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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238902 | Slider The present invention provides a slider which is less likely to cause a drastic change in a contact state such as instantaneous disconnection. The slider according to the present invention has teeth 13 of a comb shaped like a narrow sheet being rectangular in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7073708 | Optical security system An optical security system having a key, an optic lock, and a processing system. The lock generally has a plurality of optic reflective sensors, a plurality of rotatable readable discs, and a controller for processing information to and from the plurality of sensors... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6811337 | 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... | 11/02/2004 |
| 5719381 | Postage meter with hollow rotor axle A postage meter has a secure housing, an accounting register within the secure housing, and a print rotor the rotation of which defines a paper path. The rotor axle is formed of two halves, and within the two haves is a lengthwise cavity along which setti... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5689098 | Postage meter with improved postal lock A postage meter has a secure housing and a printing means and accounting register within the secure housing. Formed in the secure housing is postal lock. In the postal lock, a door is movable between first and second positions relative to a cavity. When t... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5496990 | Versatile locking mechanism for postage meters A postal-lock mechanism for preventing unauthorized recharging of a postage meter and identifying tampering of a postage meter is disclosed. It contains a cylinder-like assembly mounted in the postage meter housing. The postage meter is "locked," i.e. mad... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5363760 | Rotor unit for a postage meter machine A rotor unit comprises a rotor cylinder which is fastened to a shaft and is rotatably supported via an external bearing. A gear motor is arranged in the interior, which gear motor drives a first double gear wheel in both rotating directions (a, b) via its... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5049727 | Locking device for removable postage meter A postage meter having a movable shutter covering the printing die of the meter and mechanisms associated either with the postage meter or a meter base for locking the shutter and moving it, are disclosed. In one embodiment a keyswitch is provided which c... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4985613 | Locking arrangement A locking arrangement is disclosed for a machine, such as a postage meter, which includes a rotatable member (12) which rotates when the machine performs an operating cycle and a mechanical or electromechanical register (22; 20) for being incremented or d... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4936209 | Electronic postage meter with zip code location designation A postage meter die in a postage meter includes a printwheel assembly for printing ZIP CODE or other location information in place of the CITY-STATE information normally required for Post Office licensed postage meters. The printer assembly is accessible ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4889976 | Tamper-proof odometer A tamper-proof odometer having an odometer register including a plurality of sequentially driven odometer dials carried on a common shaft with a pinion gear supported on an individual bracket disposed between each adjacent pair of dials to engage gears fo... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4829164 | Counter A counter employs a barrel for rotatably mounting high order counter wheels and a shaft integrally extending from the barrel for mounting the lowest order counter wheel. The barrel forms a groove in which the transfer pinion assembly is located. The walls... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4777353 | Value wheel rod lock A value wheel rod lock is used to selectively lock value rods, mounted to a rotatable shaft of a postage meter, against axial movement according to the rotary position of the shaft. The rod lock includes a knife blade pivotally mounted to the shaft for ro... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4774398 | Counter A counter employs a barrel for rotatably mounting high order counter wheels and a shaft integrally extending from the barrel for mounting the lowest order counter wheel. The barrel forms a groove in which the transfer pinion assembly is located. The walls... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773020 | System for locking objects A system for locking objects for a predetermined time on the basis of prepayment. A central processing unit (1) is connected to a plurality of object-locking devices (27) which may be locked after prepayment has been made into said unit. During count-down... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4572945 | Reset mechanism A reset mechanism for a cyclometer register employs teeth formed on an axially resiliently urged shaft to engage abutments formed on cyclometer drums to permit resetting of the cyclometer drums. The teeth are normally maintained out of alignment with the ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4554443 | Tape cassettes Tape cassettes, particularly video tape cassettes, are provided with means internally to count the number of times the cassette is subjected to a sequence of user operations. This enables a hirer of such cassettes to see how many times the cassette has be... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4428307 | Safety cash box A safety cash box includes a housing body and a slide drawer which can be moved back and forth within the housing. The drawer can be brought into a retracted, irreversibly locked and further jammed condition when, at the occurrence of disturbing condition... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4421977 | Security system for electronic device A secured housing for an electronic device having an electronic memory mounted therewithin is provided which has an access aperture which provides tamper proof security and electro-magnetic interference protection while permitting access to the memory for... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4340809 | Security device and method for postage meter machines The present disclosure has to do with the prevention of the fraudulent alteration of postage meter tapes whereby they can be used without paying the proper postage. A simple locking device may be added to existing postage meters whereby the postage meter ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4268743 | Counting-down counter At least one presetting digit wheel consists of a rotatably mounted digit-carrying wheel part, a rotatably mounted resetting wheel part, and a non-positive two-way coupling means connecting the digit-carrying wheel part and the resetting wheel part for jo... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4202489 | Register resetting interface An interface for facilitating user resetting of a mechanical registering mechanism interconnects a decrementing register with a remote meter resetting lock. The user is provided with the current lock combination after debiting the user's account for the a... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4188138 | Switch means for journal paper feeding and receipt paper feeding control circuit The printer includes at least a receipt paper feeding and printing mechanism and a journal paper feeding and printing mechanism each operated in synchronism by a control circuit. A mechanical switching means is provided in either one of the receipt and jo... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4051349 | Recording unit A cylinder lock wherein the insertion and rotation of a selected one of associated keys results in a projection of certain pins, mounted in a row parallel to the axis of the cylinder, radially beyond the cylinder surface in response to the irregularities ... | 09/27/1977 |
