Patents by Inventor Kurt Marcelis

Kurt Marcelis 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).

  • Systems and methods for enabling anonymous collaboration among members along value chains
    Patent number: 8990409
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented collaboration platform comprising: means enabling an initiator (158) to create a message (168); means enabling the initiator (158) to invite a group of first degree partners (160, 162, 164) to respond to the message (168); means enabling a first degree partner (162) to create a sub-message (170, 172); means adapted to automatically create a link between the sub-message (170) and the message (168), or between the first degree partner (162) and the initiator (158), or between collaboration spaces established for the sub-message (170) and the message (168); and means enabling the first degree partner (162) to invite a group of second degree partners (176) to respond to the sub-message (170) while concealing identities of one or more first degree partner (158, 160, 164) for the group of second degree partners (176), and/or vice versa concealing identities of one or more second degree partner (176) for the group of first degree partners (158, 160, 164).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Agor Services BVBA
    Inventors: Jan M. De Kezel, Kurt Marcelis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING ANONYMOUS COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBERS ALONG VALUE CHAINS
    Publication number: 20140244773
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented collaboration platform comprising: means enabling an initiator (158) to create a message (168); means enabling the initiator (158) to invite a group of first degree partners (160, 162, 164) to respond to the message (168); means enabling a first degree partner (162) to create a sub-message (170, 172); means adapted to automatically create a link between the sub-message (170) and the message (168), or between the first degree partner (162) and the initiator (158), or between collaboration spaces established for the sub-message (170) and the message (168); and means enabling the first degree partner (162) to invite a group of second degree partners (176) to respond to the sub-message (170) while concealing identities of one or more first degree partner (158, 160, 164) for the group of second degree partners (176), and/or vice versa concealing identities of one or more second degree partner (176) for the group of first degree partners (158, 160, 164).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Agor Services BVBA
    Inventors: Jan M. De Kezel, Kurt Marcelis
  • Systems and methods for enabling anonymous collaboration among members along value chains
    Patent number: 8738720
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented collaboration platform comprising: means enabling an initiator (158) to create a message (168); means enabling the initiator (158) to invite a group of first degree partners (160, 162, 164) to respond to the message (168); means enabling a first degree partner (162) to create a sub-message (170, 172); means adapted to automatically create a link between the sub-message (170) and the message (168), or between the first degree partner (162) and the initiator (158), or between collaboration spaces established for the sub-message (170) and the message (168); and means enabling the first degree partner (162) to invite a group of second degree partners (176) to respond to the sub-message (170) while concealing identities of one or more first degree partner (158, 160, 164) for the group of second degree partners (176), and/or vice versa concealing identities of one or more second degree partner (176) for the group of first degree partners (158, 160, 164).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Agor Services BVBA
    Inventors: Jan M. De Kezel, Kurt Marcelis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING ANONYMOUS COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBERS ALONG VALUE CHAINS
    Publication number: 20140025767
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented collaboration platform comprising: means enabling an initiator (158) to create a message (168); means enabling the initiator (158) to invite a group of first degree partners (160, 162, 164) to respond to the message (168); means enabling a first degree partner (162) to create a sub-message (170, 172); means adapted to automatically create a link between the sub-message (170) and the message (168), or between the first degree partner (162) and the initiator (158), or between collaboration spaces established for the sub-message (170) and the message (168); and means enabling the first degree partner (162) to invite a group of second degree partners (176) to respond to the sub-message (170) while concealing identities of one or more first degree partner (158, 160, 164) for the group of second degree partners (176), and/or vice versa concealing identities of one or more second degree partner (176) for the group of first degree partners (158, 160, 164).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Agor Services BVBA
    Inventors: Jan M. De Kezel, Kurt Marcelis