Patents by Inventor Theodore Douglas LeVan

Theodore Douglas LeVan 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).

  • Automatic restitution of transaction fees, punishment of non-paying bidders, and management of appeals
    Patent number: 8626651
    Abstract: A method and system for resolving disputes between parties involved in a network-based transaction is described. One aspect of the present invention seeks to automatically facilitate the restitution of value to parties of the transaction, for example, facilitated by a network-based commerce platform or involving a network-based payment service, where a dispute has arisen with respect to the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Huey Lin, Max Levchin, Gina Han, Theodore Douglas Levan, Dan Levy, Chris McGraw, Erik Klein, Greg Cervelli, Steven Wo, Carl Freeland, May Chen, Kristen Wilson, Jason Nielson, Kyle Haffey, Julie Gonzales, Denise Aptekar
  • Automatic dispute resolution
    Patent number: 7870066
    Abstract: A method and system for resolving disputes between parties involved in a network-based transaction is described. One aspect of the present invention seeks to automatically facilitate the restitution of value to parties of the transaction, for example, facilitated by a network-based commerce platform or involving a network-based payment service, where a dispute has arisen with respect to the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Huey Lin, Max Levchin, Gina Han, Theodore Douglas LeVan, Dan Levy, Chris McGraw, Erik Klein, Greg Cervelli, Steven Wo, Carl Freeland, May Chen, Kristen Wilson, Jason Nielsen, Kyle Haffey, Julie Gonzales, Denise Aptekar