Patents by Inventor Bruce Bent
Bruce Bent 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).
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Publication number: 20090150283Abstract: Providing interest to clients' deposited funds without limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients' deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and withdrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from one or more deposit accounts in which all clients' deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator. By placing the administrator as the holder of the deposit account(s), exemptions to the limitation on earning interest in demand accounts is facilitated; additionally, dispersing the deposit account funds among multiple banks allows the client to obtain FDIC insurance for all of the deposited funds, which may amount to insurance in excess of the statutory maximum allowed (presently $100,000.00).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: ISLAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLCInventors: Bruce BENT, Bruce BENT
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Patent number: 7536350Abstract: This invention includes methods for delivering account management services to multiple financial institutions that provide for customer deposit accounts without transaction but than nevertheless offer interest and receive enhanced deposit insurance. The methods apply at least one customer transaction to that customer's deposit account, and then re-allocate customer-deposited funds among the plurality of financial institutions in order that, for each customer, the risk of loss is not substantially increased, and that, for each financial institution, the amount of customer-deposited funds is not substantially decreased. Preferably, risk of loss is reduced by increasing the fraction of each customer's deposited funds covered by FDIC deposit insurance, and interest and enhanced insurance are available by innovative management of customer transactions and accounts. This invention also includes computer systems for practicing the methods and program products for accordingly configuring such computer systems.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II
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Patent number: 7519551Abstract: Novel systems and methods for managing a plurality of client demand accounts so as to allow a banking institution to retain client deposits on the bank's balance sheets while, at the same time, providing the client with the capability of implementing up to an unlimited number of transactions per month and also providing the client with interest on their account balances. These objectives are achieved through the use of a pooled deposit account at the client's savings institution or bank. Funds are transferred from individual client demand accounts to the pooled insured deposit account. All or a portion of the interest accrued from the pooled deposit account is then distributed to individual clients. The interest may, but need not, be distributed according to the relative proportions of each client's funds in the pooled deposit account.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II
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Patent number: 7509286Abstract: This invention provides system and methods for managing accounts of clients at customer financial entities so that deposits of up to $100,000 or greater are insured, so that interest income earned on a portion of all of the account balances may be flexibly allocated according to customer instructions, and so that withdrawals are not limited. These objects are satisfied by holding client funds at interest-earning money market deposit accounts at one or more banks of savings institutions. More particularly, this invention provides methods for receiving client transaction information, determining a net transfer of funds into or out of each client account from transaction information, causing transfer of funds from the insured, interest-bearing deposit accounts to match the net transfer of funds into or out of each client account, and allocating interest earned by the deposit accounts to clients according to customer instructions.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II
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Patent number: 7398245Abstract: This invention includes methods and systems for providing participants in benefit plans with loans related to the participants' vested assets in the benefit plans. Administrative systems of this invention provide for loan-fund account setup and modification, manage account use, interface to established access vehicles (check, credit card, debit card, wire transfer, ACH, sweeps, ATMs, etc.), as well as to established benefit-plan management systems. Methods of this invention manage participant loans in accordance with statutes, regulations, and policies applicable in relevant jurisdictions. Overall, this invention provides participants low cost financing using tax-advantaged assets which is particularly useful to individuals without other access to alternative low cost credit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Reserve Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II, Mark Vernaglia
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Publication number: 20080120228Abstract: Providing interest to clients' deposited funds without limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients' deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and withdrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from one or more deposit accounts in which all clients' deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator. By placing the administrator as the holder of the deposit account(s), exemptions to the limitation on earning interest in demand accounts is facilitated; additionally, dispersing the deposit account funds among multiple banks allows the client to obtain FDIC insurance for all of the deposited funds, which may amount to insurance in excess of the statutory maximum allowed (presently $100,000.00).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent
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Publication number: 20080046361Abstract: Novel systems and methods for managing a plurality of client demand accounts so as to allow a banking institution to retain client deposits on the bank's balance sheets while, at the same time, providing the client with the capability of implementing up to an unlimited number of transactions per month and also providing the client with interest on their account balances. These objectives are achieved through the use of a pooled deposit account at the client's savings institution or bank. Funds are transferred from individual client demand accounts to the pooled insured deposit account. All or a portion of the interest accrued from the pooled deposit account is then distributed to individual clients. The interest may, but need not, be distributed according to the relative proportions of each client's funds in the pooled deposit account.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2002Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce BENT, Bruce BENT
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Patent number: 7302413Abstract: This invention includes methods and systems for providing participants in benefit plans with loans related to the participants' vested assets in the benefit plans. Administrative systems of this invention provide for loan-fund account setup and modification, manage account use, interface to established access vehicles (check, credit card, debit card, wire transfer, ACH, sweeps, ATMs, etc.), as well as to established benefit-plan management systems. Methods of this invention manage participant loans in accordance with statutes, regulations, and policies applicable in relevant jurisdictions. Overall, this invention provides participants low cost financing using tax-advantaged assets which is particularly useful to individuals without other access to alternative low cost credit.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2002Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II, Mark Vernaglia
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Publication number: 20070271174Abstract: Providing interest to clients' deposited funds without limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients' deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and withdrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from one or more deposit accounts in which all clients' deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator. By placing the administrator as the holder of the deposit account(s), exemptions to the limitation on earning interest in demand accounts is facilitated; additionally, dispersing the deposit account funds among multiple banks allows the client to obtain FDIC insurance for all of the deposited funds, which may amount to insurance in excess of the statutory maximum allowed (presently $100,000.00).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2000Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce BENT, Bruce BENT
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Publication number: 20060224480Abstract: A data processing system, program product, and method is provided for managing at least one credit-granting account of a participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, Mark Vernaglia
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Publication number: 20060212389Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Novel systems and methods for managing a plurality of client demand accounts so as to allow a banking institution to retain client deposits on the bank’s balance sheets while, at the same time, providing the client with the capability of implementing up to an unlimited number of transactions per month and also providing the client with interest on their account balances. These objectives are achieved through the use of a pooled deposit account at the client’s savings institution or bank. Funds are transferred from individual client demand accounts to the pooled insured deposit account. All or a portion of the interest accrued from the pooled deposit account is then distributed to individual clients. The interest may, but need not, be distributed according to the relative proportions of each client’s funds in the pooled deposit account.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2002Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent
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Publication number: 20060212385Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Providing interest to clients’ deposited funds without limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients’ deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and withdrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from one or more deposit accounts in which all clients’ deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2000Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent
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Publication number: 20050228733Abstract: Providing interest to clients' deposited funds without limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients' deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and witndrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from one or more deposit accounts in which all clients' deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator. By placing the administrator as the holder of the deposit account(s), exemptions to the limitation on earning interest in demand accounts is facilitated; additionally, dispersing the deposit account funds among multiple banks allows the client to obtain FDIC insurance for all of the deposited funds, which may amount to insurance in excess of the statutory maximum allowed (presently $100,000.00).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent
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Publication number: 20050108149Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Providing interest to clients’ deposited funds without limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients’ deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and withdrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from one or more deposit accounts in which all clients’ deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2000Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: Reserve Management CorporationInventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent
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Publication number: 20020091637Abstract: Novel systems and methods for managing a plurality of client demand accounts so as to allow a banking institution to retain client deposits on the bank's balance sheets while, at the same time, providing the client with the capability of implementing up to an unlimited number of transactions per month and also providing the client with interest on their account balances. These objectives are achieved through the use of a pooled deposit account at the client's savings institution or bank. Funds are transferred from individual client demand accounts to the pooled insured deposit account. All or a portion of the interest accrued from the pooled deposit account is then distributed to individual clients. The interest may, but need not, be distributed according to the relative proportions of each client's funds in the pooled deposit account.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2002Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent
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Patent number: 6374231Abstract: Providing interest to clients' deposited finds without the legal limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records for the clients' deposits and withdrawals, calculates the total of the deposits and withdrawals for all clients, and uses the calculation to determine whether funds are deposited to or withdrawn from a single deposit account in which all clients' deposit funds are kept. Clients can make unlimited withdrawals, such as by check, credit card, debit card, or electronic transfer, through the administrator. By placing the administrator as the holder of a single account, legal exemptions to the limitation on earning interest in demand accounts is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1998Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II