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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Applicants:
Alan L Clark, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ali Kamrani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peter Richard Sferro, Rochester, MI (US);
Robert P. Humphrey, Saline, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan L Clark, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ali Kamrani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peter Richard Sferro, Rochester, MI (US);
Robert P. Humphrey, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A methodfor designing and purchasing a product which allows the respective product and cost information associated with a variety of potential suppliersto be automatically queried.