Patents by Inventor John S. Simpson

John S. Simpson 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).

  • Patent number: 6934691
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for managing mail/bills from a central online location. Mail/bills are sent/forwarded to the central online location via electronically or traditional mailing service. Once the mail are received, they are sorted, and either discarded or stored in a database for further processing. The central online location further consolidates both electronic and paper formatted bills into an easily manageable and accessible manner. The subscriber can view the bills online and take appropriate action. Further, the subscriber saves time and money in not having to review unimportant mail because they are discarded in accordance with the subscriber's instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Metavante Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Simpson, Murali Chirala
  • Patent number: 5197765
    Abstract: An improved security document which protects documents from copying on color copying machines. The document has cancellation terms and background pattern in two tones. If the copier is adjusted to obscure the cancellation term on reproduced copies at one tone, the cancellation at the other tone will appear. In an alternative embodiment, the density of the cancellation term and the background pattern vary across the face of the document. In this case, the cancellation term will appear somewhere on the copy no matter what copier adjustments are made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Register Company
    Inventors: William H. Mowry, Jr., Alan L. Sink, George W. Stubbs, John S. Simpson, John F. Kane