Patents by Inventor Franco Modigliani

Franco Modigliani 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).

  • Publication number: 20170140374
    Abstract: A network of registries is synchronized in whole or in part to a root registry; and are compilations of registrant data from accredited Identity Providers that accept liability for registering verified and accurate identity attributes. Registries associate a unique identifier with: a financial account owner's Personally Identifying Information; one or more linked publicly discoverable ePayment addresses to an account at a Financial Institution and a financial account owner's profile of preferences related to the capture, handling, transfer and storage of monetary and informational assets. Preferences extensions include: operating instructions and rule sets; and authentication factors that may make use of time sensitive data at one or more institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Andrew Gallant, Franco Modigliani, Francis M. Vitagliano
  • Patent number: 7831490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a central (root) directory and/or network of directories to linked credit accounts. Each linked credit account accepts, or is responsive to incoming payments or credits, without the need for access numbers, account numbers, routing numbers, or the like. The payment/deposit account may be set up as a deposit only account (e.g., it cannot pay out or be debited in the traditional sense). In this way, it can be effective in eliminating many of the security requirements of a traditional financial account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Payment Pathways, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Modigliani, Serena Modigliani, legal representative, Richard James O'Brien, Francis M. Vitagliano
  • Publication number: 20040236681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a central (root) directory and/or network of directories to linked credit accounts. Each linked credit account accepts, or is responsive to incoming payments or credits, without the need for access numbers, account numbers, routing numbers, or the like. The payment/deposit account may be set up as a deposit only account (e.g., it cannot pay out or be debited in the traditional sense). In this way, it can be effective in eliminating many of the security requirements of a traditional financial account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Franco Modigliani, Richard James O'Brien, Francis M. Vitagliano, Serena Modigliani
  • Patent number: 5206803
    Abstract: A data processing pension plan monitor is directed specifically to the management and controlled access of pension-backed credit. This system permits pension plan participants to establish a line of credit (LOC), based on their vested interest in a sponsored pension plan. This LOC is thereafter systematically applied to a plurality of accounts, each permitted selected credit card and/or check writing privileges.The present invention balances credit access with long term pension requirements. The charges associated with the credit accessed are paid back to the pensioner, thereby retaining certain tax deferred privileges while permitting access to the accumulated funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Inventors: Francis M. Vitagliano, Franco Modigliani