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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Ryan M. Luckay, Vienna, VA (US);
Robert E. Dixon, Jr., Haymarket, VA (US);
James E. Lee, Sr., St. Leonard, MD (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H04W 24/04 (2009.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/02 (2006.01); G06Q 20/28 (2012.01); H04W 12/47 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/28 (2013.01); G06K 7/10108 (2013.01); G06K 19/025 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01); G06Q 20/28 (2013.01); G08B 3/1016 (2013.01); G08B 21/0275 (2013.01); H04W 12/47 (2021.01); H04W 24/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of tracking distribution items using hardware components on or in the distribution items. Shippers and recipients of distribution items can track or locate a distribution item, especially a high value item, if the distribution item is lost, misrouted, or delayed.