Patents by Inventor Daniel S. Grimm

Daniel S. Grimm 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: 9727907
    Abstract: A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cooney, Daniel S. Grimm, William Gillespie, Ismael Moustafa
  • Patent number: 9129302
    Abstract: A coupon service application operated on multiple platforms, including mobile devices, PC/Internet and display screens on home appliances. The application maintains a home inventory defining the consumable products within a user's home and a shopping list defining the consumable products the user wishes to purchase, and compares the home inventory and shopping list against a database of available coupons. Users can share and save coupons, use coupons for online purchases, check their home inventory while away from home, monitor the price of certain products and compare the price against an average price and track historical savings. The application maintains a recipe bank, suggests recipes based on the home inventory, and enables users to select recipes, adding ingredients therefrom to the shopping list, all while identifying coupons for items on the shopping list and the home inventory. Users can input a budget, and tracks spending against the budget.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ellen T. Glassman, Mark F. Schraad, Kevin M. Flowers, Yu Z. Chico, Marisa L. McClearn, Daniel S. Grimm, Christopher M. Munoz, Emil Gentolizo
  • Publication number: 20140279210
    Abstract: A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Cooney, Daniel S. Grimm, William Gillespie, Ismael Moustafa
  • Publication number: 20130117106
    Abstract: A coupon service application operated on multiple platforms, including mobile devices, PC/Internet and display screens on home appliances. The application maintains a home inventory defining the consumable products within a user's home and a shopping list defining the consumable products the user wishes to purchase, and compares the home inventory and shopping list against a database of available coupons. Users can share and save coupons, use coupons for online purchases, check their home inventory while away from home, monitor the price of certain products and compare the price against an average price and track historical savings. The application maintains a recipe bank, suggests recipes based on the home inventory, and enables users to select recipes, adding ingredients therefrom to the shopping list, all while identifying coupons for items on the shopping list and the home inventory. Users can input a budget, and tracks spending against the budget.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ellen T. Glassman, Mark F. Schraad, Kevin M. Flowers, Yu Z. Chico, Marisa L. McClearn, Daniel S. Grimm, Uki D. Lucas, Christopher M. Munoz, Emil Gentolizo
  • Patent number: 8301504
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventors: Sanjana Swamy, Karen S. Holtman, Arnold S. Eroles, James Yu, Robert Mills, Daniel Levine, Jim Huppert, Daniel S. Grimm, Shailesh Prakash
  • Publication number: 20110320309
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Sanjana Swamy, Karen S. Holtman, Arnold S. Eroles, James Yu, Robert Mills, Daniel Levine, Jim Huppert, Daniel S. Grimm, Shailesh Prakash
  • Patent number: 8015068
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Sears Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Sanjana Swamy, Karen S. Holtman, Arnold S. Eroles, James Yu, Robert Mills, Daniel Levine, Jim Huppert, Daniel S. Grimm, Shailesh Prakash
  • Publication number: 20110040651
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Sanjana Swamy, Karen S. Holtman, Arnold S. Eroles, James Yu, Robert Mills, Daniel Levine, Jim Huppert, Daniel S. Grimm, Shailesh Prakash