Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,987,429 · App. 08/991,043
Computer-based fee processing for electronic commerce
Inventors:
Lynn Michael Maritzen, Carl Alexander Wescott
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 16, 1999
Filed: Dec 16, 1997
Inventors
Lynn Michael Maritzen
Carl Alexander Wescott
Assignee (at issue)
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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