Assignee
US POSTAL SERVICE
US·184 granted patents·40 pending applications·4,881 citations·filing 1977–2015
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
224 records- 0197US9223315B2Method of controlling item delivery to an electronic parcel lockerUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·69 cites·20 claims
- 0297US9052992B2System and method of coordinating electronic parcel locker availabilityUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 9, 2015·38 cites·20 claims
- 0397US4992649ARemote video scanning automated sorting systemUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 12, 1991·176 cites·6 claims
- 0496US9336510B2System and method for providing real-time tracking of items in a distribution networkUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·29 cites·12 claims
- 0596US9056738B2Anti-rotation device and method of useUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 16, 2015·14 cites·16 claims
- 0696US9044783B2System and method of unloading a container of itemsUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·16 cites·22 claims
- 0796US7204415B2Methods and systems for providing secondary address informationUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 17, 2007·79 cites·19 claims
- 0896US7121458B2Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification codeUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 17, 2006·65 cites·27 claims
- 0995US9061849B2System and method of article feeder operationUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·12 cites·19 claims
- 1095US8356187B2Methods and systems for providing a secure electronic mailboxUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 15, 2013·52 cites·32 claims
- 1194US7748606B2Cluster box mail delivery unit having security featuresUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 6, 2010·27 cites·9 claims
- 1294US7647231B2Flexible mail delivery system and methodUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 12, 2010·98 cites·10 claims
- 1393US8352551B2Methods and systems for providing an electronic account to a customerUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 8, 2013·67 cites·14 claims
- 1493US7984289B2Methods and systems for establishing an electronic account for a customerUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 19, 2011·52 cites·73 claims
- 1593US7848961B2System, method and article of manufacture for shipping a package privately to a customerUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·56 cites·30 claims
- 1693US5363971AAutomatic carrier sequence bar code sorterUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 15, 1994·122 cites·24 claims
- 1792USD680416SHigh-strength lockUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 23, 2013·10 cites·1 claims
- 1892US7966663B2Methods and systems for determining privacy requirements for an information resourceUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·323 cites·40 claims
- 1992US7925514B2Systems and methods for creating on-demand routes for powered industrial vehiclesUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·33 cites·39 claims
- 2092US7376598B2Method, system, and computer readable medium for shipping a package to a customer while preserving customer privacyUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted May 20, 2008·62 cites·15 claims
- 2191US9340377B2System and method of automatic feeder stack managementUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2013·Granted May 17, 2016·7 cites·12 claims
- 2291US8364953B2System and method for providing secured electronic transactionsUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 29, 2013·52 cites·17 claims
- 2391US7788632B2Methods and systems for evaluating the compliance of software to a quality benchmarkUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·356 cites·39 claims
- 2491US7769778B2Systems and methods for validating an addressUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·62 cites·15 claims
- 2591US7634332B2Systems and methods for creating routes for powered industrial vehiclesUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 15, 2009·29 cites·30 claims
- 2691US7613617B2Systems and methods for managing powered industrial vehiclesUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·28 cites·42 claims
- 2791US7428980B2Parcel collection deviceUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 30, 2008·32 cites·27 claims
- 2891US7171049B2Method and apparatus for alphanumeric recognitionUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 30, 2007·101 cites·46 claims
- 2991US7031959B2Address matchingUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 18, 2006·74 cites·13 claims
- 3091US6480108B2Method and apparatus for tracking and locating a moveable articleUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·143 cites·12 claims
- 3190US7963436B2Cluster box mail delivery unit having security featuresUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 21, 2011·9 cites·8 claims
- 3290US7484088B2Methods and systems for proofing identities using a certificate authorityUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2009·37 cites·32 claims
- 3390US7302582B2Delivery point validation systemUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 27, 2007·46 cites·50 claims
- 3490US6894243B1Identification coder reader and method for reading an identification code from a mailpieceUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2000·Granted May 17, 2005·36 cites·70 claims
- 3589US7337944B2Universal delivery and collection box unit (UDCBU)US POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 4, 2008·152 cites·47 claims
- 3689US6977353B1Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification codeUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 20, 2005·32 cites·20 claims
- 3789US6725243B2Method for preventing improper correction of a database during an updating processUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 20, 2004·77 cites·19 claims
- 3888US9396454B2System and method for providing real-time tracking of items in a distribution networkUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2016·3 cites·15 claims
- 3988US7442897B2Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification codeUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 28, 2008·14 cites·18 claims
- 4088US6527178B1Method for authenticating mailpiecesUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·49 cites·20 claims
- 4187US9363219B2Methods and systems for providing an electronic account to a customerUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 7, 2016·4 cites·21 claims
- 4287US9291559B2Method and system for item authentication and customizationUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·6 cites·17 claims
- 4387US7801925B2System and method for electronically processing address informationUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·11 cites·27 claims
- 4487US7304261B2Apparatus and methods for processing mailpiece information by an identification code serverUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 4, 2007·12 cites·28 claims
- 4587US6211781B1Method and apparatus for tracking and locating a moveable articleUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 3, 2001·280 cites·78 claims
- 4686US9147186B2Method and system for interrogating and processing codesUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 29, 2015·4 cites·21 claims
- 4786USD692744SPortion of a high-strength lockUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 5, 2013·5 cites·1 claims
- 4886US7693723B2Method and system for cross-carrier parcel trackingUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2010·55 cites·5 claims
- 4986US7416134B2System and method for tracking shipment of items utilizing RFID-tagsUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·14 cites·52 claims
- 5086US7028895B2System and method for managing postal induction, tracking, and deliveryUS POSTAL SERVICE·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·64 cites·39 claims
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