Inventor · Dorpsstraat, PA, US

Sam E. Kinney, Jr.

25Patents
17h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1987 → 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
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.