Patents by Inventor William F Krautter

William F Krautter 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).

  • Automated system and method for providing lease payment information to consumers via the internet
    Patent number: 9117243
    Abstract: A system and method of providing payment information for a lease of a specific vehicle in a vehicle dealer's inventory to a consumer via an Internet website of a dealer service is disclosed. A lease service obtains data via the Internet from the dealer service. The data is stored in a database associated with an Internet website and includes vehicle data, lease data, and consumer data. The lease service determines a residual value of the vehicle and obtains lease funding information from one or more third parties. The lease service then determines lease payment information and generates a disclosure webpage of the lease payment information. The disclosure webpage is formatted to comply with the Regulation “M” disclosure notice for vehicle lease payments. The consumer is allowed to view the disclosure webpage from the Internet website before committing to the lease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: LeaseASP, Joint Venture
    Inventors: William F. Krautter, Jerry Thompson
  • Automated System and Method for Providing Lease Payment Information to Consumers via the Internet
    Publication number: 20120254003
    Abstract: A system and method of providing payment information for a lease of a specific vehicle in a vehicle dealer's inventory to a consumer via an Internet website of a dealer service is disclosed. A lease service obtains data via the Internet from the dealer service. The data is stored in a database associated with an Internet website and includes vehicle data, lease data, and consumer data. The lease service determines a residual value of the vehicle and obtains lease funding information from one or more third parties. The lease service then determines lease payment information and generates a disclosure webpage of the lease payment information. The disclosure webpage is formatted to comply with the Regulation “M” disclosure notice for vehicle lease payments. The consumer is allowed to view the disclosure webpage from the Internet website before committing to the lease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: LeaseASP, Joint Venture
    Inventors: William F. Krautter, Jerry Thompson
  • Automated system and method for providing lease payment information to consumers via the internet
    Patent number: 8209247
    Abstract: A system and method of providing payment information for a lease of a specific vehicle in a vehicle dealer's inventory to a consumer via an Internet website of a dealer service is disclosed. A lease service obtains data via the Internet from the dealer service. The data is stored in a database associated with an Internet website and includes vehicle data, lease data, and consumer data. The lease service determines a residual value of the vehicle and obtains lease funding information from one or more third parties. The lease service then determines lease payment information and generates a disclosure webpage of the lease payment information. The disclosure webpage is formatted to comply with the Regulation “M” disclosure notice for vehicle lease payments. The consumer is allowed to view the disclosure webpage from the Internet website before committing to the lease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: LeaseASP/Joint Venture
    Inventors: William F Krautter, Jerry Thompson