Patents by Inventor Aart Adrianus Van Gorkum

Aart Adrianus Van Gorkum 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 and system for selling an additive for a product
    Patent number: 7827065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system (100) for selling an additive (101) for a product (102). Additives are consumer goods which are used in conjunction with another, usually more durable good. The system (100) is notified when a user (130) orders a product (102) for which an additive (101) is available. It then estimates a point in time at which the user's inventory level will be too low, and presents a notification (114) to the user (130). This notification (114) includes an ordering mechanism (116) to order new stock. This system obviates the need for inventory tracking mechanisms and so especially useful for additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Aart Adrianus Van Gorkum
  • Method and system for selling an additive for a product
    Publication number: 20020055882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system (100) for selling an additive (101) for a product (102). Additives are consumer goods which are used in conjunction with another, usually more durable good. The system (100) is notified when a user (130) orders a product (102) for which an additive (101) is available. It then estimates a point in time at which the user's inventory level will be too low, and presents a notification (114) to the user (130). This notification (114) includes an ordering mechanism (116) to order new stock. This system obviates the need for inventory tracking mechanisms and so especially useful for additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventor: Aart Adrianus Van Gorkum