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STAMPS.COM INC.

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180Patents
125Active
180Granted
55Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 10, 1997 → Aug 3, 2020 · 65 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8046823B1 Secure application bridge server Electricity 311 Active
US7149726B1 Online value bearing item printing Physics 156 Expired
US6868406B1 Auditing method and system for an on-line value-bearing item printing system Physics 117 Expired
US7458612B1 Postal shipping label Physics 116 Expired
US7233929B1 Postal system intranet and commerce processing for on-line value bearing system Electricity 108 Expired
US6385731B2 Secure on-line PC postage metering system Physics 98 Expired
US6671813B2 Secure on-line PC postage metering system Physics 98 Expired
US7243842B1 Computer-based value-bearing item customization security Physics 95 Expired
US7509291B2 Formatting value-bearing item indicia Physics 93 Active
US6931549B1 Method and apparatus for secure data storage and retrieval Physics 79 Expired
US7191158B2 System and method for providing computer-based postage stamps Physics 68 Expired
US7117170B1 Apparatus, systems and methods for applying billing options for multiple carriers for online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management Physics 67 Expired
US7660721B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-parcel, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel returns shipping management Physics 67 Expired
US7216110B1 Cryptographic module for secure processing of value-bearing items Physics 62 Expired
US7162460B2 Media type identification Physics 59 Expired
US8073723B1 System and method for determining delivery time schedules for each of multiple carriers Physics 59 Active
US8240579B1 Postal shipping label Physics 54 Active
US6244763A PC postage label containing three primary labels for indicia, sender and recipient and method for printing same Physics 50 Expired
US6461063B1 PC postage label usable for envelopes with facing identification marks Physics 49 Expired
US7236956B1 Role assignments in a cryptographic module for secure processing of value-bearing items Electricity 48 Expired
US7265853B1 Postage server system and method Electricity 48 Expired
US7197465B1 Apparatus, systems and methods for printing dimensionally accurate symbologies on laser printers configured with remote client computer devices Physics 47 Expired
US8100324B1 Systems and methods for facilitating replacement of computer-based value-bearing items Physics 47 Active
US8380641B1 Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management featuring notification service option comparison for multiple carriers Physics 47 Active
US6889214B1 Virtual security device Physics 45 Expired

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