Patents by Inventor Thomas Schulte-Hillen

Thomas Schulte-Hillen 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).

  • System for optimizing collection and/or delivery trips
    Patent number: 10860975
    Abstract: The subject innovation relates to a system for optimizing collection trips and/or delivery trips of a courier service, comprising a computer system with a database for storing address data records and for providing the address data records for a navigation system which can at least be read in at least one of the courier vehicles belonging to the courier service, has a display screen for navigation information and comprises an input system in the courier vehicle, which input system is connected to the computer system and is intended for the input of at least one item of additional information relating to at least one address data record, wherein the computer system is suitable for inserting the additional information into the stored address data records. The subject innovation also relates to a method for using this system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Boris Paul, Verena Wild, Thomas Schulte-Hillen, Keith Ulrich
  • System for Optimizing Collection and/or Delivery Trips
    Publication number: 20130080347
    Abstract: The subject innovation relates to a system for optimizing collection trips and/or delivery trips of a courier service, comprising a computer system with a database for storing address data records and for providing the address data records for a navigation system which can at least be read in at least one of the courier vehicles belonging to the courier service, has a display screen for navigation information and comprises an input system in the courier vehicle, which input system is connected to the computer system and is intended for the input of at least one item of additional information relating to at least one address data record, wherein the computer system is suitable for inserting the additional information into the stored address data records. The subject innovation also relates to a method for using this system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Boris Paul, Verena Wild, Thomas Schulte-Hillen, Keith Ulrich