System and method for providing a financial instrument with a periodic step-up feature

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8396774
APP PUB NO 20080189220A1
SERIAL NO

11671679

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One embodiment of the invention is a method for providing a financial instrument including determining a current account balance for a financial account and on a first periodic basis: determining a specified percentage of the value of the financial account, determine the greater of a particular limit and the highest value of the financial account multiplied by the specified percentage on a second periodic basis, and in response to a determination that the highest value of the financial account multiplied by the specified percentage on the second periodic basis is greater than the particular limit, stepping-up the particular limit to equal the highest value of the financial account multiplied by the specified percentage on the second periodic basis.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS INC300 RENAISSANCE CENTER DETROIT MI 48265-3000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berardis,, Jr Nicholas Middlebury, US 4 7
Dunn, J Scott Rocky Hill, US 4 44
Grucza, John L Southington, US 4 44
Guido, Michael Albert Southbury, US 4 44
Herschler, Jacob M Southport, US 8 194
Kane, Daniel O Florham Park, US 6 105
Kuperstock, N David Woodbridge, US 15 493
O'Donnell, Robert Francis Harwinton, US 6 105
Putterman, Steven Lee West Hartford, US 6 105
Runestad, Dain Eric Woodbridge, US 6 105
Schwartz, Robert J West Granby, US 41 599

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