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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046304 | Franking method and mail transport system with central postage accounting In a franking method and a mail transport system, a franking image is calculated before generation thereof on a mail piece. The franking image includes a franking image key, and for each new franking image, the franking image key therefor is derived from a predecess... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8004858 | Arrangement for installing a communication unit in an apparatus An arrangement for installing a communication unit in an apparatus having a security housing, such as a mail processing apparatus, including a cavity bay located at a non-secure region of the apparatus that is accessible by a cover that is non-destructibly detachabl... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7965308 | Method and arrangement for control of the printing of a thermotransfer printing device In a method and an arrangement for controlling printing by a thermotransfer printing apparatus with relative movement between a thermotransfer print head and a print medium, a microprocessor that provides pixel energy data to a pixel energy memory by making an energ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963630 | Method for setting the relative speed between a print head and a recording medium in a thermotransfer printing device In a method and thermotransfer printing device for setting the speed of a relative movement between the print head and a recording medium during a printing procedure in the thermotransfer printing device, in particular for setting the transport speed of a mail piece... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7945518 | Method, processor and mail transport system for associating information with a mail item In a method, data processor and mail transport system for a mail item, the mail item has an electronic memory device physically associated therewith that contains electronically stored information that is relevant for the transport of the mail item. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7892393 | Sealing liquid The invention concerns a sealing liquid comprising water and a penetration agent for sealing of mail pieces, the use of said sealing liquid as well as sealing devices and franking machines containing such a sealing liquid. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880754 | Thermotransfer printer, and method for controlling activation of printing elements of a print head thereof In a method for activation of a print head operating according to the thermotransfer principle, the print head having a number of printing elements, in which the energy quantity to be supplied to a printing element is determined in a determination step, and the ener... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7837295 | Measuring method and arrangement to determine the play of an ink jet cartridge pivot unit A measuring arrangement and measurement method determine the play of a cartridge pivot unit of an inkjet printing system that has at least one stop for the cartridge pivot unit. The cartridge pivot unit is driven by a first motor via a gear train and is equipped wit... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7804620 | Method and arrangement for generating a dot matrix imprint with control using random output and probability In a method and arrangement for generation of an imprint with a printing device operating according to a dot matrix principle (in particular an inkjet principle), a dot pattern is provided for the imprint, with which the printing device image points corresponding to... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804267 | Correction method for microprocessor-controlled digital regulation In a correction method for a microprocessor-controlled digital regulation of a drive motor, wherein the measurement arrangement used for the regulation of the motor is simplified. recognizing that the real value surveying cannot always be implemented periodically by... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7793000 | Method for preparation of data for loading into a data processing device In a method and arrangement for preparation of data for loading from a first data processing device into a second data processing device via a first data connection, a number of transmission-ready transmission data packets are generated in at least one packetizing s... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7724905 | Method and arrangement for generation of a secret session key In a method for generation of a secret session key for cryptographically securing a communication channel between a first communication partner and a second communication partner, the first communication partner generates at least one first key parameter, receives a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707123 | Method and arrangement for compensating a postage machine user for printed and billed, but unusable franking imprints In a method for compensation of the first postage value of an unusable printed franking imprint billed in a billing module of a franking arrangement, the occurrence of the unusable franking imprint is detected as a first error event, error information associated wit... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7609284 | Method for quality improvement of printing with a thermotransfer print head and arrangement for implementation of the method In a method and apparatus for improving the printing with a thermotransfer print head, an energy value is calculated before the printing process according to different types to be implemented when a dot is to be printed. Energy values also are calculated for the hea... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606264 | Method and arrangement for providing services between data processing devices In a method and arrangement for providing services, a first data processing device provides a service for a remote second data processing device, the first service being implemented according to a service configuration and the first service configuration is modularl... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7558633 | Test system for a user terminal apparatus and test automation method therefor In a test automation method and test system for a user end apparatus that can be communicatively connected with a test automation apparatus, at least one data processing unit and a non-volatile memory for storage of a test workflow program as well as a first externa... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7431419 | Method for free spraying of the nozzles of an inkjet print head In a method for free spraying of the nozzles of an inkjet print head, in particular in a franking and/or addressing machine, in which the print media are directed past a stationary inkjet, at least the nozzles that are not participating in the generation of the curr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7411599 | Printing mail processing apparatus with improved mailpiece throughput A mail processing apparatus has a field table and a printer disposed above the feed table for printing indicia on a mailpiece moved in a movement direction along the feed table. A start sensor detects a leading edge of the mailpiece and supplies a signal to a microp... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410316 | Cassette acceptance device with state recognition for a printing mail processing apparatus A printing mail processing apparatus has an apparatus housing with a cassette bay therein, for removably receiving an exchangeable cassette. The cassette bay is closed by a cassette flap that has a finger on an underside thereof that interacts with a sensor. The sen... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384500 | Manually operated moistener for items with a water-activated glue A manually-operated moistener, to which a mail piece is supplied lying flat with a down-turned but not yet adhered flap on the underside of the envelope, has a blade in an upper part and a moistener rocker that can be opened upwardly and can be rotated with at least... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7358450 | Method for weighing items moving over a weighing plate in succession In a method for weighing a number of items, such as letters to be franked, on a transport belt that moves over a weighing plate, the base of which is formed by the transport belt, the transport speed of the belt is slowed within a measurement time range, that starts... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346743 | Excluding a toggle bit from the range of cacheable addresses in a flash memory In a method and arrangement for manipulation of the contents of a data memory with which a processing device can be connected to manipulate (in at least one manipulation step at least one first memory range of the data memory, the processing device monitors a monito... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7256804 | Arrangement and method for activation of a thermotransfer print head An arrangement for activation of a thermotransfer print head has a unit to determine a transport delay and a unit to generate supplementary heating pulses to maintain a temperature required for printing at the thermo-printing heating elements. The unit to determine ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7208688 | Apparatus with a pluggable scale module An apparatus, such as mail processing apparatus, has a housing with a cavity therein, a grounded metal chassis in the housing, an electronics mainboard in the housing having a first plug and contact arrangement, with a scale module that is pluggable into the cavity ... | 04/24/2007 |
