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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:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Marcus Boerkei, Mansfield, TX (US);
Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, TX (US);
Dale E. Redford, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Floyd W. Worth, Ii, Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Marcus Boerkei, Mansfield, TX (US);
Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, TX (US);
Dale E. Redford, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Floyd W. Worth, II, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, AND apparatus are described to accurately measure the delivery performance of a postal service using without external agents in the measurement process. The invention describes a system that measures the postal logistic automatically, and continuously. The basis for measurement are tag mail pieces that circulate continuously through the postal system.