Patents by Inventor Robert L. Klingenberg

Robert L. Klingenberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20140344180
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems, methods and computer program products for managing the delivery of items across international borders. Systems and methods for facilitating an international cross-border shipment from an exporting entity to an import entity are provided. The method may include the steps of: receiving, via an import computer system, shipping data comprising a pickup location and a delivery location corresponding to an item to be delivered from an export entity to an import entity; providing an interactive display offering a plurality of label delivery options to an import entity; receiving a selection from the import entity of a select label delivery option; generating a commercial invoice using at least in part the received shipping data; and providing a label and the commercial invoice according to the selected label delivery option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: JOHN PIRRELLO, STUART MARCUS, JOHN R. SLAYTON, ROBERT L. KLINGENBERG
  • Publication number: 20140164230
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems for providing a delayed deposit collection on delivery (COD) option to a customer. The system may comprise one or more computer processors configured to: (a) receive a portion of payment data and package data; (b) receive an indication of a payment deposit parameter; (c) associate the payment deposit parameter with the payment data; (d) compare the payment deposit parameter to a default deposit parameter; (e) calculate a payment deposit date based at least in part on the comparison and at least a portion of the package data comprising delivery data; (f) facilitate depositing the payment mechanism on the calculated payment deposit date; and (g) automatically re-present the payment mechanism if an error occurs during the depositing of the payment mechanism. Associated computer program products and computer-implemented methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Klingenberg, Jonathan Terry
  • Publication number: 20140025566
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems for providing a delayed deposit collection on delivery (COD) option to a customer. The system may comprise one or more storage areas containing customer profile data, payment data, package data, and parameter data, such as a default deposit parameter. The system may further comprise one or more computer processors configured to: (a) receive a portion of the payment data and the package data; (b) receive an indication of a payment deposit parameter; (c) associate the payment deposit parameter with the payment data; (d) compare the payment deposit parameter to the default deposit parameter; (e) calculate a payment deposit date based at least in part on the comparison and at least a portion of the package data comprising delivery data; (f) and facilitate depositing the payment mechanism on the calculated payment deposit date. Associated computer program products and computer-implemented methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Klingenberg, Jonathan Terry
  • Publication number: 20130006821
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems, methods and computer program products for managing the delivery of items across international borders. Systems and methods for facilitating an international cross-border shipment from an exporting entity to an import entity are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: John Pirrello, Stuart Marcus, John R. Slayton, Robert L. Klingenberg