Patents by Inventor Ian R. Bell

Ian R. Bell 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).

  • 2-AMINO-N-HETEROARYL-NICOTINAMIDES AS NAV1.8 INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20250084064
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L.G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
  • Methods and systems for identifying early terminating loan customers
    Patent number: 7392221
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying and retaining customers who are likely to terminate an existing loan contract at a date earlier than the loan termination date identified in the loan contract are disclosed. The method includes the steps of using an early termination model to identify customers likely to terminate an existing loan contract at a date earlier than the loan termination date identified in the loan contract, notifying those customers of new loan opportunities at competitive loan interest rates and attempting to cross sell new loans to the customers before the customer early terminates their existing loan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Capital Corporation
    Inventors: Oumar Nabe, David J. Fogarty, Ian R. Bell, Maria Abdul Karim, Rossen G. Valtchanov
  • Methods and systems for supplying customer leads to dealers
    Patent number: 7305364
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating customer leads for use by dealers attempting to sell a product, for example a loan product. The method is implemented on a system and includes providing a database of customer information, predicting a propensity for one or more customers within the database to respond to an offer, predicting when the customers will respond to the offer, generating a potential customer list, and providing the potential customer list to one or more dealers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Capital Corporation
    Inventors: Oumar Nabe, David J. Fogarty, Ian R. Bell, Balwinder S. Samra
  • Methods and systems for identifying early terminating loan customers
    Publication number: 20030097329
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying and retaining customers who are likely to terminate an existing loan contract at a date earlier than the loan termination date identified in the loan contract are disclosed. The method includes the steps of using an early termination model to identify customers likely to terminate an existing loan contract at a date earlier than the loan termination date identified in the loan contract, notifying those customers of new loan opportunities at competitive loan interest rates and attempting to cross sell new loans to the customers before the customer early terminates their existing loan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Oumar Nabe, David J. Fogarty, Ian R. Bell, Maria Abdul Karim, Rossen G. Valtchanov
  • Methods and systems for supplying customer leads to dealers
    Publication number: 20020194050
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating customer leads for use by dealers attempting to sell a product, for example a loan product. The method is implemented on a system and includes providing a database of customer information, predicting a propensity for one or more customers within the database to respond to an offer, predicting when the customers will respond to the offer, generating a potential customer list, and providing the potential customer list to one or more dealers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Oumar Nabe, David J. Fogarty, Ian R. Bell, Balwinder S. Samra