Amy D Daley

US Patent:

20020065738, May 30, 2002

Filed:

Jul 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/915301

Inventors:

Glenn Riggs - New Milford CT, US
John Kivela - New Milford CT, US
Robert Shellman - Southbury CT, US
Joseph Rocky - Brookfield Center CT, US
Stanley Bainor - Midland MI, US
Ralph Brechter - New Fairfield CT, US
Douglas Clark - New Milford CT, US
James Clark - Midland MI, US
Jon Clow - New Milford CT, US
Amy Daley - Norfolk CT, US
Larry Hu - Redding CT, US
Louis Indelicato - Brookfield CT, US
William Lohan - Brookfield CT, US
Michael Naughton - Marbledale CT, US
Peter Nelson - Brookfield Center CT, US
Alan Shollenberger - Danbury CT, US
M. Willett - Bradenton FL, US
Doug Johnston - Newtown CT, US
Donald Mueller - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael Michaud - Midland MI, US
Robert Phaneuf - Sandy Hook CT, US
Joseph Bainor - Midland MI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/026000, 705/007000

Abstract:

A logistics system manages the shipments of goods supplied from a plurality of different shippers by a plurality of carriers. It has a variety of modules integrated with each other to perform various functionalities. For example, it may have a purchasing module evaluating proposals by shippers for respective shipments of goods and awarding contracts for the shipments to the plurality of carriers. It may have an optimization module analyzing the proposals and informing the purchasing module if an opportunity exists for at least some of the shipments to be consolidated, in which case at least one contract awarded by the purchasing module is for a consolidated group of the shipments. It may have a contract administration module maintaining information relating to the status of proposals received and contracts awarded by the purchasing module. It may have a scheduling module scheduling shipments according to the awarded contracts. It may also have a shipment management module tracking the status of shipments awarded by the purchasing module and scheduled by said scheduling module. It may further have a financial module authorizing payments according to the status of shipments tracked by the shipment management module are passed between first and second asynchronous clock domains.

US Patent:

20050091100, Apr 28, 2005

Filed:

Dec 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/005678

Inventors:

Glenn Riggs - New Milford CT, US
John Kivela - New Milford CT, US
Robert Shellman - Southbury CT, US
Joseph Rocky - Brookfield Center CT, US
Stanley Bainor - Midland MI, US
Ralph Brechter - New Fairfield CT, US
Douglas Clark - New Milford CT, US
James Clark - New Milford CT, US
Jon Clow - New Milford CT, US
Amy Daley - Norfolk CT, US
Larry Hu - Redding CT, US
Louis Indelicato - Brookfield CT, US
William Lohan - Brookfield CT, US
Michael Naughton - Marbledale CT, US
Peter Nelson - Brookfield Center CT, US
Alan Shollenberger - Danbury CT, US
M. Willett - Bradenton FL, US
Doug Johnston - Newtown CT, US
Donald Mueller - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael Michaud - Midland MI, US
Robert Phaneuf - Sandy Hook CT, US
Joseph Bainor - Midland MI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705008000, 705001000

Abstract:

A logistics system manages the shipments of goods supplied from a plurality of different shippers by a plurality of carriers. It has a variety of modules integrated with each other to perform various functionalities. For example, it may have a purchasing module evaluating proposals by shippers for respective shipments of goods and awarding contracts for the shipments to the plurality of carriers. It may have an optimization module analyzing the proposals and informing the purchasing module if an opportunity exists for at least some of the shipments to be consolidated, in which case at least one contract awarded by the purchasing module is for a consolidated group of the shipments. It may have a contract administration module maintaining information relating to the status of proposals received and contracts awarded by the purchasing module. It may have a scheduling module scheduling shipments according to the awarded contracts. It may also have a shipment management module tracking the status of shipments awarded by the purchasing module and scheduled by said scheduling module. It may further have a financial module authorizing payments according to the status of shipments tracked by the shipment management module are passed between first and second asynchronous clock domains.

US Patent:

20060053027, Mar 9, 2006

Filed:

Jul 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/173188

Inventors:

Glenn Riggs - New Milford CT, US
John Kivela - New Milford CT, US
Robert Shellman - Southbury CT, US
Joseph Rocky - Brookfield Center CT, US
Stanley Bainor - Midland MI, US
Ralph Brechter - New Fairfield CT, US
Douglas Clark - New Milford CT, US
James Clark - Midland MI, US
Jon Clow - New Milford CT, US
Amy Daley - Norfolk CT, US
Larry Hu - Redding CT, US
Louis Indelicato - Brookfield CT, US
William Lohan - Brookfield CT, US
Michael Naughton - Marbledale CT, US
Peter Nelson - Brookfield Center CT, US
Alan Shollenberger - Danbury CT, US
M. Willett - Bradenton FL, US
Doug Johnston - Newtown CT, US
Donald Mueller - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael Michaud - Midland MI, US
Robert Phaneuf - Sandy Hook CT, US
Joseph Bainor - Midland MI, US

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705001000, 705013000, 705028000

Abstract:

A logistics system manages the shipments of goods supplied from a plurality of different shippers by a plurality of carriers. It has a variety of modules integrated with each other to perform various functionalities. For example, it may have a purchasing module evaluating proposals by shippers for respective shipments of goods and awarding contracts for the shipments to the plurality of carriers. It may have an optimization module analyzing the proposals and informing the purchasing module if an opportunity exists for at least some of the shipments to be consolidated, in which case at least one contract awarded by the purchasing module is for a consolidated group of the shipments. It may have a contract administration module maintaining information relating to the status of proposals received and contracts awarded by the purchasing module. It may have a scheduling module scheduling shipments according to the awarded contracts. It may also have a shipment management module tracking the status of shipments awarded by the purchasing module and scheduled by said scheduling module. It may further have a financial module authorizing payments according to the status of shipments tracked by the shipment management module are passed between first and second asynchronous clock domains.

US Patent:

20080040144, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Oct 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/873969

Inventors:

Glenn RIGGS - New Milford CT, US
John Kivela - New Milford CT, US
Robert Shellman - Southbury CT, US
Joseph Rocky - Brookfield Center CT, US
Stanley Bainor - Midland MI, US
Ralph Brechter - New Fairfield CT, US
Douglas Clark - New Milford CT, US
James Clark - Midland MI, US
Jon Clow - New Mildford CT, US
Amy Daley - Norfolk CT, US
Larry Hu - Redding CT, US
Louis Indelicato - Brookfield CT, US
William Lohan - Brookfield CT, US
Michael Naughton - Marbledale CT, US
Peter Nelson - Brookfield Center CT, US
Alan Shollenberger - Danbury CT, US
M. Willett - Bradenton FL, US
Doug Johnston - Newtown CT, US
Donald Mueller - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael Michaud - Midland MI, US
Robert Phaneuf - Sandy Hook CT, US
Joseph Bainor - Midland MI, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705001000

Abstract:

A logistics system manages the shipments of goods supplied from a plurality of different shippers by a plurality of carriers. It has a variety of modules integrated with each other to perform various functionalities. For example, it may have a purchasing module evaluating proposals by shippers for respective shipments of goods and awarding contracts for the shipments to the plurality of carriers. It may have an optimization module analyzing the proposals and informing the purchasing module if an opportunity exists for at least some of the shipments to be consolidated, in which case at least one contract awarded by the purchasing module is for a consolidated group of the shipments. It may have a contract administration module maintaining information relating to the status of proposals received and contracts awarded by the purchasing module. It may have a scheduling module scheduling shipments according to the awarded contracts. It may also have a shipment management module tracking the status of shipments awarded by the purchasing module and scheduled by said scheduling module. It may further have a financial module authorizing payments according to the status of shipments tracked by the shipment management module are passed between first and second asynchronous clock domains.

US Patent:

20120036072, Feb 9, 2012

Filed:

Jul 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/178119

Inventors:

Glenn E. Riggs - New Milford CT, US
John H. Kivela - Milford CT, US
Robert H. Shellman - Southbury CT, US
Stanley M. Bainor - Midland MI, US
Ralph K. Brechter - New Fairfield CT, US
Douglas L. Clark - New Milford CT, US
James R. Clark - Midland MI, US
Jon L. Clow - New Milford CT, US
Amy Daley - Norfolk CT, US
Larry Hu - Redding CT, US
Louis F. Indelicato - Brookfield CT, US
William J. Lohan - Brookfield CT, US
Michael M. Naughton - Marbledale CT, US
Peter P. Nelson - Brookfield Center CT, US
Alan D. Shollenberger - Danbury CT, US
M. Nadine Willett - Bradenton FL, US
Doug Johnston - Newtown CT, US
Donald H. Mueller - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael D. Michaud - Midland MI, US
Robert Phaneuf - Sandy Hook CT, US
Joseph J. Bainor - Midland CT, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 44, 705334

Abstract:

A logistics system manages the shipments of goods supplied from a plurality of different shippers by a plurality of carriers. It has a variety of modules integrated with each other to perform various functionalities. For example, it may have a purchasing module evaluating proposals by shippers for respective shipments of goods and awarding contracts for the shipments to the plurality of carriers. It may have an optimization module analyzing the proposals and informing the purchasing module if an opportunity exists for at least some of the shipments to be consolidated, in which case at least one contract awarded by the purchasing module is for a consolidated group of the shipments. It may have a contract administration module maintaining information relating to the status of proposals received and contracts awarded by the purchasing module. It may have a scheduling module scheduling shipments according to the awarded contracts. It may also have a shipment management module tracking the status of shipments awarded by the purchasing module and scheduled by said scheduling module. It may further have a financial module authorizing payments according to the status of shipments tracked by the shipment management module are passed between first and second asynchronous clock domains.