Patents by Inventor Robert H. Chastain

Robert H. Chastain 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: 9662192
    Abstract: An oral appliance cleaning and storage device includes a housing, a top cap, and a bottom cap. The housing includes a first/wet compartment configured for receiving an oral appliance and a second/dry compartment configured for receiving at least one cleaner, breath mint, or other accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventor: Robert H. Chastain
  • Publication number: 20150021211
    Abstract: An oral appliance cleaning and storage device includes a housing, a top cap, and a bottom cap. The housing includes a first/wet compartment configured for receiving an oral appliance and a second/dry compartment configured for receiving at least one cleaner, breath mint, or other accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Robert H. CHASTAIN
  • Patent number: 6021943
    Abstract: A process for executing payment transactions between a user and a merchant, the process being carried out in connection with a bank or other institution maintaining a financial account for the user. The process comprises a step of segmenting the financial account of the user into a first sub-account containing unrestricted funds and a second sub-account containing restricted funds and transferring funds from the first sub-account of unrestricted funds to the second sub-account of restricted funds. Preferably, the transferring of the funds is done periodically according to a predetermined budget or is done from time to time according to specific authorization. The process also comprises tendering a restricted funds bank card to the merchant for accessing restricted funds in the second sub-account and scanning the restricted funds bank card electronically to identify the account to be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Robert H. Chastain