Patents by Inventor Phil A. Berlin

Phil A. Berlin 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).

  • Centralized electronic sales using a consolidator
    Patent number: 8190492
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Tack Foss B.V., LLC
    Inventors: Phil A. Berlin, David S. Grant
  • Centralized Electronic Sales Using a Consolidator
    Publication number: 20110161198
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Phil A. Berlin, David S. Grant
  • Centralized electronic sales using a consolidator
    Patent number: 7827071
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventors: Phil A. Berlin, David S. Grant
  • Method and system of conducting electronic commerce utilizing a consolidator
    Patent number: 7577595
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventors: Phil A. Berlin, David S. Grant
  • Centralized Electronic Sales Using a Consolidator
    Publication number: 20080294535
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Phil A. Berlin, David S. Grant
  • Centralized Electronic Sales Using a Consolidator
    Publication number: 20080086390
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Phil Berlin, David Grant
  • Centralized Electronic Sales Using a Consolidator
    Publication number: 20080040241
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Phil Berlin, David Grant