William D. Rupp
30Patents
17h-index
30Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 19, 1999 → Dec 21, 2012
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 |
| 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 |
| US7346574B2 | Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation bidding | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US7283979B2 | Method of transformational bidding with rebates and discounts | Physics | 22 | 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 |
| US7870034B2 | Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7558746B2 | Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US8095451B2 | Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation bidding | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7599878B2 | Method, apparatus, and system for bidding in rounds | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7499876B2 | Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auction | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| 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.