Patents by Inventor Gregory Erman

Gregory Erman 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: 8620740
    Abstract: An offer delivery system provides a mechanism for coordinating presentation of offers to customers that may originate from multiple different sources and that may be delivered to the customers over different channels. The systems makes use of rules to prioritize, select, and time the delivery of offers to any particular customer, allocate limited resources in the channels to deliver offers to a set of customers, and provide mechanisms for users or their agents to limit the delivery of offers, for example, by their frequency or type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher P. Bergh, Michael S. Bauer, Sidra Michon, Zack Miloushev, Kevin Furbish, Charles Evett, Gregory Erman, John Mandel
  • Patent number: 8533038
    Abstract: An offer delivery system provides a mechanism for coordinating presentation of offers to customers that may originate from multiple different sources and that may be delivered to the customers over different channels. The systems makes use of rules to prioritize, select, and time the delivery of offers to any particular customer, allocate limited resources in the channels to deliver offers to a set of customers, and provide mechanisms for users or their agents to limit the delivery of offers, for example, by their frequency or type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher P. Bergh, Michael S. Bauer, Sidra Michon, Zack Miloushev, Kevin Furbish, Charles Evett, Gregory Erman, John Mandel
  • Publication number: 20110208578
    Abstract: An offer delivery system provides a mechanism for coordinating presentation of offers to customers that may originate from multiple different sources and that may be delivered to the customers over different channels. The systems makes use of rules to prioritize, select, and time the delivery of offers to any particular customer, allocate limited resources in the channels to deliver offers to a set of customers, and provide mechanisms for users or their agents to limit the delivery of offers, for example, by their frequency or type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher P. Bergh, Michael S. Bauer, Sidra Michon, Zack Miloushev, Kevin Furbish, Charles Evett, Gregory Erman, John Mandel
  • Patent number: 7475795
    Abstract: A topping dispenser for dispensing portions of chilled topping onto beverages and desserts comprises a housing having a drawer that includes a product compartment and an adjacent drive compartment separated by a partition. The product compartment is adapted to receive a bag containing topping, and houses a vertically displaceable pressure member, such as a roller, to roll down along one side of the bag opposite a pressure surface on the other side of the bag to squeeze contents of the bag out through a bottom dispensing valve assembly to direct product into a waiting container. The roller is advanced downward in predetermined increments by a motor-driven carriage assembly in the drive compartment that may be actuated by a push button on the housing. The dispensing valve assembly holds a pressure-actuated valve that closes automatically to cleanly cut off a dispensed ribbon of topping and is configured to impart a decorative appearance to the dispensed ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Rich Products Corporation
    Inventors: James Faller, Christopher V. Tirone, Avery Wilson, Gregory Erman, David Ricker
  • Publication number: 20080073374
    Abstract: A topping dispenser for dispensing portions of chilled topping onto beverages and desserts comprises a housing having a drawer that includes a product compartment and an adjacent drive compartment separated by a partition. The product compartment is adapted to receive a bag containing topping, and houses a vertically displaceable pressure member, such as a roller, to roll down along one side of the bag opposite a pressure surface on the other side of the bag to squeeze contents of the bag out through a bottom dispensing valve assembly to direct product into a waiting container. The roller is advanced downward in predetermined increments by a motor-driven carriage assembly in the drive compartment that may be actuated by a push button on the housing. The dispensing valve assembly holds a pressure-actuated valve that closes automatically to cleanly cut off a dispensed ribbon of topping and is configured to impart a decorative appearance to the dispensed ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Faller, Christopher Tirone, Avery Wilson, Gregory Erman, David Ricker
  • Publication number: 20070150334
    Abstract: An offer delivery system provides a mechanism for coordinating presentation of offers to customers that may originate from multiple different sources and that may be delivered to the customers over different channels. The systems makes use of rules to prioritize, select, and time the delivery of offers to any particular customer, allocate limited resources in the channels to deliver offers to a set of customers, and provide mechanisms for users or their agents to limit the delivery of offers, for example, by their frequency or type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Bergh, Michael Bauer, Sidra Michon, Zack Miloushev, Kevin Furbish, Charles Evett, Gregory Erman, John Mandel
  • Publication number: 20020026356
    Abstract: An offer delivery system provides a mechanism for coordinating presentation of offers to customers that may originate from multiple different sources and that may be delivered to the customers over different channels. The systems makes use of rules to prioritize, select, and time the delivery of offers to any particular customer, allocate limited resources in the channels to deliver offers to a set of customers, and provide mechanisms for users or their agents to limit the delivery of offers, for example, by their frequency or type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher P. Bergh, Michael S. Bauer, Sidra Michon, Zack Miloushev, Kevin Furbish, Charles Evett, Gregory Erman, John Mandel