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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7912788 | Mutual authentication system and method for protection of postal security devices and infrastructure A method of authenticating a PSD and an initializing infrastructure that uses a secret key, a PSD public/private key pair and a provider public/private key pair. The infrastructure prepares a signed provider key record using the provider public key and the provider ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896335 | Paper handling scanner system A scanner system for use with a paper handing system includes a scanner having a media feed path and which detects the physical characteristic data of documents transported along said feed path for scanning by said scanner. A paper handling subsystem is provided hav... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887053 | Print interface system for a sheet handling device A print interface system including a printer integrated in combination with a sheet handling system such as a mailpiece inserter. The print interface system facilitates the handling of sheet material in various operating modes, including conventional printing, duple... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7849317 | Method for mail address block image information encoding, protection and recovery in postal payment applications The present invention uses an element of digital data that is created during digital postage mark (DPM) generation process from the digital image of the destination address block. The digital data is included into recoverable portion of the digital signature and imp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847509 | System and method for controlling electric motors to simulate a mechanical differential System and methods of controlling a plurality of motors based on a motor motion attribute, such as rotor position, velocity, or acceleration, which simulate the properties of a mechanical differential, including a pure differential, a limited slip differential, and/... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845639 | Multi-function low profile print interface for a sheet handling device A print interface system includes a printer integrated in combination with a sheet handling system such as a mailpiece inserter. The print interface system facilitates the handling of sheet material in various operating modes, including conventional printing, duplex... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878615 | System and method for detecting defective ink jet nozzles A system for detecting failures in a sensitive region of an inkjet printhead is described. The system includes an inkjet printer that uses a printhead for printing an image on a substrate. The image has a sensitive portion that is more sensitive to printing failures... | 02/01/2011 |
| D631506 | Mailing machine | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871215 | Reconfigurable mailing machine for printing and opening mailpieces A mailing machine for processing mailpiece envelopes, wherein a print station thereof is reconfigurable to process envelopes in two operating modes. The reconfigurable print station includes a displacement device having an integrated cutting mechanism to perform bot... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867590 | Signaling blank label A label including a main section forming a blank label section and including a fluorescent signal section on the blank label section. The label is adapted to have an indicium subsequently printed on the blank label section by a printing device without the fluorescen... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866661 | Sheet/page buffer for sheet handling apparatus A page buffer for receiving and holding, in queue, pages prepared by a printer and subsequently processed by mailpiece inserter. The page buffer includes pairs of vertically-aligned rollers defining a plurality of page stations therebetween. Each pair of rollers is ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866467 | Digital media envelope sleeve with identification markings An improved digital media enclosure having two primary components, a sleeve into which the digital media is placed, and an envelope into which the sleeve is placed. At least one surface of the sleeve is printed with a plurality of identification markings on at least... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862040 | Item feeder with overthickness detection An item feeder includes a deck for supporting items, a transport element for transporting the items along the deck on a transport path from an upstream loading area through a downstream receiving passage, a drive element for driving the transport element, and a cove... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862039 | Multi-bin printer A high-speed printing and sorting machine. A first diverter diverts a first batch of items into a first bin, a second diverter diverts a second batch into a second bin, and so on. A plurality of O-rings and flat belts confront one another and rotate in opposite dire... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861628 | Method for calibrating a web-cutter having a chip-out cutter module A calibration procedure is carried out for determining the displacement distance from a reference point to the center of the blade in a web cutter in a mail inserter. A photosensor is placed near the paper plane of the web cutter to sense a web edge at the reference... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859563 | System and method for synchronizing a strobe in video image capturing A method and system for use in viewing a mail item moving in a mailing machine. A video camera is used to acquire an image of the mail item, and a light source triggered by one of the vertical sync pulses provided by the video camera is used to provide repeated shor... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857297 | Electrodynamic propulsion system for conveying sheet material A transport system for conveying sheet material along a feed path. The transport system includes an electro-dynamic propulsion system for moving sheet material, or a stacked collation of sheet material, along a support deck which defines the feed path. More specific... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853070 | Method and apparatus for storing 3D information with raster imagery The present invention meets the above-stated needs by providing a method and apparatus that allows for X parallax information to be stored within an image pixel information. Consequently, only one image need be stored, whether it's a mosaic of a number of images, a ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852021 | Method and apparatus for minimizing forces on a web A method of controlling a web in, for example, a web cutter that minimizes the destructive forces that are experienced by the web. The method includes providing a motor system for driving a web handling mechanism structured to move the web, wherein the motor system ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844554 | Method and system for remote feature enabling and disabling in a mailing system A system and method to remotely enable and disable features in a mailing system is provided. When a customer desires to change the operating features of a mailing system, the customer places an order with a data center. The data center generates a file that identifi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841594 | Apparatus for altering the orientation and/or direction of sheet material in mailpiece fabrication systems An apparatus is provided for altering the spatial orientation and/or direction of sheet material. The apparatus includes an input deck for receiving sheet material along an input feed path, an output deck for forwarding sheet material along an output feed path, and ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840492 | Personal funds metering system and method Methods and systems for dispensing value are described. In one configuration, a unique tangible indicia is enabled with a value and then disabled after the value is redeemed. In another configuration, a user enables a unique coded stamp and associates a postage paym... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839538 | Method and system for applying an image-dependent dynamic watermark to postal indicia Apparatus and method of creating and printing a postal indicium incorporating a dynamic, image-dependent watermark including receiving and storing a transformed image and metadata from an electronic device, inserting a watermark or portions of a watermark into the t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836047 | Method for assignment of point level address geocodes to street networks Assignment of point level address geocodes to street networks include the steps of entering address data and collecting candidate point data records and segment data record matches for the entered address. Each point data record includes address elements and also in... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835996 | Dual metering method for enhanced mail security The security feature of a postal indicia is enhanced by recording a number in a memory of a radio frequency identification tag that is linked to a dual meter user before the tag is delivered to the user of the dual meter; processing by the dual meter the number reco... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832627 | System and method for canceling electronically deposited checks A method of processing a check prior to electronically depositing the check includes steps of (a) attempting to print a cancellation mark on the check using an energy emitting ink, such as a luminescent ink, (b) radiating first energy, such as UV energy, toward the ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832444 | Envelope flap closing system A method and system for closing opened envelopes flaps against the envelope body includes transporting an envelope in a first direction and parking the envelope in a first parked position. An envelope flap closing mechanism is moved to commence the movement of the e... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7827171 | Copy detection using contour analysis Systems and methods for detecting copies of images are described. In one example, the system utilizes a threshold based contour analysis technique that uses known contour ratios to determine if a scan of an image or document being tested is a first generation scan o... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819395 | Selective drive mechanism There is provided a sheet handling machine comprising: a drive source; a first driven shaft arranged to receive drive from the drive source at least when the drive source drives in a first direction of rotation; a feed roller shaft; a feed roller mounted on the feed... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819393 | Web cutter having a web cutter loop A mail inserter has a first web driver to move a web from a web supply and a second web driver to feed the web to a cutter for cutting the web into sheets, wherein the first and second web drivers have different velocity profiles to allow a web loop to form between ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818333 | Universal address parsing system and method A method and system for parsing of input addresses for further automated processing. A relevant locale for an input address is determined. Based on the locale, an applicable parsing tree is provided so that different address formats can be tested against the input a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813503 | Method and system for generation of cryptographic keys for use in cryptographic systems A method and deterministic random bit generator system operating in accordance with the method, for generating cryptographic keys and similar secret cryptographic inputs which are hard to guess. A entropy is input from an entropy source; and an initial seed is gener... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810687 | Self-aligning nip for web feeding mechanism A feeding mechanism for feeding a web of paper in a paper handling system includes a feeding nip assembly having a driven roller structured to be rotatably driven about a first axis, and an idler roller structured to rotate about a second axis substantially parallel... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806398 | Ingestion guide assembly for augmenting sheet material separation in a singulating apparatus An ingestion assembly is provided for a singulating apparatus having a conveyor system for moving a stack of sheet material along a feed path. The ingestion assembly is spatially positioned above the conveyor belt and includes at least one singulating roller driven ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7801701 | Inserter integrated method and system for logic analyzing error conditions An integrated logic analyzer system that provides enhanced troubleshooting capabilities for an inserter machine. The system includes sensors positioned within the inserter machine. A controller is coupled to the sensors, and also provides control signals for operati... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797914 | Method and device for holding envelopes during insertion An inserting system is provided for securing an envelope having a window. The system includes a deck slidably supporting the envelope, where the deck defines an insertion area, and a securing mechanism in the insertion area securing the envelope in an insertion loca... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797250 | Method for electronically endorsing check images A method of electronically endorsing a check includes obtaining an electronic image of the check and composing an endorsement data element for the check that includes at least first information identifying a party endorsing the check. The method further includes cre... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797247 | Method for optimizing the performance of a networked mail processing system A method of optimizing the performance of a networked mailing system having a plurality of metering systems includes determining in a first metering system that a cryptographic operation needs to be performed, and identifying a device coupled to the network that can... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794036 | Ensuring print quality for postage meter systems Print quality is ensured in a postage meter system employing an ink system and having settable modes of printing operation by detecting the type of ink system employed in the postage meter system, setting a first mode of printing operation for the postage meter syst... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793775 | Method and apparatus for determining wear of a continuous chain A system for detecting wear in a gripper chain of a chain conveyor is provided. The system includes an optical sensing system having a detection path located vertically beneath a portion of the gripper chain at a predetermined location. The detection path is located... | 09/14/2010 |
