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William D. Rupp — 30 Patents

ARAriba: 21 patents #1 of 129Top 1%
FRFreemarkets: 7 patents #1 of 13Top 8%
Pittsburgh, PA: #163 of 7,570 inventorsTop 3%
Pennsylvania: #1,846 of 74,527 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
William D. Rupp has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ariba. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in May 2014. William D. Rupp ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list William D. Rupp in Pittsburgh, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2014Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2001.peak 52001: 5 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032006: 2 patents2007: 3 patents20072008: 4 patents2009: 4 patents20092010: 2 patents2011: 3 patents20112012: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2014

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8725622 System and method for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter optimal bidding Virind Gujral, Tim Jackovic, Greg S. Anderson, Dan V. Pedersen, Chad A. Adams 2014-05-13
8660937 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank Daniel Abeshouse, Scott W. Atkinson, David J. Becker, Sheila C. Halter, Kimberly A. Harrigal +5 more 2014-02-25
8364577 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank Daniel Abeshouse, Scott W. Atkinson, David J. Becker, Sheila C. Halter, Kimberly A. Harrigal +5 more 2013-01-29
8095451 Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation bidding Christopher John Smith, Anthony F. Bernard 2012-01-10 $23,766,000
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
7870034 Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction Daniel Abeshouse, Robert G. Stevens, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Scott W. Atkinson 2011-01-11 $5,628,000
7870054 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank Daniel Abeshouse, Scott W. Atkinson, David J. Becker, Sheila C. Halter, Kimberly A. Harrigal +5 more 2011-01-11 $5,628,000
7813966 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +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, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +5 more 2010-09-07 $5,780,000
7599878 Method, apparatus, and system for bidding in rounds Scott W. Atkinson, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, 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, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +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, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +5 more 2009-07-07 $6,050,000
7499876 Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auction Douglas R. Wagner, Kimberly A. Harrigal, Robert B. Lang, Jr., Scott W. Atkinson, Daniel Abeshouse 2009-03-03 $11,827,000
7444299 System and computer program product for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation bidding Christopher John Smith, Anthony F. Bernard 2008-10-28 $10,906,000
7395238 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +5 more 2008-07-01 $13,810,000
7383206 Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction Daniel Abeshouse, Robert G. Stevens, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Scott W. Atkinson 2008-06-03 $13,757,000
7346574 Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with aggregate lotting for transformation bidding Christopher John Smith, Anthony F. Bernard 2008-03-18 $7,359,000
7283979 Method of transformational bidding with rebates and discounts Shane M. Tulloch, Timothy Valachovic 2007-10-16 $4,537,000
7283980 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctions Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Anthony F. Bernard, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +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, Daniel C. Heckmann, Sam E. Kinney, Jr. +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
6499018 Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitations Marc Alaia, David J. Becker, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago 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, David J. Becker, Sam E. Kinney, Jr., Vincent F. Rago, Robert G. Stevens 2002-06-18 $11,615,000