Patents by Inventor Paul F. Hinckley

Paul F. Hinckley 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 of masking the identities of both a bidder and seller in an auction
    Patent number: 7797202
    Abstract: A method of selling excess component inventory between manufacturers wherein a provider provides a forum wherein users may sell components anonymously in a closed sale by using a pseudonym or, preferably, a pseudo-account number. Further, other identifying information, such as any part numbers used internally by the seller are masked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Asian Atlantic Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Hinckley, Thomas J. Mahoney
  • System and method for maintaining and utilizing component cross reference data in an exchange system
    Publication number: 20020055886
    Abstract: A system and method are provided that enable at least one of a user of a component exchange system and entities trading on that exchange to access a master cross reference list of components, including a list of inferred equivalent components, to guide component trading decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: Converge, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul F. Hinckley