Patents by Inventor Michael Flinn

Michael Flinn 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).

  • Retailer optimization using market segmentation top quintile process
    Publication number: 20070112619
    Abstract: A method for determining an optimal number of lottery retailers is disclosed. The optimal number of lottery retailers for a region can be determined based households of the same segmentations purchasing lottery products similarly, and there is a strong correlation between lottery agent density (population/retailers) and per capita lottery sales. The lottery agent density (LAD) necessary to produce high per capita sales can be identified and applied to all markets of that household segmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: John Hurt, Michael Flinn, Jim O'Brien