Patents by Inventor Michael A. Chiovari

Michael A. Chiovari 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).

  • Patent number: 8589212
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining one or more vehicles that are desirable for stocking an inventory of a dealer may include receiving one or more vehicle purchasing parameters from a dealer; receiving one or more behavior metrics associated with one or more consumers of at least one of the dealer, a vehicle wholesaler, or a vehicle retailer; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, one or more vehicles; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, a justifiable purchase price for the vehicles; determining a location of the vehicles; and determining, based at least in part on the justifiable purchase price and the location of the vehicles, at least a portion of the vehicles for restocking an inventory of the dealer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Vauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Pollak, Michael A. Chiovari, David Hawkins, Chris Matthew Stutsman
  • Publication number: 20130030864
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining one or more vehicles that are desirable for stocking an inventory of a dealer may include receiving one or more vehicle purchasing parameters from a dealer; receiving one or more behavior metrics associated with one or more consumers of at least one of the dealer, a vehicle wholesaler, or a vehicle retailer; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, one or more vehicles; determining, based at least in part on the vehicle purchasing parameters and the behavior metrics, a justifiable purchase price for the vehicles; determining a location of the vehicles; and determining, based at least in part on the justifiable purchase price and the location of the vehicles, at least a portion of the vehicles for restocking an inventory of the dealer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: VAUTO.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Dale Pollak, Michael A. Chiovari, David Hawkins, Chris Matthew Stutsman
  • Publication number: 20060178973
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a method and system to achieve improved profitability, liquidity and operational stability of a used vehicle operation. In broad overview, one embodiment of the invention includes four main aspects including the establishment of departmental objectives as a predetermined metric, the integration of the most current market and inventory information into an existing business process, the assessment of strategic impact of each key decision at a transactional level by calculating a real time performance metric and comparing the real time performance metric to the predetermined baseline or target metric and providing visibility and accountability of all key decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Chiovari, Dale Pollak