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William D. Rupp
Also filed as: RUPP WILLIAM D
30 granted patents·8 pending applications·2,206 citations·filing 1999–2012
98Inventor score
Technology areasG06Q
Files withARIBA INC23FREEMARKETS INC7FREE MARKETS ONLINE INC1FREEMARKETS ONLINE INC1GUJRAL VIRIND S1
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
38 records- 0194US7152043B2Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctionsARIBA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 19, 2006·86 cites·14 claims
- 0293US7813966B2Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctionsARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·23 cites·20 claims
- 0392US6199050B1Method and system for bidding in electronic auctions using flexible bidder-determined line-item guidelinesFREEMARKETS ONLINE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·403 cites·49 claims
- 0491US6230146B1Method and system for controlling closing times of electronic auctions involving multiple lotsFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·314 cites·43 claims
- 0590US7395238B2Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed stateARIBA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2008·46 cites·40 claims
- 0690US7346574B2Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation biddingARIBA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2008·39 cites·11 claims
- 0787US7383206B2Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auctionARIBA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 3, 2008·44 cites·22 claims
- 0887US7283980B2Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctionsARIBA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 16, 2007·38 cites·23 claims
- 0986US8095451B2Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation biddingSMITH CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 10, 2012·10 cites·20 claims
- 1086US7571137B2Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed stateARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 4, 2009·10 cites·16 claims
- 1186US7558746B2Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctionsARIBA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 7, 2009·10 cites·15 claims
- 1285US7444299B2System and computer program product for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation biddingARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 28, 2008·7 cites·22 claims
- 1385US7283979B2Method of transformational bidding with rebates and discountsARIBA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2007·36 cites·21 claims
- 1484US7921053B2Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization biddingARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 1583US7870034B2Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auctionARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 11, 2011·9 cites·20 claims
- 1683US7792707B2Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctionsARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·9 cites·20 claims
- 1783US6408283B1Method and system for maintaining the integrity of electronic auctions using a configurable bid monitoring agentFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·174 cites·59 claims
- 1881US6216114B1Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctionsFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·165 cites·107 claims
- 1980US6499018B1Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitationsFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 24, 2002·154 cites·45 claims
- 2077US7599878B2Method, apparatus, and system for bidding in roundsARIBA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 6, 2009·13 cites·30 claims
- 2175US6564192B1Method and system for differential index bidding in online auctionsFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 13, 2003·227 cites·25 claims
- 2274US7499876B2Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auctionARIBA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 3, 2009·13 cites·17 claims
- 2374US6230147B1Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed stateFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·111 cites·30 claims
- 2473US8364577B2Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rankARIBA INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·1 cites·16 claims
- 2573US7870054B2Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rankARIBA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 11, 2011·8 cites·22 claims
- 2669US7249085B1Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization biddingARIBA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2007·103 cites·39 claims
- 2768US6223167B1Method and system for handling disruptions in the management of electronic auctionsFREEMARKETS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·83 cites·42 claims
- 2865US2008162330A1Method, apparatus, and system for bidding in roundsARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2964US2008154763A1Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctionsARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3062US8725622B2System and method for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter optimal biddingGUJRAL VIRIND S·Filed 2007·Granted May 13, 2014·2 cites·15 claims
- 3162US8660937B1Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rankARIBA INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·0 cites·16 claims
- 3262US2008071672A1Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auctionARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3360US2008133397A1Method of transformational bidding with rebates and discountsARIBA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3454US2001037285A1Method and system for handling disruptions in the management of electronic auctionsFREE MARKETS ONLINE INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3554US2002077959A1Method and system for using line item bid limits in electonic auctionsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3652US2002087456A1Method, apparatus, and system for synchronizing timing of an auction throug a computer networkFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3747US2002042769A1System and method for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter optimal biddingFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3846US7010511B1Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with net present value biddingKINNEY JR SAM E·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 7, 2006·60 cites·8 claims
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