Andrew S. Van Luchene
167Patents
47h-index
42Co-inventors
86Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 1, 1997 → Mar 3, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7775885B2 | Event-driven alteration of avatars | Human Necessities | 759 | Active |
| US6049778A | Method and apparatus for administering a reward program | Physics | 591 | Expired |
| US6064987A | Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal | Physics | 441 | Expired |
| US6227972A | Method and apparatus for expiration of prepaid slot machine plays | Human Necessities | 397 | Expired |
| US5999596A | Method and system for controlling authorization of credit card transactions | Physics | 382 | Expired |
| US6240396A | Conditional purchase offer management system for event tickets | Physics | 381 | Expired |
| US6327573A | Multiple party reward system utilizing single account | Physics | 378 | Expired |
| US6108639A | Conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system for collectibles | Physics | 332 | Expired |
| US6754636B1 | Purchasing systems and methods wherein a buyer takes possession at a retailer of a product purchased using a communication network | Physics | 322 | Expired |
| US6249772A | Systems and methods wherein a buyer purchases a product at a first price and acquires the product from a merchant that offers the product for sale at a second price | Physics | 300 | Expired |
| US6119099A | Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal | Physics | 290 | Expired |
| US6203427A | Method and apparatus for securing a computer-based game of chance | Physics | 231 | Expired |
| US6223163A | Method and apparatus for controlling offers that are provided at a point-of-sale terminal | Physics | 218 | Expired |
| US6970837B1 | Methods and apparatus wherein a buyer arranges to purchase a first product using a communication network and subsequently takes possession of a substitute product at a retailer | Physics | 185 | Expired |
| US6381582B1 | Method and system for processing payments for remotely purchased goods | Physics | 183 | Expired |
| US6558255B2 | Method and apparatus for expiration of prepaid slot machine plays | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US6985879B2 | Systems and methods for facilitating group rewards | Physics | 170 | Expired |
| US6598024B1 | Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal | Physics | 160 | Expired |
| US8226472B2 | Video game capable of providing offers to players | Human Necessities | 158 | Active |
| US6415262B1 | Method and apparatus for determining a subscription to a product in a retail environment | Physics | 153 | Expired |
| US8360867B2 | Video game which delivers an offer to a player | Human Necessities | 150 | Active |
| US6567787B1 | Method and apparatus for determining whether a verbal message was spoken during a transaction at a point-of-sale terminal | Physics | 147 | Expired |
| US7039603B2 | Settlement systems and methods wherein a buyer takes possession at a retailer of a product purchased using a communication network | Physics | 143 | Expired |
| US6405174B1 | Method and apparatus for defining routing of customers between merchants | Physics | 142 | Expired |
| US6687679B1 | Method and apparatus for determining a progressive discount for a customer based on the frequency of the customer's transactions | Physics | 114 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.