Claim 1 reads:
1. A network-based emissions tracking system for an enterprise, the system comprising:
(a) a central processor accessible on a computer network;
(b) an asset database in communication with the central processor, the asset database configured to store:
(i) asset information relating to a plurality of assets at a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of assets comprises at least one emissions asset;
(ii) usage information relating to each of the at least one emissions assets; and
(iii) carbon credit information relating to each of the at least one emissions assets;
(c) a client processor in communication with the central processor, the client processor configured to allow for inputting any portion of the asset information, the usage information, and the carbon credit information;
(d) emissions tracking software associated with the central processor, the emissions tracking software configured to calculate and track a calculated greenhouse gas emissions amount relating to at least one of the at least one emissions assets based on the usage information relating to the at least one emissions asset; and
(e) carbon credit tracking software associated with the central processor, the carbon credit tracking software configured to calculate and track the carbon credit information relating to at least one of the at least one emissions assets.
It’s great to see Minnesota firms active in the green tech patent space.
This style of claim would most probably be termed a business method claim. Recently, these claims have become more difficult to obtain, due in part to recent changes in the law. I’m glad to see other lawyers obtaining patents in the green space.