United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Nature and People First

Denis Payre

Daniel Lievens

Vincent Dethier

Luc Pirenne

Peter Henderickx

Pierre Pisterman

Patrice Pisterman

Peter Hendrickx

A system and method for locating nearby attended delivery/pickup locations with a particular item in stock is described. The system receives a request from an individual to purchase a particular item from an on-line retailer. The system receives information associated with attended delivery/pickup locations, including location and inventory information. The system then determines which (if any) attended delivery/pickup locations (e.g., the attended delivery/pickup locations are not the on-line retailer) are near the individual and have the particular item in stock and notifies the individual. In various embodiments, the system enables the user to purchase or reserve the particular item at the particular attended delivery/pickup location.

Systems and methods of locating and selling items at attended delivery/pickup locations

Systems and methods for facilitating delivery of parcels to, from, and between attended delivery/pickup locations. In various embodiments, the attended delivery/pickup locations may be associated with brick-and-mortar retail locations and used to facilitate inventory transfer between locations, shipment of goods purchased at the brick-and-mortar-retail locations to other attended delivery/pickup locations or other locations, and to receive delivery of parcels sent from any suitable location. In some embodiments, the attended delivery/pickup locations are configured to receive shipments of items ordered from online retail websites. In other embodiments, the attended delivery/pickups locations are associated with shopping centers and configured to facilitate shipment of items purchased at the associated shopping centers.

Systems and methods of delivering parcels using attended delivery/pickup locations

An installation for producing supplementary electrical energy for an electricity network includes at least first and second water reservoirs, the first water reservoir () being situated at a first level and the second water reservoir () being situated at a second level lower than the first level, a communicating pipe () between the first water reservoir () and the second water reservoir () being provided with a remote-controlled valve (), and a hydro-electric generating system () being provided with a pumping installation. The first and/or second water reservoir () is integrated in the foundations in the lower portion of an artificial building (A) that needs to be built for a primary function independently of a secondary function of producing electricity. The first water reservoir () or the second water reservoir () may constitute a common body of water in the vicinity of ground level. The water reservoirs () integrated in foundations of buildings may in particular cooperate with installations for air-conditioning or heating the buildings at the base of which they are constructed, or associated buildings.

Method and installation for producing supplementary electrical energy

An installation for producing supplementary electrical energy for an electricity network includes at least first and second water reservoirs, the first water reservoir being situated at a first level and the second water reservoir being situated at a second level lower than the first level, a communicating pipe between the first water reservoir and the second water reservoir being provided with a remote-controlled valve, and a hydro-electric generating system being provided with a pumping installation. The first and/or second water reservoir is integrated in the foundations in the lower portion of an artificial building that needs to be built for a primary function independently of a secondary function of producing electricity. The first water reservoir or the second water reservoir may constitute a common body of water in the vicinity of ground level. The water reservoirs integrated in foundations of buildings may in particular cooperate with installations for air-conditioning or heating the buildings at the base of which they are constructed, or associated buildings.

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Denis Payre