Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Cinelli

Thomas J. Cinelli 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing scanned mail delivery channel and automatic payment of reply mail
    Patent number: 8195567
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods eliminate a check or a remittance stub from a bill payment process, which may simplify the bill payment process for consumers, providers, and check processing systems. A delivery service provider receives a delivery item at a delivery processing center. It is determined that an account associated with the delivery item is designated for electronic payment. Contents of the delivery item are scanned, and converted into electronic data, which is made available to a biller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cinelli, Gary C. Reblin