DR. JAMES BERNARD DE BOE, PH.D.
Social Work at Embassy Dr, Grand Rapids, MI

5822735, Oct 13, 1998

Oct 3, 1994

8/316909

James P. De Lapa - Grand Rapids MI
Charles F. Howe - Spring Lake MI

Ad Response MicroMarketing Corporation - Grand Rapids MI

G06F 1760, B42D 1500

705 14

A merchandising system for generating and redeeming product discount coupons prints coupons for a selected consumer from a group of consumers by selecting particular coupons from a group of coupons to provide to the selected consumer and printing the coupons. Both the consumer and coupon identifications are encoded on the coupon in machine-readable form whereby the machine-readable code may be read at a point-of-sale terminal using a code reading apparatus. The portion of the read code corresponding to the consumer identification is replaced with a generic code to provide a substitute code. The substitute code is applied to a look-up table in order to determine coupon parameters related to the coupon identification. The entire machine-readable code may also be captured and uploaded to a central database for determining the coupon identification and consumer identification in order to update the database of consumers and coupons. In this manner, coupons redeemed by a consumer may be used in selecting future coupons for that consumer.

5353218, Oct 4, 1994

Sep 17, 1992

7/947285

James P. De Lapa - Grand Rapids MI
Charles F. Howe - Spring Lake MI

Ad Response MicroMarketing Corporation - St. Joseph MI

G06F 1521

364401

A merchandising system for generating and redeeming product discount coupons prints coupons for a selected consumer from a group of consumers by selecting particular coupons from a group of coupons to provide to the selected consumer and printing the coupons. Both the consumer and coupon identifications are encoded on the coupon in machine-readable form whereby the machine-readable code may be read at a point-of-sale terminal using a code reading apparatus. The portion of the read code corresponding to the consumer identification is replaced with a generic code to provide a substitute code. The substitute code is applied to a look-up table in order to determine coupon parameters related to the coupon identification. The entire machine-readable code may also be captured and uploaded to a central database for determining the coupon identification and consumer identification in order to update the database of consumers and coupons. In this manner, coupons redeemed by a consumer may be used in selecting future coupons for that consumer.

4758218, Jul 19, 1988

Nov 19, 1986

6/932278

Patrick J. Kiefer - Green Bay WI
James H. De Vries - Grand Rapids MI
Kenneth R. Jonkman - Grand Rapids MI

DLP Inc. - Grand Rapids MI

A61M 500

604 53

A percutaneous syringe assembly for use in the introduction of a guidewire into a blood vessel for the purpose of guiding a catheter into place. The syringe has a plunger with a central guide tube for the wire and a needle lumen for introduction of the wire into a blood vessel. A protective flexible container for a guidewire is attachable to the syringe plunger in a closed circuit with selective ends to be aligned with the central guide tube of the plunger to permit a J-end or a straight end of a wire to be introduced into a selected blood vessel.