Patents by Inventor Tim Pienta

Tim Pienta 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).

  • ONLINE AUCTION AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130254005
    Abstract: An online auction and method of conducting an online auction accessible over a communications network includes the step of providing a computer programmed to host the auction, the computer being accessible to a user through the communications network and adapted to provide a user interface to allow the user to bid on or sell an item on the auction. The method also including the steps of providing instructions to the computer through the user interface, the instructions providing parameters for the auction being conducted; and displaying the item for sale on the user interface with an initial sale price and prompting a bidder to bid on the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: ZERO, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Seymour, Tim Pienta
  • Online auction and method
    Patent number: 8521610
    Abstract: An online auction and method of conducting an online auction accessible over a communications network includes the step of providing a computer programmed to host the auction, the computer being accessible to a user through the communications network and adapted to provide a user interface to allow the user to bid on or sell an item on the auction. The method also including the steps of providing instructions to the computer through the user interface, the instructions providing parameters for the auction being conducted; and displaying the item for sale on the user interface with an initial sale price and prompting a bidder to bid on the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Zero, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Seymour, Tim Pienta
  • ONLINE AUCTION AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100318416
    Abstract: An online auction and method of conducting an online auction accessible over a communications network includes the step of providing a computer programmed to host the auction, the computer being accessible to a user through the communications network and adapted to provide a user interface to allow the user to bid on or sell an item on the auction. The method also including the steps of providing instructions to the computer through the user interface, the instructions providing parameters for the auction being conducted; and displaying the item for sale on the user interface with an initial sale price and prompting a bidder to bid on the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: ZERO, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Seymour, Tim Pienta