Patents by Inventor Raymond Olson

Raymond Olson 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: 8266031
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate the sharing of account features. In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions and a data warehouse to record the transactions and store account data identifying account features of separate accounts, such as a second account having a feature and a first account without this feature. Account holders of the first and second accounts are in a same household and thus, in accordance with a set of rules, eligible to share the account features. A portal is configured to receive a request identifying the first account and to determine whether a transaction initiated in the first account and qualified for a benefit of the account feature is entitled to the benefit; and if so, a notification engine is to transmit a notification message to an account holder of the first account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Norris, Shaun Bodington, Nicola Stiff, Raymond Olson, Janet Martin, Rosann Woods, John Carr
  • Patent number: 6438774
    Abstract: A sleeping bag allows users to adjust the bag between a conventional rectangular bag and a narrowed mummy-style bag, thereby adjusting the internal volume of the bag. This allows a user to reduce the inner air space of the bag forming a tapered mummy-style shape for maximum comfort in cold weather. The sleeping bag user may also expand the inner space of the bag into a non-tapered, substantially rectangular shape for maximum comfort and freedom of movement in warm weather. This adjustment may be accomplished quickly and easily via one or more secondary external zippers or a system of toggles and loops, allowing the sleeping bag user to respond to even sudden changes in temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan L. Michaelis, Sarah R. McBride, Howard Hardee, Raymond Olson, Howard K. Peterson, Lauren D. Worley