Bernard Von Nothaus

US Patent:

8296226, Oct 23, 2012

Filed:

Jul 2, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/829867

Inventors:

Jason W. Pratt - Austin TX, US
Bernard von NotHaus - Evansville IN, US

Assignee:

Liberty Gold International, Ltd - Wellington

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 38, 705 35, 705 36 R, 705 37

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an asset backed purchase card. The present invention includes a house account comprising one or more assets, each of the one or more assets having a substantially continually updated spot purchase price. The invention receives funds from a consumer in exchange for a portion of the one or more assets from the house account based on an internal spot price of the asset, increasing a balance in a purchase account of the consumer. The purchase account is debited by selling a quantity of the asset backing the purchase account balance to the house account based on the internal spot price of the asset in response to a transaction based on a purchase card purchase by the consumer.

US Patent:

20080010201, Jan 10, 2008

Filed:

Jul 6, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/774413

Inventors:

Jason W. Pratt - Austin TX, US
Bernard von NotHaus - Evansville IN, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 41

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an asset backed purchase card. The present invention includes a house account comprising one or more assets, each of the one or more assets having a substantially continually updated spot purchase price. The invention receives funds from a consumer in exchange for a portion of the one or more assets from the house account based on an internal spot price of the asset, increasing a balance in a purchase account of the consumer. The purchase account is debited by selling a quantity of the asset backing the purchase account balance to the house account based on the internal spot price of the asset in response to a transaction based on a purchase card purchase by the consumer.

US Patent:

20080167965, Jul 10, 2008

Filed:

Jan 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/971662

Inventors:

Bernard VON NOTHAUS - Evansville IN, US
Jason W. PRATT - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705 17, 705 16

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for extracting real world value from a virtual account by receiving point-of-sale information from a consumer, converting a real currency purchase amount to an equivalent virtual value, and processing the transaction. The point-of-sale information comprises a real currency purchase amount and account information, the account information determined from a bank card. Converting the real currency purchase amount utilizes a current real-to-virtual exchange rate associated with a virtual medium. The transaction is processed by debiting a current virtual value balance by the equivalent virtual value, the current virtual value balance associated with an account naming at least the consumer, the account determinable from the account information. Beneficially, the invention provides easy, real-world access to virtual value in a virtual medium.

US Patent:

20200324631, Oct 15, 2020

Filed:

Apr 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/847603

Inventors:

Bernard von NotHaus - Cape Coral FL, US

International Classification:

B60J 5/08
E05D 1/04
B60J 5/14

Abstract:

The system includes a vehicle and a rolling vehicle door. The rolling vehicle door includes a primary panel and a receptacle. The rolling vehicle door is positioned to provide access to an interior of the vehicle. The receptacle is coupled to the primary panel to receive the primary panel in an opening of the rolling vehicle door and release the primary panel in a closing of the rolling vehicle door.