ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,610,034, issued on April 21.
"Real-time quality data marketplace" was invented by Raf Peeters (San Mateo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented system for facilitating the sale of products through an online marketplace providing real-time quality data to users, comprising (a) receiving quality data associated with a sample, wherein the quality data was generated, at least in part, by a device that inspected a sample, (b) causing at least a portion of the quality data to be communicated via a graphical user interface, (c) receiving data indicating a desire (bid) to purchase the sample, (d) determining if a sale has...