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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162353 | Game of chance using postage stamps Postage stamp assembly includes a backing substrate having a front face and indicia relating to a game of chance on the front face, a postage stamp having a printed postage value thereon, and adhesive for removably adhering the postage stamp to the front face of the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7959186 | Signaling labels and fluorescent ink compositions A signaling label for use in postage payment evidencing is described including a luminescent signaling section having a primarily green fluorescent ink coating. In one configuration, a primarily green fluorescent ink includes approximately 12 weight percent of a pig... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7874593 | Rolls of image-customized value-bearing items and systems and methods for providing rolls of image-customized value-bearing items Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide image-customized postage labels, and systems and methods for providing image-customized postage labels, in rolls adapted for high-speed application to mail pieces. The output of the exemplary systems and methods... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7513533 | Combination stamp and advertising booklet The present invention is directed toward a combination stamp and advertising booklet. Particularly, a combination postage stamp and advertising booklet having dimensions of paper currency so that it can be readily placed in the till of a checkout register for easy d... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7396048 | Internet stamp A postage sheet includes a face sheet adhesively bonded to a release liner. The face sheet includes a removable internet stamp having a diecut perimeter. A visible security indicium is disposed on the front side of the stamp and has a different color than the face s... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7343357 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is described. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a custo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7204419 | Method and apparatus for reading firearm microstamping An indicia for marking on an object, such as a cartridge case, for representing selected information, such as identification indicia identifying the firearm that discharged the cartridge, and methods and apparatus for generating, imprinting and reading the identific... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7151237 | Control housing and method of manufacturing same A control housing is provided which encases a control board. The housing has a cover and a backing which are fixed together to secure the control board within the housing. The control board includes a plurality of switches, and the housing includes a plurality of co... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131593 | Method for processing sheet material A method for separating and processing successively different groups of sheet material in a sheet processing device that includes utilizing at least one separating card arranged to provide an indication of a separate group of sheet material to the sheet processing d... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127434 | Apparatus, system, and method for postage stamp generating Disclosed is an apparatus, system, and method for postage stamp generation. The apparatus includes print module configured to print a customized image or text based stamp, and a communication module for receiving verification from a server. The apparatus may include... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7043053 | Matching image characteristics of stamps and personal images to aesthetically fit into a personal postal product A postal assembly and method of making the assembly. The assembly includes an official postal product have a designated area which is modified so as to provide a desired visual affect with an personal image that is to be placed in said designated area. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035428 | Workpiece authentication based upon one or more workpiece images A workpiece authentication technique is provided. The technique bases workpiece authentication upon intrinsic physical characteristics of the workpiece, including one or more images of topographical appearance of at least one portion of the workpiece. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016865 | Personalization format converter system and method A system and method for conveying information about a personalized product are disclosed. A web server processes product personalization information for a vendor. The web server accepts the personalization that a customer has provided and performed on a product. The... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6985887 | Apparatus and method for authenticated multi-user personal information database A method of assuring integrity of a personal information in a data base containing personal information provided by multiple users uses in various embodiments physiological identifiers associated with each of the users. Related systems are also provided. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6961717 | Method for positioning an indicium for printing on a substrate and a system for carrying out such method and mailpiece produced by such method A method for positioning an indicium for printing on substrate. The indicium can be an IBIP type indicium and the substrate can be the surface of an envelope. The substrate has printable and complementary unprintable areas and a reserved clear area where printing is... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6939062 | System and layout for proper printing of netstamps and other labels A system for assisting a user with the proper feeding of sheets of labels into a printer so that the labels may be properly printed with postage indicia. The system providing a sheet bearing pre-printed labels for further printing with postage indicia, the sheet hav... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918615 | Special service mailing label capable of receiving electronically imaged postage and a method for using same A form is provided for printing mailpiece information relating to mail handling for attachment to a mailpiece as well as a method for preparing a mailpiece for delivery by a special service. The form may have sections that may be removably secured to a backer and ma... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6839695 | Postage meter location system A postage meter system includes a postage meter and a data center. The postage meter is registered to a specific customer at a designated location for printing a postal indicium on a mail piece. The data center is remotely located from the postage meter and includes... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6826289 | System for changing attribute of image by electronic watermark In the attribute detection apparatus in the system of the present invention, an inputted image is transformed by DCT means to extract an estimation value of the embedded electronic watermark data in frequency space. Then, the statistical similarity between known ele... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817517 | Distribution based postage tracking system and method A distribution unit is formed from a plurality of postage items, each of the postage items having a tracking number printed thereon. The distribution unit includes a machine readable tracking identifier indicative of the tracking number printed on the postage items ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805926 | Security label having security element and method of making same A security label having one or more security elements is used on or in association with items, such as consumer products, that have value and are susceptible to counterfeiting. The security label is preferably used as a primary label directly affixed to the item or ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804379 | Digital watermarks and postage Postal stamps are steganographically encoded with plural bit data. This data can represent information such as value, or zip code. Or it can serve as a pointer to a remote data repository, where additional information is stored. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6721717 | Method and system of printing postage indicia from an envelope design application The invention is a method and system for printing a postage meter indicia from a data processing system. The printing of the indicia is under control of an indicia control in an object linking and embedding (OLE2) environment. The method begins with instantiating an... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6688742 | System for metering and auditing the dots or drops or pulses produced by a digital printer A device in a postage meter that uses dot or drop printing to enhance security. Security is achieved by counting the number of signal pulses that are used to produce ink drops or ink dots that are required to produce the entire document or specific region... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6676164 | Personal postal product An official postal product that can be placed over a personal image without substantially detracting from the viewing of the personal image.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672623 | 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... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6641173 | Tax stamp perforator and notcher A tax stamp perforator and notcher applies a diagonal line of spaced apart perforations on a tax stamp for subsequent application to a cigarette pack. The stamp is glued or otherwise applied to the cigarette pack normally across the back of the pack and o... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6450537 | Self-service postage stamp assemblage A postage stamp assemblage wherein an indicia bearing element containing a photographic film unit is covered by an overlay sheet containing a transparent zone, allowing the photographic film unit to be visible. The postage stamp assemblage contains machin... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6432190 | Ink-imprintable release coatings, and pressure sensitive adhesive constructions Ink-imprintable release coating compositions are described which comprise a polymer comprising a polyurethane, a fluoroacrylate polymer or copolymer, or an addition cured or a condensation cured silicone polymer containing dispersed and/or emulsified resi... | 08/13/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6394499 | Self-adhesive stamp construction A stamp product is described which is self-adhesive and adheres to a release liner. The product is imprinted with stamp graphics and perforated about the periphery of the graphics and through the liner to define each stamp. The liner is cut opposite each ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386590 | Meter tape and address labels for non-impact printer A template sheet forming postal meter labels or combination postal meter/address labels are described upon which postal indicia can be printed, by a non-impact printer, less than one-quarter inch from the edge of the label. The sheet includes a plurality ... | 05/14/2002 |
