Patents by Inventor Julia Menichilli

Julia Menichilli 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: 20050043992
    Abstract: The invention facilitates pooling, gifting or transferring of geographic area loyalty points between accounts. The invention also facilitates a transfer of geographic area loyalty points from a consumer account associated with a sponsoring company to a consumer account associated with a host company. The invention may also facilitate gifting of loyalty points to charitable organizations on a recurring basis, wherein the gifting may transfer any portion of geographic based points to various charities. The system may also convert the geographic area loyalty points to a monetary value, thereby allowing the points to be donated to a charity such that the donation appears to be a monetary value donation to the charity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Perry Cohagan, Birgitta Mayer, Julia Menichilli, Theodore Voltmer, Penelope Wood-Kulko
  • Publication number: 20040243468
    Abstract: The invention facilitates a loyalty system which is associated with pre-determined geographic locations and/or services and goods offered in a specific geographic area. The system is configured with one product platform with a modularized approach to facilitate the development of market specific rewards and communication materials. The loyalty points may be earned within a specific geographic location, then redeemed in one geographic location, a subset of locations or without restrictions. Similarly, the loyalty points may be earned in one geographic location, a subset of locations or without restrictions, then redeemed only in a specific geographic location. The geographic features of the system may be implemented using existing data that is associated with geographic areas such as, for example, zip codes, retailer identification codes, service establishment codes and/or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Perry A. Cohagan, Birgitta Mayer, Julia Menichilli, Theodore S. Voltmer, Penelope Wood-Kulko
  • Publication number: 20040238620
    Abstract: The invention provides consumers with the services of multiple cards or accounts while allowing consumers to carry a single card, transponder, code and/or other access device. Because the card may access combined services such as financial transaction services and transportation services, the system may facilitate charging the financial account for the transportation services. The system may allow the consumer to use loyalty points or geographic based loyalty points to pay for the transportation services. The system may also limit the use of certain loyalty points based upon the geographic area for certain transportation services in certain geographic areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry A. Cohagan, Mary Ann Fitzmaurice, Aliza Freud, Birgitta Mayer, Julia Menichilli, Jason Nanton, Ray Sharp, Scott Vosburgh, Penelope Wood-Kulko