Patents by Inventor Robert Anthony Sheperd

Robert Anthony Sheperd 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: 20120316942
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method uses a secure website and employs a monetary incentive to individuals or businesses to identify potential customers for entities that provide goods or services, wherein the secure website is hosted on a web server that includes an email system and a database that is internet or remotely accessible and provides search and other capabilities for users of the secure website and wherein a customer seeker and a customer finder, who agree to terms of use of the secure website, act to enter into a contract providing for a contingent referral fee for the customer finder if the terms of the offered contract are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Anthony Sheperd
  • Publication number: 20120316943
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method uses a secure website and employs a monetary incentive to individuals or businesses to identify potential funding sources for entities that are growing or need liquidity, wherein the secure website secure website is hosted on a web server that includes an email system and a database that is internet or remotely accessible and provides search and other capabilities for users of the secure website and wherein a funding seeker and a funding finder, who agree to terms of use of the secure website, act to enter into a contract providing for a contingent referral fee for the funding finder if the terms of the offered contract are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Anthony Sheperd
  • Publication number: 20120310755
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method uses a social networking website and employs a monetary incentive to get members of their social network to identify potential funding sources for entities that are growing or need liquidity, wherein a funds seeker and a funds finder, who agree to terms of use of the secure website, act to enter into an exclusive rights contract providing for a contingent referral fee for the funds finder if the terms of the offered contract are met. If the funds seeker is qualified, many offers of introduction will be made. The funds seeker can enter into many exclusive rights contracts, for an equal number of funding sources, but will pay only one referral reward if only one funding source provides funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Anthony Sheperd
  • Patent number: 8249995
    Abstract: This method uses a jobs-based social networking website and the monetary incentive of a “job reward” to get friends, relatives and other visitors to the website to offer a personal introduction to a company insider in exchange for the exclusive contractual right to receive a contingent referral fee if the introduced person starts a job with the named company within the time period set forth in the contract. Ideally, hundreds if not thousands of people will review a person's profile on the social networking website. If the job candidate is qualified, many offers of introduction will be made. The jobseeker can accept many offers but only one offer of introduction per company or non-profit entity in a given time period. Since the job candidate will only start one job within that relatively short period of time, only one referral fee will need to be paid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Anthony Sheperd
  • Publication number: 20100057535
    Abstract: This method uses a jobs-based social networking website and the monetary incentive of a “job reward” to get friends, relatives and other visitors to the website to offer a personal introduction to a company insider in exchange for the exclusive contractual right to receive a contingent referral fee if the introduced person starts a job with the named company within the time period set forth in the contract. Ideally, hundreds if not thousands of people will review a person's profile on the social networking website. If the job candidate is qualified, many offers of introduction will be made. The jobseeker can accept many offers but only one offer of introduction per company or non-profit entity in a given time period. Since the job candidate will only start one job within that relatively short period of time, only one referral fee will need to be paid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Anthony Sheperd