Patents by Inventor David Callender

David Callender 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for forecasting item availability
    Publication number: 20060224439
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for determining the probability that an item will be available at a particular location at an expected time of transaction for the item. Variances for both reported and unreported sales rates of the item may be calculated. Probability distributions may be generated for these sales rates and a convolution performed to obtain the probability that the item will be available at the expected time of transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, Kevin Hoar, David Callender