Patents by Inventor Mike Swinson

Mike Swinson 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).

  • System and method for aggregation, analysis, presentation and monetization of pricing data for vehicles and other commodities
    Patent number: 9129325
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: TRUECAR, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson
  • System and method for calculating and displaying price distributions based on analysis of transactions
    Patent number: 9111308
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: TrueCar, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES
    Publication number: 20100070343
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: TrueCar.com
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20100070344
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: TrueCar.com
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson