US 11,915,259 B2
Systems and method for automated purchase and receipt of consumer motor fuels for periods in the future
Joseph H. LeBlanc, Jr., Metairie, LA (US); Nick DiCosola, Batavia, IL (US); Sagy P. Mintz, Austin, TX (US); Leo E. Murphy, LaGrange, IL (US); Robert A. Miller, New Orleans, LA (US); William K. Ward, New Orleans, LA (US); William F. Kerins, New Orleans, LA (US); Luis R. Luque, Katy, TX (US); Parker P. Drew, Harrison, NY (US); and James V. Blanton, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Gasmart, LLC, New Orleans, LA (US)
Filed by Gasmart, LLC, New Orleans, LA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/464,764.
Application 17/464,764 is a continuation of application No. 16/534,818, filed on Aug. 7, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/534,818 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/057,424, filed on Aug. 7, 2018, granted, now 11,257,136.
Prior Publication US 2021/0398160 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0235 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 40/04 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0219 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0213 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0223 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0235 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0239 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0639 (2013.01); G06Q 40/04 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for selling motor fuel to a commercial consumer for pick-up from one or more virtual storage locations, comprising:
a computerized network configured to facilitate motor fuel transactions amongst participating motor fuel merchants, wherein the network is further configured to provide one or more offers to sell a motor fuel at a specified future price for pick-up at the one or more virtual storage locations during a specified period of time;
wherein the participating motor fuel merchants comprise a plurality of distributor merchants and a plurality of contingent supplier merchants, and wherein each of the offers is made by a distributor merchant and is contingent upon the pricing and quantities offered by one or more of the contingent supplier merchants; and
wherein the motor fuel transactions comprises sales contracts, and wherein the network simultaneously executes all sales contracts between the distributor merchant and the one or more contingent supplier merchants when the commercial consumer purchases the quantity of motor fuel from the retail merchant offer.