Patents by Inventor Steven M. Gorelick

Steven M. Gorelick 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).

  • Methods and systems for automatically determining and collecting a monetary contribution from an instrument
    Patent number: 7080775
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for automatically determining and collecting a monetary contribution from an instrument associated with a donor. An embodiment of a method according to the invention includes receiving an instrument, determining a currency amount of the instrument, and determining a monetary contribution. If the instrument is a financial instrument, the method rounds the currency amount of the financial instrument downward to a lower currency amount; and determines the difference (a positive value) between the amount of the financial instrument and the lower currency amount for the monetary contribution. If the instrument is a billing instrument, the method rounds the currency amount of the billing instrument upward to a higher currency amount; and determines the difference (a positive value) between the higher currency amount and the amount of the billing instrument for the monetary contribution. The method also collects the monetary contribution into the target account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: American Cancer Society
    Inventor: Steven M. Gorelick
  • In-situ vapor stripping for removing volatile organic compounds from groundwater
    Patent number: 5389267
    Abstract: An in-situ system for removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from groundwater. The technique includes gas-lift pumping and in-situ vapor stripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Steven M. Gorelick, Haim Gvirtzman
  • In-situ vapor stripping for removing volatile organic compounds from groundwater
    Patent number: 5180503
    Abstract: An in-situ system for removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from groundwater. The technique includes gas-lift pumping and in-situ vapor stripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Steven M. Gorelick, Haim Gvirtzman