Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Begola

Jeffrey Begola 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).

  • Change card
    Publication number: 20070029378
    Abstract: A transaction card allows for retail purchases involving fractional dollar amounts to be completed without the use of coin currency. Change amounts involving less than one dollar can be either credited to or debited from a monetary value stored on a smart chip in the transaction card by placing the transaction card into a card reader that reads a magnetic swipe strip associated with the smart chip. Amounts credited to the transaction card can be used for secondary transactions not involving paper or coin currency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey Begola
  • CHANGE CARD
    Publication number: 20060097039
    Abstract: A transaction card allows for retail purchases involving fractional dollar amounts to be completed without the use of coin currency. Change amounts involving less than one dollar can be either credited to or debited from a monetary value stored on a smart chip in the transaction card by placing the transaction card into a card reader that reads a magnetic swipe strip associated with the smart chip. Amounts credited to the transaction card can be used for secondary transactions not involving paper or coin currency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventor: Jeffrey Begola