Patents by Inventor Steven A. Steigmeyer

Steven A. Steigmeyer 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 gathering mobile consumer-initiated business service look-up requests
    Patent number: 7516013
    Abstract: A method for receiving consumer-initiated business service look-up requests entered into a GPS unit, along with the corresponding geographic location the request was entered. These requests are received at a Central Processing Station whereupon the data is analyzed to identify concentrations of similar requests within a geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Steven A. Steigmeyer, Brian M. O'Connel, Keith R. Walker, Steven V. Jackson