| 5126753 |
Printing assembly for franking, obliterating machine or the like |
| Jun-30-1992 |
A printing assembly having a guiding and driving system for moving an article past ink emission nozzles. A detecting device detects the movement of the article through the assembly and based on that detection... |
| 5121432 |
Franking machine, with printing device external to secure housing |
| Jun-9-1992 |
A franking machine is disclosed in which the accounting and control circuits of the meter are housed in a secure housing and a printing device for printing a franking impression is located exterior to... |
| 5121327 |
Microcomputer-controlled electronic postage meter having print wheels set by separate d.c. motors |
| Jun-9-1992 |
An electronic postage meter is disclosed which comprises a plurality of print devices each individually settable to a desired position so that the print devices may print a desired postage value; a plurality... |
| 5079712 |
Register setting arrangement for carrier management system |
| Jan-7-1992 |
A carrier management system includes accounting registers, and a program for setting the registers. The program may be responsive to the input of coded values for decoding these values and storing them... |
| 5065000 |
Automated electronic postage meter having a direct acess bar code printer |
| Nov-12-1991 |
The present invention discloses an automated electronically controlled postage meter including a mail weighting means, an alphanumerical keyboard, a direct access bar code thermal transfer printer, a magnetic... |
| 5025386 |
Automated mail collecting and telecommunication machine II |
| Jun-18-1991 |
The present invention discloses an automated mail collecting machine comprising the functions of an automated, electronically controlled postage meter having a bar code printer, a pay-phone device, a data... |
| 5019991 |
Certified weigher-short paid mail |
| May-28-1991 |
A system for certifying correctly accounted postage payment, the system includes an input for entering transactional mail run data and a data processor coupled to the input. Documents to be certified are... |
| 5001648 |
Method and apparatus for a mail processing system |
| Mar-19-1991 |
Mail handling or processing systems are disclosed wherein the entire lot or batch of mail pieces is loaded into a bin for processing. Each mail piece is individually removed by an operator while the computer... |
| 4999481 |
Method and apparatus for sequentially numbering mail pieces |
| Mar-12-1991 |
A mail sender processes batches of mail each of which is accompanied by a statement summarizing the type and number of mail pieces sent and amount of postage for each batch. During processing, each mail... |
| 4998204 |
Mailing system and method for low volume mailers printing postage information upon inserts |
| Mar-5-1991 |
A system for processing batch mail in which the need for on-site inspection is unnecessary. The mail sender purchases postage from a central station thereby authorizing him to send mail equal to the amount... |
| 4962459 |
System for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter having data security during printing |
| Oct-9-1990 |
A system for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter. The system includes a keyboard and display for entry of commands and postal information, a printer, a memory for storing account records... |
| 4962454 |
Batch mailing method and apparatus: printing unique numbers on mail pieces and statement sheet |
| Oct-9-1990 |
A system for processing batch mail in which the need for on-site inspection is unnecessary. A mail sender purchases postage from a central station thereby authorizing him to send mail equal to the amount... |
| 4940887 |
Automatic mail handling and postage vending machine |
| Jul-10-1990 |
A computerized handling device automatically processes mail items. The device includes a housing, a coin identifying and changing device, and a microcomputer controller, and has an inlet for mail items.... |
| 4934846 |
Franking system |
| Jun-19-1990 |
A method of franking mail items is disclosed in which the franking impression includes a machine readable portion and a visually readable portion. The machine readable portion comprises a data block including... |
| 4933849 |
Security system for use with an indicia printing authorization device |
| Jun-12-1990 |
A security system for use with an indicia printing authorization device includes a computer having a nonvolatile memory associated therewith. Graphic change information can be downloaded to the device... |
| 4931943 |
Franking machine providing a periodic historical trail |
| Jun-5-1990 |
A franking machine comprising a microprocessor (5), control memories (6, 7) and a working memory (8), together with at least one first non-volatile memory (9) for recording the meters of the machine, said... |
| 4910686 |
Postage meter with non-dollar amount indicia |
| Mar-20-1990 |
A postage meter which imprints non-dollar amount indicia representative of postage value determining information. The meter receives postage value determining information, such as mail piece weight, associated... |
| 4907162 |
System for indicating the balance of stored value |
| Mar-6-1990 |
A system for indicating the balance of stored value includes a computer and a memory having preselected stored values therein, each preselected stored value having an address corresponding to an address... |
| 4873645 |
Secure postage dispensing system |
| Oct-10-1989 |
A secure postage dispensing system is provided, which comprises: apparatus for receiving mailing information including a list of addresses, wherein the list is associated with a number of mail pieces to... |
| 4868757 |
Computerized integrated electronic mailing/addressing apparatus |
| Sep-19-1989 |
An apparatus capable of automatically handling envelopes through various stages of processing, including electronic display of the envelope, electronic weighing of the envelope and printing of a stamp,... |
| 4862386 |
Apparatus for preparing a letter |
| Aug-29-1989 |
Apparatus for preparing a letter, including a stationery item. The apparatus includes a structure for printing and for providing a signal representative of letter data corresponding to information having... |
| 4858174 |
Electronic postage meter control system employing a membrane switch mechanism |
| Aug-15-1989 |
An electronic postage meter employs a membrane switch mechanism. The postage meter is of the type having a mechanism for printing postage and accounting circuits for accounting for postage printed by the... |
| 4858138 |
Secure vault having electronic indicia for a value printing system |
| Aug-15-1989 |
A value printing system is disclosed which provides for storing the indicia to be printed within a secure vault module. The vault module also provides for securely maintaining the system accounting data.... |
| 4853869 |
System and method for processing a letter for bulk mailing |
| Aug-1-1989 |
A system is provided for processing a letter for bulk mailing. The system includes structures for printing and for supplying stationery items. In addition, the system includes a computer. The computer... |
| 4853865 |
Mailing system with postage value printing capability |
| Aug-1-1989 |
A system for processing batch mail in which a mail sender processes batches of mail each of which includes a statement containing data that allows mail payment verification. Included in this data is the... |
| 4849884 |
Mailing and accounting system |
| Jul-18-1989 |
A system for mailing bulk mail pieces in which credit rating is relied upon instead of security to assure payment of the mail. A mailer user sends a batch of mail to the post office which is accompanied... |
| 4835713 |
Postage meter with coded graphic information in the indicia |
| May-30-1989 |
A postage meter is disclosed in which security information is encoded in the printed indicia. The information is encoded in a binary format which is transformed in a predetermined manner such that the... |
| 4831555 |
Unsecured postage applying system |
| May-16-1989 |
An unsecured postage applying system wherein the printer and accounting unit are separated from one another by an unsecured link through use of encryption. The printer may be of any off the shelf type... |
| 4831554 |
Postage meter message printing system |
| May-16-1989 |
An electronic postage meter for printing postage indicia having a postage value and a message, in which the message is stored in a memory and the printer of the postage meter prints the message in accordance... |
| 4821195 |
Method and apparatus for sequentially numbering mail pieces |
| Apr-11-1989 |
A mail sender processes batches of mail each of which is accompanied by a statement summarizing the type and number of mail pieces sent and amount of postage for each batch. During processing, each mail... |
| 4813912 |
Secured printer for a value printing system |
| Mar-21-1989 |
A system is disclosed for securing a device from invasive and noninvasive tampering, one such device being a printer assembly for use in a value printing system, such as a postal mailing system. The system... |
| 4809185 |
Secure metering device storage vault for a value printing system |
| Feb-28-1989 |
A value printing system, such as a postage metering system, is disclosed wherein the secure meter accounting registers are removably connected to the meter. The registers are maintained redundantly within... |
| 4800506 |
Apparatus for preparing mail pieces |
| Jan-24-1989 |
Apparatus is provided for preparing mailpieces. The apparatus includes printing structure and structure; for supplying a plurality of stationery items. In addition the apparatus includes a computer. The... |
| 4800504 |
Interactive outgoing and incoming mailpiece processing system |
| Jan-24-1989 |
An interactive outgoing and incoming mailpiece processing system is provided. The system includes structure for processing an outgoing mailpiece for mailing to an addressee. The outgoing mailpiece includes... |
| 4797832 |
Letter preparing apparatus |
| Jan-10-1989 |
Apparatus for preparing a letter is provided, which includes printing structure, stationery item supplying structure and a computer. The computer is constructed and arranged for receiving a signal representative... |
| 4780835 |
System for detecting tampering with a postage value accounting unit |
| Oct-25-1988 |
A system for processing batch mail in which evidence of tampering with a postage value accounting unit is provided. The accounting unit cooperates with a printer to print postage and the zip code in bar... |
| 4780828 |
Mailing system with random sampling of postage |
| Oct-25-1988 |
A system for accounting for postage on large batches of mail without franking of each mail piece. The system includes an intelligent inserter system or automatic weighing system for generating postage... |
| 4760532 |
Mailing system with postage value transfer and accounting capability |
| Jul-26-1988 |
A mailing system for processing a batch of mail generates data representative of the total postage value of a batch of mail. The total postal value is debited from a descending register such that proof... |
| 4649266 |
Method and apparatus for verifying postage |
| Mar-10-1987 |
Indicia having an encrypted number that is stamped upon a mail piece representative of postage so as to provide a code for authentication of such postage. |
| 4637051 |
System having a character generator for printing encrypted messages |
| Jan-13-1987 |
A system for the metering of encrypted postage and similar indicia includes a device for printing such indicia and a device for reading such indicia. The printing is accomplished with a dot matrix printer... |
| 4519048 |
Postage meter system for communicating platen movement to a microprocessor to signal completion of printing |
| May-21-1985 |
The invention has particular utility when utilized in a stand-alone electronic mailing machine of the reciprocating platen type. The entire drive mechanism, setting mechanism, and control devices as well... |
| 4481604 |
Postal meter using microcomputer scanning of encoding switches for simultaneous setting of electronic accounting & mechanical printing systems |
| Nov-6-1984 |
An entire electronic accounting and controlling system for a franking machine is mounted on two connected printed circuit boards, one along the top of the machine and the other along one side of the machine... |
| 4390952 |
Mailing system with sequential printing control |
| Jun-28-1983 |
A processor controlled automated mailing system for determining and printing the requisite postage for mailing an article includes a scale, a keyboard for operator input, a display and a meter setting... |
| 4335441 |
Electronically controlled indicator and testing device for franking machines |
| Jun-15-1982 |
Electronically controlled indicator and testing device for the denominational printing of franking machines, including a numerical display, a microprocessor for setting values or assigned characteristics... |
| 4308579 |
Multiprocessor parcel postage metering system having serial data bus |
| Dec-29-1981 |
A multiprocessor parcel postage metering system includes a system processor to which a scale subsystem processor, a postage printing subsystem processor and a peripherals subsystem processor may be connected.... |
| 4271470 |
Serial data bus for use in a multiprocessor parcel postage metering system |
| Jun-2-1981 |
A multiprocessor parcel postage metering system includes a system processor to which a scale subsystem processor, a postage printing subsystem processor, and a peripherals subsystem processor may be connected.... |
| 4024380 |
Self service postal apparatus and method |
| May-17-1977 |
There is disclosed a self service postal apparatus and method printing postage useable for sorting packages and other postal articles. On entering or dialing the zip code of the addressee a display of... |
