Inventor · Norwalk, CT, US

Andrew S. Van Luchene

167Patents
47h-index
42Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1997 → Mar 3, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.