Patents by Inventor Thomas V. Hoffman

Thomas V. Hoffman 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).

  • Systems and methods for initiating returns over a network
    Patent number: 11580489
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for processing return transactions over a network. An embodiment of the invention discloses an online return application that generates an electronic return shipping label that can be delivered to a browser of a customer that wishes to make a return. Also, disclosed is the creation and transmission of label delivery links, which provide for dynamic generation and delivery of shipping labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Geoff S. Chalmers, Thomas V. Hoffman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING RETURNS OVER A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180053152
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for processing return transactions over a network. An embodiment of the invention discloses an online return application that generates an electronic return shipping label that can be delivered to a browser of a customer that wishes to make a return. Also, disclosed is the creation and transmission of label delivery links, which provide for dynamic generation and delivery of shipping labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Geoff S. Chalmers, Thomas V. Hoffman