Patents by Inventor Cortland Starrett

Cortland Starrett 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).

  • Publication number: 20050171919
    Abstract: A method for retrieving mail tracking details of a mailpiece sent to a recipient using a stored image of the mailpiece. A mailpiece is provided with a unique mailpiece tracking identifier and the identifier is stored in a database. An image of the mailpiece is then acquired and also stored in the database in association with the unique mailpiece tracking identifier. Mailpiece tracking details for the mailpiece are then acquired as the mailpiece is delivered to a recipient, which tracking details are stored in the database in association with the mailpiece tracking identifier and stored image. A user seeking the particular tracking details is then presented with at least one stored image of a mailpiece, and when an image is selected by a user, the user is presented with the mail tracking details that were stored in association with the selected mailpiece image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Baker, Cortland Starrett, Douglas Quine
  • Publication number: 20050169224
    Abstract: A method for retrieving mail tracking details of a mailpiece sent to a recipient using a stored image of the mailpiece. A mailpiece is provided with a unique mailpiece tracking identifier and the identifier is stored in a database. An image of the mailpiece is then acquired and also stored in the database in association with the unique mailpiece tracking identifier. Mailpiece tracking details for the mailpiece are then acquired as the mailpiece is delivered to a recipient, which tracking details are stored in the database in association with the mailpiece tracking identifier and stored image. A user seeking the particular tracking details is then presented with at least one stored image of a mailpiece, and when an image is selected by a user, the user is presented with the mail tracking details that were stored in association with the selected mailpiece image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Baker, Cortland Starrett, Douglas Quine
  • Publication number: 20050125366
    Abstract: A method of tracking mail pieces includes determining that an observation event has not occurred with respect to a high value mail piece (HVE). If it is also determined that a corresponding observation event has occurred with respect to another mail piece that was mailed with the HVMP, then an alarm indication may be provided with respect to the HVMP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrei Obrea, Cortland Starrett
  • Publication number: 20050076047
    Abstract: A method, and a system for carrying out that method, for deterministically matching first elements of a first set of objects or events with second elements of a second set of objects or events. Matching first and second elements are associated with common values of an identification code pn having |pn| characters, and where the identification code can be insufficient to uniquely identify the first elements, and portions of the identification code values associated with the first and second elements can be unknown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventor: Cortland Starrett