Patents by Inventor Dale Black

Dale Black 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: 11657467
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting commodity classifications for a shipment that increase the efficiency of clearing the shipment through a customs authority. Such systems and methods may utilize machine learning techniques to improve the accuracy of the predicted classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Dale A. Black, Barry Bramble
  • Publication number: 20210334924
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting commodity classifications for a shipment that increase the efficiency of clearing the shipment through a customs authority. Such systems and methods may utilize machine learning techniques to improve the accuracy of the predicted classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Dale A. Black, Barry Bramble
  • Patent number: 11145020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting commodity classifications for a shipment that increase the efficiency of clearing the shipment through a customs authority. Such systems and methods may utilize machine learning techniques to improve the accuracy of the predicted classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: United Parcel Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Black, Barry Bramble
  • Patent number: 10366418
    Abstract: Methods include obtaining client data corresponding to a client. Methods further include determining one or more areas of interest of the client using the client data. Methods further include obtaining location data corresponding to the client. The location data comprises a geographic location of the client and a current direction of movement of the client. Methods further include determining one or more potential locations of the client using the location data. Methods further include receiving a plurality of commercial messages from a central control center, each of the plurality of commercial messages associated with a plurality of tags. Methods further include identifying a relevant commercial message from the plurality of commercial messages, such that the relevant commercial message is associated with a tag corresponding to at least one of the one or more areas of interest and a tag corresponding to at least one of the one or more potential locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M Isenberg, Irena Shaigorodsky, Alvin Dale Black
  • Patent number: 8645187
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to retaining customers for a wireless-service provider (“carrier”). A ratio is calculated based on a number of incoming calls received by a mobile device and a number of outgoing calls originating from the mobile device. The ratio is also based on locations of callers that originated the incoming calls. The ratio is compared to an influencer threshold. When the ratio is greater than the influencer threshold, then a subscriber associated with the mobile device is indicated to be an influencer that potentially affects decisions of other subscribers regarding whether to cancel or maintain their subscriptions with the wireless service. An incentive is provided to the influencer to increase the likelihood that the influencer will retain a subscription with the wireless service, thereby increasing the likelihood that other subscribers who might be influenced by the influencer will retain their respective subscriptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: David Lindel Harris, Claudio Ribeiro Lima, James Dale Black
  • Patent number: 8214253
    Abstract: An embodiment of the current invention is directed to retaining customers for a wireless-service provider (“carrier”). A plurality of users who are influencers are identified from a group of wireless-service subscribers, wherein an influencer is a user who is likely to affect decisions of other users regarding whether to cancel or maintain their subscriptions with a particular carrier based on whether the influencer cancels or maintains his or her subscription. A list of influencers is thereby created. An incentive to provide the list of identified influencers is determined. The incentive increases the likelihood that the set of influencers will retain their respective subscriptions, thereby increasing the likelihood that other subscribers who might be influenced will also retain their respective subscriptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: David Lindel Harris, Claudio Ribeiro Lima, James Dale Black
  • Publication number: 20120123921
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: DALE BLACK, GARY CLEMENTS
  • Publication number: 20100179896
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Dale Black, Gary Clements
  • Patent number: 7725406
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Black, Gary Clements
  • Publication number: 20050222853
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Dale Black, Gary Clements