Patents by Inventor Mark R. Stiffler

Mark R. Stiffler 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 administering compliance with international shipping requirements
    Patent number: 7742998
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for facilitating international shipment of goods that enable centralized control of both the establishment of and any changes to international shipping requirements. Users can conveniently query the system through remote terminals. Requirement information is provided in a user-useful and friendly manner including matrices of core requirements relating to all shipments and country specific requirements relating to specified origination and/or destination countries. Compliance testing is provided by which a user can evaluate a particular international shipment for compliance with requirements particular to that shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mark R. Stiffler
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
    Publication number: 20090313037
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for facilitating international shipment of goods that enable centralized control of both the establishment of and any changes to international shipping requirements. Users can conveniently query the system through remote terminals. Requirement information is provided in a user-useful and friendly manner including matrices of core requirements relating to all shipments and country specific requirements relating to specified origination and/or destination countries. Compliance testing is provided by which a user can evaluate a particular international shipment for compliance with requirements particular to that shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mark R. Stiffler
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
    Publication number: 20090313036
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for facilitating international shipment of goods that enable centralized control of both the establishment of and any changes to international shipping requirements. Users can conveniently query the system through remote terminals. Requirement information is provided in a user-useful and friendly manner including matrices of core requirements relating to all shipments and country specific requirements relating to specified origination and/or destination countries. Compliance testing is provided by which a user can evaluate a particular international shipment for compliance with requirements particular to that shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mark R. Stiffler
  • Method and system for administering compliance with international shipping requirements
    Publication number: 20020198752
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for facilitating international shipment of goods that enable centralized control of both the establishment of and any changes to international shipping requirements. Users can conveniently query the system through remote terminals. Requirement information is provided in a user-useful and friendly manner including matrices of core requirements relating to all shipments and country specific requirements relating to specified origination and/or destination countries. Compliance testing is provided by which a user can evaluate a particular international shipment for compliance with requirements particular to that shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mark R. Stiffler