Patents by Inventor David McGuffie

David McGuffie 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).

  • INDUSTRY-WIDE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20110265142
    Abstract: A industry wide computerized business to business exchange permits participants in the industry to satisfy their procurement needs and manage their supply chains from a single log on to the exchange. An exchange architecture provides a particularly convenient platform for implementation of the exchange. Users connect to a portal services subsystem. User systems connect to an integration services platform. A platform services subsystem provides services to the portal services and to the integration services subsystems and to application programs that can be accessed through those subsystems. The application programs may include, for example, electronic procurement, collaborative product development applications and supply chain management. XML serves as the information currency for the exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Vasconi, William Penn, David McGuffie
  • Industry-wide business to business exchange
    Patent number: 7987116
    Abstract: A industry wide computerized business to business exchange permits participants in the industry to satisfy their procurement needs and manage their supply chains from a single log on to the exchange. An exchange architecture provides a particularly convenient platform for implementation of the exchange. Users connect to a portal services subsystem. User systems connect to an integration services platform. A platform services subsystem provides services to the portal services and to the integration services subsystems and to application programs that can be accessed through those subsystems. The application programs may include, for example, electronic procurement, collaborative product development applications and supply chain management. XML serves as the information currency for the exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Covisint, LLC.
    Inventors: Kevin Vasconi, William Penn, David McGuffie
  • Industry-wide business to business exchange
    Publication number: 20020062262
    Abstract: A industry wide computerized business to business exchange permits participants in the industry to satisfy their procurement needs and manage their supply chains from a single log on to the exchange. An exchange architecture provides a particularly convenient platform for implementation of the exchange. Users connect to a portal services subsystem. User systems connect to an integration services platform. A platform services subsystem provides services to the portal services and to the integration services subsystems and to application programs that can be accessed through those subsystems. The application programs may include, for example, electronic procurement, collaborative product development applications and supply chain management. XML serves as the information currency for the exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin Vasconi, William Penn, David McGuffie