Patents by Inventor Johnny V. Ainsworth

Johnny V. Ainsworth 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).

  • Freight calculation system and method of operation
    Patent number: 6219653
    Abstract: A freight calculation system includes a seller client, a buyer client, and a platform coupled to the seller client and the buyer client using a communication network. The seller client generates freight data and communicates it using a communication network. The buyer client communicates a delivery request for a load using the communication network. The delivery request specifies one of a number of delivery containers, an origination location, and a destination location. The platform receives and stores the freight data and determines a delivery cost for the load using the freight data, the specified delivery container, the origination location, and the destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Forest Products International Exchange, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. O'Neill, Johnny V. Ainsworth, Paul D. Jenkins