Patents by Inventor Robert W. Laybourn

Robert W. Laybourn 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).

  • Line of travel sequence transformation in mail processing applications
    Patent number: 6598748
    Abstract: A method and system for re-sequencing mail prepared in enhanced carrier route line of travel (ECR-LOT) format into carrier walk sequence (CWS) format within a flat bundle collator (FBC) system. The mail items in LOT are separated into subsets, one subset being in the same order as CWS, and another subset being in reverse order to CWS. All items from all groups are then merged into a stream of items in CWS for delivery by mail carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Daryl S. Mileaf, Robert W. Laybourn
  • Line of travel sequence transformation in mail processing applications
    Publication number: 20020023861
    Abstract: A method and system for re-sequencing mail prepared in enhanced carrier route line of travel (ECR-LOT) format into carrier walk sequence (CWS) format within a flat bundle collator (FBC) system. The mail items in LOT are separated into subsets, one subset being in the same order as CWS, and another subset being in reverse order to CWS. All items from all groups are then merged into a stream of items in CWS for delivery by mail carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Daryl S. Mileaf, Robert W. Laybourn