Patents by Inventor Stan Bernstein

Stan Bernstein 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 the purchase of used removable media over the internet without disclosing individual prices
    Patent number: 6615185
    Abstract: A system and method for the purchase of used compact disks and other mass market removable media over the Internet is disclosed, in which the potential seller accesses the purchaser's website and identifies the CDs to be sold from a searchable database. The seller quantifies the condition of the CDs to be sold using a ranking criteria specified on the website. An offer price for each CD is computed based upon a percentage of the original list price, discounted by the stated CD condition. The seller is required to enter more than a specified minimum number of titles before receiving a quote price; the quote price is a total transaction amount only, with the individual CD prices not displayed to the potential seller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Stan Bernstein