G07B 2017/00064
Virtual meter, online stamp
Official title: {Virtual meter, online stamp; PSD functions or indicia creation not at user's location}
G07B2017/00064 (Virtual meter, online stamp) appears on 122 US grants and 96 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07B- Granted patents
- 122
- Published applications
- 96
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 149
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2012 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System and method for generating postage21 Apr 2026US 12,608,712 B2Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Induction unit and label generator3 Feb 2026US 12,541,736 B2United States Postal Service
- Induction unit and label generator30 Jul 2024US 12,051,031 B2United States Postal Service
- Parasitic postage indicia27 Feb 2024US 11,915,280 B1Auctane, LLC
- System and method for Generating Postage6 Aug 2026US 2026/0228744 A1Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Induction unit and label generator27 Mar 2025US 2025/0104000 A1United States Postal Service
- Improvements in or relating to handling of mail items4 Apr 2024US 2024/0112502 A1Stamp Free Limited
- Induction unit and label generator7 Jul 2022US 2022/0215331 A1United States Postal Service
- System and Method for Generating Postage16 Jun 2022US 2022/0188834 A1Pitney Bowes Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for dispensing postage based on telephonic or web milli-transactions266US 6,005,945 APSI Systems, Inc. · 1999
- System and method for remote postage metering231US 5,822,739 AE-Stamp Corporation · 1998
- Online value bearing item printing156US 7,149,726 B1Stamps.com Inc. · 2006
- System and method for remote postage metering119US 6,249,777 B1E-Stamp Corporation · 2001
- Postal shipping label119US 7,458,612 B1iShip Inc. · 2008