Patents by Inventor John H. Boyce

John H. Boyce 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).

  • Methods and systems for forwarding an item to an alternative address
    Patent number: 8103716
    Abstract: Systems and methods for forwarding an item in a delivery system may comprise scanning a first address label on an item to produce scan data and converting the scan data into first address data. Furthermore, systems and methods for forwarding the item may comprise determining if an alternative address exists in a change of address database, the alternative address corresponding to the captured first address data. Moreover, systems and methods for forwarding the item may comprise forwarding the item to a location corresponding to the alternative address if it was determined that the alternative address exists in the change of address database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: John H. Boyce, David J. Payne