Patents by Inventor Raymond J. Mlejnek

Raymond J. Mlejnek 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 FOR ON-LINE MERCHANT PRICE SETTING
    Publication number: 20120046998
    Abstract: A method for setting a price for a product sold online by a subject merchant is provided. The method comprises accessing price information of at least one other merchant of the same product by applying a shopping robot to two or more shopping sites, including at least one price comparison site, with other offerings of the same product by other merchants; accessing pricing rules for the subject merchant that cover sales originating from the comparison site; applying the pricing rules to adjust the current product price at which the subject merchant offers the product on the two or more shopping sites to be more competitive; and responsive to a price adjustment that would reduce the product price so as to violate a specified profitability goal, increasing the shipping charges with which the merchant offers the product with the price adjustment on the two or more shopping sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: William E. Staib, Raymond J. Mlejnek
  • System for on-line merchant price setting
    Patent number: 8050976
    Abstract: A method for setting a price for a product sold online by a subject merchant is provided. The method comprises accessing price information of at least one other merchant of the same product by applying a shopping robot to two or more shopping sites, including at least one price comparison site, with other offerings of the same product by other merchants; accessing pricing rules for the subject merchant that cover sales originating from the comparison site; applying the pricing rules to adjust the current product price at which the subject merchant offers the product on the two or more shopping sites to be more competitive; and responsive to a price adjustment that would reduce the product price so as to violate a specified profitability goal, increasing the shipping charges with which the merchant offers the product with the price adjustment on the two or more shopping sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: STB Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: William E. Staib, Raymond J. Mlejnek