Patents by Inventor Michael Boston

Michael Boston 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).

  • Patent number: 8245933
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for printing a new postal authority code on a mail piece prepared by and received from an inserter or wrapper. A barcode post-processing system receives a mail piece from an inserter and communicates with the image capture equipment. The barcode post-processing system during performs various functions. The functions can include receiving legacy address block information from the mail piece from the image capture equipment, processing the captured legacy address block information to determine one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code to create processed data, and supplementing the captured legacy address block information data with the one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code received from one or more data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Marvin L. Isles, Mark Gerard Paul, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer, Michael J. McIntee, Michael Boston, Roger Spitzig, Robert Richards
  • Patent number: 8098884
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Patent number: 8036422
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20110182468
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20110098847
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Roger SPITZIG, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20100315692
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Patent number: 7804979
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Bowe Bell + Howell Company
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20100106290
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for printing a new postal authority code on a mail piece prepared by and received from an inserter or wrapper. A barcode post-processing system receives a mail piece from an inserter and communicates with the image capture equipment. The barcode post-processing system during performs various functions. The functions can include receiving legacy address block information from the mail piece from the image capture equipment, processing the captured legacy address block information to determine one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code to create processed data, and supplementing the captured legacy address block information data with the one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code received from one or more data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Marvin L. Isles, Mark Gerard Paul, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer, Michael J. McIntee, Michael Boston, Roger Spitzig, Robert Richards
  • Publication number: 20070177184
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a method and system for increasing the throughput of mail processing machines by limiting the number of document processing system stops while effectively allowing errors to be reconciled during the continued operation of the system. More particularly, the present approach involves logging detected errors during an ongoing document processing run. The detected errors are analyzed for priority, and the operator is alerted to take corrective action during run time for specified errors. The reported errors may be reconciled prior to the completion of the document processing run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Boston, Mark Paul
  • Publication number: 20050149225
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings