Patents by Inventor Alan Quan

Alan Quan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050240512
    Abstract: Location based results are generated for on-line marketing, merchandise searches, and auction items searches. A candidate buyer sets search criteria in an on-line search engine which may include location conditions. Results are presented either graphically or in list form showing the proximity of not only stores that have items that meet the criteria, but the general distance from a reference location. The reference location may be the person's address, a local landmark, a zip code, or other location. According to some condition, only established businesses with actual store fronts or physical locations (which allow for the user to physically inspect the auction item and/or make a risk assessment of doing business with the vendor) are permitted to offer items for auction or be on the selling end of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: NACenters, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Quintero, Alan Quan
  • Patent number: 5987363
    Abstract: A method and a computer system with a specialized graphic user interface for processing trajectory data of a spacecraft and planets. The preferred graphic user interface is capable of representing the orbital trajectory of the spacecraft traveling from one planet to another in 3D and providing user interactions to display the orbit information at any time and position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alan Quan, Cecilia Han-Chang, Ursula Schwuttke