Patents Assigned to Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • Patent number: 8387862
    Abstract: Validating image cash letter (“ICL”) files using appropriate validation standards for each ICL file and, where appropriate, allowing successfully validated elements of an ICL file containing one or more unsuccessfully validated elements to be processed for payment and/or presentment. A processing entity can receive an ICL file with multiple ICLs that each includes multiple bundles of electronic check items from a customer. The processing entity can validate the ICL file using multiple validation rules selected based on a file type of the ICL file, data content of the ICL file, and/or an identity of a bank associated with the ICL file. The processing entity can transmit a report of the validation results to the customer. The processing entity can select certain successfully validated elements of the ICL file for check presentment and/or payment processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    Inventors: Randall Lee Mueller, Jeannine M. DeLano, Steven Q. Purser, V. Srinivas Nori, Thomas Edwin Schaadt, Jeffrey F. Schiele, Ronald Ray Mason
  • Publication number: 20080006687
    Abstract: Validating image cash letter (“ICL”) files using appropriate validation standards for each ICL file and, where appropriate, allowing successfully validated elements of an ICL file containing one or more unsuccessfully validated elements to be processed for payment and/or presentment. A processing entity can receive an ICL file with multiple ICLs that each includes multiple bundles of electronic check items from a customer. The processing entity can validate the ICL file using multiple validation rules selected based on a file type of the ICL file, data content of the ICL file, and/or an identity of a bank associated with the ICL file. The processing entity can transmit a report of the validation results to the customer. The processing entity can select certain successfully validated elements of the ICL file for check presentment and/or payment processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicants: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    Inventors: Randall Mueller, Jeannine DeLano, Steven Purser, V. Nori, Thomas Schaadt, Jeffrey Schiele, Ronald Mason
  • Patent number: 4186841
    Abstract: A foldable, stackable pallet suitable for dense objects, such as bags of coins. The pallet has two removable side walls which can be stored flat beneath folded end walls which are erected by a pair of depending plates having vertical slots engaging transverse pivots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Assignee: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    Inventors: Albert P. Buckley, Melville R. Dill, Jr.