Patents by Inventor Bruce G. Bratton

Bruce G. Bratton 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).

  • Automated transactions of the funeral process
    Publication number: 20030014266
    Abstract: Methods and an associated apparatus for automating the funeral planning process are disclosed. Some methods involve providing a virtual funeral related transaction site to enable consumers to make selections electronically to plan a funeral without the need to visit a funeral home or interact directly with a funeral director. Some methods also involve providing a virtual funeral related transaction site to enable funeral service providers to make product selections from the offerings of suppliers where the product selections will ultimately be offered to consumers. Some methods also involve providing a predetermined set of steps that are implemented by the consumer's computer to assist the consumer in planning the funeral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Funeral.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Brown, Daniel B. Garrity, Bruce G. Bratton