U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (March 8)
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Cartus Assigned Patent
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for selecting freight forwarding companies are provided wherein bids for shipping lanes and the like are received well in advance of a freight move. Bids are submitted on shipping lanes and other move associated transactions by pre-approved freight forwarding companies. This information is stored in a database. Selection of the freight forwarding company or companies occurs in connection with evaluating the bid information submitted and historical data stored on the database."
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Walker Digital Assigned Patent
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, computer readable media and systems are described wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. In an embodiment, a process includes receiving an indication that a customer is interested in making a purchase during a transaction from a merchant, and transmitting an offer for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer and a security deposit. The task is associated with a subsidy provider other than the merchant. The method also includes providing the offer to the customer, receiving the security deposit, applying the benefit to the transaction before performance of the task, and returning at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer based on the performance of the task. For example, a subsidy provider may offer to apply a subsidy amount to a transaction involving the purchase of a lawn mower in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer such as test driving a new car. It is also arranged for the customer to provide a security deposit. When the customer performs the task by test driving the car, arrangements are then made to return at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer."
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The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a system and method for administering an investment option known as a lifetime income share. Lifetime income shares mitigate survival risk, the risk that an individual will outlive his or her assets. More specifically, the purchase of a plurality of lifetime income shares guarantees an individual a predetermined, periodic income payment for the life of the purchaser. The guaranteed stream of monthly income commences at a specified age. Furthermore, the guaranteed stream is utilized to supplement an existing income level or provide income in the event that the individual outlives his or her accumulated liquid assets."
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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Assigned Patent
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to systems and methods for administering combination annuity products and to combination annuity products themselves. Certain embodiments of the invention can be used in connection with variable universal life insurance and variable life insurance contracts."
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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Model, Design Rules and System for Asset Composition and Usage
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are provided for the management of assets within an enterprise. Management of assets includes the creation of assets, the derivation and lineage of assets and asset composition. In addition, the creation of artifacts by the assets is provided. Assets and artifacts are maintained within a repository that is accessible throughout the enterprise. In addition, rules are provided for the composition and usage of all assets within the enterprise."
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The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method to trigger credit actions may include determining a quantity of triggers flagged for a selected creditor. The method may also include establishing an action plan in response to the quantity of flagged triggers being greater than the predetermined number. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a system to trigger credit actions may include a processor and at least one trigger. The system may also include a credit action program operable on the processor to generate a sires of inquiries and to determine a quantity of the at least one trigger being flagged based on the responses to the series of inquiries for a selected creditor."
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Walker Digital Assigned Patent
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a disclosed embodiment of the invention, a customer of a vending machine is provided with an offer to establish a membership at a vending machine. After receiving an acceptance of the offer, a membership identifier is determined. The membership identifier is stored in association with the term of the membership. After the step of storing, the membership identifier is received. The term of the membership is determined. A selection of a product that the customer intends to purchase is received from the customer, and a transaction is processed at the vending machine in accordance with the term and the selection."
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United Technologies Assigned Patent
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system designed for failure detectability through detection and isolation of a particular design feature."
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Watson Wyatt Assigned Patent
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In computer-implemented methods and systems for estimating financial modeling outcomes, financial data segmented into a number (x) of classes and scenario data for a set of model scenarios are processed to obtain an estimated model outcome distribution. The class segments are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive of the financial data. Multiple model tests are performed with samples of the financial data until a cumulative model outcome distribution is within a pre-determined acceptable tolerance limit from a distribution of fully assessed model outcomes obtainable by performing a single test of the scenarios using all of the financial data. The number (x) of classes, the sample size (z), and a number (y) of times that the tests are performed ensure that the cumulative model outcome distribution is within the pre-determined acceptable tolerance limit from the distribution of fully assessed model outcomes."
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