Sam E. Kinney, Jr.
25Patents
17h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 15, 1987 → Oct 31, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| US6564192B1 | Method and system for differential index bidding in online auctions | Physics | 125 | Expired |
| US6408283B1 | Method and system for maintaining the integrity of electronic auctions using a configurable bid monitoring agent | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US6499018B1 | Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitations | Physics | 79 | 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 |
| US6871191B1 | Method and system for partial quantity evaluated rank bidding in online auctions | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US7249085B1 | Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization bidding | Physics | 55 | 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 |
| US7010511B1 | Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with net present value bidding | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US7383206B2 | Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction | Physics | 31 | 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 |
| US7225152B2 | Method, apparatus, and system for varying an award volume in an auction | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US4888017A | Apparatus of controlling eustachian tube function | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US7792713B1 | Method and system for disguised price bidding in online auctions | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7870034B2 | Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7792707B2 | Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7571137B2 | Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7835957B1 | Method and system for correcting market failures with participant isolation in dutch style online auctions | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7558746B2 | Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7921053B2 | Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization bidding | Physics | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.