Patents by Inventor Daniel Mele

Daniel Mele 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).

  • Method and apparatus for simplified artist-buyer transactions
    Patent number: 6868394
    Abstract: A website on a computer server system contains (for browser access) a database of client recording artists, to each of whom is assigned an individual Web page 45b exhibiting musical works for sale. A shopper browsing the website may evaluate and initiate purchase of one or more recordings directly with the website. The website charges each client artist a portion of the price of each purchase made by a shopper. The website and its owners take payment, obtain shipping data from the buyer, deduct a website usage fee from the purchase price, and send the purchase order and the client artist's payment to the client artist or client artist's representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventor: Daniel Mele