Patents by Inventor Brad Ward

Brad Ward 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).

  • Patent number: 7664726
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are presented that facilitate determining the contextual influence of a user in referrals of products or services, and determining an amount of compensation for successful referrals based on the contextual influence of the user. A central service component can track activity and receive data associated with referrals, including data related to the number and type of referrals, and the number of successful referrals. An evaluation component can analyze referral data associated with the user and can determine a conversion ratio as the number of successful referrals compared to the total number of referrals. The evaluation component can utilize the conversion ratio to facilitate determining an amount of compensation that can be awarded and distributed to the user based on the influence of the user within the context of the product or service referred by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kamal Jain, James Russell, Arun K. Sacheti, Brad Ward
  • Patent number: D976570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HIKESAFETY
    Inventors: Brad Ward Lundahl, Laura Lundahl