Patents by Inventor Eric Widmer

Eric Widmer 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: 10963953
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and program product is disclosed for reserve management for a continuous bidding portal. A method includes receiving a notification comprising bid information for an auction item posted on a first auction platform. The bid information includes a bid amount. A method includes determining that the bid amount satisfies a reserve price for the auction item posted on the first auction platform. A method includes sending a notification to one or more second auction platforms where the auction item is posted to remove auction listings for the auction item from the one or more second auction platforms in response to the reserve price for the auction item being met at the first auction platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance Inspection Management, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Sweeder, Eric Widmer, Tammy Allen
  • Publication number: 20200118203
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and program product is disclosed for reserve management for a continuous bidding portal. A method includes receiving a notification comprising bid information for an auction item posted on a first auction platform. The bid information includes a bid amount. A method includes determining that the bid amount satisfies a reserve price for the auction item posted on the first auction platform. A method includes sending a notification to one or more second auction platforms where the auction item is posted to remove auction listings for the auction item from the one or more second auction platforms in response to the reserve price for the auction item being met at the first auction platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Sweeder, Eric Widmer, Tammy Allen
  • Patent number: 10453121
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and program product is disclosed for continuous bidding portal. A method includes posting a listing for an item for sale to a plurality of auction platforms. Each of the plurality of auction platforms incompatible with one another such that each auction platform is unable to communicate with a different auction platform. A method includes receiving a notification from an auction platform of the plurality of auction platforms in response to an auction event associated with the listing. A method includes updating information for the listing on one or more different auction platforms of the plurality of auction platforms in response to receiving the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Alliance Inspection Management, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Sweeder, Andrew Laing, Eric Widmer, Tammy Allen
  • Publication number: 20170061529
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and program product is disclosed for continuous bidding portal. A method includes posting a listing for an item for sale to a plurality of auction platforms. Each of the plurality of auction platforms incompatible with one another such that each auction platform is unable to communicate with a different auction platform. A method includes receiving a notification from an auction platform of the plurality of auction platforms in response to an auction event associated with the listing. A method includes updating information for the listing on one or more different auction platforms of the plurality of auction platforms in response to receiving the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Sweeder, Andrew Laing, Eric Widmer, Tammy Allen