Inventor Bonnie Weber

Bonnie Weber 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).

  • Methods and systems for improving payment card acceptance quality
    Patent number: 11170377
    Abstract: A system and method for resolving an acceptance issue on a payment network are provided. The method includes receiving a notification message of an acceptance issue. The acceptance issue relates to an attempt by a cardholder to complete a transaction using a payment card over the payment network that is rejected. The method also includes classifying, by a computer device, the acceptance issue based on at least one of the notification message and results data of a first investigation, determining a remediation of the acceptance issue based on the classification and/or results data of a second investigation, and tracking, by the computer device, the acceptance issue, the classification, and the remediation using a single database. The method further includes implementing the determined remediation, and determining, by the computer device, at least one of a financial impact and a customer quality impact of the acceptance issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Leslie Y. Green, Travis C. Brooks, Rebecca Harrison, Patrick M. Lewis, Meghan C. Minnear, Bonnie A. Weber, Sean A. Williams
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20200236969
    Abstract: Compositions including a bacterial species or a combination of bacterial species and methods of using those compositions are described. In some embodiments, use of the compositions prevents disease and/or promotes growth in an animal. In some embodiments, the animal is a turkey. In some embodiments, the composition is antibiotic-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Timothy Johnson, Jessica Danzeisen, Bonnie Weber
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING PAYMENT CARD ACCEPTANCE QUALITY
    Publication number: 20190340617
    Abstract: A system and method for resolving an acceptance issue on a payment network are provided. The method includes receiving a notification message of an acceptance issue. The acceptance issue relates to an attempt by a cardholder to complete a transaction using a payment card over the payment network that is rejected. The method also includes classifying, by a computer device, the acceptance issue based on at least one of the notification message and results data of a first investigation, determining a remediation of the acceptance issue based on the classification and/or results data of a second investigation, and tracking, by the computer device, the acceptance issue, the classification, and the remediation using a single database. The method further includes implementing the determined remediation, and determining, by the computer device, at least one of a financial impact and a customer quality impact of the acceptance issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Leslie Y. Green, Travis C. Brooks, Rebecca Harrison, Patrick M. Lewis, Meghan C. Minnear, Bonnie A. Weber, Sean A. Williams
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING PAYMENT CARD ACCEPTANCE QUALITY
    Publication number: 20150269567
    Abstract: A system and method for resolving an acceptance issue on a payment network are provided. The method includes receiving a notification message of an acceptance issue. The acceptance issue relates to an attempt by a cardholder to complete a transaction using a payment card over the payment network that is rejected. The method also includes classifying, by a computer device, the acceptance issue based on at least one of the notification message and results data of a first investigation, determining a remediation of the acceptance issue based on the classification and/or results data of a second investigation, and tracking, by the computer device, the acceptance issue, the classification, and the remediation using a single database. The method further includes implementing the determined remediation, and determining, by the computer device, at least one of a financial impact and a customer quality impact of the acceptance issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Leslie Y. Green, Travis C. Brooks, Rebecca Harrison, Patrick M. Lewis, Meghan C. Minnear, Bonnie A. Weber, Sean A. Williams