Patents by Inventor Lara J. Erpelding

Lara J. Erpelding 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).

  • Method of generating and redeeming coupons
    Patent number: 8533032
    Abstract: A method of generating and redeeming a plurality of coupons includes generating a first coupon, generating a second coupon, distributing the first coupon to the first consumer, and distributing the second coupon to the second consumer. Generating a first coupon includes selecting a first group of offers from a plurality of offers such that the first group of offers is individually customized to the first consumer, and printing a first bar code identifying a first account and indicating that the first coupon relates to the first group of offers. Generating a second coupon includes selecting a second group of offers, and printing a second bar. Each of the plurality of offers is redeemable for a discount on a corresponding one of a plurality of products offered for sale, and the first group of offers differs from the second group of offers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Renee Main, David J. Semersky, Nissa Miller, Lara J. Erpelding, Edward C. Ampe, Subodh K. Samal, Scott R. Hamilton