Patents by Inventor Tara M. Kenny

Tara M. Kenny 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).

  • Patent number: 7287004
    Abstract: An integrated financing services system provides a leasing service for vendors accessible through the Internet, embedding financing into the checkout process using several Web services. The present system is accessed by a vendor to provide lease prices on a line item by line item basis within an electronic shopping catalog. Depending on the detail provided by the sales company in the request for those rates, these lease prices can map to the specificity of the catalog. The present system provides a service for the vendors to integrate leasing into their sales agents' and customers' shopping experience without a large investment in a flexible, and customer-customizable way. The lessor can now support vendors and customers in a very repeatable manner, using the same technology with no new special development for each vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tara M. Kenny, Kathryn Mark, James Penney