Patents by Inventor Woody Ladd

Woody Ladd 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).

  • Publication number: 20040122769
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for facilitating payment from an account. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a party or device may receive information indicative of a first account (e.g., a checking account) associated with an account holder. The party or device may then determine if the account holder has used the first account in the past (or within a designated time period) to make a payment to another account, another payee, etc. The party or device may then facilitate the actual monetary transaction or provide information regarding the scheduled payment to another party or entity that may facilitate the actual monetary transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Bailo, Kathy M. Vogt, Harold J. Berquist, Brian M. Gunn, Woody Ladd, Robert E. Muckle
  • Publication number: 20030172287
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for distributing security information used to access a resource and for facilitating secure access to a resource. A method for facilitating security for access to a resource may include providing a first code to an individual at an address of record associated with the user, wherein the user is associated with an account; providing a second code to the first individual via a first statement for the account; and requiring the first individual to provide the first code and the second code when the first individual attempts to access a resource associated with the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Paul J. Bailo, Ryan D. Keiffner, Woody Ladd