Patents by Inventor Troy John Manhire

Troy John Manhire 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).

  • Shared-Benefit Reward System and Method
    Publication number: 20110125568
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating a portion of a purchase-based member reward to a third party beneficiary thereby to enable a shared benefit membership reward in a computer system. The method comprise the steps of receiving a member card at a merchant point of sale, identifying data indicative of a member and a third party beneficiary associated with the member card, calculating a defined benefit in respect of a purchase value, apportioning a percentage of the defined benefit to the member, and apportioning a remaining portion of the defined benefit contributed toward the third party beneficiary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Ezygive Pty Limited
    Inventor: Troy John Manhire