Patents by Inventor Robert L. Northcutt

Robert L. Northcutt 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 and system for facilitating, coordinating and managing a competitive marketplace
    Patent number: 8032461
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating, coordinating and managing the operation of a competitive marketplace via the Internet. The system and method collect bids for market services from a plurality of customers, calculators a clearing piece for the market service and calculates settlement information based on the clearing piece calculated and the bids collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Larry A. Winter, Francis X. Shields, Robert L. Northcutt
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING, COORDINATING AND MANAGING A COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE
    Publication number: 20090187501
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating, coordinating and managing the operation of a competitive marketplace via the Internet. The system and method collect bids for market services from a plurality of customers, calculators a clearing piece for the market service and calculates settlement information based on the clearing piece calculated and the bids collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Larry A. WINTER, Francis X. Shields, Robert L. Northcutt
  • Method and system for facilitating, coordinating and managing a competitive marketplace
    Patent number: 7085739
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating, coordinating and managing the operation of a competitive marketplace via the Internet. The system and method collect bids for market services from a plurality of customers, calculators a clearing piece for the market service and calculates settlement information based on the clearing piece calculated and the bids collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Accenture LLP
    Inventors: Larry A. Winter, Francis X. Shields, Robert L. Northcutt