Patents by Inventor Joseph BUTVIN

Joseph BUTVIN 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: 20220366398
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a customer's debit card payment with a one-time loan at a point of sale (POS) is disclosed. The method receives, at a POS, a debit card input from a customer to be used as a transaction payment. The POS obtains, from the debit card input, identification information for the customer. A total monetary amount of the transaction payment and the identification information is provided to a one-time loan provider's computer system. The one-time loan provider's system uses the customer identification information to perform a credit screening for the total monetary amount of the transaction payment. The one-time loan provider's system provides to the POS a one-time loan offer for the customer. The one-time loan offer to be used in place of the debit card input to make the transaction payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Joseph BUTVIN, Kurt BROWN
  • Patent number: 11379821
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a customer's debit card payment with a one-time loan at a point of sale (POS) is disclosed. The method receives, at a POS, a debit card input from a customer to be used as a transaction payment. The POS obtains, from the debit card input, identification information for the customer. A total monetary amount of the transaction payment and the identification information is provided to a one-time loan provider's computer system. The one-time loan provider's system uses the customer identification information to perform a credit screening for the total monetary amount of the transaction payment. The one-time loan provider's system provides to the POS a one-time loan offer for the customer. The one-time loan offer to be used in place of the debit card input to make the transaction payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Butvin, Kurt Brown
  • Publication number: 20210065160
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a customer's debit card payment with a one-time loan at a point of sale (POS) is disclosed. The method receives, at a POS, a debit card input from a customer to be used as a transaction payment. The POS obtains, from the debit card input, identification information for the customer. A total monetary amount of the transaction payment and the identification information is provided to a one-time loan provider's computer system. The one-time loan provider's system uses the customer identification information to perform a credit screening for the total monetary amount of the transaction payment. The one-time loan provider's system provides to the POS a one-time loan offer for the customer. The one-time loan offer to be used in place of the debit card input to make the transaction payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Joseph BUTVIN, Kurt BROWN
  • Publication number: 20200334702
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically assigning a middle out loyalty is disclosed. The method and system obtains a number of customer specific characteristics for a co-brand account holder. In addition, one or more brand partners for a brand providing a co-brand account of the co-brand account holder is also obtained. The customer specific characteristics of the co-brand account holder are used in conjunction with the brand requirements to generate a dynamic middle out loyalty offer customized for the co-brand account holder. Automatically, and after a time period expires, using the customer specific characteristics of the co-brand account holder in conjunction with the brand requirements to dynamically generate a new middle out loyalty offer customized for the co-brand account holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Joseph BUTVIN, Michael HANCOCK, Elizabeth PAPAS
  • Patent number: 9316247
    Abstract: An air-driven feeder tool is provided for presenting swagable collars one at a time for placement on the shanks of lockbolts and thereby made ready for the application of a swaging tool. The swaging tool breaks off a pintail from the lockbolt and a vacuum system draws the broken-off pintails through a vacuum device and into a receptacle for safe disposal. The feeder mechanism comprises a magazine holding a supply f side-by-side collars, a presentation piece holding a short working collars and a worker-actuable trigger mechanism between the two queues for transferring collars, one at a time, from the magazine to the presentation queue. Two embodiments of the feeder tool are disclosed, each with a unique trigger position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Gage Bilt, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Butvin, Bruce T. Godfrey, Brian H. Leigh, Tony P. Potts
  • Publication number: 20140201972
    Abstract: An air-driven feeder tool is provided for presenting swagable collars one at a time for placement on the shanks of lockbolts and thereby made ready for the application of a swaging tool. The swaging tool breaks off a pintail from the lockbolt and a vacuum system draws the broken-off pintails through a vacuum device and into a receptacle for safe disposal. The feeder mechanism comprises a magazine holding a supply f side-by-side collars, a presentation piece holding a short working collars and a worker-actuable trigger mechanism between the two queues for transferring collars, one at a time, from the magazine to the presentation queue. Two embodiments of the feeder tool are disclosed, each with a unique trigger position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: GAGE BILT, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph BUTVIN, Bruce T. GODFREY, Brian H. LEIGH, Tony P. POTTS