Patents by Inventor Chris Sherrill

Chris Sherrill 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: 20160078463
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for encouraging product referrals, including providing rewards in response to accepting a purchase transaction request for the referred product, executing a purchase transaction related to the request, and receiving referring consumer identification data. Referring consumer identification may be transmitted to the first electronic device after an account is created. A product data request relating to a referred product may be received from a first electronic device associated with a referring consumer, and the product data may be transmitted to the first electronic device. A purchase transaction request for the referred product and the referring consumer identification may be received from a second electronic device associated with a referred consumer. A reward may be provided to the referring consumer in response to executing the purchase transaction, and may be based on the purchase transaction request. A purchase reward for the referred product may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Chris Sherrill, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Scott Schenone
  • Publication number: 20140095283
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing referrals for referred products, including providing rewards in response to accepting a purchase transaction request for the referred product, executing a purchase transaction related to the request, and receiving referring consumer identification data. Referring consumer identification data may be transmitted to the first electronic device after an account is created. A product data request relating to a referred product may be received from a first electronic device associated with a referring consumer, and the product data may be transmitted to the first electronic device. A purchase transaction request for the referred product and the referring consumer identification data may be received from a second electronic device associated with a referred consumer. A reward may be provided to the referring consumer in response to executing the purchase transaction, and may be based on the purchase transaction request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Chris Sherrill, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Scott Schenone