Patents by Inventor Edward D. Schlect, Jr.

Edward D. Schlect, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 7149727
    Abstract: A computerized system and method for providing cost savings for utility users is shown and which includes defining a database in a host computer; storing in the database variable business information from a plurality of goods and services providers; receiving into the host computer goods and services related consumption information and determining an optimal business expense from the variable business expense information to provide cost savings for the customer; processing the optimal business expense information, and goods and services consumption information to provide usage-based computer viewable data which is associated with a consumer's consumption of the goods and services; and providing the customer with computer access to the computer viewable data and wherein the customer can view the computer viewable data, from a location remote to the host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Avista Advantage, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Nicholls, Edward D. Schlect, Jr.