Product Development History

Here are products Larry Weiss developed (short bio)

	Product	Category	Year	Created at or Sold to	Role

1	Hungry Jack Pancake Mix	Packaged Breakfast Foods	1962		developer
2	Hungry Jack Shaker Pancake Mix	Packaged Breakfast Foods	1962		developer
3	Walnut Brownie Mix	Packaged Deserts	1963		creator and developer
4	Maxwell House Coffee Western Blend	Coffee	1965		creator and developer
5	MaxPax Filter Rings	Coffee	1966		creator
6	Cocoa Pebbles	Children's Cereal	1968		creator and developer
7	Fruity Pebbles	Children's Cereal	1968		creator and developer
8	Cycle Dog Food	Canned Dog Food	1969		creator (along with Jack Mann) and developer
9	The Archies	Toiletries - Not Launched	1972	product unsuccessful	creator and developer
10	Underoos	Licensed Superheros Boys Underwear	1977		creator and developer
11	Fashion Underoos	Licensed character Girls Underwear	1977		creator and developer
12	CAT 1	First ATM with CRT and "How may I help you?"	1977		Interface Design
13	The Citicard Account	Consumer Banking - integrated and linked all accounts	1978		development and design
14	Relationship Statement	Consumer Banking - integrated all accounts in a single statement	1980		creator and developer
15	Direct Access	First On-Line Banking and Bill Payment	1981		development and design
16	Focus Account/ Citigold	Consumer Banking Premium Accounts	1982		development and design
17	NFL Pros	NFL Players Association proportioned Men's Underwear (Hanes launched this without using the NFL or NFL Players Association License)	1983	unsuccessful	creator and developer
18	Focus On-Line/ Citigold On-Line	First Consumer Banking with Online Securities Purchase, Sale, Margin and Secured Lending	1984		creator and developer
19	Business Access	On-Line Business Banking	1985		creator and developer
20	CAT 2	First color touch-screen ATM	1986		Interface Design, product developer
21	Enhanced Telephone/ Smart Telephone	First Smart Phone - Computer and Telephone Integration Consumer Electronics	1987	U.S. Patent Number 5,195,130 U.S. Patent Number 4,991,199	creator and developer
22	Drive-Up ATM	Outdoor ATM height-adjustable by customer	1987		creator and developer
23	Citi-Station	Free-standing Drive-up Consumer Banking	1988		creator and developer
24	Global ATM deployment	Global Consumer Banking	1989		Encourager and developer
25	The Citibank Account	Global Consumer Banking- Your full account relationship anywhere in the world	1990	U.S. Patent Number 5,866,889 U.S. Patent Number 5,825,856	creator and developer
26	Customer Service and Advice Terminal	Consumer Banking - Automated in-branch full customer service and investment advice	1990	unsuccessful U.S. Patent Number 5,245,535	creator and developer
27	One-Step Relationship Account Opening	Consumer Banking Integrated Account and Front Office Account Management	1991	U.S. Patent Number 6,354,490 U.S. Patent Number 6,154,527 U.S.Patent Number 6,131,810	creator, guided development
28	Securities purchase on the ATM	Consumer Banking - Patented Trading Securities on ATM	1992	U.S. Patent Number 7,110,981	creator and developer
29	Bandaroos	Licensed Character Bandanas	1993		creator and developer
30	Private Banking Money Advisor	Account Representative Terminal - Patented Investment Advisor Application	1994	Private Bank U.S. Patent Number 5,245,535 U.S. Patent Number 6,609,110	creator and developer
31	Banking and Bill Payment IVR	Self-Service Telephone Banking and Bill Payment via friendly IVR	1994	U.S. Patent Number 5,825,856	creator and developer
32	Online Express Mail Tracker	Online Mail Tracking Service	1995		creator and developer
33	Online Domestic Rate Calculator	Domestic Mail Information Center	1996		creator and developer
34	Online International Rate Calculator	International Mail Information Center	1996		creator and developer
35	24 Hour APC Hardware Design and Application Design	Full Service Postage Information, Transaction and Service Terminal to offload counter clerk lines - 24-hour capability National Roll Out - 2004	1997 to 2004	Filed 10/2/98 PCT filed 10/2/99	creator and developer
36	POS One Terminal - USPS	Postal Agent Touch Screen with Consumer Display	1997		contributed design
37	Call Center agent workstation - USPS	Customer Service	1998		contributed design
38	Rebidding Model	Airline Bidding Service - Expert System Solution to Fantasy Bidding	1999		contributed design
39	Web Customer Service	Airline and Hotel Bidding Service	1999		contributed design
40	Customer Service IVR	Airline and Hotel Bidding Service	1999		contributed design
41	Linescale Concept Developer	Marketing R&D	2000 to 2002	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
42	Linescale Product Developer	Marketing R&D	2003	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
43	Linescale AD Developer	Marketing R&D	2004	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
44	Jenny Rewards	Weight Loss Program	2004		developer
45	Linescale Customer Satisfaction Assessment	Business Management	2005	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
46	Linescale Web Assessment	Business Management	2006	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
47	Linescale High Resolution Screeners	Marketing Research	2009	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
48	Linescale Low Resolution Multi Screeners	Marketing Research	2010	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
49	Linescale Key Competitor Customer Satisfaction	Business Management	2011	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
50	Linescale Market Assessment	Business Management	2011	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670 and Patent Pending	creator
51	Linescale Image and Reputation Assessment	Corporate Relations	2012	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670	creator
52	Social Media Category Reviews	Advertising and Retail	2013	Linescale Research U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670 and Patent Pending	creator


		U.S. Patents and Patents Pending

		U.S. Patent Number 6,609,110		Method and system for retail investment objective setting
		U.S. Patent Number 6,354,490		Integrated Full Service Consumer Banking System and System and Method For Opening an Account - Wireless phone, PDA, Global, all accounts
		U.S. Patent Number 6,154,527		Interactive Voice Response System
		U.S. Patent Number 6,131,810		Integrated Full Service Consumer Banking System and System and Method For Opening an Account - Internet Account Opening
		U.S. Patent Number 5,866,889		Integrated Full Service Consumer Banking System and System and Method for Opening an Account
		U.S. Patent Number 5,245,535		System for Displaying Financial Concepts and Financial Data
		U.S. Patent Number 5,825,856		Interactive Voice Response System for Banking by Telephone
		U.S. Patent Number 5,572,572		Smart Telephone
		U.S. Patent Number 5,195,130		Smart Telephone
		U.S. Patent Number 5,008,927		Smart Telephone
		U.S. Patent Number 4,991,199		Smart Telephone
		U.S. Patent Number 7,110,981		Integrated Brokerage and Other Financial Services on an ATM or Other Remote Terminal
		Filed 10/2/98 PCT filed 10/2/99		System and Method for Advising Buyers How Much to Pay for Goods and Services
		Filed 12/7/98 U.S. Application filed 12/7/99		System and Method for Facilitating the Electronic Purchase and Sale of Goods and Services
		PCT Filed 4/1/01		Certified Deposit for On-Line Banking Systems
		U.S. Patent Number 7,664,670		Linescale Automated Marketing Research System

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