Patents by Inventor Margaret M. Norton

Margaret M. Norton 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).

  • System and method for shipping material
    Patent number: 6862577
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive inquiry and editing throughout the life cycle of the shipping request by the requester and various approving managers. Once the request is approved, shipping labels are automatically printed, and any necessary domestic or export documentation is electronically prepared by the application software. The application is adapted to provide each processing or approving party with the created shipping documentation upon request. All information received and relied upon by this process is saved in a database for tracking the shipping material, and for auditing the shipping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert R. Gagne, William A. Mayville, Margaret M. Norton
  • System and method for shipping material
    Publication number: 20020184119
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive inquiry and editing throughout the life cycle of the shipping request by the requester and various approving managers. Once the request is approved, shipping labels are automatically printed, and any necessary domestic or export documentation is electronically prepared by the application software. The application is adapted to provide each processing or approving party with the created shipping documentation upon request. All information received and relied upon by this process is saved in a database for tracking the shipping material, and for auditing the shipping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert R. Gagne, William A. Mayville, Margaret M. Norton