Ronald W Allen

US Patent:

57037833, Dec 30, 1997

Filed:

Jun 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/483719

Inventors:

Ronald L. Allen - Grand Prairie TX
Brenda J. Bishop-Jones - Arlington TX
Michael J. Cykana - Arlington TX
Eddie K. Lui - Euless TX
Stanley Wayne Sipe - Arlington TX

Assignee:

ElectroCom Automation, L.P. - Arlington TX

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

36447801

Abstract:

The present invention comprises apparatus for identifying, intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed mailpieces having either a machine readable or non-machine readable address. The apparatus reads (either mechanically or manually) the addressee name and the mailpiece destination marking address for processing in a database and comparison to a list of names and former addresses in the USPS National Change of Address database of persons who have requested mail forwarding service. If the read name and address match a name and former address in the database, then the mailpiece is identified as having an incorrect address and intercepted from the mail stream. The apparatus then searches the NCOA database for a forwarding address and delivery point ZIP code corresponding to the address. The forwarding address and delivery point ZIP marking number are printed on the mailpiece in place of the incorrect address and the mailpiece is returned to the mail stream for delivery to the addressee.

US Patent:

54228212, Jun 6, 1995

Filed:

Apr 6, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/864437

Inventors:

Ronald L. Allen - Grand Prairie TX
Brenda J. Bishop-Jones - Arlington TX
Michael J. Cykana - Arlington TX
Eddie K. Lui - Euless TX
Stanley W. Sipe - Arlington TX

Assignee:

ElectroCom Automation, L.P. - Arlington TX

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

364478

Abstract:

The present invention comprises apparatus for identifying, intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed mailpieces having either a machine readable or non-machine readable address. The apparatus reads (either mechanically or manually) the addressee name and the mailpiece destination marking address for processing in a database and comparison to a list of names and former addresses in the USPS National Change of Address database of persons who have requested mail forwarding service. If the read name and address match a name and former address in the database, then the mailpiece is identified as having an incorrect address and intercepted from the mail stream. The apparatus then searches the NCOA database for a forwarding address and delivery point ZIP code corresponding to the address. The forwarding address and delivery point ZIP marking number are printed on the mailpiece in place of the incorrect address and the mailpiece is returned to the mail stream for delivery to the addressee.

US Patent:

20230021530, Jan 26, 2023

Filed:

Jul 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/871831

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Stephen Richard Jones - McKinney TX, US
Daniel Joseph Sanders - McKinney TX, US
Milo Harper Skalicky - Richardson TX, US
Ronald Patrick Allen - Allen TX, US
Sarah Lynn Richards - Arlington TX, US
Kevin Michael Arnold - Van Alstyne TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 8/77
G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

A timeline generation and solving tool is provided to parameterize a project at an application lifecycle management (“ALM”) tool, and generate and solve a timeline of features according to the parameterized project. The Scrum master may re-parameterize the project, causing a new timeline to be generated, solved, and visualized. In this fashion, the Scrum master may rapidly prototype many project parameterizations, resulting in many possible timelines. Without the use of a timeline generation and solving tool which interfaces with an ALM tool, retrieves project features, and converts project features to a common format suitable for computations based on working speeds, a Scrum master would need to generate and check a timeline by hand, and work indirectly by manually copying data out of the ALM tool, leading to a slow and potentially error-prone project roadmapping process which does not permit rapid prototyping of possible timelines.