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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
US·349 granted patents·103 pending applications·18,318 citations·filing 1988–2024
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452 records- 0199US9129449B2Calculating speed and travel times with travel delaysUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 8, 2015·112 cites·12 claims
- 0299US6323452B1Feeding system and method for placing a plurality of objects on a tray of an automated sorting systemUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·179 cites·20 claims
- 0399US5839566ABelt-carried tilt tray sorterUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·180 cites·17 claims
- 0499US5433311ADual level tilting tray package sorting apparatusUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 18, 1995·113 cites·33 claims
- 0598US9324198B2Systems and methods for utilizing telematics data to improve fleet management operationsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 26, 2016·33 cites·24 claims
- 0698US9195950B2Systems and methods for defining attributes of attended delivery/pickup locationsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·41 cites·28 claims
- 0798US8896430B2Systems and methods for utilizing telematics data to improve fleet management operationsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·40 cites·8 claims
- 0898US7982764B2Apparatus for monitoring a package handling systemUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 19, 2011·62 cites·16 claims
- 0998US7937244B2System and method for evaluating a shipping route and a package under transport in the shipping route using an environmental sensorUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 3, 2011·79 cites·14 claims
- 1098US6189702B1Overhead mounted sorter for conveyorsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·137 cites·22 claims
- 1198US5908283AMethod and apparatus for palletizing packages of random size and weightUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 1, 1999·190 cites·80 claims
- 1298US5770841ASystem and method for reading package informationUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 23, 1998·404 cites·10 claims
- 1398US5685416AMaterial conveying apparatus and methodUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 11, 1997·128 cites·22 claims
- 1498US4998010APolygonal information encoding article, process and systemUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 5, 1991·333 cites·19 claims
- 1598US4896029APolygonal information encoding article, process and systemUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 23, 1990·357 cites·89 claims
- 1698US4874936AHexagonal, information encoding article, process and systemUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 17, 1989·374 cites·79 claims
- 1797US9070100B2Calculating speed and travel times with travel delaysUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 30, 2015·43 cites·21 claims
- 1897US8942920B1Concepts for determining the accuracy of map dataUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 27, 2015·29 cites·18 claims
- 1997US8655593B1Concepts for defining travel paths in parking areasUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 18, 2014·55 cites·21 claims
- 2097US7486181B2System, method, and apparatus for capturing telematics data with an active RFID tagUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 3, 2009·116 cites·8 claims
- 2197US7457693B2System, method, and apparatus for collecting telematics and sensor information in a delivery vehicleUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·279 cites·11 claims
- 2297US7454315B2System and method for automatic redirection of a product under transport using an environmental sensorUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 18, 2008·48 cites·14 claims
- 2397US7336167B2Interrogating RFID transponders during rotation of palletized items, systems and methodsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 26, 2008·43 cites·12 claims
- 2497US7278568B2Mail sorting systems and methodsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 9, 2007·42 cites·23 claims
- 2597US7273172B2Methods and systems for automating inventory and dispatch procedures at a staging areaUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 25, 2007·194 cites·19 claims
- 2697US7149658B2Systems and methods for transporting a product using an environmental sensorUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 12, 2006·116 cites·48 claims
- 2797US7063256B2Item tracking and processing systems and methodsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 20, 2006·138 cites·55 claims
- 2897US5821518AMethod and apparatus for a portable non-contact label imagerUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·336 cites·24 claims
- 2997US5489017ATilting tray package sorting apparatusUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·73 cites·20 claims
- 3096US9117190B2Calculating speed and travel times with travel delaysUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·39 cites·18 claims
- 3196US8996287B2Calculating speed and travel times with travel delaysUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·50 cites·18 claims
- 3296US7765131B2Systems and methods for providing personalized delivery servicesUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 27, 2010·70 cites·23 claims
- 3396US7683774B2System, method, and apparatus for capturing telematics data with an active RFID tagUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 23, 2010·57 cites·35 claims
- 3496US7657466B2Systems and methods for providing personalized delivery servicesUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·104 cites·44 claims
- 3596US7580845B2Electronic shipping label with updateable visual displayUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·89 cites·9 claims
- 3696US7571036B2System, method, and apparatus for collecting telematics and sensor information in a delivery vehicleUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 4, 2009·60 cites·37 claims
- 3796US7511617B2Electronic shipping label with updateable visual displayUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 31, 2009·82 cites·80 claims
- 3896US6699007B2Method and apparatus for palletizing packages of random size and weightUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·63 cites·51 claims
- 3996US5971132AHigh speed automated cog sorterUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·77 cites·30 claims
- 4096US5868238AHigh speed smart diverter for a conveyor sorterUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·80 cites·20 claims
- 4196US5655643AHigh speed, compound, belted diverter and method of operating sameUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 12, 1997·81 cites·20 claims
- 4296US5343028AMethod and apparatus for detecting and decoding bar code symbols using two-dimensional digital pixel imagesUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 30, 1994·253 cites·42 claims
- 4395US7574366B2Electronic shipping label with updateable visual displayUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 11, 2009·47 cites·22 claims
- 4495US7090134B2System for projecting a handling instruction onto a moving item or parcelUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·114 cites·21 claims
- 4595US5570773ATilting tray package sorting apparatusUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 5, 1996·68 cites·12 claims
- 4694US9222781B2Geofence-based triggers for automated data collectionUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 29, 2015·24 cites·24 claims
- 4794US7484663B2Methods and systems for automating inventory and dispatch procedures at a staging areaUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 3, 2009·44 cites·26 claims
- 4894US7385499B2Item-based monitoring systems and methodsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 10, 2008·180 cites·15 claims
- 4994US7377429B2Item tracking and processing systems and methodsUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 27, 2008·45 cites·22 claims
- 5094US7118034B2Systems and methods for package sortation and delivery using radio frequency identification technologyUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 10, 2006·112 cites·11 claims
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