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E-business method for selling or leasing out capacity upgrades for a process plant or machine

  • US 20040088209A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2002
  • Published: 05/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of selling at least a substantial part of a papermaking machine comprising the steps of:

  • designing at least a substantial part of a papermaking machine of a first selected capacity which at the first selected capacity has a first sales price;

    selling the part of a papermaking machine at a second price which is substantially less than the first sales price, and wherein the first selected capacity has been limited to a second substantially lower capacity, by a method selected from the methods consisting of, by contract, by software limitations, and by the absence of proprietary parts whose intrinsic cost is zero to about one percent of the second price;

    selling increased capacity of the part of the papermaking machine at a third price which is proportional to the increased capacity;

    supplying the increased capacity sold by a method selected from the methods consisting of;

    contract modification, software modification, and the addition of proprietary parts whose intrinsic cost is zero to about one percent of the second price.

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