Patents by Inventor Karen Shaak

Karen Shaak 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).

  • Method and apparatus for improving on-line purchasing
    Patent number: 7162437
    Abstract: On-line purchasing of products from an electronic commerce (e.g., a Web page) seller is improved by providing samples to users at little or no cost in exchange for feedback that is provided to other users considering purchasing the product. A subset of products available for purchase from an electronic commerce site are provided for a sampling program to users. A predetermined number of users are allowed to sample the product. Feedback from the users are solicited and tracked to provide additional information to the seller and/or potential purchasers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Drugstore.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Shaak, Vijay Varadan, Alex Daniel Gramling
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING ON-LINE PURCHASING
    Publication number: 20020198784
    Abstract: On-line purchasing of products from an electronic commerce (e.g., a Web page) seller is improved by providing samples to users at little or no cost in exchange for feedback that is provided to other users considering purchasing the product. A subset of products available for purchase from an electronic commerce site are provided for a sampling program to users. A predetermined number of users are allowed to sample the product. Feedback from the users are solicited and tracked to provide additional information to the seller and/or potential purchasers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: JOSEPH A. PUGH
    Inventors: KAREN SHAAK, VIJAY VARADAN, ALEX DANIEL GRAMLING