Patents by Inventor Christopher Trailer

Christopher Trailer 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).

  • Loan selection interface for a vehicle transfer transaction
    Patent number: 11010830
    Abstract: A vehicle transfer system provides a transaction interface that is displayed as part of a web page for a vehicle on a vehicle dealer's website. The transaction interface allows a customer to perform a vehicle transfer transaction on the dealer's website. The system can facilitate multiple financing methods for the transaction. If the transaction is financed with a loan, the system can request loan offers for a plurality of different loan terms and down payment amounts, and then provide a loan selection interface, which allows the customer to select a loan term and down payment amount and then displays the loan offers matching the customer's selections. If the transaction is financed with a lease, the system can perform a leasing calculation that solves for a balancing point between the total upfront capital that is available to the customer and the total expenses due at lease signing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOFI, INC.
    Inventors: Mandar Gokhale, James Hinds, Christopher Trailer, Jared Lera
  • Lease Calculation Interface for a Vehicle Transfer Transaction
    Publication number: 20180053249
    Abstract: A vehicle transfer system provides a transaction interface that is displayed as part of a web page for a vehicle on a vehicle dealer's website. The transaction interface allows a customer to perform a vehicle transfer transaction on the dealer's website. The system can facilitate multiple financing methods for the transaction. If the transaction is financed with a loan, the system can request loan offers for a plurality of different loan terms and down payment amounts, and then provide a loan selection interface, which allows the customer to select a loan term and down payment amount and then displays the loan offers matching the customer's selections. If the transaction is financed with a lease, the system can perform a leasing calculation that solves for a balancing point between the total upfront capital that is available to the customer and the total expenses due at lease signing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Mandar Gokhale, James Hinds, Christopher Trailer, Jared Lera
  • Loan Selection Interface for a Vehicle Transfer Transaction
    Publication number: 20180053253
    Abstract: A vehicle transfer system provides a transaction interface that is displayed as part of a web page for a vehicle on a vehicle dealer's website. The transaction interface allows a customer to perform a vehicle transfer transaction on the dealer's website. The system can facilitate multiple financing methods for the transaction. If the transaction is financed with a loan, the system can request loan offers for a plurality of different loan terms and down payment amounts, and then provide a loan selection interface, which allows the customer to select a loan term and down payment amount and then displays the loan offers matching the customer's selections. If the transaction is financed with a lease, the system can perform a leasing calculation that solves for a balancing point between the total upfront capital that is available to the customer and the total expenses due at lease signing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Mandar Gokhale, James Hinds, Christopher Trailer, Jared Lera