Patents by Inventor Jacob Frank Lucas

Jacob Frank Lucas 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: 20100324959
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for processing shipment status events. An instance of a first event is obtained from a carrier. The instance of the first event is associated with a shipment in transit with the carrier, and the first event is associated with a set of first events used by the carrier to describe shipment status. The instance of the first event is mapped to an instance of a second event. The second event is associated with a set of second events, each describing a shipment status and being normalized with respect to sets of first events associated with multiple carriers. At least one action based at least in part on the instance of the second event is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: William P. Templeton, M. Christopher Wenneman, Benjamin Elliott Pew, Jacob Frank Lucas, Michael E. Bundy, Michael Thomas Seifert, Jacob A. Kjelstrup