Patents by Inventor William C. Stratmann

William C. Stratmann 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 for assisting individuals in decision making processes
    Patent number: 5717865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assisting an individual in making a selection amongst a plurality of choice items. The individual selects decision components having a relevance to the selection of a choice item and assigns values to each of the decision components. The user further assigns expected satisfaction scores to each decision component of each choice item indicating the expected satisfaction to be received from the decision components. The reliability of the expected satisfaction scores are indicated by assigned reliability factors. The assigned component values, expected satisfaction values, and reliability factors are then utilized to rank each of the choice items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: William C. Stratmann