Patents by Inventor Steve Korman

Steve Korman 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).

  • Tool for selling and purchasing vehicle history reports
    Patent number: 9741066
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selling and purchasing vehicle history reports are described. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a set of vehicles in a dealer inventory, determining a subset of the vehicles in the dealer inventory for which the dealer has not purchased a vehicle history report, presenting a summary report to a dealer, the summary report including information about at least one of the vehicles in the subset of the vehicles, receiving a selection to purchase a vehicle history report for at least one of the vehicles in the summary report, and providing the vehicle history report corresponding to the selection to the dealer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: William Eager, Scott Robert Fredericks, Pia S. Miralao, Mark D. Andringa, Steve Korman, Matthew Mountz
  • TOOL FOR SELLING AND PURCHASING VEHICLE HISTORY REPORTS
    Publication number: 20140289075
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selling and purchasing vehicle history reports are described. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a set of vehicles in a dealer inventory, determining a subset of the vehicles in the dealer inventory for which the dealer has not purchased a vehicle history report, presenting a summary report to a dealer, the summary report including information about at least one of the vehicles in the subset of the vehicles, receiving a selection to purchase a vehicle history report for at least one of the vehicles in the summary report, and providing the vehicle history report corresponding to the selection to the dealer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: William EAGER, Scott Robert FREDERICKS, Pia S. MIRALAO, Mark D. ANDRINGA, Steve KORMAN, Matthew MOUNTZ
  • Tool for selling and purchasing vehicle history reports
    Patent number: 8725584
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selling and purchasing vehicle history reports are described. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a set of vehicles in a dealer inventory, determining a subset of the vehicles in the dealer inventory for which the dealer has not purchased a vehicle history report, presenting a summary report to a dealer, the summary report including information about at least one of the vehicles in the subset of the vehicles, receiving a selection to purchase a vehicle history report for at least one of the vehicles in the summary report, and providing the vehicle history report corresponding to the selection to the dealer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: William Eager, Scott Robert Fredericks, Pia S. Miralao, Mark D. Andringa, Steve Korman, Matthew Mountz
  • System and method for determining vehicle odometer rollback
    Patent number: 7505838
    Abstract: A vehicle history information system adapted to determine vehicle odometer rollback. In one embodiment, the system includes a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve vehicle history records associated with a particular vehicle, at least two vehicle history records having associated date information, odometer reading, and data source information. The system further includes an odometer rollback determination module adapted to analyze the vehicle history records to determine a likelihood of an odometer rollback at least partially based on the data source information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Raines, Steve Korman
  • System and method for determining vehicle odometer rollback
    Publication number: 20060009885
    Abstract: A vehicle history information system adapted to determine vehicle odometer rollback. In one embodiment, the system includes a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve vehicle history records associated with a particular vehicle, at least two vehicle history records having associated date information, odometer reading, and data source information. The system further includes an odometer rollback determination module adapted to analyze the vehicle history records to determine a likelihood of an odometer rollback at least partially based on the data source information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Raines, Steve Korman