Patents by Inventor Michael Elmer Westphal

Michael Elmer Westphal 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: 20140372269
    Abstract: Systems and methods selecting payment terms. One system includes a computing device configured to receive cost information and determine available payment options. The computing device is also configured to generate a graphical user interface based on the payment options. The graphical user interface includes a slider graphically illustrating a range of values for a payment term and a selector movable within the slider for selecting a value within the range, wherein the range of values includes a discount range. The computing device is configured to receive input from a lendee indicating a desired value from the range of values for the payment term based on a position of the selector along the range, determine if the desired value is within the discount range, and calculate a payment plan based on the desired value, wherein the payment plan includes a discount when the desired value is within the discount range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: OrthoFi, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lawrence Ternan, Michael Elmer Westphal