Patents Assigned to 1-800 Concrete, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7457771
    Abstract: Included herein is a service outsourcing system for providing at least one purchaser with concrete. The system may include at least one central server comprising at least one central database and an interactive electronic ordering guide configured to allow the purchaser to place at least one concrete order. The concrete order may include a job site location. The outsourcing system may be configured to receive at least one concrete order and provide the purchaser with the ability to select at least one selected concrete supplier from at least one potential concrete supplier. In addition, the service outsourcing system is further configured to access the at least one central database. Finally, the service outsourcing system may be further configured to outsource the concrete order with the selected concrete supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: 1-800 Concrete, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Calvin Grimes, Michael Allan Caler, Robert Charles Pittard, Robert Packard Bryant, Jon Packard Bryant
  • Patent number: 7457770
    Abstract: Included are methods for providing concrete to at least one purchaser. The method may include securing at least one outsourcing agreement with at least one concrete supplier, and providing at least one order menu screen through computer logic. The order menu screen may be configured to receive at least one concrete order, and the concrete order may include order data. Also included in the methods are receiving the concrete order, displaying at least one potential concrete supplier based on the order data, receiving data indicating at least one selected concrete supplier, and outsourcing the concrete order to the selected concrete supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: 1-800 Concrete, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Calvin Grimes, Michael Allan Caler, Robert Charles Pittard, Robert Packard Bryant, Jon Packard Bryant