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Daniel C. Heckmann — 17 Patents

ARAriba: 10 patents #7 of 129Top 6%
FRFreemarkets: 5 patents #7 of 13Top 55%
Pittsburgh, PA: #399 of 7,570 inventorsTop 6%
Pennsylvania: #4,187 of 74,527 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #263,971 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17 Patents All Time
Daniel C. Heckmann has been granted 17 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ariba. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in April 2011. Daniel C. Heckmann ranks #263,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.3%). Patent records list Daniel C. Heckmann in Pittsburgh, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2011Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2001.peak 52001: 5 patents20012003: 1 patents20032006: 2 patents20062007: 2 patents20072008: 1 patents20082009: 3 patents20092010: 2 patents20102011: 1 patents2011

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–17 of 17 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7921053 Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization bidding Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Glen T. Meakem, Robert G. Stevens, David J. Becker +7 more 2011-04-05 $25,453,000
7813966 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2010-10-12 $13,837,000
7792707 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2010-09-07 $5,780,000
7599878 Method, apparatus, and system for bidding in rounds Scott W. Atkinson, Anthony F. Bernard, William D. Rupp, Vincent F. Rago 2009-10-06 $14,838,000
7571137 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2009-08-04 $13,401,000
7558746 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2009-07-07 $6,050,000
7395238 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2008-07-01 $13,810,000
7283980 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2007-10-16 $4,537,000
7249085 Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization bidding Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Glen T. Meakem, Robert G. Stevens, David J. Becker +7 more 2007-07-24 $7,062,000
7152043 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2006-12-19 $6,127,000
7010511 Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with net present value bidding Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Glen T. Meakem, Robert G. Stevens, David J. Becker +2 more 2006-03-07
6564192 Method and system for differential index bidding in online auctions Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Glen T. Meakem, Robert G. Stevens, David J. Becker +4 more 2003-05-13 $5,954,000
6230147 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2001-05-08 $7,207,000
6230146 Method and system for controlling closing times of electronic auctions involving multiple lots Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2001-05-08 $7,207,000
6223167 Method and system for handling disruptions in the management of electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2001-04-24 $11,762,000
6216114 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2001-04-10 $11,471,000
6199050 Method and system for bidding in electronic auctions using flexible bidder-determined line-item guidelines Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2001-03-06 $20,921,000