Patents by Inventor Michael Varian

Michael Varian 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).

  • Gift card and referral card system and method
    Patent number: 8651375
    Abstract: A system comprising a referral acceptor; a referral coordinator coupled to the referral acceptor; a referral calculator coupled to the referral calculator; and an input/output (I/O) device coupled to the referral coordinator. The referral acceptor is configured to accept a referral card. The referral card has a referrer identifier which identifiers a referrer of a holder of the referral card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventors: Bill Gouldd, Michael Varian