Patents by Inventor Mark E Nagel

Mark E Nagel 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).

  • Market center based purchasing system and method
    Patent number: 7363250
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for procuring goods and services through a computer based system accessible by a plurality of entities having a common relationship. An arrangement is made with a plurality of suppliers to participate in offering goods and services to the entities through the computer based system. A price for the respective goods and services provided by at least subset of the suppliers at which the entities can purchase those goods and services is negotiated with those suppliers. The entities can, via the computer based system, obtain prices directly from the suppliers. The entities can place orders with any of the suppliers via the computer based system. Information on the transactions made via the computer based system is tracked and used to determine if more favorable prices are available for a good or service than the negotiated price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Mark E Nagel, Stephen R Luyckx, Michael F Milad, Jonathan L Morgan, Keith E Helfrich
  • Market center based purchasing system and method
    Publication number: 20030065573
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for procuring goods and services through a computer based system accessible by a plurality of entities having a common relationship. An arrangement is made with a plurality of suppliers to participate in offering goods and services to the entities through the computer based system. A price for the respective goods and services provided by at least subset of the suppliers at which the entities can purchase those goods and services is negotiated with those suppliers. The entities can, via the computer based system, obtain prices directly from the suppliers. The entities can place orders with any of the suppliers via the computer based system. Information on the transactions made via the computer based system is tracked and used to determine if more favorable prices are available for a good or service than the negotiated price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Mark E. Nagel, Stephen R. Luyckx, Michael F. Milad, Jonathan L. Morgan, Keith E. Helfrich