Patents by Inventor Denise Walker

Denise Walker 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 predicting business behavior from profiling consumer card transactions
    Publication number: 20050197954
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for predicting small business behavior by analysis of consumer payment card transaction data. Transaction and amount velocity analysis of industry categories and/or real-time transaction-based profiling is employed to identify those consumer payment card accounts that are being inappropriately used to make small business purchases. A small business behavior predictor model is used to score transaction data and update cardholder profiles according to the likelihood that the transaction data represents small business activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Jill Maitland, Tatiana Murly, Denise Walker, Jennifer Rademaker
  • Foldable container and method for forming same
    Patent number: 5641117
    Abstract: A foldable hand-held container includes a generally frusto-conical body formed from a single sheet of foldable material having two opposed inner wall members and two opposed outer wall members each having a plurality of panels defined by a plurality of diverging, equidistant fold lines. The container may be lined with a superabsorbent material to allow the container to be used as a cuspidor. A method for forming such a container is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Inventors: James Joseph Barker, Charles A. Walker, III, Denise Walker, Ralph E. Barker, Jr.