Patents by Inventor Scott E. Kluth

Scott E. Kluth 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: 20160171526
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for crediting users with rebate commissions in response to the users completing purchase transactions via retailer websites. According to embodiments, the systems and methods may determine that, after a user has completed a purchase transactions, the user is not enrolled in a rebate service. The systems and methods may generate a notification of the same and provide the notification to a client device for access by the user, where the client device may enable the user to register for the rebate service. In response to the user registering for the rebate service, the systems and methods may update an account of the user to reflect the rebate commission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Scott E. Kluth
  • Publication number: 20150106181
    Abstract: During a checkout process of an online sale transaction, a web page of a retailer website may display a shopping cart application that includes selected product objects and a clickable coupon service object. A user may activate or click the coupon service object. Upon activating the coupon service object, a coupon object associated with at least one of the selected product objects of the shopping cart application may be determined and a coupon code may be retrieved from the determined coupon object. The retrieved coupon code may be displayed on the web page to allow the user to view, select and apply the retrieved coupon code associated with the selected product object of the shopping cart application during a checkout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: COUPONCABIN LLC
    Inventor: Scott E. Kluth
  • Publication number: 20080281688
    Abstract: A coupon revenue sharing system has a main affiliate, at least one partner affiliate and an affiliate reporting network wherein the main affiliate has coupons which it loads onto a coupon file which is loaded onto the coupon database managed by a partner affiliate. The partner affiliate uses the coupon database to create a website displaying the main affiliate coupons. The affiliate reporting network has a tracking server and a commission database to track the use of an online coupon and report transactions utilizing the coupon and paying the main affiliate its share of the commission earned. Moreover, the main affiliate reports the transaction and pays the partner affiliate its portion of the commission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Scott E. Kluth
  • Publication number: 20080281714
    Abstract: A coupon integrator has a method for entering a desired product search term, a price comparison database which searches for online stores carrying a particular product and the pre coupon prices, a coupon database which identifies any available coupons, and a price calculator database which calculates the discount price based on the pre coupon price and any available coupons. Further optional embodiments include a product availability database which identifies whether a product is currently available at a merchant. A merchant database calculates the shipping, handling, and tax fees for a product for a specific zip code and a shipping charge and tax calculator database calculates the final cost by factoring in the discount price, the shipping and handling fee, any available shipping coupons, and the tax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Scott E. Kluth