Patents by Inventor Glenn W. Melzer

Glenn W. Melzer 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).

  • System for setting special wholesale pricing for resellers
    Patent number: 7716142
    Abstract: A system for calculating a special wholesale pricing between a wholesaler and a reseller for a transaction between the reseller and an end-user. A wholesale discount pricing system is provided that comprises: a system for inputting a special pricing request from a reseller, wherein the special pricing request includes a product identifier and an end-user discount the reseller intends on applying to the transaction with the end-user; a product mapping system that maps the product identifier to a set of pricing parameters; and a calculation system that calculates the special wholesale pricing based on the set of pricing parameters and the inputted end-user discount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Glenn W. Melzer
  • SYSTEM FOR SETTING SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICING FOR RESELLERS
    Publication number: 20080228668
    Abstract: A system for calculating a special wholesale pricing between a wholesaler and a reseller for a transaction between the reseller and an end-user. A wholesale discount pricing system is provided that comprises: a system for inputting a special pricing request from a reseller, wherein the special pricing request includes a product identifier and an end-user discount the reseller intends on applying to the transaction with the end-user; a product mapping system that maps the product identifier to a set of pricing parameters; and a calculation system that calculates the special wholesale pricing based on the set of pricing parameters and the inputted end-user discount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Glenn W. Melzer
  • System and method for setting special wholesale pricing for resellers
    Patent number: 7401055
    Abstract: A system and method for calculating a special wholesale pricing between a wholesaler and a reseller for a transaction between the reseller and an end-user. A wholesale discount pricing system is provided that comprises: a system for inputting a special pricing request from a reseller, wherein the special pricing request includes a product identifier and an end-user discount the reseller intends on applying to the transaction with the end-user; a product mapping system that maps the product identifier to a set of pricing parameters; and a calculation system that calculates the special wholesale pricing based on the set of pricing parameters and the inputted end-user discount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Glenn W. Melzer