Patents by Inventor Wells Obrecht

Wells Obrecht 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 PROCURING GOODS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER
    Publication number: 20110208607
    Abstract: An automatic system and method optimizes the purchasing of goods and services by a buyer. A request for a quote for goods or services required is received from a buyer. This request is processed and dealers are selected based on the criteria of the buyer and other criteria. The selected dealers are then sent the request for goods and services and quotes are solicited. Quotes from the selected dealers, for the goods or services, are then receivable within a predetermined time period. Thereafter, the received quotes of the providers of the goods or services are ranked. The ranking and the report of the providers are then outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Wells Obrecht
  • Method and apparatus for procuring goods in an automated manner
    Patent number: 7958018
    Abstract: An automatic system and method optimizes the purchasing of goods and services by a buyer. A request for a quote for goods or services required is received from a buyer. This request is processed and dealers are selected based on the criteria of the buyer and other criteria. The selected dealers are then sent the request for goods and services and quotes are solicited. Quotes from the selected dealers, for the goods or services, are then receivable within a predetermined time period. Thereafter, the received quotes of the providers of the goods or services are ranked. The ranking and the report of the providers are then outpribed in steps S2 and S3 of FIG. 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Wells Obrecht
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCURING GOODS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER
    Publication number: 20100063898
    Abstract: An automatic system and method optimizes the purchasing of goods and services by a buyer. A request for a quote for goods or services required is received from a buyer. This request is processed and dealers are selected based on the criteria of the buyer and other criteria. The selected dealers are then sent the request for goods and services and quotes are solicited. Quotes from the selected dealers, for the goods or services, are then receivable within a predetermined time period. Thereafter, the received quotes of the providers of the goods or services are ranked. The ranking and the report of the providers are then outpribed in steps S2 and S3 of FIG. 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Wells OBRECHT
  • Method and apparatus for producing goods in an automated manner
    Patent number: 7630919
    Abstract: An automatic system and method optimizes the purchasing of goods and services by a buyer. A request for a quote for goods or services required is received from a buyer. This request is processed and dealers are selected based on the criteria of the buyer and other criteria. The selected dealers are then sent the request for goods and services and quotes are solicited. Quotes from the selected dealers, for the goods or services, are then receivable within a predetermined time period. Thereafter, the received quotes of the providers of the goods or services are ranked. The ranking and the report of the providers are then outpribed in steps S2 and S3 of FIG. 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Inventor: Wells Obrecht