Clifton B Kraisser

8433511, Apr 30, 2013

Sep 23, 2008

12/236306

Charles Heaps - Eldersburg MD, US
Clifton Kraisser - Ellicott City MD, US
Ralph Clementi - Clarksville MD, US
Thomas Mudd - Baldwin MD, US
Stephen Simon - Sparks MD, US
McClellan Francis - Whitehall MD, US

United Parcel Service of America - Atlanta GA

G01C 21/00
G08G 1/123

701422, 701423, 701416, 701411

A rush hour modeling system that is configured for modifying existing travel time/distance data to reflect special traffic conditions, such as rush hour traffic conditions. The system is configured to receive information defining one or more time windows, geographic areas, and road segments in which special traffic conditions occur. The system is also configured to receive travel rules that reflect the special traffic conditions. The travel rules are used to modify a travel time/distance matrix to reflect the effect of the special traffic conditions on “normal” travel times and distances. Existing routing and scheduling systems can then use the modified travel matrix to plan and schedule routes for delivery vehicles more accurately. Additionally, the modified travel matrix can be used to model traffic conditions through a particular geographic area or on a particular road segment.

20020147654, Oct 10, 2002

Mar 16, 2001

09/811375

Clifton Kraisser - Ellicott City MD, US
Vincent Cucchiara - York PA, US
Stephen Simon - Sparks MD, US
Ronald Taur - Timonium MD, US
Charles Virden - Elliott City MD, US

G06F017/60

705/026000

Systems and methods for scheduling deliveries, in real time, to be made within one or more delivery time windows. For each requested delivery, the system dynamically determines whether to offer each time delivery window to the customer requesting the delivery based on whether: (1) it would be possible to complete, within the time window, both the requested delivery and all deliveries that were already scheduled to be made within the time window; and (2) it makes business sense to make the delivery within the particular time window. In determining whether it would make business sense to make the delivery within a particular time window, the system considers the cost of making the delivery, various attributes of the customer requesting the delivery, and the percentage of the delivery capacity associated with the delivery wave that has been reserved for previously scheduled deliveries.

20050021223, Jan 27, 2005

Apr 15, 2004

10/828850

Charles Heaps - Eldersburg MD, US
Clifton Kraisser - Ellicott City MD, US
Ralph Clementi - Clarksville MD, US
Thomas Mudd - Baldwin MD, US
Stephen Simon - Sparks MD, US
McClellan Francis - Whitehall MD, US

G01C021/34

701200000

A rush hour modeling system that is configured for modifying existing travel time/distance data to reflect special traffic conditions, such as rush hour traffic conditions. The system is configured to receive information defining one or more time windows, geographic areas, and road segments in which special traffic conditions occur. The system is also configured to receive travel rules that reflect the special traffic conditions. The travel rules are used to modify a travel time/distance matrix to reflect the effect of the special traffic conditions on “normal” travel times and distances. Existing routing and scheduling systems can then use the modified travel matrix to plan and schedule routes for delivery vehicles more accurately. Additionally, the modified travel matrix can be used to model traffic conditions through a particular geographic area or on a particular road segment.

20060262967, Nov 23, 2006

May 9, 2006

11/382405

Karl Hurst - Baltimore MD, US
Stephen Simon - Sparks MD, US
Clifton Kraisser - Ellicott City MD, US

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. - County of Fulton GA

G06K 9/00

382128000

The present invention provides systems, methods and computer program-product for calculating and storing time and distance information in an economical and efficient manner. The time and distance information may be used in the development of traversable networks for the delivery and retrieval of items from multiple locations in a timely and efficient manner.

20130245926, Sep 19, 2013

Apr 26, 2013

13/871554

Charles Heaps - Eldersburg MD, US
Clifton Kraisser - Ellicott City MD, US
Ralph Clementi - Clarkville MD, US
Thomas Mudd - Baldwin MD, US
Stephen Simon - Sparks MD, US
Francis McClellan - Whitehall MD, US

Roadnet Technologies, Inc. - Baltimore MD

G01C 21/34

701119, 701117

A rush hour modeling system that is configured for modifying existing travel time/distance data to reflect special traffic conditions, such as rush hour traffic conditions. The system is configured to receive information defining one or more time windows, geographic areas, and road segments in which special traffic conditions occur. The system is also configured to receive travel rules that reflect the special traffic conditions. The travel rules are used to modify a travel time/distance matrix to reflect the effect of the special traffic conditions on “normal” travel times and distances. Existing routing and scheduling systems can then use the modified travel matrix to plan and schedule routes for delivery vehicles more accurately. Additionally, the modified travel matrix can be used to model traffic conditions through a particular geographic area or on a particular road segment.