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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5841541 | Apparatus and method for dimensional weighing utilizing a rotating sensor The invention is a method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions of a parcel. The invention begins by placing a parcel in the corner of a field of measurement upon a flat surface and against two adjacent walls. At the base of each wall, and along the ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834706 | Method and apparatus for verifying the contents of packages delivered to or leaving a warehouse Apparatus and method for handling of packages containing goods in a warehouse and for verifying contents of the packages includes conveying the packages through consecutive stations; performing a plausibility check on the packages by generating and output... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5831220 | Automated package shipping machine A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier includes a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a weighing unit and a unit, such as a magnetic card reader, fo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5747744 | Weighing device for the point-of-sale of a retail outlet In a weighing device for the point-of-sale of a retail outlet with a reading device installed therein, the following measures are taken: Only a single weighing cell in the form of a bending bar is provided and as far as possible is disposed laterally offs... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5726393 | Fixed transport assembly for mail weighing scale A mail piece weighing scale for use with automated mail processing apparatus in which a plurality of mail processing components are disposed along a feed path for processing mail pieces moving seriatim along the feed path. The weighing scale has a platfor... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5710706 | Method for entering data into a scale In a method and an arrangement for entering data into a scale via a serial interface from the postage meter machine in order to load updating data into the scale via a connecting cable, a reception unit (modem) or a chip card read/write unit of the postag... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5675493 | Electronic postage scale system and method In an improved postage scale system, programs and data are used to run the system to provide shipping options and information on shipping costs associated therewith. The system is capable of interfacing and communicating with other devices such as a print... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5656799 | Automated package shipping machine A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier includes a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a weighing unit and a unit, such as a magnetic card reader, fo... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5606508 | Assembly for franking postal matter A system for franking postal matter comprises a control module, a printer module, a memory connected to the control module, a receiving device connected with the memory for receiving data transmitted via transmission device. At least one table of data wit... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5570290 | Electronic franking system for postal items The invention concerns an electronic franking system for postal items. The technical problem is that of franking the postal item correctly, without the intervention of postal administration staff. The system 31 is of the "self service" type, and comprises... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5488202 | Weighing device for the registration of goods in stores A weighing device for the self-service registration of goods in stores contains a floor scale (2), which is disposed in an upwardly open standing container (3). The floor scale (2) has a suspension device (8) for at least one carrying container (11) which... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5481464 | System for collecting and shipping items Disclosed is an integrated, automated, unattended unit for collecting and securely holding items for collection and shipment by commercial delivery services, the unit including a scale for weighing the item to be shipped, a computer for inputting informat... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5477462 | Method and system for preparing an item for mailing including cost recapture feature A system for preparing an item for mailing includes an information storage device for storing information as a plurality of information elements. A printing device is operatively connected to the information storage device for printing selected ones of th... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5459670 | System and method for processing international mail There is provided a system for processing international mail. The system includes a weigh in station for weighing the total weight of received mail, a recordal station for recording the total number of pieces of received mail and for establishing criteria... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5457642 | Mail processing system including required data center verification An improvement to a postage evidencing apparatus of the type having computer structure and a printer commanded by the computer for printing an indicia for indicating the amount of dispensed postage on a mailpiece. The improvement includes a clock connecte... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5410108 | Combined scanner and scale A data gathering system including a scanner and scale including one or more of the following features: a construction of compact dimensions with a low profile; integrated construction of the locations of the scanner and scale, and their associated compone... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5406036 | Franking machine For modifying the content of a postage rate memory of a franking machine (1) with weight input, which contains the relationship between the weight and the franking value, a loading plug (9) is provided, which for this purpose is plugged into an interface ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5406035 | Price-indicating electronic apparatus In a price-calculating electronic shop scale having numeric display fields (9, 10, 11) for displaying the found-out weight of an article and the basic selling and purchase prices, respectively, of the article per unit of weight, an additional optical disp... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5398191 | Point of sale apparatus with an automatic determination if weighing a product is necessary or prohibited A point-of-sale apparatus having a key input unit including a "scale" key, a scale, one or more memories for storing an article code and, in correspondence to the article code, whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsor... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5369221 | System for mailing and collecting items A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier includes a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a weighing unit and a unit, such as a magnetic card reader, fo... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5340948 | System for mailing and collecting items A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier includes a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a weighing unit and a unit, such as a magnetic card reader, fo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5324893 | Mail processing system for verifying postage amount The method and apparatus for verifying that the correct postage has been paid includes a mail processing machine which is adapted to receive properly oriented mail via a transport from a racer apparatus. The mail processing machine includes a scale for we... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5322977 | Mail processing system for verifying postage amount The method and apparatus for verifying that the correct postage has been paid includes a mail processing machine which is adapted to receive properly oriented mail via a transport from a racer apparatus. The mail processing machine includes a scale for we... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5308932 | Mail processing system for verifying postage amount The method and apparatus for verifying that the correct postage has been paid includes a mail processing machine which is adapted to receive properly oriented mail via a transport from a facer apparatus. The mail processing machine includes a scale for we... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5307281 | Device for weighing and automatically calculating postage for a mailing piece A device for weighing and automatically computing the postage due on all services offered by a postal authority of a given country, both domestically and internationally. The device computes postage due and other varying charges such as insurance and Expr... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5306875 | Weighing arrangement for a meat packing facility A meat packing facility has several scales for weighing meat. All of the scales are connected to a central station which serves to display, monitor, store and process weight data from the scales. The central station comprises a personal computer, a monito... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5264665 | Postal processing system A computer directed system is disclosed for optimizing the tracking of mailing pieces containing various inserts and increasing the efficiency and cost benefits derived from utilizing a postal agency's mailing discount rates for sending the mailing pieces... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5262597 | System and a method for processing international priority airmail There is provided a system for processing international priority airmail. The system includes a weigh in station for weighing the total weight of received priority airmail, a recordal station for recording the total number of pieces of the received airmai... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5256835 | Software control of a weigh and feed transport in a weighing module A transport apparatus for a weighing module includes a scale which has a deck connected to a scale base for weighing an object placed on the deck. The deck has slots for accommodating dual thickness belts which are arranged below the deck to be in substan... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255196 | Custom rate pack for postage systems An improved postage scale (2). The scale contains a central processing unit (200) which calculates the amount of postage required for an article to be mailed. The central processing unit inputs rate information from battery augmented random access memory ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5233532 | System for mailing and collecting items A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier may include a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a weighing unit and a unit, such as a magnetic card reader,... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5227966 | Data processing apparatus for sales transactions A sales transaction apparatus includes a weighing section for measuring the weight of a coin, a memory section for storing the weight data of plural types of coins, and a processing section for determining the types and numbers of coins to be paid back as... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226496 | Method and apparatus for fast determination of weights A scale for fast determination of weights including a platform and load cell transducer. Output of the transducer is converted to a digital signal, processed by a low pass digital filter, and weights computed as a function of the sequence of digital signa... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5200903 | Franking machine A franking machine is disclosed which comprises an electronic accounting and control device with registers for storing accounting data such as credit available and a printer connected to and controlled by the accounting and control device. The machine has... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5190115 | Modular mailing machine with load cell scale A mailing machine comprised of a plurality of modules, each of the modules a particular process function on a delivered envelope. The modules are arranged with in a single process station. The comprising modules include a load cell type scale module havin... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5191533 | Franking machine To obviate the need for reading a postage rate table for franking purposes, its content is stored in the memory of the central control unit of the franking machine and the franking value is calculated in the computer of the central control unit on the bas... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5178224 | Sensor processor for high-speed mail-handling machine A sensor processor for cooperating with a drive controller in a high-speed mail-handling machine. The sensor procesor access periodically a plurality of sensors distributed throughout the machine, and then writes the sensor data to an NVM-RAM shared with ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5174398 | Multimode postage scale A postage scale (1) and method of operation. The scale has two or more modes (M1, M2, M3) of operation. In a first mode the scale outputs the weight of an item to within a first, coarse increment. In a second mode (M2... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174399 | Point-of-sale scanner/scale system with scale activation of scanner A scanner/scale system in which power to the scanner light source and/or motor is triggered by a weight placed on the scale and in which the scanner is situated between the load assemblies of the scale and the scale platter is situated above the scanner.... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5154246 | Sensor processor for high-speed mail-handling machine A sensor processor for cooperating with a drive controller in a high-speed mail-handling machine. The sensor processor access periodically a plurality of sensors distributed throughout the machine, and then writes the sensor data to an NVM-RAM shared with... | 10/13/1992 |
