Patents by Inventor Samuel Adams Thompson

Samuel Adams Thompson 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: 20040073682
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of printing time sensitive documents. The method of printing includes receiving an intended delivery location with each of a plurality of documents, determining a time required to deliver each document to the intended delivery location, determining a desired date of receipt and printing each document to allow for the time required to deliver each document on the desired date of receipt. Moreover, each document can be printed in-line with a corresponding shipping label. The documents and shipping labels may be customer specific. The shipping labels can also be secured to the documents, by stapling, binding, gluing or any other means, in-line to avoid many problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Craig W. Ball, Samuel Adams Thompson, Bryan Conrad Huff
  • Patent number: 6665586
    Abstract: A method of printing and distributing time sensitive documents. The method of printing includes receiving an intended delivery location with each of a plurality of documents, determining a time required to deliver each document to the intended delivery location, determining a desired date of receipt and printing each document to allow for the time required to deliver each document on the desired date of receipt. Moreover, each document can be printed in-line with a corresponding shipping label. The documents and shipping labels may be customer specific. The shipping labels can also be secured to the documents, by stapling, binding, gluing or any other means, in-line to avoid many problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: The Printer, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W. Ball, Samuel Adams Thompson, IV, Bryan Conrad Huff