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Utility
Systems and methods for activation of postage indicia at point of sale
27 Jul 21
Systems and methods which provide for activation of postage indicia at a point of sale are shown.
James Michael Bortnak, Kenneth Thomas McBride
Filed: 5 Jun 19
Utility
System and method for dynamically partitioning a postage evidencing system
15 Jun 21
A postage evidencing system for tracking postage amounts for multiple users comprising at least two register set partitions is disclosed.
Craig Ogg, Keith Bussell
Filed: 23 May 17
Utility
Systems and methods for providing localized functionality in browser based postage transactions
23 Feb 21
Systems and methods which implement localized functionality in a client server system using a technique of caching one or more functional objects for access in response to an appropriate server call are shown.
Geoffrey C. Begen, Michael J. Biswas
Filed: 28 Aug 18
Utility
Systems and methods providing known shipper information for shipping indicia
16 Feb 21
Systems and methods which provide known shipper information in association with unknown shipper indicia as disclosed.
Michael J. Biswas, J P Leon
Filed: 24 Jan 12
Utility
Systems and methods utilizing gravity feed for postage metering
12 Jan 21
Systems and methods which utilize gravity feed for mail item movement in postage metering operations are shown.
Kenneth T. McBride, J P Leon
Filed: 19 Jan 18
Utility
Systems and methods for protecting content when using a general purpose user interface application
4 Jan 21
Systems and methods which prevent or limit access to protected content (e.g., value bearing indicia (VBI)) by a general purpose user interface application (e.g., web browser) are shown.
Geoffrey C. Begen
Filed: 23 May 19
Utility
Perpetual value bearing shipping labels
23 Nov 20
Systems and methods which facilitate fixed rate shipping through the use of perpetual value bearing shipping labels are disclosed.
Jeffery T. Crouse, Michael John Biswas, Christopher Andrew Gaudet
Filed: 31 Oct 11
Utility
Augmented Reality System for Facilitating Item Relocation Via Augmented Reality Cues and Location Based Confirmation
18 Nov 20
In certain embodiments, item relocation may be facilitated via augmented reality cues and location-based confirmation.
Charles Atkinson
Filed: 2 Aug 20
Utility
Image-customized labels adapted for bearing computer-based, generic, value-bearing items, and systems and methods for providing image-customized labels
16 Nov 20
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide a method using a computer, and a computer system, for providing image-customizing labels that are adapted for receiving computer-based, generic, value-bearing item indicia such as, for example, computer-based, generic, postage indicia.
Kenneth Thomas McBride, John Roland Clem
Filed: 27 Nov 16
Utility
Systems and methods providing virtual distribution center inventory for localized fulfilment
26 Oct 20
Systems and systems which provide localized item procurement fulfilment using virtual distribution center inventory are described.
John Roland Clem
Filed: 7 May 17
Utility
Reusable shipping product
12 Oct 20
Systems and methods which provide a reusable shipping product comprised of a reusable shipping container and reusable shipping event code are shown.
Michael J. Biswas
Filed: 2 Aug 17
Utility
Systems and methods for creating and providing shape-customized, computer-based, value-bearing items
7 Sep 20
Various embodiments of the present invention would provide shape-customized, value-bearing item labels, such as, for example, shape-customized, postage-indicia-bearing labels and would further provide systems and methods for creating and providing shape-customized, value-bearing item labels, such as, for example, shape-customized, image-customized, postage-indicia-bearing labels.
JP Leon
Filed: 5 May 19
Utility
Systems and methods for rules based shipping
24 Aug 20
Systems and methods which implement a rules based engine for processing items for shipping are shown.
Michael J. Biswas, Geoffrey C. Begen
Filed: 25 Oct 17
Utility
Systems and methods using mobile communication handsets for providing postage
13 Jul 20
Systems and methods which provide postage indicia using mobile communication handsets are shown.
Kenneth Thomas McBride, John Roland Clem
Filed: 17 May 11
Utility
Secure On-line Ticketing
6 May 20
A method and apparatus for generating a Value Bearing Indicium (VBI) for on-line ticketing applications.
Jonathan David Goodwin
Filed: 1 Jan 20
Utility
Systems and methods facilitating shipping services rate resale
20 Apr 20
Systems and methods which provide a shipping service resale platform enabling single shipper account access to multiple shipping service rate schedules are disclosed.
John Roland Clem, Pradipe Yoggi
Filed: 25 May 17
Utility
System and method for identifying and preventing on-line fraud
13 Apr 20
The present invention is directed to systems and methods which identify fraudulent situations during the transaction phase.
Akbar A. Thobhani, Kyle Huebner, Steve Spring
Filed: 23 Sep 09
Utility
Systems and methods for mail piece interception, rescue tracking, and confiscation alerts and related services
23 Mar 20
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention would project a route and a delivery schedule for relevant mail pieces and would monitor carrier recorded tracking events for those mail pieces to determine whether or not actual tracking events are following the projected route and the projected schedule, and/or whether or not issues that might impact their delivery and/or their delivery schedule, may have arisen along their projected route; such exemplary embodiments would provide an alert to the relevant user(s) and/or other authorized parties and/or relevant carrier(s) and would facilitate user interaction by the relevant user(s) and/or parties to provide intercept and/or rescue and/or confiscation instructions; exemplary embodiments would facilitate automatic interfaces with the relevant carriers and delivery services for the subject mail piece to resolve rescue, item loss, insurance coverage, postage refund, intervention and/or confiscation instructions and issues.
Charles John Atkinson, Michael John Biswas, John Roland Clem
Filed: 27 Dec 18
Utility
Secure on-line ticketing
2 Mar 20
A method and apparatus for generating a Value Bearing Indicium (VBI) for on-line ticketing applications.
Jonathan David Goodwin
Filed: 12 Jun 07
Utility
High speed printing
9 Dec 19
A system and method for high-speed processing of mail pieces is disclosed.
J P Leon, Keith Bussell
Filed: 21 Aug 12