Patents by Inventor Steven McGrady

Steven McGrady 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 and method of internet auctioning of goods dropped off by the general public or selected for liquidation at public storage facilities
    Publication number: 20050289040
    Abstract: A method and system for processing goods for auction by an online auction provider includes providing a multiplicity of sites within a designated limited geographical area for customer drop-off of goods desired to be sold at online auction, wherein the sites consist of a plurality of pre-existing free-standing multi-unit public storage facilities in the designated geographical area available to the general public for individual unit monthly rental; processing the dropped-off goods to assess their suitability for online auction; and uniquely identifying each of the acceptable dropped-off goods for placement in a queue for auction by the online auction provider. The uniquely identified dropped-off goods are relocated to a central location for placement in the auction queue of the online auction provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Encompass Ventures LP
    Inventors: Douglas Lecker, Steven McGrady, John Magni