Patents by Inventor Martin Daniel Duffy

Martin Daniel Duffy 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for maintaining business rules in a configuration system
    Patent number: 9524506
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for maintaining businesses rules in a configuration system are disclosed. The presently disclosed system allows systems to be configured using a plurality of rules that are syndicated by a plurality of different manufacturers. Each manufacturer syndicates a portion of the overall system attributes and/or configuration rule set for use by others. Configuration users, such as the sales channel, may then create additional rules and/or configure products with the most recent version of the component attributes and configuration rules, and no single entity is burdened with maintaining the entire attribute and/or rule set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: BIGMACHINES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy William Handorf, Christopher Haussler, Martin Daniel Duffy
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING BUSINESS RULES IN A CONFIGURATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130103806
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for maintaining businesses rules in a configuration system are disclosed. The presently disclosed system allows systems to be configured using a plurality of rules that are syndicated by a plurality of different manufacturers. Each manufacturer syndicates a portion of the overall system attributes and/or configuration rule set for use by others. Configuration users, such as the sales channel, may then create additional rules and/or configure products with the most recent version of the component attributes and configuration rules, and no single entity is burdened with maintaining the entire attribute and/or rule set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: BIGMACHINES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy William Handorf, Christopher Haussler, Martin Daniel Duffy