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Francotyp-Postalia GmbH

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265Patents
94Active
265Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1984 → Dec 7, 2022 · 46 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5949467A Method and apparatus for preventing usage of an unauthorized inking ribbon in a thermal printing process Performing Operations; Transporting 167 Expired
US7103583B1 Method for data input into a service device and arrangement for the implementation of the method Physics 158 Expired
US5490077A Method for data input into a postage meter machine, arrangement for franking postal matter and for producing an advert mark respectively allocated to a cost allocation account Physics 139 Expired
US5646658A Modular ink jet printer head Performing Operations; Transporting 134 Expired
US7965308B2 Method and arrangement for control of the printing of a thermotransfer printing device Physics 93 Active
US5602743A Method for data input into a postage meter machine, arrangement for franking postal matter and for producing a franking design respectively allocated to a cost center Physics 81 Expired
US5233657A Method for franking postal matter and device for carrying out the method Physics 71 Expired
US7094143B2 Security housing having ventilation openings Physics 69 Expired
US5729460A Method for payment of the recrediting of an electronic postage meter and arrangement for the operation of a data central Physics 66 Expired
US6041704A Method for operating a digitally printing postage meter to generate and check a security imprint Physics 65 Expired
US5852813A Method and arrangement for entering data into a postage meter machine Physics 64 Expired
US5771348A Method and arrangement for enhancing the security of critical data against manipulation Physics 61 Expired
US4746234A Relating to postal franking machines Physics 58 Expired
US5600562A Method for the operation of a postage meter machine Physics 57 Expired
US6523014B1 Franking unit and method for generating valid data for franking imprints Physics 53 Expired
US5752303A Method for manufacturing a face shooter ink jet printing head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6406120B2 Postage meter machine with protected print head Physics 52 Expired
US5850240A Arrangement for an ink-jet printer head composed of individual ink printer modules Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US5710706A Method for entering data into a scale Physics 50 Expired
US6175825A Method for debiting shipping services Physics 49 Expired
US5671146A Method for improving the security of postage meter machines Physics 48 Expired
US5953426A Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security imprint Physics 47 Expired
US5606508A Assembly for franking postal matter Physics 44 Expired
US6321214A Method and arrangement for data processing in a shipping system with a postage meter machine, including automatic selection of the most beneficial carrier Physics 43 Expired
US7724905B2 Method and arrangement for generation of a secret session key Electricity 38 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.