Patents by Inventor Ralph E. Martin, Jr.

Ralph E. Martin, Jr. 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 enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping
    Patent number: 7653553
    Abstract: A system and method for unassisted enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping is described providing for payment of shipping and item costs in a single transaction. In one configuration, a customer utilizes a kiosk to process a shipping bill of materials for presentment at a point of sale terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Das, Michael Calderwood, Emily C. Debolt, Timothy L. Gesse, Bernard E. Gracey, Jr., Ralph E. Martin, Jr.
  • Method and system for enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping
    Patent number: 6970855
    Abstract: A system and method for unassisted enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping is described providing for payment of shipping and item costs in a single transaction. In one configuration, a customer utilizes a kiosk to process a shipping bill of materials for presentment at a point of sale terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Das, Michael Calderwood, Emily C. Debolt, Timothy L. Gesse, Bernard E. Gracey, Jr., Ralph E. Martin, Jr.