Patents by Inventor Kurt L. Stadele

Kurt L. Stadele has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8719182
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Hilbush, Anthony G. Creasy, Kurt L. Stadele, Jim Deveney, Jane Sneeringer, Charles G. Orf, David Michel, Christopher T. Schenken, Phillip G. Lawson, John Yanikov, Lawrence Wight, Diane Minahan Griffith, Steve Yeung, Thomas Dorris, Mark Trowbridge, Robert Gephart, Diane Lynn T. Rashbaum
  • Patent number: 8370187
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventors: Mark R. Hilbush, Anthony G. Creasy, Kurt L. Stadele, Jim Deveney, Jane Sneeringer, Charles G. Orf, David Michel, Christopher T. Schenken, Phillip G. Lawson, John Yanikov, Lawrence Wight, Diane Minahan, Steve Yeung, Thomas Dorris, Mark Trowbridge, Robert Gephart, Diane Lynn T. Rashbaum
  • Publication number: 20100332284
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Mark R. Hilbush, Anthony G. Creasy, Kurt L. Stadele, Jim Deveney, Jane Sneeringer, Charles G. Orf, David Michel, Christopher T. Schenken, Phillip G. Lawson, John Yanikov, Lawrence Wight, Diane Minahan, Steve Yeung, Thomas Dorris, Mark Trowbridge, Robert Gephart, Diane Lynn T. Rashbaum
  • Patent number: 7844481
    Abstract: A system and methods for shipping a package (12) from a package sender (16) to an intended recipient (18), utilizing Internet communications (30) to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize prestored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender (16) with an Internet-accessible computer (20) accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system (10) operated by a shipping service provider (14). The package sender (16) enters information required for shipping the package (12), including shipping options and methods for payment. The options and payment for the shipment transaction are validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer (20), which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label (25) containing special machine-readable (876) as well as human-readable indicia (904).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Hilbush, Anthony G. Creasy, Kurt L. Stadele, Jim Deveney, Jane Sneeringer, Charles G. Orf, David Michel, Christopher T. Schenken, Phillip G. Lawson, John Yanikov, Lawrence Wight, Diane Minahan, Steve Yeung, Thomas Dorris, Mark Trowbridge, Robert Gephart, Diane Lynn T. Rashbaum
  • Publication number: 20080255864
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for creating an international commercial shipping invoice on demand. In various embodiments, the method comprises storing an electronic copy of a shipping entity's identification indicator, storing an electronic copy of the shipping entity's shipping signature, receiving invoice data relating to the parcel shipment, and subsequently combining the identification indicator and the shipping signature with the invoice data to generate an on demand signed international commercial shipping invoice. In various embodiments, a signed international commercial shipping invoice may be generated by a parcel shipment carrier subsequent to receiving invoice data. In other embodiments, an international commercial shipping invoice may be generated by a customs broker upon request by an importing agent during customs processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Scott Aubuchon, Randy Coleman, John Slayton, Kurt L. Stadele, Stephen R. York, Matt Young