Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Molenda

Thomas S. Molenda 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 and apparatus for coordinating services
    Patent number: 6950801
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of coordinating or arranging services, such as automotive glass repair services for the policyholders of an insurance company, and to an apparatus for practicing the method. The method includes providing a database of service providers, obtaining service need information regarding a customer, selecting at least a portion of the service providers in the database based on the service need information, ranking the selected service providers, and choosing one of the ranked service providers to perform the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brookes, Mark A. Homison, Lisa S. Langford, James V. Latch, Thomas S. Molenda, Christopher W. Umble
  • Method of coordinating business transactions between repair service participants
    Publication number: 20030220812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coordinating and/or arranging business transactions between the participants of a common economic marketplace by establishing and maintaining an electronic-based transaction community where participants conduct direct business-to-business communication, i.e., computer to computer communication, through an electronic hub where messages to and from the participants are received and routed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Michael B. Jones, Thomas S. Molenda, Julie A. Straub, Stephen P. Jefferies, William B. Viner
  • Method and Apparatus for Coordinating Services
    Publication number: 20030014295
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of coordinating or arranging services, such as automotive glass repair services for the policyholders of an insurance company, and to an apparatus for practicing the method. The method includes providing a database of service providers, obtaining service need information regarding a customer, selecting at least a portion of the service providers in the database based on the service need information, ranking the selected service providers, and choosing one of the ranked service providers to perform the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Brookes , Mark A Homison , Lisa S Langford , James V Latch , Thomas S Molenda , Christopher W Umble