Patents by Inventor Michelle Conrad

Michelle Conrad 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).

  • System and method for identifying sourcing event metrics for analyzing a supplier
    Patent number: 7778864
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying sourcing event metrics for analyzing a supplier are disclosed. A consumer solicits bids from a supplier desiring to provide goods, services, etc., by creating an event that poses queries to the supplier. The consumer can create the event and queries associated therewith by selecting from predefined events, having predefined queries. Further, predefined criteria and parameters associated with the queries may also be associated with predefined events. The criteria and parameters are designed to measure the supplier's responses to the queries and the consumer can rate the supplier based on the supplier's responses according to the predefined criteria and parameters established by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Conrad, Joanna Dakes, Daniel Velasquez
  • System and method for identifying sourcing event metrics for analyzing a supplier
    Publication number: 20040117242
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying sourcing event metrics for analyzing a supplier are disclosed. A consumer solicits bids from a supplier desiring to provide goods, services, etc., by creating an event that poses queries to the supplier. The consumer can create the event and queries associated therewith by selecting from predefined events, having predefined queries. Further, predefined criteria and parameters associated with the queries may also be associated with predefined events. The criteria and parameters are designed to measure the supplier's responses to the queries and the consumer can rate the supplier based on the supplier's responses according to the predefined criteria and parameters established by the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Michelle Conrad, Joanna Dakes, Daniel Velasquez