Patents
US 8473370 B1: Method and apparatus for generating an order for purchase
- Granted
- 2013-06-25
- Filed
- 2012-03-26 application 13429539
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use by a buyer for a store includes a software application computer that is provided to the buyer at a buyer show. The application displays product features and pricing information and receives product order information from the buyer. The application displays information regarding sales of the products by the store. After completing an order, the application submits the order, and prints or transmits confirmation copies. The buyer leaves the computer the show prior to departing. A virtual shopping cart is displayed on the computer into which goods are placed prior to submittal of the order. Multiple shopping carts can be opened by the user with differing shipping priorities and different shipping destinations for each cart. Multiple shopping carts can be used while the user is browsing an on-line catalog of products to be ordered.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130625.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do It Best Corp. 2 patents | US company or organization | Fort Wayne, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike J. Altendorf | Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Larry R. Pensinger | New Haven, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Scott | Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Coker, II | Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Leroy Pierce | Harlan, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/0633 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DO IT BEST CORP. signed 2024-10-11 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SAN ANTONIO, TX | 68879/169 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-04-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | COKER, STEVE, II signed 2012-03-29 PENSINGER, LARRY R. signed 2012-03-29 PIERCE, LEROY signed 2012-03-30 ALTENDORF, MIKE J. signed 2012-04-05 SCOTT, BRIAN signed 2012-04-09 | DO IT BEST CORP. FORT WAYNE, IN | 28120/493 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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