Patents by Inventor Laurie Allen

Laurie Allen 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).

  • Flexible drinking cup
    Patent number: 8181816
    Abstract: A drinking cup usable by persons having limited physical faculties includes a vessel portion having one or more walls and being closed at a bottom end to define a bottom surface, the vessel portion being configured to retain a liquid; a drinking portion having one or more walls and an open top end from which the liquid located in the vessel portion can be removed, the open top end defining a rim; and a flexible member connecting the vessel portion and the drinking portion. The flexible member facilitates movement of the drinking portion relative to the vessel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Laurie Allen
  • System and method for web access to financial data
    Patent number: 7647257
    Abstract: A web application that enables access to a client's specific account transaction detail. The charge transaction detail can include anything related to charge or credit card transactions including travel transaction detail, corporate card detail and corporate purchasing card detail. The transaction detail can be captured from many sources and can include third party data. The clients can use a web application and web page to access the account data and create report views of the information. The system can also includes a create a report capability, which allows users to add filters and data elements to an existing report format and create a report specific to their needs and data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie Allen, Steve Atkins, Dave Babcock, Pat Callahan, Sean Hagan, Norm Hanevich, Greg James, Cheryl Kabrud, Andy Nicholls, Daniel Parks, Brenda Rowley, Elias Serrano, Ken Sheehan, Tony Williams
  • FLEXIBLE DRINKING CUP
    Publication number: 20090188927
    Abstract: A drinking cup usable by persons having limited physical faculties includes a vessel portion having one or more walls and being closed at a bottom end to define a bottom surface, the vessel portion being configured to retain a liquid; a drinking portion having one or more walls and an open top end from which the liquid located in the vessel portion can be removed, the open top end defining a rim; and a flexible member connecting the vessel portion and the drinking portion. The flexible member facilitates movement of the drinking portion relative to the vessel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Laurie Allen
  • System and method for web access to financial data
    Publication number: 20040225603
    Abstract: A web application that enables access to a client's specific account transaction detail. The charge transaction detail can include anything related to charge or credit card transactions including travel transaction detail, corporate card detail and corporate purchasing card detail. The transaction detail can be captured from many sources and can include third party data. The clients can use a web application and web page to access the account data and create report views of the information. The system can also includes a create a report capability, which allows users to add filters and data elements to an existing report format and create a report specific to their needs and data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie Allen, Steve Atkins, Dave Babcock, Pat Callahan, Sean Hagan, Norm Hanevich, Greg James, Cheryl Kabrud, Andy Nicholls, Daniel Parks, Brenda Rowley, Elias Serrano, Ken Sheehan, Tony Williams