Patents by Inventor Michael D. Osborne

Michael D. Osborne 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).

  • Publication number: 20190180256
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying presenting billing information of an electronic funds transfer recipient is provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises storing recipient information when a customer makes a financial transfer; requesting billing information from one or more billing companies for one or more accounts associated with the stored recipient information; storing account balance information for the one or more accounts associated with the stored recipient information; displaying, upon receipt of login information from the customer, the billing information and an option to pay the displayed bill; receiving authorization to pay the displayed bill; and causing one or more computers to execute payment of the bill using a payment account of the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: John Paul Olmstead, Michael D. Osborne, Christian Saravia
  • Publication number: 20160247130
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying presenting billing information of an electronic funds transfer recipient is provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises storing recipient information when a customer makes a financial transfer; requesting billing information from one or more billing companies for one or more accounts associated with the stored recipient information; storing account balance information for the one or more accounts associated with the stored recipient information; displaying, upon receipt of login information from the customer, the billing information and an option to pay the displayed bill; receiving authorization to pay the displayed bill; and causing one or more computers to execute payment of the bill using a payment account of the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: John Paul Olmstead, Michael D. Osborne, Christian Saravia
  • Publication number: 20040140327
    Abstract: A readily portable tank type pressurized working fluid dispenser is provided. The tank dispenser contains an internal membrane as separator that functions to isolate the working fluid to be dispensed from the pressurizing delivery fluid, e.g., compressed air, that vents the servicing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michael D. Osborne, Richard M. Nallenweg
  • Patent number: 5345350
    Abstract: A dual-purpose robotic picker apparatus for picking entire magazines of data storage cartridges as well as individual data storage cartridges in an automated data storage library. The multi-slot picker combines a detachable magazine and a "through-the-magazine" cartridge manipulator to function as a multi-gripper picker. A first magazine gripper acts to hold a multi-cartridge magazine. A second cartridge picker acts to move cartridges in and out of the magazine. An indexing mechanism moves the detachable magazine with respect to the cartridge gripper, permitting random access to the cartridges held within the magazine. The gripper mechanism can transport cartridges automatically within the library, either in magazines or as individual cartridges. The combination of multi-slot picking and bulk cartridge movement functions sharply increases library efficiency and data storage cartridge loading speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Ellis, Michael D. Osborn, Daniel J. Winarski