Patents by Inventor Sean Hu

Sean Hu 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).

  • Patent number: 7774284
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the establishment of at least one user for each Enterprise as a Super-Administrator with the highest level of privileges and authority for the Enterprise, and the identification of other users as Sub-Administrators, Desktop Users and Shipping Station Users. The present invention also provides for the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise, including the definition of sites, groups within a site, and users within a group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu
  • Patent number: 7774285
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer device, receives and recognizes a weight of a parcel from the digital scale configured with the remote user client computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hu, Paul R. McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20100131420
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer system (the “System”, or the “Return System”) that is configured and programmed to provide online stores with a fast, simple, convenient way for eCommerce customers of an online store to return merchandise purchased from that store from within that online store. The Return System provides multi-carrier shipment rating, shipment labeling, shipment tracking, shipment tracking management reports, returns analysis and returns management reporting In an exemplary embodiment, the Return System has three major components: 1.) A Returns Manager Subsystem that provides a user interface to each Merchant to setup the Merchant's account, setup the Merchant's return policy and rules, and to monitor the status and movement of return shipments; 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M, Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu, Richard M. Antush, Scott Joseph Bean
  • Publication number: 20100099610
    Abstract: Variants of transglutaminase from Streptoverticillium ladakanum, which variants have improved selectivity for Gln-141 of human growth hormone are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Sean Hu, Xao Zin, Wang Jianhua, Chihchuan Chang, Leif Nørskov-Lauritsen, Jing Su
  • Publication number: 20100087371
    Abstract: Variants of transglutaminase from Streptoverticillium ladakanum, which variants have improved selectivity for Gln-141 of human growth hormone are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Sean Hu, Zhao Xin, Wang Jianhua, Chihchuan Chang, Leif Nørskov-Lauritsen, Jing Su
  • Patent number: 7664651
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a single system available over a global communications network for shipping management for each parcel from a plurality of parcels that each Shipper of a plurality of Shippers ships using any one of a plurality of services offered by any one of a plurality of carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.
    Inventors: David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Charles D. Mentzer, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Scott Joseph Bean, Daniel F. Williams, Dennis Glavin, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu, Harland Fred Maier, Jr., Gary Rhoe Ingram
  • Patent number: 7660721
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer system (the “System”, or the “Return System”) that is configured and programmed to provide online stores with a fast, simple, convenient way for eCommerce customers of an online store to return merchandise purchased from that store from within that online store. The Return System provides multi-carrier shipment rating, shipment labeling, shipment tracking, shipment tracking management reports, returns analysis and returns management reporting In an exemplary embodiment, the Return System has three major components: 1.) A Returns Manager Subsystem that provides a user interface to each Merchant to setup the Merchant's account, setup the Merchant's return policy and rules, and to monitor the status and movement of return shipments; 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu, Richard M. Antush, Scott Joseph Bean
  • Patent number: 7359887
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer device, receives and recognizes a weight of a parcel from the digital scale configured with the remote user client computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hu, Paul R. McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20070299686
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer device, receive and recognizes a weight of a parcel from the digital scale configured with the remote user client computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Sean Hu, Paul McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20070073551
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the establishment of at least one user for each Enterprise as a Super-Administrator with the highest level of privileges and authority for the Enterprise, and the identification of other users as Sub-Administrators, Desktop Users and Shipping Station Users. The present invention also provides for the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise, including the definition of sites, groups within a site, and users within a group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Williams, David Bennett, Lynn Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Krett, Charles Mentzer, Stephen Teglovic, John Dietz, William Smith, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu
  • Patent number: 7197465
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a printer interface in a global communications environment for a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer device, that creates an image of a shipping label with dimensionally accurate symbologies, such as a bar code label, for display on a remote display device and for printing on a remote printing device, such as a laser printer, configured with the remote user client computer device. The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a printer interface that recognizes the graphic resolution for each printer, including laser printers, configured with each of a plurality of remote user client computer devices, wherein the printer interface communicates with each remote user client computer device over a global communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hu, William W. Smith, III
  • Publication number: 20020032612
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer system (the “System”, or the “Return System”) that is configured and programmed to provide online stores with a fast, simple, convenient way for eCommerce customers of an online store to return merchandise purchased from that store from within that online store. The Return System provides multi-carrier shipment rating, shipment labeling, shipment tracking, shipment tracking management reports, returns analysis and returns management reporting In an exemplary embodiment, the Return System has three major components: 1.) A Returns Manager Subsystem that provides a user interface to each Merchant to setup the Merchant's account, setup the Merchant's return policy and rules, and to monitor the status and movement of return shipments; 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu, Richard M. Antush, Scott Joseph Bean
  • Publication number: 20020032573
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the establishment of at least one user for each Enterprise as a Super-Administrator with the highest level of privileges and authority for the Enterprise, and the identification of other users as Sub-Administrators, Desktop Users and Shipping Station Users. The present invention also provides for the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise, including the definition of sites, groups within a site, and users within a group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu