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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5727249 | Automated payment system and method A system and method of collecting payments an automated system to generate a draft, payable to the creditor and drawn on the payor's checking account, pursuant to the payor's authorization. The draft is then executed by the debt collector as authorized si... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5504677 | Automated payment system A system and method of collecting payments uses an automated system to generate a draft, payable to the creditor and drawn on the payor's checking account, pursuant to the payor's authorization. The draft is then executed by the debt collector as authoriz... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5474813 | Systems and methods for applying grid lines to a shaft and sensing movement thereof Methods and apparatus for precisely applying finely spaced grid lines to an existing shaft on site include, in a first embodiment, attachment of a master grid line carrier to the shaft. In preferred embodiments, the carrier is helically wrapped about the ... | 12/12/1995 |
