Patents by Inventor Margaret Nyland

Margaret Nyland 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 AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RELOADING A STORED VALUE CARD
    Publication number: 20120233071
    Abstract: To facilitate the sale of merchandise using a stored value card (SVC), a method and system are provided to automatically reload an SVC in accordance with automatic reload preferences associated with the SVC account. The preferences include the pre-authorized reload amount, payment method, and the circumstances under which to automatically reload the SVC with the pre-authorized reload amount. The preferences are previously specified by a party associated with the SVC when setting up the automatic reload option. The party is notified when the automatic reload occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Starbucks Corporation d/b/a Starbucks Coffee Company
    Inventors: Nathaniel W. Winkelman, III, Susan E. Flannery, Daniel C. White, Margaret A. Nyland, Evan D. Klopp, Thomas R. FitzMacken
  • Method and apparatus for automatically reloading a stored value card
    Patent number: 8156042
    Abstract: To facilitate the sale of merchandise using a stored value card (SVC), a method and system are provided to automatically reload an SVC in accordance with automatic reload preferences associated with the SVC account. The preferences include the pre-authorized reload amount, payment method, and the circumstances under which to automatically reload the SVC with the pre-authorized reload amount. The preferences are previously specified by a party associated with the SVC when setting up the automatic reload option. The party is notified when the automatic reload occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel W. Winkelman, III, Susan E. Flannery, Daniel C. White, Margaret A. Nyland, Evan D. Klopp, Thomas R. FitzMacken
  • Method and apparatus for automatically reloading a stored value card
    Publication number: 20050125317
    Abstract: To facilitate the sale of merchandise using a stored value card (SVC), a method and system are provided to automatically reload an SVC in accordance with automatic reload preferences associated with the SVC account. The preferences include the pre-authorized reload amount, payment method, and the circumstances under which to automatically reload the SVC with the pre-authorized reload amount. The preferences are previously specified by a party associated with the SVC when setting up the automatic reload option. The party is notified when the automatic reload occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel Winkelman, Susan Flannery, Daniel White, Margaret Nyland, Evan Klopp, Thomas FitzMacken