Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 7511617
    Abstract: A novel shipping label is described that includes an electronically updateable visual display that can be updated throughout the shipping process to provide routing instructions to package handlers. Instructions shown on the updateable display can provide such information as an indication of a particular conveyor belt or vehicle or a particular location in a vehicle for the package to be placed. A label interface device for updating the new shipping label is also described herein along with systems for updating the shipping label over the course of the package delivery. In addition, novel methods of providing shipping services that are made possible by these devices and systems are included in the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Burman, Robert V. Nonneman, Thomas Ramsager, Albert L. Wright
  • Patent number: 7510115
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using smellprint recognition biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a smellprint sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a smartcard configured with a smellprint sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a smellprint sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing smellprint samples to facilitate authorization of transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Bonalle, Glen Salow
  • Publication number: 20090083303
    Abstract: A system includes a first database to associate a sub-interface identifier with customer information, a second database to store a history of customer usage records, and a first device. The first device may receive information from a routing device, where the information includes the sub-interface identifier for a sub-interface of the routing device and information identifying an amount of network traffic received at or transmitted from the sub-interface over a time period, use the sub-interface identifier to obtain the associated customer information from the first database, associate the customer information with the information identifying an amount of network traffic received at or transmitted from the sub-interface over a time period to create a new customer usage record, and store the new customer usage record in the second database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: Verizon Data Services Inc., Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventors: Digvijay SINGH, Roman Krzanowski, Gregory Dale Best, Mustansir M. Jhaveri
  • Publication number: 20090080900
    Abstract: Component assemblies and methods of making component assemblies are disclosed. An exemplary component assembly may generally include a capsule defining a cavity for receiving a component. The component assembly may additionally include at least one lead extending from the component and through the capsule to allow communication between the component and a network or device. The lead may generally define a sealed length within the capsule that is at least as great as a predetermined or expected intrusion distance of an external contaminant along the sealed length over an expected lifetime or service interval associated with the component encapsulated in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Services Organization Inc.
    Inventors: Tiejun J. Xia, Glenn A. Wellbrock
  • Publication number: 20090083818
    Abstract: A device may provide for display equipment associated with a channel path of a video network, receive selection of one of the equipment, provide for display the selected equipment, receive selection of a port of the selected equipment, and provide for display other equipment of the video network connected to the selected port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: Verizon Data Services Inc., Verizon Services Corporation
    Inventors: Govinda Puthalapat, Jie Qian, Tim Hunniecutt
  • Publication number: 20090077890
    Abstract: A four stage steam reformer suitable for producing a synthetic gaseous stream from a carbonaceous feedstock. Each stage is capable of operating at a progressively higher temperature than the immediate preceding stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: International Financial Services #1, LLC
    Inventor: Stanley R. Pearson
  • Publication number: 20090083180
    Abstract: Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a telemetry device. The remote monitoring center makes information concerning the individual system available through a website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Service Pro Monitoring, LLC.
    Inventor: Gregory D. Graves
  • Publication number: 20090077780
    Abstract: A casket memorabilia compartment assembly adapted to couple to a casket to provide display and/or storage of pictures memorializing the deceased. The memorabilia compartment assembly comprises a panel mountable to the casket for swinging displacement between an inner hanging position within the casket and an outer hanging without the casket. The panel includes a display side exposed when in the outer hanging position. The display side includes a compartment for the display and/or storage of pictures. The outer surface of the compartment is transparent so as to view the pictures within the compartment. The memorabilia compartment assembly can be incorporated into a big body and/or throw used during viewing of the deceased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Wray, Jamie D. Riddle
  • Publication number: 20090083780
    Abstract: A system and method may include monitoring content being displayed at a display device to generate monitoring data that includes a program identifier, communicating the monitoring data to a server, the server determining which programs to include in an on-demand lineup based on the monitoring data and generating an on-demand lineup message to identify on-demand programs included in the on-demand lineup, and receiving the on-demand lineup message from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventor: Syed Zafar BEYABANI
  • Publication number: 20090077983
    Abstract: A system includes a compressor temperature sensor that generates a compressor discharge temperature signal corresponding to a compressor of a refrigeration system, a compressor pressure sensor that generates a compressor discharge pressure signal corresponding to the compressor, and a controller processing the signals over a predetermined time period. The processing includes calculating a discharge saturation temperature based on the compressor discharge pressure signal, calculating compressor superheat data based on the compressor discharge temperature signal and the discharge saturation temperature, accumulating the compressor superheat data over the predetermined time period, and comparing the accumulated compressor superheat data to a predetermined threshold. The controller generates an alarm indicating a compressor fault based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Emerson Retail Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Abtar Singh, Thomas J. Mathews, Stephen T. Woodworth
  • Publication number: 20090080400
    Abstract: A radio gateway system and method for interfacing one or more radio systems and a packet network. The system comprises a plurality of gateways, each gateway including a radio interface port, a protocol converter and packet interface. The gateways convert audio and signaling from the radio system into packet signals in a generic protocol. The gateways also convert packet signals in the generic protocol into audio and signaling in a protocol understandable by a respective radio system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: CML Emergency Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Olivier, Douglas Gordon Roberts
  • Publication number: 20090083322
    Abstract: A user database includes information concerning at least one entity of interest. A program database includes multimedia content information associated with items of multimedia content and including a temporal interval during which the items of multimedia content are available. A presentation scheduling facility is communicatively coupled to the user database and the program database. The presentation scheduling facility is configured to determine a number of items of multimedia content that are associated with the at least one entity of interest based on the information concerning the at least one entity of interest and the multimedia content information, and configured to provide a scheduling screen containing identifications of the determined number of items of multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventors: Don Relyea, Brian Roberts, Heath Stallings
  • Publication number: 20090077825
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are described to dry solid objects being manufactured in a chain of steps. The apparatus contains a cartridge to hold the objects, a chamber to house the cartridge, nozzle sections to spray drying agents on the objects, and a vacuum section to remove the drying agent and the released solvent. The apparatus also contains an optical radiation source such as an IR lamp for heating the objects, which can be used in conjunction with the vacuum section for removing solvent and drying steps. The cartridge or the nozzles can be swayed changing the orientation of the objects and the nozzles. The spraying step and evacuating steps can be repeated as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Semiconductor Analytical Services, Inc. (SAS Inc.)
    Inventors: Jahansooz Toofan, Mahmood Toofan
  • Publication number: 20090081747
    Abstract: A process for substantially increasing the production of ethanol from corn and other such biomass feedstocks. Ethanol, carbon dioxide and distiller grains are typically produced during the fermentation process. The carbon dioxide is used as a feed for additional ethanol make and the distiller grains can be used as a livestock feed or to produce a synthetic fuel gas that is used to run a boiler to produce steam used in the fermentation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: International Financial Services #1, LLC
    Inventor: Stanley R. Pearson
  • Publication number: 20090081078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable cartridge usable for a blood treatment apparatus provided with at least one frontal access pump; the cartridge consists of at least one duct portion whose structure and position, by approaching the disposable cartridge to the apparatus, determine the association of said duct portion with said pump, so as to complete the apparatus in order to use it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Medical Service S.R.L.
    Inventor: Canio Caramuta
  • Publication number: 20090083181
    Abstract: A financial account issuer facilitating transactions between accounts is disclosed. The invention provides sellers with an irrevocable method of receiving funds from a purchaser and for improving purchaser willingness to transact with an unknown party. The invention also enables the allocation of a portion or all of a charge or loyalty points to different transaction accounts issued by different issuers, or to sub-accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred A. Bishop, Bansi L. Sharma, Tracey R. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090083800
    Abstract: A device may receive selection of a channel provided by a video network, determine equipment, of the video network, associated with the selected channel, determine status information of the associated equipment, determine port level details of the associated equipment, combine the associated equipment, the status information, and the port level details into a path for the selected channel, and provide the selected channel path to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: Verizon Data Services Inc., Verizon Services Corporation
    Inventors: Govinda Puthalapat, Jie Qian, Tim Hunniecutt
  • Publication number: 20090081362
    Abstract: A particulate delivery apparatus for distributing particulate material onto a target area of a web moving in a first direction can generally have a hopper for receiving a supply of particulate material and a one or more tubular members having an inlet end communicating with the hopper and an outlet end for discharging the particulate material from the hopper onto the target area. The tubular member(s) can extend downwardly from the bottom of the hopper at an angle toward the web, such that the particulate material is discharged onto the web, and in the same direction the web is moving. A plurality of separate flow paths can be provided in the tubular member(s) such that the particulate material is discharged as a plurality of separate streams. The width of the outlet end(s) can approximate the width of, and be oriented along the same axis as, the width of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Retail Services AG
    Inventors: Walter S. Egyed, Lonnie Smith, Brian Dyer
  • Publication number: 20090081986
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided for permitting mobile devices to generate a location alert in response to receiving activation signals. The apparatus may receive a signal, determine if the received signal is a predefined activation signal representative of a location request, and generate an alert if the received signal is a predefined activation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank W. Traylor
  • Publication number: 20090082110
    Abstract: A media database stores a number of media content items associated with a real-life field of competitive activity. A user database stores information about a plurality of entities involved in the real-life field of competitive activity, including indications of a number of the plurality of entities that are entities of interest. An event database stores event information identifying an event related to the real-life field of competitive activity, identifying at least one portion of one of said number of media content items as associated with the event, and identifying at least one of the plurality of entities associated with the event. A manager communicatively coupled to the media database, user database and event database, determines whether the event has occurred based on the event information, determines whether the event is associated with any of the number of entities of interest, and generates a highlight message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventors: Don Relyea, Brian Roberts, Heath Stallings