Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Postage meter system
Patent
1996-11-25
1998-12-08
Cosimano, Edward R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Postage meter system
101 71, 283 71, G07B 1700
Patent
active
058484019
ABSTRACT:
A highly secure hand-held portable postage meter is disclosed that uses partially pre-printed postal tape. Only the date and postage amount remain to be printed on the tape by the meter. The postal tape, pre-printed by Postal Authority, is enclosed within the meter in a removable cartridge. In one embodiment, a new cartridge being pushed into the meter pushes the used cartridge out. An anti-tamper lock is released by a probe key, on the leading face of the cartridge, that couples with a receptor on the trailing face of the used cartridge.
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"Three-Month Free Trial", Pitney Bowes, 40 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, Ct. 06611-4785, 2 page brochure, (No Date).
"Speedy Postage Meter Puts Out Time-Saving Professional Mail", Pitney Bowes, 40 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, Ct. 06611-4785, 2 page brochure, (No Date).
Goldberg Robert M.
Rosenberg Jerome R.
Cosimano Edward R.
Upham John D.
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