Patents by Inventor Ted HELWICK

Ted HELWICK 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).

  • EXPIRING BALANCE FOR SPENDING OR PASSING ALONG TO A FRIEND
    Publication number: 20180349878
    Abstract: An expiring balance may be provided to a user account that the user can spend or pass along to a friend. The user may be given a limited time in which to spend the expiring balance after which the balance will not be available to the user. When the user decides to pass the balance along to a friend, an expiration time associated with the expiring balance may be reset. The expiring balance may be redeemed at participating locations and, if a location is not participating, the user may be able to notify an entity providing the expiring balance of the non-participation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Ted Helwick, Stan Chudnovsky, Faran Najafi, Clare Jones
  • EXPIRING BALANCE FOR SPENDING OR PASSING ALONG TO A FRIEND
    Publication number: 20150081525
    Abstract: An expiring balance may be provided to a user account that the user can spend or pass along to a friend. The user may be given a limited time in which to spend the expiring balance after which the balance will not be available to the user. When the user decides to pass the balance along to a friend, an expiration time associated with the expiring balance may be reset. The expiring balance may be redeemed at participating locations and, if a location is not participating, the user may be able to notify an entity providing the expiring balance of the non-participation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ted HELWICK, Stan CHUDNOVSKY, Faran NAJAFI, Clare JONES