Patents by Inventor Franco Scalamandre

Franco Scalamandre 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 method for purchasing goods and services and receiving a future return on investment
    Publication number: 20020128942
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a rebate. The method includes the steps of selling a product or service to a buyer for a price at a first point in time, providing the buyer with an expectancy of a rebate, wherein the expectancy equals a first amount at the first point in time, investing at least a portion of the first amount in a financial investment vehicle, and providing the rebate to the buyer after a predetermined amount of time. After the predetermined amount of time, the rebate equals a second amount. The second amount is equal to what the first amount has matured to in the financial investment vehicle during the predetermined amount of time. The second amount is approximately equal to the original price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Colosi, Franco Scalamandre