Patents by Inventor Mark Beaver

Mark Beaver 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).

  • Systems and methods for optimizing shipping practices
    Patent number: 9218635
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a load planning system is provided for simulating shipments based on a shipping entity's planned routing of packages and a shipper's (e.g., shipping entity customer) historical shipping volume. By using the load planning system to simulate shipments according to a variety of package routing plans, a user of the load planning system may identify shipping routes along which certain shipments may by-pass the sorting process of regional shipping hubs. These by-passing routes allow the shipping entity to provide the shipper with more efficient and less costly shipping options according to various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Shoemaker, Mark Beaver
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING SHIPPING PRACTICES
    Publication number: 20100274609
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a load planning system is provided for simulating shipments based on a shipping entity's planned routing of packages and a shipper's (e.g., shipping entity customer) historical shipping volume. By using the load planning system to simulate shipments according to a variety of package routing plans, a user of the load planning system may identify shipping routes along which certain shipments may by-pass the sorting process of regional shipping hubs. These by-passing routes allow the shipping entity to provide the shipper with more efficient and less costly shipping options according to various embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Larry Shoemaker, Mark Beaver