Patents by Inventor Erik RUNSTROM

Erik RUNSTROM 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).

  • Mail transportation processing
    Patent number: 8515877
    Abstract: The present teachings described herein pertain to mail preparation systems, and more specifically to the processing of mailings to obtain destination entry discounts. The teachings herein also pertain to the processing of mailings by various document processing systems, such as sorters, inserters or vision systems attached to document processing systems, to enable processing of mail articles to maximize destination entry discounts. Still further, the teachings pertain to schemes for the enablement of delivery and logistics information to be arranged respective to a mailing during mail processing to obtain destination entry discounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Bell + Howell Company
    Inventors: Erik Runstrom, Walter S. Conard
  • MAIL TRANSPORTATION PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20090313182
    Abstract: The present teachings described herein pertain to mail preparation systems, and more specifically to the processing of mailings to obtain destination entry discounts. The teachings herein also pertain to the processing of mailings by various document processing systems, such as sorters, inserters or vision systems attached to document processing systems, to enable processing of mail articles to maximize destination entry discounts. Still further, the teachings pertain to schemes for the enablement of delivery and logistics information to be arranged respective to a mailing during mail processing to obtain destination entry discounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Erik RUNSTROM, Walter S. Conard
  • Mail transportation processing
    Publication number: 20080162381
    Abstract: The present teachings described herein pertain to mail preparation systems, and more specifically to the processing of mailings to obtain destination entry discounts. The teachings herein also pertain to the processing of mailings by various document processing systems, such as sorters, inserters or vision systems attached to document processing systems, to enable processing of mail articles to maximize destination entry discounts. Still further, the teachings pertain to schemes for the enablement of delivery and logistics information to be arranged respective to a mailing during mail processing to obtain destination entry discounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Erik Runstrom, Walter S. Concard