Patents by Inventor Ronald Reichman
Ronald Reichman 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).
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Patent number: 8078293Abstract: A system, method, and medium, the method including receiving parameter information associated with a mailer, associating the parameter information with a mailing, receiving statistical information, the statistical information including historical performance data of at least one carrier, determining a delivery sequence for the mailing based on the received mailer parameter information and the statistical information, and outputting the determined delivery sequence for the mailing.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Campagna, Bradley R. Hammell, Erik D. N. Monsen, Ronald Reichman, Frederick W. Ryan, Jr., Michael P. Swenson, Robert A. Cordery
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Publication number: 20090172777Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking documents are described. In certain examples, systems and methods for authenticating and tracking physical documents through a multiple party work flow across a geographically dispersed area using digital pens and RFID tags are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Gary G. Hansen, Arthur J. Parkos, Jean-Hiram Coffy, Luis A. Sanchez, Claude Zeller, Ronald Reichman
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Publication number: 20090055000Abstract: A system, method, and medium, the method including receiving parameter information associated with a mailer, associating the parameter information with a mailing, receiving statistical information, the statistical information including historical performance data of at least one carrier, determining a delivery sequence for the mailing based on the received mailer parameter information and the statistical information, and outputting the determined delivery sequence for the mailing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Matthew J. Campagna, Bradley R. Hammell, Erik D.N. Monsen, Ronald Reichman, Frederick W. Ryan, JR., Michael P. Swenson, Robert A. Cordery
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Publication number: 20080147423Abstract: A method and system is provided for confirming and/or verifying receipt of a mailpiece by an intended mail recipient. The method includes the step of establishing a relationship between the intended mail recipient and an RFID tag affixed to the mailpiece. Upon delivery of the mailpiece, the actual mail recipient is caused to affect communication between an RFID enabled phone in the possession of the actual mail recipient and the RFID tag of the mailpiece. By comparing the information acquired by the RFID enabled phone and the RFID tag, (i.e., the relationship information stored on the RFID tag), a determination can be made as to whether the intended mail recipient is the actual mail recipient. Alternate embodiments of the invention effect confirmation/verification by capturing various biometric characteristics of the mail recipient and comparing such information to previously stored biometric data of the intended mail recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: John F. Braun, Ronald Reichman, Pradeep K. Das, Andrei Obrea, Theresa Biasi, John W. Sussmeier, Tim Walsh, Leon Pintsov
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Publication number: 20070124261Abstract: A mailpiece is received in a stream of mail. The mailpiece has a postage stamp thereon. The stamp includes an image. Automatic mail handling equipment detects that the image was identified as being a problematic image and removes the image from the mail stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Pitney Bowes IncorporatedInventors: Andrei Obrea, Ronald Reichman, George Macdonald
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Patent number: 6911910Abstract: Radio frequency identification tags are placed on mail contained in trays or tubs to locate and reroute mail that is misdirected, i.e., being routed to the incorrect destination. The method involves the carrier reading the identifying information contained in the radio frequency identification tags on each mail piece while each mail piece is in the trays or tubs and removing one or more mail pieces in the tray or tub that are to be routed differently than that routing information contained on the outside of the trays or tubs.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Ronald P. Sansone, Leon A. Pintsov, Robert A. Cordery, Marc Morelli, Arthur Parkos, Ronald Reichman, Claude Zeller
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Patent number: 6909371Abstract: A method for automatically changing the address and telephone number of an occupant when the occupant moves from one internal address to another internal address. The foregoing is accomplished by placing a radio frequency identification tag in occupant's nameplate, wherein the tag contains encoding information that identifies the occupant so that when the occupant changes his/her location, the nameplate may be used to update a data base and determine the occupant's new address and telephone number.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Deborra J. Zukowski, Brian M. Romansky, Ronald Reichman
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Publication number: 20040113788Abstract: A method for automatically changing the address and telephone number of an occupant when the occupant moves from one internal address to another internal address. The foregoing is accomplished by placing a radio frequency identification tag in occupant's nameplate, wherein the tag contains encoding information that identifies the occupant so that when the occupant changes his/her location, the nameplate may be used to update a data base and determine the occupant's new address and telephone number.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Pitney Bowes IncorporatedInventors: Deborra J. Zukowski, Brian M. Romansky, Ronald Reichman
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Publication number: 20040049315Abstract: Radio frequency identification tags are placed on mail contained in trays or tubs to locate and reroute mail that is misdirected, i.e., being routed to the incorrect destination. The method involves the carrier reading the identifying information contained in the radio frequency identification tags on each mail piece while each mail piece is in the trays or tubs and removing one or more mail pieces in the tray or tub that are to be routed differently than that routing information contained on the outside of the trays or tubs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: Pitney Bowes IncorporatedInventors: Ronald P. Sansone, Leon A. Pintsov, Robert A. Cordery, Marc Morelli, Arthur Parkos, Ronald Reichman, Claude Zeller
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Patent number: 6701216Abstract: A method for matching a manifest or statement of a mailing with the mail pieces contained in a tray. The method is accomplished by: printing a pattern on the edge of mail pieces; placing the mail pieces in a tray; and printing the pattern on the manifest or statement of mailing and on the edges of the mail pieces contained in the tray.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Pitney Bowas Inc.Inventors: Kenneth G. Miller, Thomas J. Foth, Richard W. Heiden, Brian M. Romansky, Ronald Reichman
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Publication number: 20030083781Abstract: A method for matching a manifest or statement of a mailing with the mail pieces contained in a tray. The method is accomplished by: printing a pattern on the edge of mail pieces; placing the mail pieces in a tray; and printing the pattern on the manifest or statement of mailing and on the edges of the mail pieces contained in the tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Pitney Bowes IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth G. Miller, Thomas J. Foth, Richard W. Heiden, Brain M. Romansky, Ronald Reichman
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Patent number: 6430581Abstract: An automated court docketing system that supplies evidence of the time and date that a document was filed with the court. This invention also processes and accepts payment and generates a receipt reflecting the date/time of submission and payment of the required fees. When needed, a docket number is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1998Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Patrick D. Mahoney, Terrence M. Doeberl, Ronald P. Sansone, Ronald Reichman
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Patent number: 6275745Abstract: A system and method for relating the delivery of a mail piece or package to what is inside the mail piece or package. Thus, when the mail piece or package is received and signed for by a recipient the mailer will have proof that the recipient received the mail piece or package and what was inside the mail piece or package at the time the mail piece or package was delivered to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1999Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Critelli, Ronald Reichman, Steven J. Shapiro
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Patent number: 6237033Abstract: A system for enabling a user of a computer attached to a computer network, and accessing sites on the network, to manage user-characterizing protocol headers on the user's computer. A particular application of the present invention is to manage so-called Internet cookies on a computer attached to the Internet and using a browser to access websites through the World Wide Web. Such cookies have a type and a value. The managing includes displaying to a user an interpretation of cookies that have been set on the user's computer; the interpretation is made by an interpreter referring to a local cookie dictionary, on the user's computer, having entries corresponding to different types of cookies. In various alternative embodiments, the managing also includes changing the values set by the websites, and fabricating cookies of types not necessarily used by a website in order to express to the website preferences a user wants the website to know.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Terrence M. Doeberl, Ronald P. Sansone, Suti Prakash, Paul W Porter, Marcy F. Macdonald, Judith A. Martin, Ronald Reichman
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Patent number: 6062752Abstract: A carrier for holding a conventional envelope in a predetermined position to enable printing near an edge of the envelope with a conventional printer is disclosed. The carrier includes a sheet-like substrate having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a closure flap receiving slot between the leading and trailing edges, and means for holding at least a portion of a bottom edge of the envelope to the substrate. A method according to the present invention includes the steps of providing an envelope, providing a carrier for holding the envelope in a predetermined position, and providing a conventional printer. A closure flap of the envelope is inserted through a closure flap receiving slot in the carrier. Next, a bottom edge of the envelope is held against the carrier. Then, the carrier and the envelope are passed through the conventional printer, which prints on the envelope.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Pierce, Ronald P. Sansone, Fran E. Blackman, Denis J. Stemmle, Ronald Reichman
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Patent number: 3975835Abstract: The invention of this disclosure comprises a system of visually displaying digital information and various digital computer functions. The apparatus of this invention is a training and display device which comprises: a plurality of switches and a plurality of terminals which are mounted to a sheet, a multiplicity of registers which are connected to the switches and terminals, a multiplicity of adders which are connected to the registers, a plurality of light bulbs which are connected to the registers and mounted on the surface of the sheet, a power supply, and apparatus for selectively lighting the light bulbs to display various numerical and computer functions. Hence specific computer operations may be simulated, and what information is stored in that particular portion of memory may be displayed to a trainee.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1975Date of Patent: August 24, 1976Assignee: The Singer CompanyInventor: Ronald Reichman