Patents by Inventor Karen Curtin

Karen Curtin 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).

  • System for providing enhanced systems management, such as in branch banking
    Patent number: 6681985
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include a financial transactions processing system to process financial transactions for a customer in a financial institution. One embodiment includes an entrance, a concierge desk, two or more teller towers, and a teller cash dispenser. The teller towers may contain a teller computer, a top surface, one or more cash slots, and a cash box. A bank employee at the teller tower performs transactions for a customer, such as depositing cash, performing account inquiries, etc. In one embodiment, the teller cash dispenser receives information regarding a withdrawal transaction and dispenses cash to a customer or the customer receives a printed receipt to receive cash from the cash dispenser. In another embodiment, the teller towers are arranged in a circle, semicircle, elongated circle, or oval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Washington Mutual, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Curtin, Mark J. Conway, Jeffrey C. Link, David W. Nelson, Ronald A. Turner, Deanna W. Oppenheimer, Scott A. Smith