Patents by Inventor James F. Lu

James F. Lu 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).

  • Providing brand information via an offering service
    Patent number: 10853864
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing information regarding brands of items offered for acquisition by an offering service. The items may comprise tangible or intangible goods, products (e.g., electronics, sporting goods, digital music, etc.), services, or the like. A brand, meanwhile, may refer to a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that distinguishes a designer, maker, manufacturer, seller or the like from other entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Kotas, James F. Lu, Jason A. Galep, Christopher Duane Furniss
  • Providing brand information via an offering service
    Patent number: 9875497
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing information regarding brands of items offered for acquisition by an offering service. The items may comprise tangible or intangible goods, products (e.g., electronics, sporting goods, digital music, etc.), services, or the like. A brand, meanwhile, may refer to a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that distinguishes a designer, maker, manufacturer, seller or the like from other entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Kotas, James F. Lu, Jason A. Galep, Christopher Duane Furniss
  • Systems and methods for generating and presenting social markers
    Patent number: 9292879
    Abstract: A social marker is generated from data about user relationships and interactions with consumer objects such as brands, products, services, or a combination thereof. The social marker provides an indicator to a target user that someone they have a relationship with has taken some action associated with the consumer object. This action may include, but is not limited to, posting a comment, a rating, a recommendation, and so forth about the consumer object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Lu, Christopher Duane Furniss, James Fisher Robinson, Jr., Rudy B. Gajadhar