Patents by Inventor Robert D. Bourne

Robert D. Bourne 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 for doing business with collision centers
    Patent number: 7500608
    Abstract: A method and system for the supply of automotive collision centers is provided, which includes a Customer, Jobber, and intermediate Order Manager. The Customer will fax, phone, email and most importantly e-Commerce the order to the Order Manager, who passes it on to the Jobber. Then the Order Manager will in turn fax, call, email and send over the Internet and/or intranet the order to a jobber who is local Order Manager Affiliate. Under one particularly important part of the invention, orders are scanned at the customer's physical location, passed through the Order Manager's system, and entered directly into the legacy system of the jobber, saving a great deal of time and effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: FinishMaster, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Bourne
  • Method for doing business with collision centers
    Patent number: 6805292
    Abstract: A method and system for the supply of automotive collision centers is provided, which includes a Customer, Jobber, and intermediate Order Manager. The Customer will fax, phone, email and most importantly e-Commerce the order to the Order Manager, who passes it on to the Jobber. Then the Order Manager will in turn fax, call, email and send over the Internet and/or intranet the order to a jobber who is local Order Manager Affiliate. Under one particularly important part of the invention, orders are scanned at the customer's physical location, passed through the Order Manager's system, and entered directly into the legacy system of the jobber, saving a great deal of time and effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: Robert D. Bourne
  • Method for doing business with collision centers
    Publication number: 20040056092
    Abstract: A method and system for the supply of automotive collision centers is provided, which includes a Customer, Jobber, and intermediate Order Manager. The Customer will fax, phone, email and most importantly e-Commerce the order to the Order Manager, who passes it on to the Jobber. Then the Order Manager will in turn fax, call, email and send over the Internet and/or intranet the order to a jobber who is local Order Manager Affiliate. Under one particularly important part of the invention, orders are scanned at the customer's physical location, passed through the Order Manager's system, and entered directly into the legacy system of the jobber, saving a great deal of time and effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Robert D. Bourne
  • Method for doing business with collision centers
    Patent number: 6575365
    Abstract: A method and system for the supply of automotive collision centers is provided, which includes a Customer, Jobber, and intermediate Order Manager. The Customer will fax, phone, email and most importantly e-Commerce the order to the Order Manager, who passes it on to the Jobber. Then the Order Manager will in turn fax, call, email and send over the Internet and/or intranet the order to a jobber who is local Order Manager Affiliate. Under one particularly important part of the invention, orders are scanned at the customer's physical location, passed through the Order Manager's system, and entered directly into the legacy system of the jobber, saving a great deal of time and effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Robert D. Bourne