Patents by Inventor David Wayne Franke

David Wayne Franke 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).

  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 11886518
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 11423100
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Systems, methods, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items
    Patent number: 11127067
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Systems, methods, and devices for generating recommendations of unique items
    Patent number: 10963942
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for generating recommendations of dynamic or unique items. A system for generating recommendations of unique items comprises a data collection engine, a scoring engine, a user penalty calculator, and a recommendation compilation engine, wherein the recommendation engine is configured to transmit to a user access point system a list of recommended alternative unique items predicted to be preferred by a user of the user access point system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Joshua Howard Levy, Hans Ulrich Grasemann, Lauri Janet Moore, David Pratt, William T. Moose, Andrew K. Moore, John William Prior
  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 10942976
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING IDENTIFICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT ATTRIBUTES OF UNIQUE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20200293580
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Systems, methods, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items
    Patent number: 10643265
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 10572555
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 10157231
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Systems, methods, and devices for generating recommendations of unique items
    Patent number: 10127596
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for generating recommendations of dynamic or unique items. A system for generating recommendations of unique items comprises a data collection engine, a scoring engine, a user penalty calculator, and a recommendation compilation engine, wherein the recommendation engine is configured to transmit to a user access point system a list of recommended alternative unique items predicted to be preferred by a user of the user access point system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Joshua Howard Levy, Hans Ulrich Grasemann, Lauri Janet Moore, David Pratt, William T. Moose, Andrew K. Moore, John William Prior
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MEASURING SIMILARITY OF AND GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIQUE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20170372402
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Systems, methods, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items
    Patent number: 9710843
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 9690857
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MEASURING SIMILARITY OF AND GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIQUE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20160343058
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
    Patent number: 9465873
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Systems, methods, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items
    Patent number: 9324104
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Systems, methods, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items
    Patent number: 9104718
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke