Patents by Inventor Renan Ayrault

Renan Ayrault 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).

  • Publication number: 20150348143
    Abstract: System and method for computing price values associated with vehicle history attributes including a vehicle history database with vehicle history records, a transaction database, a vehicle history knowledge determination module adapted to determine whether a sale transaction related to a transaction record occurred with buyer's knowledge of the vehicle history attributes associated with the vehicle of the transaction record and to classify each transaction record based on whether buyer possessed knowledge of the vehicle history attributes, and a price adjustment module adapted to determine price values for the vehicle history attributes based on the vehicle history datasets and classification of the plurality of transaction records. In accordance with one aspect, the present invention may be implemented as a computer readable medium with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Raines, Renan Ayrault, Philip D. Moore, Mark D. Andringa
  • Publication number: 20140058956
    Abstract: System and method for computing price values associated with vehicle history attributes including a vehicle history database with vehicle history records, a transaction database, a vehicle history knowledge determination module adapted to determine whether a sale transaction related to a transaction record occurred with buyer's knowledge of the vehicle history attributes associated with the vehicle of the transaction record and to classify each transaction record based on whether buyer possessed knowledge of the vehicle history attributes, and a price adjustment module adapted to determine price values for the vehicle history attributes based on the vehicle history datasets and classification of the plurality of transaction records. In accordance with one aspect, the present invention may be implemented as a computer readable medium with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. RAINES, Renan AYRAULT, Philip D. MOORE, Mark D. ANDRINGS
  • Patent number: 8600823
    Abstract: System and method for computing price adjustment values associated with vehicle history attributes including a vehicle history database with vehicle history datasets, a transaction database, a vehicle history knowledge determination module adapted to determine whether a sale transaction related to a transaction record occurred with buyer's knowledge of the vehicle history attributes associated with the vehicle of the transaction record and to classify each transaction record based on whether buyer possessed knowledge of the vehicle history attributes, and a price adjustment module adapted to determine price adjustment values for the vehicle history attributes based on the vehicle history datasets and classification of the plurality of transaction records. In accordance with one aspect, the present invention may be implemented as a computer readable medium with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Raines, Renan Ayrault
  • Patent number: 8595079
    Abstract: System and method for computing price values associated with vehicle history attributes including a vehicle history database with vehicle history records, a transaction database, a vehicle history knowledge determination module adapted to determine whether a sale transaction related to a transaction record occurred with buyer's knowledge of the vehicle history attributes associated with the vehicle of the transaction record and to classify each transaction record based on whether buyer possessed knowledge of the vehicle history attributes, and a price adjustment module adapted to determine price values for the vehicle history attributes based on the vehicle history datasets and classification of the plurality of transaction records. In accordance with one aspect, the present invention may be implemented as a computer readable medium with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Raines, Renan Ayrault, Philip D. Moore, Mark D. Andringa
  • Patent number: 7596512
    Abstract: System and method for computing price adjustment values associated with vehicle history attributes including a vehicle history database with vehicle history datasets, a transaction database, a vehicle history knowledge determination module adapted to determine whether a sale transaction related to a transaction record occurred with buyer's knowledge of the vehicle history attributes associated with the vehicle of the transaction record and to classify each transaction record based on whether buyer possessed knowledge of the vehicle history attributes, and a price adjustment module adapted to determine price adjustment values for the vehicle history attributes based on the vehicle history datasets and classification of the plurality of transaction records. In accordance with one aspect, the present invention may be implemented as a computer readable medium with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Raines, Renan Ayrault
  • Patent number: 7421322
    Abstract: A vehicle history information system is provided for obtaining vehicle history information associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN). The vehicle history information system includes a VIN identification module adapted to identify at least one VIN in an electronic file, a database having vehicle history records relating to vehicle history of one or more vehicles, and a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve vehicle history records associated the VIN identified. A method and a computer readable storage medium having instructions for obtaining vehicle history information are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Silversmith, Renan Ayrault