Murray D Martin

US Patent:

6954742, Oct 11, 2005

Filed:

Jul 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/622331

Inventors:

Robert A. Cordery - Danbury CT, US
Murray D. Martin - Ridgefield CT, US
Leon A. Pintsov - West Hartford CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G07B017/00

US Classification:

705402, 705 30

Abstract:

A closed loop postage metering system includes networked meters that provide mailers and/or recipients the capability to request additional or modified services during processing of a mail piece by a carrier. The networked meter allows the Post to charge the mailer, or even the recipient for these services or to provide them with a refund or credit. The services can include changing the processing of the mail piece. Further, the closed loop postage metering system enables more precise methods of paying for services when multiple carriers handle a mail piece. A special case of such multiple carriers handling is the handling of international mail.

US Patent:

7849317, Dec 7, 2010

Filed:

Dec 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/582741

Inventors:

James A. Euchner - Waccabuc NY, US
Murray D. Martin - Ridgefield CT, US
Leon A. Pintsov - West Hartford CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
G07B 17/04

US Classification:

713176, 705 62

Abstract:

The present invention uses an element of digital data that is created during digital postage mark (DPM) generation process from the digital image of the destination address block. The digital data is included into recoverable portion of the digital signature and imprinted on a mailpiece. During DPM verification, a representative portion of a destination address block image is retrieved in its original form from the digital signature itself. The retrieved portion of the image then can be compared with the similar digital data obtained from the scanned destination address block obtained during normal mail scanning and processing activities. If the comparison is under a predetermined threshold, then the DPM is declared authentic and the mailpiece can be processed and delivered with confidence. If, on the other hand, the threshold is not met, the DPM is declared a copy or a counterfeit of another DPM and the mailpiece can be subjected to further investigation.

US Patent:

8407156, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Sep 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/230418

Inventors:

Robert A. Cordery - Danbury CT, US
Murray D. Martin - Ridgefield CT, US
Leon A. Pintsov - West Hartford CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G07B 17/02
B65B 35/00
G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705401, 705402, 705406, 705 60

Abstract:

A closed loop postage metering system includes networked meters that provide mailers and/or recipients the capability to request additional or modified services during processing of a mail piece by a carrier. The networked meter allows the Post to charge the mailer, or even the recipient for these services or to provide them with a refund or credit. The services can include changing the processing of the mail piece. Further, the closed loop postage metering system enables more precise methods of paying for services when multiple carriers handle a mail piece. A special case of such multiple carriers handling is the handling of international mail.

US Patent:

20070050314, Mar 1, 2007

Filed:

Aug 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/216557

Inventors:

Murray Martin - Ridgefield CT, US
Andrei Obrea - Seymour CT, US
David Collings - Shelton CT, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

705403000

Abstract:

A system for managing postage funds that includes a data center computer system for authorizing and accounting for postage fund downloads for one or more customers, a customer funds repository in electronic communication with the data center computer system, and a plurality of postage meters located at a customer site remote from the data center computer system. The postage meters may selectively request and receive or return postage funds that have been previously downloaded to the customer funds repository from the data center computer system. Also, a method of securely transferring a first amount of postage funds from a first postage meter to a second postage meter in a side load transaction.

US Patent:

20070260561, Nov 8, 2007

Filed:

May 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/416668

Inventors:

Murray Martin - Ridgefield CT, US
Joseph Wall - Fairfield CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Incorporated - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

705403000

Abstract:

A mail processing system and method for reducing delivery expenses is provided. When a mailer prepares a batch of mail pieces, the mailer will print on each mail piece information associated with each mail piece. The mailer provides the batch of mail pieces to a mail processing facility. The mail processing facility can then combine batches of mail received from different mailers together to form a single aggregation. The mail processing facility reads the information associated with each mail piece and sorts the aggregation into a plurality of batches based on the information read from each mail piece. A carrier can then be selected, from among a plurality of different carriers, for each of the plurality of batches that preferably provides the desired delivery services at the lowest cost for delivery.