Patents by Inventor Michael L. Rethorn

Michael L. Rethorn 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: 20080249927
    Abstract: A method includes receiving at an issuer computer at least one message relating to a funds transfer routed to the issuer computer by a payment system. The message(s) include information indicative of the name of an individual who initiated the funds transfer. The issuer computer is operated by or on behalf of an issuer of payment card accounts. The funds transfer is credited to a payment cared account issued by the issuer to a recipient of the funds transfer. A periodic statement is generated concerning transactions charged or credited to the recipient's payment card account. The periodic statement includes an entry for the funds transfer. The entry includes the name the individual who initiated the funds transfer. Similarly, the name of the recipient of a funds transfer may appear on the periodic payment card account statement for a sender of the funds transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Michael L. Rethorn, Robert K. Walls, Michelle L. Grist