Patents by Inventor Donald Kohl

Donald Kohl 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).

  • System and process for dispensing value in response to an authorization over an electric data network
    Patent number: 8255242
    Abstract: An insurance payment distribution system is disclosed for distributing data representative of money from a central station to selected individuals to be used at selected locations. The system includes a plurality of distribution payment cards and a remote card processing unit. The distribution payment cards are useable at the selected locations. Each payment card is capable of receiving information representative of a certain amount of money, and is capable of receiving information representative of permitted locations at which the each card may be used. The remote card processing unit is in communication with a computer network including a central computer system. The remote card processing unit is for modifying the information receivable on the cards responsive to information received via the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Efunds Corporation
    Inventor: Donald Kohl
  • SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DISPENSING VALUE IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTHORIZATION OVER AN ELECTRIC DATA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110077976
    Abstract: An insurance payment distribution system is disclosed for distributing data representative of money from a central station to selected individuals to be used at selected locations. The system includes a plurality of distribution payment cards and a remote card processing unit. The distribution payment cards are useable at the selected locations. Each payment card is capable of receiving information representative of a certain amount of money, and is capable of receiving information representative of permitted locations at which the each card may be used. The remote card processing unit is in communication with a computer network including a central computer system. The remote card processing unit is for modifying the information receivable on the cards responsive to information received via the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Donald Kohl
  • System and processes for dispensing value to cardholder in response to an authorization over an electric data network
    Patent number: 7707048
    Abstract: An insurance payment distribution system is disclosed for distributing data representative of money from a central station to selected individuals to be used at selected locations. The system includes a plurality of distribution payment cards and a remote card processing unit. The distribution payment cards are useable at the selected locations. Each payment card is capable of receiving information representative of a certain amount of money, and is capable of receiving information representative of permitted locations at which the each card may be used. The remote card processing unit is in communication with a computer network including a central computer system. The remote card processing unit is for modifying the information receivable on the cards responsive to information received via the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: eFunds Corporation
    Inventor: Donald Kohl