Patents by Inventor Gregg A. Kromrey

Gregg A. Kromrey 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).

  • E-mail based gift delivery
    Patent number: 7606738
    Abstract: A method enabling a first party to purchase a gift and to deliver the gift to a second party includes providing a retailer website that enables the first party to peruse and select a gift from an on-line catalog, receiving an e-mail address of the second party or a pseudonym of the second party from the first party, procuring a shipping address associated with the e-mail address or pseudonym, and shipping the gift to the procured shipping address. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald L. Storch, Gregg A. Kromrey
  • E-mail based gift delivery
    Publication number: 20070124212
    Abstract: A method enabling a first party to purchase a gift and to deliver the gift to a second party includes providing a retailer website that enables the first party to peruse and select a gift from an on-line catalog, receiving an e-mail address of the second party or a pseudonym of the second party from the first party, procuring a shipping address associated with the e-mail address or pseudonym, and shipping the gift to the procured shipping address. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Gerald Storch, Gregg Kromrey