Patents by Inventor Matthew R. Grace

Matthew R. Grace 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).

  • Publication number: 20150142488
    Abstract: A system and method of ranking individuals based on a value per event using a processing system, the processing system comprising a processing device, a database for storing data, and communication processing devices, each of which is in communication with the processing device via a communication network, the method including assigning, by the processing device, a value to each item of a first group of items; assigning, by the processing device, a second group of specific items selected from the first group of items to individuals for promotion; determining, by the processing device, for each event, during a pre-determined period of time, a number of each item from the second group of specific items sold by each individual; normalizing, by the processing device, the number of each item sold based on a shift worked by each individual; determining, by the processing device, a value per event for each individual; and ranking the individuals based on the value per event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew R. Grace, Philip Harrison-Beauregard