Patents by Inventor Lyndon Rive

Lyndon Rive 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 system for allocating and distributing royalty/commission payments to resellers/distributors
    Patent number: 6618706
    Abstract: A system, method and related apparatus are described for reducing channel conflict between a manufacturer's direct sales channel and an indirect sales channel of independent sellers. The method generally includes receiving customer orders from the sellers or on behalf of the sellers through the indirect sales channel and receiving customer orders directly through the direct sales channel. A defined portion of the revenue derived through the direct sales channel is allocated into a compensation pool. At the end of a distribution cycle, the compensation pool is distributed among a plurality of sellers in the indirect sales channel based on each seller's sales contribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Everdream Corporation
    Inventors: Lyndon Rive, Ray Morgan