Patents by Inventor Chris Matthew Stutsman

Chris Matthew Stutsman 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).

  • Vehicle desirability and stocking based on live markets
    Patent number: 8589212
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining one or more vehicles that are desirable for stocking an inventory of a dealer may include receiving one or more vehicle purchasing parameters from a dealer; receiving one or more behavior metrics associated with one or more consumers of at least one of the dealer, a vehicle wholesaler, or a vehicle retailer; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, one or more vehicles; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, a justifiable purchase price for the vehicles; determining a location of the vehicles; and determining, based at least in part on the justifiable purchase price and the location of the vehicles, at least a portion of the vehicles for restocking an inventory of the dealer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Vauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Pollak, Michael A. Chiovari, David Hawkins, Chris Matthew Stutsman
  • Vehicle Desirability and Stocking Based on Live Markets
    Publication number: 20130030864
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining one or more vehicles that are desirable for stocking an inventory of a dealer may include receiving one or more vehicle purchasing parameters from a dealer; receiving one or more behavior metrics associated with one or more consumers of at least one of the dealer, a vehicle wholesaler, or a vehicle retailer; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, one or more vehicles; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, a justifiable purchase price for the vehicles; determining a location of the vehicles; and determining, based at least in part on the justifiable purchase price and the location of the vehicles, at least a portion of the vehicles for restocking an inventory of the dealer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: VAUTO.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Dale Pollak, Michael A. Chiovari, David Hawkins, Chris Matthew Stutsman