Patents by Inventor Mitzi Hicks

Mitzi Hicks 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 providing customers seeking a product or service at a specified discount in a specified geographic area with information as to suppliers offering the same
    Patent number: 6615184
    Abstract: A server receives supplier information from a supplier including a product/service that the supplier is offering along with a discount for the product/service. The supplier information further includes geographic locations where a customer can physically purchase the product/service, the sale dates, and supplier contact information. The supplier information is stored by the server in a database. The server also receives customer information from a customer including a product/service that the customer wishes to purchase along with a minimum discount that the customer desires for the product/service. The server searches the database for a matching supplier which has supplier information matching the customer information. The server then sends the customer the supplier contact information corresponding to the matching supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Mitzi Hicks