A47G 29/1207
For posting letters
Official title: {for posting letters (combined with franking apparatus G07B17/00)}
A47G29/1207 (For posting letters) appears on 55 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 107
- Latest grant
- 1 Apr 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 15 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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- Weather-resistant lock10 Sep 2024US 12,084,887 B2United States Postal Service
- Intelligent collection box25 Jun 2024US 12,020,198 B2United States Postal Service
- Smart device for retaining planar items7 May 2024US 11,974,685 B2
- Intelligent item receptacle7 May 2024US 11,974,687 B2United States Postal Service
- Systems and methods related to modular receptacles27 Feb 2025US 2025/0064243 A1Latitude Limited
- Module for Determining a Shipping Option31 Oct 2024US 2024/0362575 A1Deutsche Post AG
- Smart device for retaining planar items5 Sep 2024US 2024/0292971 A1
- Weather-resistant lock21 Dec 2023US 2023/0407672 A1United States Postal Service
- Intelligent item receptacle22 Jun 2023US 2023/0190025 A1United States Postal Service
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drop box inventory monitoring and control system59US 5,818,336 ASkywire, LLP · 1998
- Method and system for detecting biological and chemical hazards in mail53US 6,613,571 B2Pitney Bowes Inc. · 2003
- Mail collection box41US 6,742,703 B2Sealed Air Corporation · 2004
- Mail box30US 4,363,438 A1982
- Drop box signalling device30US 5,861,805 A1999