Patents by Inventor Mark Herrington

Mark Herrington 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).

  • Patent number: 11038147
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescence device with enhanced out-coupling efficiency. The electroluminescence device comprises a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, an organic layer and a second electrode. The organic layer is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer comprises one or more nanoparticles forming protrusion features on the organic layer thereby forming a topographical structured organic layer in the electroluminescence device. The electroluminescence device is capable of reducing the surface plasmon polariton loss thereby, enhancing the light out-coupling the electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Philip Benzie, Mark Herrington, Karen Alsop-Fox
  • Publication number: 20200328380
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescence device with enhanced out-coupling efficiency. The electroluminescence device comprises a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, an organic layer and a second electrode. The organic layer is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer comprises one or more nanoparticles forming protrusion features on the organic layer thereby forming a topographical structured organic layer in the electroluminescence device. The electroluminescence device is capable of reducing the surface plasmon polariton loss thereby, enhancing the light out-coupling the electroluminescence device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Philip Benzie, Mark Herrington, Karen Alsop-Fox
  • Publication number: 20180160591
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between AU 2010-119 and ‘Florida Radiance’. The new strawberry, named ‘Florida Beauty’, is distinguished by its compact growth habit; steady yield; fruit that are exceptionally and consistently well-shaped, bright medium-red, and having an exceptional, balanced flavor when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Vance M. Whitaker, Mark Herrington
  • Publication number: 20150081526
    Abstract: A payroll receiving and accessing system includes an enrollment kit. The kit includes activation instructions and an enrollment form for assigning an account identifier that identifies an account for receiving payroll funds due an employee. The system also includes an account activation system programmed to receive an activation request by the employee to activate the account, provide to the employee disbursement options including at least receiving payroll funds by negotiable instrument and receiving payroll funds by presentation instrument, receive from the employee a selection from among the disbursement options, and establish the selection. The system also includes a trustee account for the benefit of the employee for receiving the payroll funds due the employee and a system configured to disburse the funds to the employee in accordance with the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Publication number: 20140244501
    Abstract: A value distribution method includes enrolling a payee into a source program through which the payee receives funds from a payer. The source program includes a stored value account into which the payer deposits the payee's funds. The stored value account has account information associated therewith. The method also includes receiving a porting trigger, and, in response to the porting trigger, establishing a target program for the payee. The target program includes a target account into which entities in addition to the payer may deposit funds. The method also includes porting at least a portion of the account information from the source program to the target program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Patent number: 8775279
    Abstract: A payroll receiving and accessing system includes an enrollment kit. The kit includes activation instructions and an enrollment form for assigning an account identifier that identifies an account for receiving payroll funds due an employee. The system also includes an account activation system programmed to receive an activation request by the employee to activate the account, provide to the employee disbursement options including at least receiving payroll funds by negotiable instrument and receiving payroll funds by presentation instrument, receive from the employee a selection from among the disbursement options, and establish the selection. The system also includes a trustee account for the benefit of the employee for receiving the payroll funds due the employee and a system configured to disburse the funds to the employee in accordance with the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Patent number: 8700507
    Abstract: A value distribution method includes enrolling a payee into a source program through which the payee receives funds from a payer. The source program includes a stored value account into which the payer deposits the payee's funds. The stored value account has account information associated therewith. The method also includes receiving a porting trigger, and, in response to the porting trigger, establishing a target program for the payee. The target program includes a target account into which entities in addition to the payer may deposit funds. The method also includes porting at least a portion of the account information from the source program to the target program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Money Networks Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Patent number: 8365987
    Abstract: A presentation instrument package includes a presentation instrument and a negotiable instrument. The package is configured for display at a point-of-sale, and the presentation instrument and negotiable instrument are configured for activation at the point-of-sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Patent number: 8286860
    Abstract: A method of porting value from a negotiable instrument to a presentation instrument includes acquiring information from the negotiable instrument, acquiring information from the presentation instrument, sending at least a portion of the information from the negotiable instrument to a check processor, receiving a message from the check processor that identifies whether the negotiable instrument has been associated with a Positive Pay File, and, based at least in part on the message from the check processor, determining an amount of value to credit to an account associated with the presentation instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman, Richard Jackman
  • Patent number: 7658322
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described for authorizing transactions undertaken with a negotiable instrument which is pre-allocated a specific amount of funds. A host computer system may receive a request to allocate funds to a negotiable instrument. The host may verify the availability of funds, and allocate the funds to the negotiable instrument. The host may then receive a request to authorize the transaction in which the negotiable instrument is used. The host may verify that the particular instrument has been allocated the specific amount indicated, and thereby authorize the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Money Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Publication number: 20090150249
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described for authorizing transactions undertaken with a negotiable instrument which is pre-allocated a specific amount of funds. A host computer system may receive a request to allocate funds to a negotiable instrument. The host may verify the availability of funds, and allocate the funds to the negotiable instrument. The host may then receive a request to authorize the transaction in which the negotiable instrument is used. The host may verify that the particular instrument has been allocated the specific amount indicated, and thereby authorize the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Money Network, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Patent number: 7500600
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described for authorizing transactions undertaken with a negotiable instrument which is pre-allocated a specific amount of funds. A host computer system may receive a request to allocate funds to a negotiable instrument. The host may verify the availability of funds, and allocate the funds to the negotiable instrument. The host may then receive a request to authorize the transaction in which the negotiable instrument is used. The host may verify that the particular instrument has been allocated the specific amount indicated, and thereby authorize the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Money Network, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Patent number: 7475811
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described for authorizing transactions undertaken with a negotiable instrument which is pre-allocated a specific amount of funds. A host computer system may receive a request to allocate funds to a negotiable instrument. The host may verify the availability of funds, and allocate the funds to the negotiable instrument. The host may then receive a request to authorize the transaction in which the negotiable instrument is used. The host may verify that the particular instrument has been allocated the specific amount indicated, and thereby authorize the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Money Network, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Publication number: 20080306844
    Abstract: A payroll receiving and accessing system includes an enrollment kit. The kit includes activation instructions and an enrollment form for assigning an account identifier that identifies an account for receiving payroll funds due an employee. The system also includes an account activation system programmed to receive an activation request by the employee to activate the account, provide to the employee disbursement options including at least receiving payroll funds by negotiable instrument and receiving payroll funds by presentation instrument, receive from the employee a selection from among the disbursement options, and establish the selection. The system also includes a trustee account for the benefit of the employee for receiving the payroll funds due the employee and a system configured to disburse the funds to the employee in accordance with the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Publication number: 20080215488
    Abstract: A value distribution method includes enrolling a payee into a source program through which the payee receives funds from a payer. The source program includes a stored value account into which the payer deposits the payee's funds. The stored value account has account information associated therewith. The method also includes receiving a porting trigger, and, in response to the porting trigger, establishing a target program for the payee. The target program includes a target account into which entities in addition to the payer may deposit funds. The method also includes porting at least a portion of the account information from the source program to the target program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman
  • Publication number: 20080185427
    Abstract: A method of porting value from a negotiable instrument to a presentation instrument includes acquiring information from the negotiable instrument, acquiring information from the presentation instrument, sending at least a portion of the information from the negotiable instrument to a check processor, receiving a message from the check processor that identifies whether the negotiable instrument has been associated with a Positive Pay File, and, based at least in part on the message from the check processor, determining an amount of value to credit to an account associated with the presentation instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Herrington, Mark V. Putman, Richard Jackman
  • Publication number: 20080067241
    Abstract: A presentation instrument package includes a presentation instrument and a negotiable instrument. The package is configured for display at a point-of-sale, and the presentation instrument and negotiable instrument are configured for activation at the point-of-sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Money Network Financial, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Publication number: 20070272745
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described for authorizing transactions undertaken with a negotiable instrument which is pre-allocated a specific amount of funds. A host computer system may receive a request to allocate funds to a negotiable instrument. The host may verify the availability of funds, and allocate the funds to the negotiable instrument. The host may then receive a request to authorize the transaction in which the negotiable instrument is used. The host may verify that the particular instrument has been allocated the specific amount indicated, and thereby authorize the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Money Network, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Publication number: 20070057035
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described for authorizing transactions undertaken with a negotiable instrument which is pre-allocated a specific amount of funds. A host computer system may receive a request to allocate funds to a negotiable instrument. The host may verify the availability of funds, and allocate the funds to the negotiable instrument. The host may then receive a request to authorize the transaction in which the negotiable instrument is used. The host may verify that the particular instrument has been allocated the specific amount indicated, and thereby authorize the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Money Network, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jackman, Mark Herrington, Mark Putman
  • Patent number: PP30385
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant (Fragaria X ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between AU 2010-119 and ‘Florida Radiance’. The new strawberry plant, named ‘Florida Beauty’, is distinguished by its compact growth habit; steady yield; fruit that are exceptionally and consistently well-shaped, bright medium-red, and having an exceptional, balanced flavor when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FLORIDA FOUNDATION SEED PRODUCERS, INC.
    Inventors: Vance M. Whitaker, Mark Herrington