Patents by Inventor Steven E. Cole

Steven E. Cole 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).

  • Ultra-heavy mail piece processing system
    Patent number: 6496810
    Abstract: An ultra-heavy mail piece processing system first collects the data to be printed out and then formats the data for printing. A rendering process then determines how the mail piece will be printed. Based on the total number of pages in the mail piece, the system will direct mail pieces having a total number of pages equal to or greater than an upper bound to an ultra-heavy handling process. The data stream for each ultra-heavy mail piece is split into a data stream for the first page and a data stream for all the second pages for the mail piece. The data stream for each first page is sent to a printer for printing in one-up format. The data stream for each set of second pages is reformatted to allow the data stream for each set of second pages to be sent to and printed on a different printer from the first printer in a two-up format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry C. Pollard, Kurtis A. Haufschild, Steven E. Cole