Patents by Inventor John T. Brophy

John T. Brophy 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: 20020069077
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a computer system for administering employee benefits. The computer system comprises a first tier. The first tier includes a plurality of users. At least one user is a workstation having a processor and memory. At least one other user is a system processing means. The workstation is configured for inputting rules into the computer system. The rules are for controlling the computer system. The system processing means is configured to generate and execute transactions based upon the rules. A second tier includes memory configured to store the rules. The rules are organized into tables within the memory of the second tier. A third tier includes memory configured to store benefit data. The benefit data is organized into tables in the third tier memory. The benefit data can be manipulated only by the system processing means executing the rule-based transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Westport Benefits, L.L.C.
    Inventors: John T. Brophy, Ann Lyndon, A. Michael Foley, Robert E. Smith, Philip R. Crevier
  • Patent number: 5429506
    Abstract: A system and method which links a premium paying corporate life insurance plan with a voluntary employee group life plan. The system and process manage a split of premiums of a single life insurance policy between an employer and an employee in such a way as to provide an employee with a designated death benefit but also to allow the employer to invest funds in the cash value of the single life insurance contract to fund the group life benefit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Westport Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Brophy, Arthur C. Eddy, V. Ann Lyndon