Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Budd

Stephen J. Budd 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).

  • System for reserving merchandise
    Publication number: 20030004761
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system for reserving items over a computer network, which includes receiving inventory information about at least one item stored in at least one geographic location; storing the inventory information in a data source; receiving a request from a user to reserve the item; generating a reservation request based upon request from the user; sending the reservation request to the geographic location to activate an electronic tag assigned to the item to indicate that the item has been reserved; and
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Karen L. Lampe, Stephen J. Budd