Michael L Barrett

US Patent:

8010562, Aug 30, 2011

Filed:

Jan 25, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/692817

Inventors:

Michael Richard Barrett - San Francisco CA, US
David Armes - Phoenix AZ, US
Fred Bishop - Glendale AZ, US
James Shelby - Phoenix AZ, US
Elliott Glazer - Chesterfield VA, US
Philip W. Steitz - Scottsdale AZ, US
Stephen P. Gibbons - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707783, 713200

Abstract:

A method and system for facilitating the management of user identities includes an ownership component, a registration component, and a servicing component. When a user first desires to access a system using the present invention, the registration component verifies the user's ownership of the underlying account by asking a variety of questions. Thereafter, when a user desires to service his account, the user may be re-queried to determine if he is attempting to access the correct information. An authentication and access component provides the functionality to access a system of the present invention. An audit component can be configured to periodically monitor the various accounts to ensure a continued linking between users and accounts.

US Patent:

20210025885, Jan 28, 2021

Filed:

Apr 7, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/842059

Inventors:

- South San Francisco CA, US
Yair Alster - South San Francisco CA, US
Steven M. Chamow - South San Francisco CA, US
Kathleen Cogan Farinas - South San Francisco CA, US
K. Angela Macfarlane - South San Francisco CA, US
Cary J. Reich - South San Francisco CA, US
Michael Barrett - South San Francisco CA, US
Randolph E. Campbell - South San Francisco CA, US
Robert George - South San Francisco CA, US
Douglas Sutton - South San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G01N 33/558
A61K 9/00
A61K 31/57
A61K 31/573
A61F 9/00
A61K 31/58
A61K 38/38
A61K 47/32
A61K 47/34
A61K 47/38
C07K 16/22

Abstract:

A therapeutic device to release a therapeutic agent comprises a porous structure coupled to a container comprising a reservoir. The reservoir comprises a volume sized to release therapeutic amounts of the therapeutic agent for an extended time when coupled to the porous structure and implanted in the patient. The porous structure may comprise a first side coupled to the reservoir and a second side to couple to the patient to release the therapeutic agent. A plurality of interconnecting channels can extend from the first side to the second side so as to connect a first a plurality of openings on the first side with a second plurality of openings on the second side.