Patents by Inventor Dale Arthur Mehr

Dale Arthur Mehr 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).

  • Publication number: 20140188655
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Clear With Computers, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Patent number: 8639586
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Clear With Computers, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Publication number: 20130282515
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Patent number: 8484096
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Clear With Computers, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Publication number: 20120246022
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Patent number: 8266015
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Presentation Specialist Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Publication number: 20110301984
    Abstract: A method for generating a customized proposal in the development of insurance plans for a customer is provided. Customer data is stored within a database in a computer system. This database has stored insurance plan products. A description of insurance plan options available to the customer is displayed on a display device based upon the stored customer data and user selected plan options obtained from an input device. A customized proposal is generated based upon a selection made from the presented insurance plan options. The customized proposal includes a description of an insurance plan, at least a portion of the customer data, and estimated costs for the insurance plan. In addition, a computer system and a computer program product readable by a computer system having computer-executable instructions that when executed cause a processor of a computer system to perform this method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, Dale Arthur Mehr, Bryan Fisel
  • Publication number: 20110225070
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Patent number: 7974890
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Presentation Specialist Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Publication number: 20090192920
    Abstract: A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Presentation Specialist Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale JOHNSON, David Robert LUNDBERG, Dale Arthur MEHR
  • Patent number: 7519549
    Abstract: A computer system which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale is disclosed. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Presentation Specialist Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, David Robert Lundberg, Dale Arthur Mehr
  • Patent number: 6438547
    Abstract: A computer system and method are used for managing product knowledge related to products offered for sale by a selling entity. The computer system includes a memory arrangement. At least one processing unit is coupled to the memory arrangement. A data model is defined that describes relationships between data categories. A data instance is input that corresponds to one or more of the data categories. The data instance represents at least part of the product knowledge. The computer system can also create a user-defined relationship item for the data instance and present the product knowledge to a user of the system in a manner established by the data model and the user-defined relationship. The product knowledge that is presented includes information that corresponds to the data instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Firepond, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Arthur Mehr, Jerome Dale Johnson
  • Publication number: 20020010598
    Abstract: A system, method, and article of manufacture provide a computer assisted method for providing for assisting in providing configuration and sales information for the development of insurance plans for a customer. The method collects customer data within a sales computer system, stores the customer data within a database on the sales computer system, and presents a description of the insurance plan options available based upon the customer data. Based upon this presented data, the customer or salesperson selects a preferred set of insurance plans from the available insurance plan options and determining an estimated cost for the preferred set of insurance plans; and generates a customized proposal for the preferred set of insurance plans, including the customer data, the description of the preferred insurance plans, and the estimated costs for the preferred set of insurance plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Jerome Dale Johnson, Dale Arthur Mehr, Bryan Fisel
  • Patent number: 6141658
    Abstract: A computer system is used for managing product knowledge related to products offered for sale by a selling entity. The computer system includes a memory arrangement with at least one processing unit being coupled to the memory arrangement. The computing system defines a data model to describe relationships between data categories. A data instance is input to the computer system that corresponds to one or more of the data categories. The data instance represents at least part of the product knowledge. The computer system can also create a user-defined relationship item for the data instance and present the product knowledge to a user of the system in a manner established by the data model and the user-defined relationship. The product knowledge that is presented by the computing system includes information that corresponds to the data instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Clear with Computers, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Arthur Mehr, Jerome Dale Johnson
  • Patent number: RE44652
    Abstract: A computer system and method are used for managing product knowledge related to products offered for sale by a selling entity. The computer system includes a memory arrangement. At least one processing unit is coupled to the memory arrangement. A data model is defined that describes relationships between data categories. A data instance is input that corresponds to one or more of the data categories. The data instance represents at least part of the product knowledge. The computer system can also create a user-defined relationship item for the data instance and present the product knowledge to a user of the system in a manner established by the data model and the user-defined relationship. The product knowledge that is presented includes information that corresponds to the data instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Manufacturing Systems Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Arthur Mehr, Jerome Dale Johnson