Patents by Inventor Karin A. Russo

Karin A. Russo 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).

  • Method and system for notifying mail users of mail piece contamination
    Patent number: 7085746
    Abstract: A method and system for notifying users of a mail system that a mail piece has been quarantined is provided. A plurality of incoming mail mailboxes each include a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor. Source information corresponding to hazard flagged mail pieces and other quarantined mail is utilized to notify the affected users of the mail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Karin A. Russo, Ronald P. Sansone
  • Method and system for detecting biological and chemical hazards in networked incoming mailboxes
    Patent number: 6867044
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting chemical or biological hazards in items is provided. A plurality of incoming mail mailboxes each include a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor. Source information corresponding to hazard flagged mail pieces is utilized to block mail from that source at other mailboxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Karin A. Russo, Ronald P. Sansone
  • Method and system for detecting biological and chemical hazards in mail
    Patent number: 6613571
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting chemical or biological hazards in items is provided. An incoming mail mailbox includes a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor and then placed in a receptacle having an environment that is tested using a second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Karin A. Russo, Ronald P. Sansone
  • Method and system for detecting biological and chemical hazards in networked incoming mailboxes
    Publication number: 20030113922
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting chemical or biological hazards in items is provided. A plurality of incoming mail mailboxes each include a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor. Source information corresponding to hazard flagged mail pieces is utilized to block mail from that source at other mailboxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Karin A. Russo, Ronald P. Sansone
  • Method and system for detecting biological and chemical hazards in mail
    Publication number: 20030113230
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting chemical or biological hazards in items is provided. An incoming mail mailbox includes a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor and then placed in a receptacle having an environment that is tested using a second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Karin A. Russo, Ronald P. Sansone
  • Method and system for notifying mail users of mail piece contamination
    Publication number: 20030115161
    Abstract: A method and system for notifying users of a mail system that a mail piece has been quarantined is provided. A plurality of incoming mail mailboxes each include a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor. Source information corresponding to hazard flagged mail pieces and other quarantined mail is utilized to notify the affected users of the mail system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Karin A. Russo, Ronald P. Sansone
  • Status indicating system for indicating the deposit and withdrawal of items in a receptacle
    Patent number: 6028517
    Abstract: The status of deposits or withdrawals of items in a receptacle is indicated to one or more users having access to the receptacle. A receptacle is accessible by at least one user and is capable of containing an item. A deposit/withdrawal sensor for sensing a deposit or withdrawal of an item in the receptacle is also provided. A user identifier for identifying a user having access to the receptacle during the deposit or withdrawal of the item sensed by the deposit/withdrawal sensor is employed by the system. One or more indicators that are responsive to the deposit/withdrawal sensor and the user identifier are provided to indicate a deposit or withdrawal of the item in the receptacle by the identified user. The indicators may be placed on the receptacle or may be located remote from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Sansone, Richard A. Bernard, Fran E. Blackman, Denis J. Stemmle, Daniel F. Dlugos, Edilberto I. Salazar, Karin A Russo, John N. D. Moody