Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,950,179 · App. 08/760,148
Method and system for issuing a secured credit card
Inventors:
William B. Buchanan, Dawn E. Greiner, Charles Stephen JOHNSTON, Roger Van Duinen
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 7, 1999
Filed: Dec 3, 1996
Inventors
William B. Buchanan
Dawn E. Greiner
Charles Stephen JOHNSTON
Roger Van Duinen
Assignee (at issue)
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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