Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Frederick W. Roberts

14Patents
9h-index
11Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 11, 1974 → Oct 31, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6199050A Method and system for bidding in electronic auctions using flexible bidder-determined line-item guidelines Physics 208 Expired
US6230146A Method and system for controlling closing times of electronic auctions involving multiple lots Physics 180 Expired
US7152043B2 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions Physics 71 Expired
US6216114A Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctions Physics 64 Expired
US6230147A Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Physics 49 Expired
US6223167A Method and system for handling disruptions in the management of electronic auctions Physics 33 Expired
US7283980B2 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctions Physics 27 Expired
US7395238B2 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Physics 22 Expired
US7813966B2 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions Physics 21 Active
US7571137B2 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Physics 9 Active
US7792707B2 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions Physics 9 Active
US7558746B2 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions Physics 8 Active
US6386159B1 Valve timing system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US3981178A Gas density detecting apparatus Physics 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.