Patents by Inventor Norman Powell

Norman Powell 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).

  • Method for selling custom business software and software exchange marketplace
    Patent number: 7739256
    Abstract: A method of selling custom business software and a software exchange marketplace enables a software seller to offer a custom software application for sale. The method includes receiving the custom software application from the software seller. The marketplace includes a qualified application inventory and a custom software application submission log. A prospective software buyer may search the qualified software application inventory. The method includes associating the custom application with the custom software application submission log. The method identifies deficiencies with a software source code by comparing the software source code to a source code qualification standard. The method identifies deficiencies with a plurality of software documents by comparing them to a document qualification standard. The method compares the submission log with a final review standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventor: Norman Powell
  • Method for selling custom business software and software exchange marketplace
    Publication number: 20080140537
    Abstract: A method of selling custom business software and a software exchange marketplace enables a software seller to offer a custom software application for sale. The method includes receiving the custom software application from the software seller. The marketplace includes a qualified application inventory and a custom software application submission log. A prospective software buyer may search the qualified software application inventory. The method includes associating the custom application with the custom software application submission log. The method identifies deficiencies with a software source code by comparing the software source code to a source code qualification standard. The method identifies deficiencies with a plurality of software documents by comparing them to a document qualification standard. The method compares the submission log with a final review standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Norman Powell