Patents by Inventor Chris L. Gougler

Chris L. Gougler 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).

  • Apparatus and method for verifying source of funds regarding financial transactions
    Patent number: 7574405
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code that facilitate verification of a source of funds for payment to an account, including receiving payment information associated with the account for a payment to the account, receiving an indication of a payment for the account, the indication including a source of funds for the payment, determining that the source of funds for the payment is an approved source of funds, and providing, in the instance the source of funds for the payment is not an approved source of funds, a notification via electronic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Captical Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth K. Rallo, Jane Kilduff Alpert, Antonio Masone, Chris L. Gougler
  • Method and apparatus for establishing real estate investments
    Publication number: 20030126052
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, computer program code and means for establishing a real estate investment are provided which include receiving information identifying a user responsible for a new real estate investment, receiving information identifying the new real estate investment, monitoring the received information identifying the new real estate investment for information triggering a trigger event, and causing the transmission, when the triggering event is detected, of a notification message to a designated recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Jeff J. Rademaekers, Chris L. Gougler