Patents by Inventor Douglas B Blasiman

Douglas B Blasiman 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).

  • Method and system for distributing and activating a non-personalized purchase card
    Patent number: 8219474
    Abstract: The system includes a first and second computer systems and a purchase card associated with a major credit card organization. The card does not include information about any prospective card holder and is provided with a card number so that when activated, has an initial monetary value. The first computer system, located at a purchase outlet, is configured to transmit the card number over a communication network to the second computer system to activate the account, without requiring information from any person acquiring the card. The activated card is usable at retail establishments that accept credit cards. A method includes the steps of authorizing distribution of a plurality of non-activated purchase cards to purchase card outlets and authorizing activation of the purchase card account without requiring information from any person acquiring the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Privacash, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Sutton, Douglas B Blasiman
  • Method and System for Distributing and Activating a Non-Personalized Purchase Card
    Publication number: 20110055082
    Abstract: The system includes a first and second computer systems and a purchase card associated with a major credit card organization. The card does not include information about any prospective card holder and is provided with a card number so that when activated, has an initial monetary value. The first computer system, located at a purchase outlet, is configured to transmit the card number over a communication network to the second computer system to activate the account, without requiring information from any person acquiring the card. The activated card is usable at retail establishments that accept credit cards. A method includes the steps of authorizing distribution of a plurality of non-activated purchase cards to purchase card outlets and authorizing activation of the purchase card account without requiring information from any person acquiring the card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: PRIVACASH, INC.
    Inventors: David B. Sutton, Douglas B. Blasiman