Patents by Inventor Sven Vanthienen

Sven Vanthienen 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).

  • Supporting a handling of information about shipments
    Patent number: 10558940
    Abstract: A device is provided which enables a courier to select one of two lists and to detect a selection of one of the two lists. A first list is provided for shipments that are to be delivered to a respective destination of the shipments by the courier and a second list is provided for shipments that are not to be delivered to a respective destination of the shipments by the courier. The device receives data that results from a scanning of at least one label that is associated with a shipment or with a group of shipments. The device adds at least one item to the selected list, each of the at least one item associated with a shipment or with a group of shipments, based on the received data. The device may perform these actions by an apparatus and/or by computer program that is executed by a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Hari Bhaskaran, Sven Vanthienen
  • Supporting a handling of information about shipments
    Publication number: 20160140497
    Abstract: A device is provided which enables a courier to select one of two lists and to detect a selection of one of the two lists. A first list is provided for shipments that are to be delivered to a respective destination of the shipments by the courier and a second list is provided for shipments that are not to be delivered to a respective destination of the shipments by the courier. The device receives data that results from a scanning of at least one label that is associated with a shipment or with a group of shipments. The device adds at least one item to the selected list, each of the at least one item associated with a shipment or with a group of shipments, based on the received data. The device may perform these actions by an apparatus and/or by computer program that is executed by a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Hari Bhaskaran, Sven Vanthienen