UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

Patent Owner

Follow Compare

Stats

Details

Technologies

Intl Class Technology # of Patents Rank
 
 
 
G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 79223
 
 
 
G06Q DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4842
 
 
 
H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 18150
 
 
 
G06K RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 17124
 
 
 
B07C POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING 1012
 
 
 
B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYERS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING; SHOP CONVEYER SYSTEMS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYERS 744
 
 
 
B65B MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 549
 
 
 
G07F COIN- FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 520
 
 
 
G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 570
 
 
 
B65D CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 470

Top Patents (by citation)

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class Cited #
6,211,781 Method and apparatus for tracking and locating a moveable articleMay 24, 99Apr 03, 01[G08B]87
6,289,323 System and method for completing monetary transactions by presentment of postage value to a postal authorityJun 18, 99Sep 11, 01[G06F]69
5,363,971 Automatic carrier sequence bar code sorterOct 16, 92Nov 15, 94[B07C, B65H]48
6,480,108 Method and apparatus for tracking and locating a moveable articleApr 03, 01Nov 12, 02[G08B]39
6,044,247 Methods and apparatus for paging systemsOct 16, 96Mar 28, 00[H04M, H04Q]24
5,663,227 Release agent for linerless pressure sensitive postage stampsMar 14, 96Sep 02, 97[C08K]21
6,671,577 System and method for directly connecting an advanced facer canceler system to a delivery bar code sorterMay 08, 01Dec 30, 03[G06F]18
7,302,582 Delivery point validation systemAug 21, 01Nov 27, 07[G06F]15
6,527,178 Method for authenticating mailpiecesNov 16, 00Mar 04, 03[G06F, G06K]15
6,405,523 Method and apparatus for decreasing combustor emissionsSep 29, 00Jun 18, 02[F02C]13

Recent Publications

Publication # Title Filing Date Pub Date Intl Class
2013/0064,447 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING THE QUALITY OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION IMAGESSep 14, 12Mar 14, 13[G06K]
2013/0024,326 CONTENT RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION ITEMSJul 20, 12Jan 24, 13[H04N, G06Q, G06K]
2013/0008,949 INTELLIGENT BARCODE SYSTEMSSep 14, 12Jan 10, 13[G06K]
2013/0008,951 INTELLIGENT BARCODE SYSTEMSSep 14, 12Jan 10, 13[G06F]
2013/0011,052 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING THE QUALITY OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION IMAGESSep 14, 12Jan 10, 13[G06K]
2013/0011,053 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING THE QUALITY OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION IMAGESSep 14, 12Jan 10, 13[G06K]
2013/0013,101 INTELLIGENT BARCODE SYSTEMSSep 14, 12Jan 10, 13[G06F]
2013/0013,102 INTELLIGENT BARCODE SYSTEMSSep 14, 12Jan 10, 13[G06F]
2013/0013,528 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SHIPPING ANOMALIESSep 13, 12Jan 10, 13[G06Q]
2013/0001,282 INTEGRATED DOCUMENT HOLDER AND RFID TAGSep 13, 12Jan 03, 13[B32B, B65D]

View all Publication..

Recent Patents

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class
8,429,234 Methods and systems for providing an electronic account to a customerJun 11, 08Apr 23, 13[G06F]
D680416 High-strength lockNov 21, 12Apr 23, 13[0807]
8,423,375 Apparatus and methods for processing mail using a manifestFeb 22, 06Apr 16, 13[G06Q]
8,417,958 Systems and methods for electronic postmarking of data including location dataJul 06, 10Apr 09, 13[H04L, G06F]
8,408,271 Apparatus and method for removing pressure adhesive labels from backing and affixing to target substrateFeb 02, 07Apr 02, 13[B23K, B32B, B29C]
8,412,534 Apparatus and methods for processing mails using a manifestDec 14, 01Apr 02, 13[G06Q]
8,412,641 Surface air management systems and methodsAug 01, 03Apr 02, 13[G06Q]
8,401,976 Method and system for providing a barcode image over a networkDec 27, 06Mar 19, 13[G06Q, G06F]
8,370,165 Methods and systems for providing an alternative delivery point codeApr 09, 04Feb 05, 13[G06Q]
8,364,953 System and method for providing secured electronic transactionsOct 20, 08Jan 29, 13[H04L, G06Q, G06F]

View all patents..

Top Inventors for This Owner

Inventor Name Address # of Patent/Pub
Snapp Robert F
Memphis, TN
37
Wilson James D
Collierville, TN
34
Brandt Bruce A
Gainesville, VA
25
Fadely Jay David
Palmetto, FL
25
Payne David J
Collierville, TN
24
Cook Jon L
Alexandria, VA
23
Orbke Wayne H
Germantown, TN
23
Campbell Leo J
Arlington, VA
22
Avant Oscar Lee
Silver Spring, MD
19
Dearing Stephen M
Cordova, TN
19