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`Kuelbs et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Nov. 14, 2006
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`(54) METHOD OF PRODUCING, SELLING, AND
`DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES OF
`MANUFACTURE THROUGH THE
`AUTOMATED AGGREGATION OF ORDERS
`AND THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF
`STANDARDIZED SHIPPING VOLUMES
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Gustav P. Kuelbs, Dallas, TX (US);
`John A. Kuelbs, Southlake, TX (US);
`Gregory G. Kuelbs, Keller, TX (US);
`Donald Domzaalski, T.ewisville, TX
`(US)
`(73) Assignee: World Factory, Inc., Coppell, TX (US)
`(*) Notice:
`Subject to anydisclaimer, the termofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C, 154(b) by 0 days.
`(21) Appl. No.: 10/055,751
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Jan. 23, 2002
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/968,962,
`filed on Oct. 2, 2001, now abandoned, which is a
`continuation-in-part of application No. 09/619.947,
`filed on Jul. 20, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,954,734.
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/237,157, tiled on Oct.
`2, 2000, provisional application No. 60/149,011, filed
`on Aug. 13, 1999, provisional application No. 60/144,
`682, filed on Jul. 20, 1999.
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`(51)
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`(58) Field of Classification Search 0.0.0.0... 705/26,
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`combination of goods whose availability (production and/or
`shipping) may be cconomically linked in some ways with
`other items and which facilitates aggregation of demand
`across related items so as to enable the ability to reach
`critical mass of demand for the related goods by a more
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`HOW DOES THE IMPORT SYSTEM WORK NOW?
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`FULL CONTAINERS
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`RETAILER TO SOURCE
`OLD SOURCING METHOD
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`EACH PRODUCT CATAGORY HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PATH TO SUPPLY WHICH
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`PAYMENT FLOW
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`FIG. 18F
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`FIG. 24
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