Patents by Inventor Ram Chandran

Ram Chandran 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: 7650301
    Abstract: To ensure merchant acquisition compliance, the invention enables creation of merchant selection criteria that are used to query a database of acquired merchants. A set of acquired merchants is randomly compiled based on the selection criteria and is entered into a workflow to determine compliance with a set of rules that are represented by a checklist. A checklist corresponding to the set of acquired merchants is retrieved. The set and the checklist are combined to create a case, which is assigned to a representative. The representative ensures that a merchant acquisition form for each merchant in the set complies with a checklist item. When a merchant acquisition form is found to be non-compliant, then it is either corrected by the representative (if the error is minor), or sent to an acquisition manager (when more substantive errors are found). The acquisition form is then corrected and the case is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Burges Bharucha, Julie Bowers, Jeffrey John Newton, Alexandra Schmidt, Ram Chandran Viswanathan, Riththidej Vuwong
  • Publication number: 20090063319
    Abstract: To ensure merchant acquisition compliance, the invention enables creation of merchant selection criteria that are used to query a database of acquired merchants. A set of acquired merchants is randomly compiled based on the selection criteria and is entered into a workflow to determine compliance with a set of rules that are represented by a checklist. A checklist corresponding to the set of acquired merchants is retrieved. The set and the checklist are combined to create a case, which is assigned to a representative. The representative ensures that a merchant acquisition form for each merchant in the set complies with a checklist item. When a merchant acquisition form is found to be non-compliant, then it is either corrected by the representative (if the error is minor), or sent to an acquisition manager (when more substantive errors are found). The acquisition form is then corrected and the case is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Burges Bharucha, Julie Bowers, Jeffrey John Newton, Alexandra Schmidt, Ram Chandran Viswanathan, Riththidej Vuwong
  • Patent number: 7293602
    Abstract: A fin and tube assembly for use in a heat exchanger comprising a carbon steel tube, a carbon steel fin, and an external brazing compound comprising a material selected from the group consisting of nickel, chrome, copper, aluminum, zinc, and graphite brazed to the tube and fin is disclosed. A method for making the assembly and a power plant which includes the assembly are also disclosed. The brazing compound functions to prevent corrosion of the carbon steel and also functions to attach the tube and fin together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Holtec International Inc.
    Inventors: Ranga Nadig, Ram Chandran, Michael Phipps
  • Publication number: 20060289151
    Abstract: A fin and tube assembly for use in a heat exchanger comprising a carbon steel tube, a carbon steel fin, and an external brazing compound comprising a material selected from the group consisting of nickel, chrome, copper, aluminum, zinc, and graphite brazed to the tube and fin is disclosed. A method for making the assembly and a power plant which includes the assembly are also disclosed. The brazing compound functions to prevent corrosion of the carbon steel and also functions to attach the tube and fin together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ranga Nadig, Ram Chandran, Michael Phipps