Patents by Inventor Marc Elliot Berman

Marc Elliot Berman 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).

  • Universal redemption vehicle
    Patent number: 10417645
    Abstract: A reward point system comprising an industry vertical reception unit for receiving a user selected monetary value in a selected industry vertical, a point collection unit for receiving a quantity of points associated with the monetary value in the selected industry vertical, a redemption vehicle profile creation unit for generating a profile, and a redemption vehicle generation unit for loading the profile onto a redemption vehicle wherein the points on the redemption vehicle can be redeemed at any merchant in the selected industry vertical. Also provided are methods for utilizing said system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Scott Sickel, Michael John Kopec, Marc Elliot Berman