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David J. Becker — 26 Patents

ARAriba: 13 patents #6 of 129Top 5%
FRFreemarkets: 7 patents #1 of 13Top 8%
PRPrince: 2 patents #76 of 262Top 30%
Holland, MI: #50 of 1,299 inventorsTop 4%
Michigan: #2,730 of 86,293 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
David J. Becker has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ariba. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in May 2015. David J. Becker ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list David J. Becker in Holland, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2015Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2001.peak 51991: 1 patents19911993: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992001: 5 patents2002: 2 patents20022003: 1 patents2006: 2 patents20062007: 2 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 2 patents2010: 3 patents20102011: 2 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents2015: 1 patents2015

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D729102 Bracelet Anna Couturier, Jordan Goldenberg 2015-05-12
8660937 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank Daniel Abeshouse, Scott W. Atkinson, Sheila C. Halter, Kimberly A. Harrigal, Vincent F. Rago +5 more 2014-02-25
8364577 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank Daniel Abeshouse, Scott W. Atkinson, Sheila C. Halter, Kimberly A. Harrigal, Vincent F. Rago +5 more 2013-01-29
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, Anthony F. Bernard +7 more 2011-04-05 $25,453,000
7870054 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank Daniel Abeshouse, Scott W. Atkinson, Sheila C. Halter, Kimberly A. Harrigal, Vincent F. Rago +5 more 2011-01-11 $5,628,000
7840476 Transformation bidding with tooling requirements Matthew C. Zack, Daniel Edwards 2010-11-23 $15,189,000
7813966 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2010-09-07 $5,780,000
7571137 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Marc Alaia, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard +7 more 2007-07-24 $7,062,000
7152043 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard +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, Anthony F. Bernard +4 more 2003-05-13 $5,954,000
6499018 Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitations Marc Alaia, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, William D. Rupp 2002-12-24 $5,952,000
6408283 Method and system for maintaining the integrity of electronic auctions using a configurable bid monitoring agent Marc Alaia, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, William D. Rupp, Robert G. Stevens 2002-06-18 $11,615,000
6230147 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Marc Alaia, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Glen T. Meakem +5 more 2001-03-06 $20,921,000
5979922 Bicycle having novel drive and steering mechanisms John Becker, Gary J. Becker 1999-11-09
5197777 Visor with extendable panel Michael L. Lanser, Steven E. VanderVeen 1993-03-30 $17,540,000