Patents by Inventor John R. Stapleton

John R. Stapleton 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).

  • Publication number: 20130332302
    Abstract: A computer-based method and system for management of sourcing of strategic resources for commercial entities is described. Internet/intranet-based portals are accessible by an administrator and one or more respondents representing prospective vendors to enable an administrator to create requests for information, proposals and/or quotations (RFx), and for respondents to submit responses to an RFx by answering questions presented in the RFx. The system also generates reports based on criteria established by the administrator and/or the commercial entity for which the RFx has been issued, using data compiled and/or generated from the answers provided by the respondents to the RFx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: John R. Stapleton, Gail S. Highsmith, Carl N. Friedholm