Patents by Inventor Murem S. Sharpe

Murem S. Sharpe 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 for centralized processing of accounting and payment functions
    Patent number: 5222018
    Abstract: A system for determining and accounting for the costs of transactions. The system is particularly suited for determining and accounting the costs of shipping goods. The system includes an input device which is located at the shipper's (or other buyer's) premises and a central data processing facility. The input device receives information defining a shipment sufficiently so that the cost of that shipment may be determined in accordance with the rates of a carrier (or other seller), and uploads the information to the central data processing facility. Preferably, the input device includes rate information and software for determining shipment costs locally. The central data processing facility maintains accounts for a shippers and carriers, appropriately debits and credits costs for each shipment and periodically issues statements of their accounts to all shippers and carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Murem S. Sharpe, Eugene Bryson, Flavio Manduley, Eben M. Riordan, II, Brian D. Flesser
  • System for centralized processing of accounting and payment functions
    Patent number: 4713761
    Abstract: A system for determining and accounting for the costs of transactions. The system is particularly suited for determining and accounting the costs of shipping goods. The system includes an input device which is located at the shipper's (or other buyer's) premises and a central data processing facility. The input device receives information defining a shipment sufficiently so that the cost of that shipment may be determined in accordance with the rates of a carrier (or other seller), and uploads the information to the central data processing facility. Preferably, the input device includes rate information and software for determining shipment costs locally. The central data processing facility maintains accounts for a shippers and carriers, appropriately debits and credits costs for each shipment and periodically issues statements of their accounts to all shippers and carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes, Inc.
    Inventors: Murem S. Sharpe, Eugene Bryson, Flavio Manduley, Eben M. Riordan, II, Brian D. Flesser