Patents by Inventor Kenneth Sturm

Kenneth Sturm 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).

  • Retail package for prepaid debit cards and method for debit card distribution
    Patent number: 7494056
    Abstract: A retail package for prepaid cards is disclosed which includes a card retainer, a proxy debit card retained by the retainer and adapted to be loaded with funds at a point of sale, and at least one electronic debit card retained by the retainer and requiring registration prior to use, wherein the proxy debit card and the at least one electronic debit card are linked to one another within a processing system to facilitate fund transfers therebetween after registration of the at least one debit card. Methods of distributing prepaid cards are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Inventor: Kenneth Sturm
  • Retail package for prepaid debit cards and method for debit card distribution
    Publication number: 20070045401
    Abstract: A retail package for prepaid cards is disclosed which includes a card retainer, a proxy debit card retained by the retainer and adapted to be loaded with funds at a point of sale, and at least one electronic debit card retained by the retainer and requiring registration prior to use, wherein the proxy debit card and the at least one electronic debit card are linked to one another within a processing system to facilitate fund transfers therebetween after registration of the at least one debit card. Methods of distributing prepaid cards are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth Sturm