Patents by Inventor Whitney G. Hess

Whitney G. Hess 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).

  • Method, system, and computer program product for card selector tool
    Patent number: 7587349
    Abstract: A financial transaction instrument selector tool to help customers find a financial transaction instrument that is tailored to that customer's preferences. Preferences are input to a computer. Financial transaction instruments are selected to match the input preferences. The selected financial transaction instruments are then displayed for viewing. The preferences can be altered continuously. The effect of a change in at least one preference on the financial transaction instruments selected and displayed is updated in real-time. A double random sort technique may be used to determine the display order of financial transaction instruments that are selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill E. Gottlieb, Rene Jesus Villegas, Lincoln T. Bjorkman, Eunice E. Chase, Min S. Chung, Brendan M. Gallagher, Whitney G. Hess, Nori S. Kaiser, Nicholas E. Kierstead, Richard LaFauci, Judith Laughren, Grace Cham Perez, John A. Young