Patents by Inventor Willa Zhang

Willa Zhang 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).

  • Publication number: 20170076233
    Abstract: A sharing application for equipment, materials, and/or personnel is disclosed. A method for obtaining use, by a recipient, of an asset made available by a supplier on an asset sharing platform may include receiving first data comprising one or more criteria associated with a desired asset and an indication of a planned usage of the desired asset, wherein the desired asset comprises one or more of a heavy machine, a heavy machine implement, and a service relating to heavy machines. Second data may be received comprising at least one of data associated with the recipient, data associated with a plurality of suppliers, and data associated with a plurality of available assets. The method may further include causing display of an asset listing comprising identifications of one or more assets of the plurality of available assets, the displayed asset listing determined based, at least, on the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Finn, Lucinda Penner, Stephanie Smith, Meghan McCormick, Willa Zhang, Elaine Meese