Patents by Inventor A. Ray Dalton

A. Ray Dalton 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).

  • METHOD FOR SOURCING REPLACEMENT PARTS
    Publication number: 20110184927
    Abstract: A method of sourcing a piece of equipment or a replacement part includes preparing a part request record, providing a part source database, searching part source records in the database according to one or more search parameters associated with the part, part requestor or part source, creating a prospective part source list, and prioritizing the part source list by one or more indexing fields, to identify sources predicted to have the part at the best combination of quality, price, and other similar factors. A method of updating the indexing fields is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: PARTSSOURCE, LLC
    Inventors: A. RAY DALTON, Dan Betting
  • Method for sourcing replacement parts
    Patent number: 7945548
    Abstract: A method of sourcing a piece of equipment or a replacement part includes preparing a part request record, providing a part source database, searching part source records in the database according to one or more search parameters associated with the part, part requestor or part source, creating a prospective part source list, and prioritizing the part source list by one or more indexing fields, to identify sources predicted to have the part at the best combination of quality, price, and other similar factors. A method of updating the indexing fields is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: PartsSource, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Ray Dalton, Dan Betting
  • METHOD FOR SOURCING REPLACEMENT PARTS
    Publication number: 20100217653
    Abstract: A method of sourcing a piece of equipment or a replacement part includes preparing a part request record, providing a part source database, an access portal, searching part source records in the database according to one or more search parameters associated with the part, part requestor or part source, creating a prospective part source list, and prioritizing the part source list by one or more indexing fields, to identify sources predicted to have the part at the best combination of quality, price, and other similar factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: PartsSource, LLC
    Inventors: A. RAY DALTON, DANIEL BETTING