Patents by Inventor Simon Franklin Reldel

Simon Franklin Reldel 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND PROCESSING MAIL USING AN IDENTIFICATION CODE
    Publication number: 20120283869
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in and identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Oscar Lee AVANT, Ralph William Boldt, JR., Margaret Boldt, Bruce A. Brandt, Jay David Fadely, Michael Ray Little, Simon Franklin Reldel
  • Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code
    Patent number: 8227718
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in an Identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Oscar Lee Avant, Ralph William Boldt, Jr., Margaret A. Boldt, legal representative, Bruce A. Brandt, Jay David Fadely, Michael Ray Little, Simon Franklin Reldel
  • Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code
    Publication number: 20090046892
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in an Identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Oscar Lee Avant, Ralph William Boldt, JR., Bruce A. Brandt, Jay David Fadely, Michael Ray Little, Simon Franklin Reldel