Patents by Inventor Shelly F. Sanders

Shelly F. Sanders 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).

  • System and method for funding a collective account
    Publication number: 20030028483
    Abstract: A system and method for funding a collective account such as a charitable account includes issuing a plurality of financial instruments, linking the financial instruments to the collective account, aggregating individual financial instrument usage, calculating a bonus or other reward based on the aggregate financial instrument usage and funding or distributing the reward to the collective account. According to the invention, members of a civic, charitable, political or other entity may generate collective rewards or other benefits which may be attributed to the designated organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: First USA Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Shelly F. Sanders, Teodore Bowers