Patents by Inventor Debra Remington

Debra Remington 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).

  • Multi-merchant gift registry
    Publication number: 20050033644
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for registering items selected by a registrant from a plurality of participating merchants for subsequent communication to a prospective purchaser. The system has a computer system that contains identifying information about the registrant. A portable input and storage device is provided that can be carried by the registrant into a plurality of participating stores. The portable input and storage device is capable of receiving and storing information regarding gifts that the registrant desires to receive as presents. The input and storage device stores a unique identifier for the particular merchant each desired gift is from. A transfer device is provided connected to the computer system that receives the information regarding the registrant's desired gifts from the portable input and storage device and transfers the information to the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: The Gift Certificate Center (now GCC, Inc.)
    Inventors: William Veeneman, Barbara Thomas, Debra Remington
  • Multi-merchant gift registry
    Patent number: 5774874
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for registering items selected by a registrant from a plurality of participating merchants for subsequent communication to a prospective purchaser. The system has a computer system that contains identifying information about the registrant. A portable input and storage device is provided that can be carried by the registrant into a plurality of participating stores. The portable input and storage device is capable of receiving and storing information regarding gifts that the registrant desires to receive as presents. The input and storage device stores a unique identifier for the particular merchant each desired gift is from. A transfer device is provided connected to the computer system that receives the information regarding the registrant's desired gifts from the portable input and storage device and transfers the information to the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: The Gift Certificate Center
    Inventors: William J. Veeneman, Barbara Thomas, Debra Remington