Patents by Inventor Scott Charles Drake

Scott Charles Drake 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).

  • VIRTUAL MARKETS FOR SELECTING ANSWERS TO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
    Publication number: 20080319826
    Abstract: A virtual market system is used to rank-order answers to an open-ended question. A virtual market on which participants can trade securities representing answers to the open-ended question is used to gather information from the participants regarding each answer. Answers to be traded on the market may be provided by the participants, allowing for opinions to be expressed not only as to the relative worth of the securities on the market, but also as to which securities should be on the market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christina Ann LaComb, Janet Arlie Barnett, Scott Charles Drake, Steven Todd Sacks
  • VIRTUAL MARKETS FOR SELECTING ANSWERS TO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
    Publication number: 20080319825
    Abstract: A virtual market system is used to rank-order answers to an open-ended question. A virtual market on which participants can trade securities representing answers to the open-ended question is used to gather information from the participants regarding each answer. Additional securities representing additional answers to the question may be added during the trading period, allowing for the answers to the question to evolve over the operation of the market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christina Ann LaComb, Janet Arlie Barnett, Scott Charles Drake, Steven Todd Sacks