Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6948867 | Creating and applying a pictorial cancellation mark A method is disclosed for creating a pictorial cancellation mark that may be applied to a mailpiece. The pictorial cancellation originates as a digital image that is then printed through a printer on the mailpiece, such as by application to the postal indicia on the... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926309 | Modification of receiver surface to reject stamp cancellation information An official postal product, and a method and apparatus for making the official postal product. The official postal product includes a first image area having an official postal indicia a second image area having a personal image. A protective coating is placed over ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907132 | Method and system for producing robust indicia for digital printing and verification A method and system for improving the capture of an OCR character region of a postage indicium, wherein the OCR character region may exhibit a defect associated with the production or the reading of the indicium. A plurality of error compensation marks is provided i... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6705224 | Stamp apparatus In a stamp apparatus, a paper-sheet object is conveyed in the arrow direction between a presser roller and an impress hub having a predetermined character/symbol string. Since a cam is rotated in the arrow direction by a rotary solenoid, it makes the presser roller ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6503329 | Modification of receiver surface to reject stamp cancellation information An official postal product, and a method and apparatus for making the official postal product. The official postal product includes a first image area having an official postal indicia a second image area having a personal image. A protective coating is p... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6244177 | Finger cot having stamp pad with postal related indicia A multi-purpose thumb or finger mounted cot having a stamp pad with postal related indicia. Two embodiments of the cot are disclosed one of which is closed on its upper end while the other cot is opened on both ends. The postal related indicia on the self... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5505132 | Apparatus for field postage stamp cancellation A field postage stamp cancellation apparatus composed of a pre-inked cancellation ink stamp which is resident in a specially structured lidded box. The lidded box is composed of a box and a lid hingably connected thereto. A bottom wall of the box is attac... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5427025 | Compliant platen for high speed flat bed printer A flat bed printing mechanism for a postage meter is disclosed which includes a flat printing die, a platen mounted beneath the printing which is movable toward and away from the printing die to as to bring the image area of a mail piece disposed over the... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5172631 | Replaceable postage meter indicia A postage meter of the flat-bed type is provided with detachable indicia plate. The indicia plate includes a plurality of tabs which are secured in receiving aperture in a formed recess in the base of the postage meter. The indicia plate also includes a l... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4458593 | Indicia plate for a postage meter A postage meter indicia plate that has openings therein for the purpose of receiving the print wheels of the postage meter print head. The surface of the plate is covered with a elastomeric material so as to facilitate printing but has a metallic portion ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4064802 | Rotary stamp A rotary stamp comprises an upper frame including printing members formed on endless belts and a lower frame including another printing member and when the upper frame is pressed down, the printing members of the endless belts are located on a plane commo... | 12/27/1977 |
