Patents by Inventor Earle George Rowan

Earle George Rowan 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).

  • Protecting against impulse expenditure
    Publication number: 20030211886
    Abstract: A method of protecting against impulse expenditure during an expenditure period includes the step prior to the commencement of the expenditure period, of using a digital information processing device to enter or select rules governing permissible expenditure during the expenditure period. During the expenditure period, expenditure controlling apparatus is used to control expenditure in accordance with the rules defined prior to the commencement of the expenditure period. The rules governing permissible expenditure are stored on a portable data storage device, and the portable data storage device is used to convey the rules to the expenditure controlling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: WORLDSMART TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Peter D. Buchanan, Earle George Rowan