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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178796 | Mailing machine transport system including a guide to reduce the impact on the weighing device caused by the trailing edge of the mailpeice A mail processing system having a transport that reduces the amount of oscillation of the scale to allow for faster weighing of mail pieces is provided. A mailing machine includes a plurality of different modules through which mail pieces are fed by a transport syst... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8159330 | System and method for dimensional rating using RFID technology A device for determining the dimensions of a parcel includes a platform and two adjacent walls. Each of the platform and walls are provided with a respective antenna for transmitting and receiving RF energy. The parcel to be measured is placed on the platform and re... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148650 | Mailing machine transport system with integral scale for weighing mail pieces where the contact force on the take away rollers is reduced to eliminate oscillations of the weighing platform A transport system that reduces the amount of oscillation of the weighing platform thereby weighing mail pieces faster. A take-away nip of the weighing module is formed by a pivot arm having a roller mounted thereon and a drive roller mounted in the weighing platfor... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131019 | Method and system for capturing images moving at high speed An image of a moving object, such as a postage indicium barcode on a mail piece, is captured with the object in motion (e.g., while being transported through a mailing machine). An array of CMOS picture elements is held in a reset condition. A signal asserted on con... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8098399 | Method for controlling a feed rate of a printer, and printer employing same A method of controlling a feed rate of a printer, and a printer employing same, wherein the printer includes a feeder motor driving a feeder mechanism and a transport motor driving a transport mechanism. The method includes receiving image data for a first item of p... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8078539 | Method and system for sorting checks according to a priority order associated with the account number An improved check sorting system capable of ordering cancelled checks for a plurality of accounts in a predetermined manner other than by account number is provided. Checks are ordered according to a priority value associated with the account number, and optionally ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8046416 | System and methods to determine a recipient for ambiguously addressed mail According to some embodiments a system and a method are provided to determine a correct mail recipient are disclosed. The method comprises receiving an incorrectly addressed mail piece from a sender, scanning the mail piece, analyzing the scanned mail piece to produ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8019696 | Method and system to protect and track data from multiple meters on a removable storage medium A system and method for allowing multiple postage meters to utilize removable storage media to accurately track and protect data generated during use is provided. A unique identifier is provided for each removable storage medium, and the removable storage medium is ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7991704 | Method of post selection of and payment for domestic and international mail value added services Methods and systems of providing tracking or other services for a mailpiece in a mail system having a service provider that is in communication with one or more posts. The mailpiece includes one or more unique identifiers associated therewith, and the service provid... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980595 | Postage label having concealed postal indicium A postage payment label is provided which includes a substrate having an image provided thereon and a postage mark. The substrate and the image are able to transmit light of one or more first wavelengths (e.g., infrared or ultraviolet light) while the postage mark i... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975919 | Secure vote by mail system and method A method of enabling a voter to vote by mail by using a secret vote code (SVC) that includes translating the SVC into a one-time code (OTC) valid only for the election, storing the OTC, and mailing to the voter a ballot, a return envelope, and a mechanism for enabli... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975903 | Envelope that protects privacy of primary content when inserting secondary material An envelope that allows a mailer to partly seal an envelop such that the primary content is sealed within the envelope while still allowing a third party to insert secondary material into the envelope is provided. An envelope includes a first sheet and a second shee... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974928 | System and method for securing database records from tampering and managing and recovering from component failure in devices such as postage value dispensing systems A method of managing and recovering from the failure of cryptographic devices in a secure transaction processing system including a database, a plurality first cryptographic devices and a standby cryptographic device. Each of the first cryptographic devices periodic... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971061 | E-mail system and method having certified opt-in capabilities An opt-in email system in which a recipient that has opted in to an email list can recognize and trust that an email has actually come from a desired sender. When a recipient desires to opt-in to an e-mail list, the recipient is sent to a trusted third party certifi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962423 | Method and system for dispensing virtual stamps A method and system for a virtual stamp dispensing metering system is provided wherein indicia of varying values are calculated at a data center and downloaded to a mailing machine on a periodic basis. The mailing machine securely stores the indicia and dispenses th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7933846 | Mail processing system including dimensional rating with true length support A mail processing system that includes dimensional rating capability that provides true length support for carrier rates to prevent improper classification of mail pieces. The mail processing system determines a first dimension, parallel to the path of travel, and a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925537 | Method for collecting sales and/or use taxes on sales that are made via the internet and/or catalog A method that allows taxing jurisdictions to collect sales and/or use taxes from sales that are made via the internet and catalogs. The method also makes it easier for sellers to comply with the taxing jurisdiction's mandated seller administrative functions. The for... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922208 | Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots An envelope used in voting by mail includes a signature area on which the signature is affixed and a concealing portion structured to cover the signature area thereby concealing the signature. The concealing portion includes a concealing layer that is preferably pos... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917454 | System and method for instant online postage metering A system and method for instantly printing PC postage before establishing a postage meter account. The method includes the steps of a meter vendor obtaining a first meter license from the Post for a first meter; loaning the use of a first meter licensed in the custo... | 03/29/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7908217 | Method and system for optimizing throughput of mailing machines A mailing machine that optimizes throughput by reducing the amount of time necessary for the PSD to generate the digital signature and indicium for each mail piece is provided. The debit operation performed by the PSD, i.e., adjusting the PSD registers, is separated... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896246 | Method and system for detecting potential coercion or vote buying in vote by mail systems Organized coercion or buying of votes can be detected based upon information associated with the return of vote by mail ballots, and more specifically an induction parameter related to the location where and time at which vote by mail ballots are inducted into a car... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895130 | Method for tracking and notification or recipient-initiated mail items A method in which the creation of identifier information is done by the recipient in a convenient fashion and communicated to the mailer. A recipient, such as a business or consumer who orders mail items of value, i.e., merchandise, documents, etc., from a mailer wo... | 02/22/2011 |
| D631506 | Mailing machine | 01/25/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7792764 | Dimensional rating device for mail pieces A fixture for rating mail pieces for determination of postage payments includes a generally planar member. The member has formed therein a recess defined at least partially by a floor and at least four side walls. The recess has at least some dimensions that corresp... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773249 | Method and system for address recovery in an address printing system A method and system for recovering addresses in an address printing system is provided. A resume marker is set at the current location in the print buffer, used to buffer the addresses for printing, from which the next address will be read for printing. The address ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766233 | Vote by mail envelope that protects privacy of voter's signature A vote-by-mail return envelope includes a pouch for receiving a ballot. The pouch is formed from a front sheet and a rear sheet. A signature space is provided to be signed by the voter. The envelope also includes an adhesion region at which the front sheet is adhere... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765169 | System and method for internal processing of mail using sender and recipient networked mail processing systems Systems and methods for authenticating the mailer of a mail piece in a manner that is trustworthy and not easily susceptible to fraudulent manipulation are provided. A mail processing system is utilized by recipients of mail pieces to scan each incoming mail piece. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7756795 | Mail piece verification system A mail piece verification system for processing a mail piece having associated therewith mail piece data includes an incoming mail processing center, an outgoing mail processing center located downstream from the incoming mail processing center and a data center in ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747544 | Meter tape with location indicator used for unique identification A method for producing a metered tape and an indicium on a meter tape comprising determining a location on the meter tape where the indicium is to be printed, generating the indicium with information related to the location incorporated therein, and printing the ind... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7733530 | Method and system for printing secure value documents and non-secure documents utilizing the same printing device A printing system for printing both secure value documents and non-secure documents while ensuring that fraudulent copies of secure value documents printed by the printing system can be detected is provided. The printing system determines if the source is a secure o... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7707124 | Mail piece verification system having forensic accounting capability A mail piece verification system for processing mail pieces having associated therewith respective mail piece data. The system includes a plurality of postage metering systems for preparing mail pieces, a plurality of mail processing centers for receiving mail piece... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7705250 | Postal weighing platform with integrated feeding and deskewing functions The present invention includes apparatus and methods for handling mailpieces. A mailpiece handling device includes a substantially horizontal deck for receiving a mailpiece. The device also includes a substantially vertical registration wall that extends upwardly fr... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702593 | System and method for printing correct postage for batches of mail with presort discounts A method and system of providing postage wherein delivery fee discounts are provided based on one or more sorting levels in which mail pieces are run through the system twice. In the first run, postal codes are obtained from the mail pieces, a running tally for each... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698232 | Method and system for controlling processing performed by a mailing machine A mailing machine is provided that determines if entry into a disabled state is coupled with the need for auxiliary information to be entered by the user. If auxiliary information is required to be entered by the user, the print head will not move to the capped posi... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693800 | Method and system for metering mixed weight mail pieces at an increased average rate A method for printing indicia on mailpieces at an increased average speed. The system includes: a postal scale for determining a postage amount for a mail piece; a printer; and a postage meter responsive to the postal scale to control the printer to print an indiciu... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7689518 | System and method for instant online postage metering A system and method for instantly printing PC postage before establishing a postage meter account. The method includes the steps of a meter vendor obtaining a first meter license from the Post for a first meter; loaning the use of a first meter licensed in the custo... | 03/30/2010 |
