G07B 17/00459
Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
Official title: {Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system}
G07B17/00459 (Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system) appears on 1,734 US grants and 1,041 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Automated transaction system with modular printhead having print authentication feature1,071US 4,864,618 AWright Technologies, L.P. · 1989
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- Automated transaction system330US 4,802,218 AWright Technologies, L.P. · 1989
- Postage and mailing information applying system318US 4,725,718 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1988
- Unsecured postage applying system311US 4,831,555 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1989