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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437993 | Postage meter with improved printing slot A postage meter includes a slot to receive insertion of an envelope. A registration plate defines a top side of the slot. The registration plate has a window formed therein. The registration plate is for defining a printing location for a top surface of the envelope... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7266531 | Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream A mailing list is created including destination addresses for mailpieces to be submitted to a carrier service for delivery. A unique mailpiece identifier associated with mailpieces on the mailing list is generated by the carrier or other trusted third party. The uni... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240037 | Method and apparatus for digitally signing an advertisement area next to a value-bearing item An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing a variety of required security standards. A client system provides a user friendly GUI for facilitating the i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231859 | Mail opener apparatus A mail opener comprises a cuffily device which is movable between an operating position and a retracted position where it is inoperative. The position of the cutting device is controllable by a drive device controlled by the postage meter. The arrangement is such th... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7152049 | 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... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7124117 | Method and apparatus for dynamically locating and printing a plurality of postage payment indicia on a mailpiece A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including first and second fold configurations selected from a plurality of fold configurations; apparatus for accounting for postage dispensed by the processor based postage m... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7051007 | Apparatus and method for printing an information-based indicia program (IBIP) postage in a printer driver system A method and apparatus for printing an information-based indicia program (IBIP) postage in a computer printing subsystem is disclosed wherein a third-party word processing software with mail merge capabilities generates text and a matching address as the input for a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033096 | Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing A method of opening a security housing that requires authorization and unlocking moves the printing module transversely by a transverse mover into an additional unlocked position, as a result of which, the security housing or an access thereto is unlocked. The confi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6953293 | System for generating printed mail pieces and computer program code therefor A system for generating printed mail pieces, starting from a print file, having: a printer for printing; a processing device for processing printed items into mail pieces; a control unit for controlling the printer and the processing device, and memory. The memory c... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942144 | Secure remote access to metering product enclosure A system for providing remote control access to internal components of a device. The system comprises a housing comprising a cover and a base, at least one device being located within the housing and at least one latching mechanism internal to the housing adapted to... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6776544 | Arrangement for printing a print image having regions with different print image resolution An arrangement for printing a print image having regions of different print image resolution onto a moving postal item in a mail processing device has a microprocessor, a pixel memory, a read-only memory and a print data controller for pixel data editing while print... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6739245 | Method for controlling printing in a mail-processing device A method for controlling the printing in a mail processing device proceeds on the basis of a word-by-word storage of binary pixel data in the pixel memory with a predefined number of successive data words forming a data string, and a predefined number of data string... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733194 | Arrangement for controlling printing in a mail-processing device An arrangement for controlling the printing in a mail-processing device has a print data controller for pixel data editing while printing with a print heads. The print data controller is composed of a pixel data-editing unit and a circuit including a DMA controller,... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6694874 | Digital cancellation mark A method is disclosed for providing a pictorial cancellation mark that may be applied to the postage indicia on a mailpiece. The pictorial cancellation originates as a digital image that is then printed through a printer on the mailpiece. This invention t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692166 | Franking machine with a clamping device for an item of mail The franking machine has a clamping device which can be driven via a drive device and which securely clamps an item of mail to be franked against a stop element. The clamping device has a clamping unit, which is provided for interacting with the item of m... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6669383 | Printing apparatus and printing method with movable printing-head guide A printing apparatus, particularly, a franking machine, with a movable printing-head guide includes a base, a guide connected to the base, a printing head, and an offsetting device. The guide moves the head, during printing, between first and second longi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6623189 | Printing device with transverse guide for offsetting a print head transversely with respect to the printing direction A printing device is described that has a print head held displaceably on a print-head holder. To achieve a relative movement between the print head and a medium to be printed, the print-head holder is configured such that during printing it can be moved ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6579019 | Apparatus for guiding a printing head A printing apparatus, in particular, a franking machine, includes a base, a printing-head mounting moveably connected thereto, and printing head displaceably connected to the mounting. The mounting moves, during printing, between first and second longitud... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6505179 | Verifying the authenticity of printed documents on universally available paper stock Universally available preprinted forms are used in a general purpose printing device to allow for the subsequent verification of the authenticity of a printed document such as a ticket, stamp, check, or money order. In operation, the user accesses the sel... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6427139 | Method for requesting and refunding postage utilizing an indicium printed on a mailpiece A method for requesting a postage refund includes the steps of generating a postage indicium having a postage value and first data indicative that a refund of the postage value is requested; and printing the postage indicium on a mailpiece.... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6408286 | Postage printing system having a digital coupon distribution system A postage printing system, comprising a computer, a data center, a control system and a redemption center. The computer is in operative communication with a printer for printing a postal indicium on an envelope. The data center is in operative communicati... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6356883 | Mailing system having flexible printing of messages A postage printing system includes a transport device for feeding an envelope in a path of travel through the postage printing system, a printer for printing a postal indicia and an ad slogan on the envelope, and a control system in operative communicatio... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6208980 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a label or onto an outbound document and/or an associated return document. A processor based system is programmed to int... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5987441 | Token generation process in an open metering system A method of issuing digital tokens in a open system meter includes the steps of sending a request for digital tokens and predetermined postal information, including addressee information, from a host processor to a vault that is operatively coupled to the... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5978781 | Digital printing, metering, and recording of other post services on the face of a mail piece A inexpensive and time saving method and system for reducing the use of gummed service stickers and the completion by hand of special forms for specialty mail is disclosed. This invention also reduces the amount of trips that have to be made to the post. ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5960418 | Multi-currency postage meter The present invention provides an apparatus and method for converting a postage amount expressed in a first currency denomination into at least a second currency denomination and printing the postage amount expressed in a second denomination in postal ind... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5901644 | Apparatus with removable print head Secure printing apparatus, for example printing apparatus of a postage meter, is disclosed in which an ink jet print head with integral ink supply is removable by a user of the apparatus. In order to maintain security of the apparatus, a parking station r... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5884293 | Postage meter and method of forming franking indicia on mail Apparatus and a method of forming a franking indicium on a mail item is disclosed. An area of ink is deposited on the mail item at a first station and at a second station the deposited ink is selectively removed to leave a required franking indicium on th... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5848401 | Hand-held portable postage meter that uses pre-printed tape A highly secure hand-held portable postage meter is disclosed that uses partially pre-printed postal tape. Only the date and postage amount remain to be printed on the tape by the meter. The postal tape, pre-printed by Postal Authority, is enclosed within... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5787406 | Value dispensing mechanism, such as a postage meter, having automatic display/printing selection A value dispensing mechanism which prints an indication of value includes a portable accounting device which accounts for the printed indication of value; and a terminal including apparatus for printing the indication of value, a display which displays me... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5778347 | Arrangement for an electronic postage meter machine Arrangement for an electronic manual franking machine having an ink printer head and an integrated system for controlling and supplying the ink printer head includes a housing containing a first assembly, which includes a carriage, an ink printer head wit... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5729461 | Postage metering system including means for controlling the resolution of printing a portion of a postage indicia A postage metering system comprising: printing apparatus, the printing apparatus including structure for printing a postage indicia having a first portion including a postage value and a second portion including a town circle; accounting apparatus, the ac... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726894 | Postage metering system including means for selecting postal processing services for a sheet and digitally printing thereon postal information pertaining to each selected postal processing service A postage metering system comprising: structure for storing first postal information including a fixed portion of a postage indicia, the postage indicia including a variable portion thereof; structure for storing second postal information including a plur... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5724245 | Apparatus for controlling a postage meter and selecting an inscription A postal scale having a programmable capability to automatically select inscriptions to be included in a postage meter indicia. The postal scale includes a CPU and memory, a load cell for determining the weight of a mail piece, a keyboard for input of pos... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5696685 | Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable print head controller The printer control module is programmed to output control signals to the printer driver characterized by the data written in the control registers. The control system for a printing apparatus includes a printer unit responsive to a printer driver unit. T... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5654614 | Single-motor setting and printing postage meter A self-contained postage meter does not have a base separable from a main body. The single secure housing contains everything that would be in the main body of a prior art postage meter and everything that would be in a prior art meter base. Despite conta... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5654893 | Automating dating system for a postage meter A postage meter comprising print means for printing a postage imprint including a posting date on an article of mail to be posted, an adjustment system for adjusting the posting date printed by the print means and including a processor connected to a cale... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5608636 | Method for controlling the column-by-column printing of a franking image in a postage meter machine In a method for controlling the column-by-column printing of a franking image in a postage meter machine, the image data are kept ready in encoded form and are converted into binary signals before a printing event for driving printer elements. Invariable ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5408416 | Franking machine A machine for printing a postage stamp for application to a mail item includes a a thermal printer to print the stamp on a tape of thermally sensitive paper. The speed of feeding of the tape is controlled to be uniform to synchronize with the operation of... | 04/18/1995 |
| 4829568 | System for the printing and reading of encrypted messages 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 driven by signals obtained by altering character g... | 05/09/1989 |
