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Michael Salters — 13 Patents

Visa: 10 patents #183 of 2,009Top 10%
TBTarget Brands: 3 patents #366 of 1,696Top 25%
Plymouth, MN: #224 of 1,545 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #5,817 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Michael Salters has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Visa. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in November 2019. Michael Salters ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Michael Salters in Plymouth, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2006.peak 22006: 2 patents20062008: 2 patents20082009: 2 patents20092010: 2 patents20102011: 1 patents20112013: 1 patents20132015: 1 patents20152017: 1 patents20172019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10482488 Identifying and dispensing special offers based on current and/or past transactions Shannon L. Warner, Marc Black, Lisa Mellas, James Mazour, Rajkumar Viswanathan +3 more 2019-11-19 $550,645,000
9852437 Opt-in/opt-out in loyalty system Paul Spaeth, Bryan Shimko, Philippe Levy, Liz Toibero, Benjamin Garton +2 more 2017-12-26 $574,499,000
9152973 Systems and methods for providing a user incentive program using circuit chip technology Shannon L. Warner, Marc Black, Lisa Mellas, James Mazour, Rajkumar Viswanathan +3 more 2015-10-06 $95,372,000
8489452 Systems and methods for providing a user incentive program using smart card technology Shannon L. Warner, Marc Black, Lisa Mellas, James Mazour, Rajkumar Viswanathan +3 more 2013-07-16 $173,974,000
7861919 Method and system for managing loyalty program information on a phone Paul Spaeth, Douglas Jones, Bryan Shimko, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +2 more 2011-01-04 $127,315,000
7857216 Method and system for providing interactive cardholder rewards image replacement Loc Nguyen, Bryan Shimko, Liane Redford, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +3 more 2010-12-28 $78,118,000
7857215 Method and system including phone with rewards image Loc Nguyen, Bryan Shimko, Liane Redford, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +3 more 2010-12-28 $78,118,000
7624917 Method and system for managing token image replacement Paul Spaeth, Douglas Jones, Bryan Shimko, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +2 more 2009-12-01 $148,269,000
7591412 Method and system for managing token image replacement Paul Spaeth, Douglas Jones, Bryan Shimko, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +2 more 2009-09-22 $162,166,000
7464870 Method and system for providing interactive cardholder rewards image replacement Loc Nguyen, Bryan Shimko, Liane Redford, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +3 more 2008-12-16 $255,528,000
7374078 Method and system for managing token image replacement Paul Spaeth, Douglas Jones, Bryan Shimko, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +2 more 2008-05-20 $470,286,000
7121456 Method and system for managing token image replacement Paul Spaeth, Douglas Jones, Bryan Shimko, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +2 more 2006-10-17
7051923 Method and system for providing interactive cardholder rewards image replacement Loc Nguyen, Bryan Shimko, Liane Redford, James G. Gordon, Kim Madore +3 more 2006-05-30