Patents by Inventor Richard D. Forsburg, Jr.

Richard D. Forsburg, Jr. 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).

  • E-business bid process
    Patent number: 6785660
    Abstract: Items for sale are listed on a first spreadsheet. A digital picture of an item taken by a video camera and imported to the first spreadsheet. Bids for the items are solicited from potential buyers by sending out the first spreadsheet using e mail. Buyers indicate bid amounts and quantities and return the spreadsheets. Returned spreadsheets are combined into a second spreadsheet. An optimization algorithm is executed to determine winning bids. Award sheets for each bidder are generated and sent to the bidders. A trend analysis determines which items meet a criteria for further investment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Fedor, Richard D. Forsburg, Jr., Robert A. Keene, Daniel M. McGuire