W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

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G06Q DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 43131
 
  
 
G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 34413
 
  
 
G06K RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 7191
 
  
 
H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 5280
 
  
 
G06T IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 4131
 
  
 
G09G ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 2149
 
  
 
1004 OTHER MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, APPARATUS AND DEVICES234
 
  
 
1404 SCREEN DISPLAYS AND ICONS258
 
  
 
A42B HATS; HEAD COVERINGS 123
 
  
 
A47B TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE 151

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Recent Publications

Publication # Title Filing Date Pub Date Intl Class
2016/0328,779 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING PURCHASING HISTORY DATA TO AUTOMATICALLY CREATE A PERSONALIZED PRODUCT LISTJul 20, 16Nov 10, 16[H04L, G06Q, G06F]
2016/0300,276 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRODUCT REVIEWS AND/OR RATINGSJun 21, 16Oct 13, 16[G06Q]
2016/0203,515 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SEARCH RESULTSMar 25, 16Jul 14, 16[G06Q, G06F]
2014/0280,175 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PRODUCT SEARCH WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC PRODUCT CATALOGMar 15, 13Sep 18, 14[G06F]
2013/0018,914 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USE OF A SELECTION GUIDESep 20, 12Jan 17, 13[G06F]
2012/0303,649 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USE OF A SELECTION GUIDEAug 07, 12Nov 29, 12[G06F]
2012/0280,912 COMPUTER MOUSE PROVIDING A TOUCHLESS INPUT INTERFACEJun 22, 12Nov 08, 12[G06F]
2010/0223,064 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED REFERENCE COLLECTIONFeb 27, 09Sep 02, 10[G06Q]
2010/0188,337 COMPUTER MOUSE PROVIDING A TOUCHLESS INPUT INTERFACEJan 28, 09Jul 29, 10[G09G]
2006/0287,986 System and method for facilitating use of a selection guideJun 21, 05Dec 21, 06[G06F]

Recent Patents

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class
D811244 Motor sensor housing with embedded current sensor mountsJul 14, 16Feb 27, 18[1004]
9818250 Methods and systems for creating vending machine kitsJun 10, 14Nov 14, 17[G07F]
9727907 System and method for associating item lists with geographical locationsMar 12, 13Aug 08, 17[G06Q]
9697561 Systems and methods for administering customer purchasing processesMar 15, 13Jul 04, 17[G06Q]
9691054 Method for nonintrusive identification and ordering of component partsOct 04, 13Jun 27, 17[G06Q]
9646280 System and method for managing the delivery of orders for goodsJan 25, 05May 09, 17[G06Q]
9626711 Systems and methods for providing product recommendations incorporating secondary sources of informationMar 14, 13Apr 18, 17[G06Q]
9613059 System and method for using an image to provide search resultsMar 04, 15Apr 04, 17[G06Q, G06T, G06F, G06K]
9613283 System and method for using an image to provide search resultsMar 04, 15Apr 04, 17[G06Q, G06T, G06F, G06K]
9535930 System and method for using an image to provide search resultsNov 04, 15Jan 03, 17[G06Q, G06T, G06F, G06K]

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Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents

Patent # Title Status Filing Date Issue/Pub Date Intl Class
2015/0120,614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCT PRICESAbandonedOct 24, 13Apr 30, 15[G06Q]
2015/0081,470 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT IN COMMUNICATIONS SHARING A WEBPAGEAbandonedSep 18, 13Mar 19, 15[G06Q]
2014/0316,951 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING INVENTORY OF A PRODUCT WITHIN A STORAGE BINAbandonedFeb 24, 14Oct 23, 14[G06Q, G06F, G06K]
2014/0317,076 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USE OF A SELECTION GUIDEAbandonedFeb 12, 14Oct 23, 14[G06F]
2014/0304,110 PROCUREMENT PROCESS UTILIZING A LIGHT SENSORAbandonedMar 13, 14Oct 09, 14[G01J, G06Q]
2014/0279,188 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING QUANTITIES OF PREVIOUSLY ORDERED PRODUCT TO REPEAT USERS OF A WEBSITEAbandonedMar 13, 13Sep 18, 14[G06Q]
2014/0279,249 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THIRD PARTY PRODUCT CROSS REFERENCINGAbandonedMar 13, 13Sep 18, 14[G06Q]
2014/0189,519 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WEBSITE BROWSING HISTORY TO REPEAT USERS OF A WEBSITEAbandonedFeb 22, 13Jul 03, 14[H04L]
2014/0172,638 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRODUCT REVIEWS AND/OR RATINGSAbandonedMar 11, 13Jun 19, 14[G06Q]
2014/0172,744 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRODUCT REVIEWS AND/OR RATINGSAbandonedDec 14, 12Jun 19, 14[G06Q]
2014/0156,466 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED CUSTOMER ORDER CROSS REFERENCINGAbandonedMar 14, 13Jun 05, 14[G06Q]
2014/0156,471 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED CUSTOMER ORDER CROSS REFERENCINGAbandonedDec 04, 12Jun 05, 14[G06Q]
2014/0025,544 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZING INVENTORY IN AN AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINETAbandonedSep 19, 13Jan 23, 14[G06Q]
2014/0019,314 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZING INVENTORY IN AN AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINETAbandonedSep 19, 13Jan 16, 14[G06Q]
2014/0019,315 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZING INVENTORY IN AN AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINETAbandonedSep 19, 13Jan 16, 14[G06Q]
2013/0239,018 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY RESPONSIVE TO VOICE INPUTAbandonedMar 12, 12Sep 12, 13[G10L, G06F]
2013/0138,530 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING PURCHASING HISTORY DATA TO AUTOMATICALLY CREATE A PURCHASING LISTAbandonedNov 28, 11May 30, 13[G06Q]
2012/0271,808 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SEARCH RESULTSAbandonedApr 21, 11Oct 25, 12[G06F]
2012/0253,984 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENCES IN ITEMS IN A SEARCH RESULT LISTINGAbandonedMar 30, 11Oct 04, 12[G06Q, G06F]
2010/0325,015 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING IMAGE DATA TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH AN ONLINE RETAIL ENVIRONMENTAbandonedJun 18, 09Dec 23, 10[G06Q]

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