Pitney Bowes Honors Three with Annual Invention of Year Award
July 02 2012 - 11:19AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) announced that a team of three
employees was recently honored with the Company’s 2011 Invention of
the Year Award at the 20th Annual Pitney Bowes Inventor Recognition
Dinner. The Invention of the Year Award went to U.S. patent number
8,015,115 entitled, “System and Method for Providing Controlled
Access to a Funds Dispensing Device from External Processors.”
Steve Brennan of Farmington, Conn., Brian Hannigan of Southington,
Conn. and Sam Thillaikumaran of Southbury, Conn. were recognized
for their work related to the 2011 Invention of the Year.
This invention provides a proxy server system for controlled
access to a postage meter by a software application running on a
PC. The invention reads on Pitney Bowes PC Meter Connect™ desktop
application which allows a PC connected to a Pitney Bowes
mailstation 2™ digital mailing system to control
certain functions of the meter and allows the meter to communicate
with the Pitney Bowes Data Center via the PC. The winning invention
enables Pitney Bowes’ customers to experience faster and more
reliable communication with the Pitney Bowes Data Center. It also
allows Pitney Bowes mailstation 2™ to work with the
USPS® Click-N-Ship® service to print postage for shipping
labels.
“This year’s winning team developed a solution that delivers
increased value and productivity to customers,” said Murray Martin,
chairman, president & CEO, Pitney Bowes Inc. “This award
validates our commitment to ‘Put Customers First’, which is one of
our core values at Pitney Bowes.”
Pitney Bowes also recognized two inventors: Wes Kirschner of
Farmington, Conn. was inducted into the Pitney Bowes Hall of Fame
for reaching his 30th patent, and Bill Wright of Killingworth,
Conn. was recognized for reaching the 50th patent milestone. The
Patent Hall of Fame is reserved for prolific inventors who receive
their 30th, 50th and 100th patents during their careers at Pitney
Bowes.
The Company also recently announced it honored Robert Cordery
for a milestone achievement of 144 U.S. patents --- the most Pitney
Bowes patents by an inventor.
Pitney Bowes’s annual Inventor of the Year Award recognizes the
achievements of its technology community and the importance of
innovation to the Company’s success. Each year, a panel of judges
selects the Invention of the Year from the patents issued to Pitney
Bowes during the previous year. Pitney Bowes’s intellectual
property portfolio includes more than 2,300 patents renowned
worldwide in the areas of shipping, laser printing, encryption and
mailing. In 2011, Pitney Bowes was awarded 105 U.S. patents, and
Pitney Bowes was ranked tied for 250th on the Intellectual Property
Owners Association’s list of top patent organizations.
About Pitney Bowes
Delivering more than 90 years of innovation, Pitney Bowes
provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical
and digital communications channels. Long known for making its
customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping
other companies grow their business through advanced customer
communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.3 billion company
with 29,000 employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is
a new opportunity™.
USPS and Click-N-Ship are registered trademarks of the United
States Postal Service.
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