Inventor · Norwalk, CT, US

Alton B. Eckert

59Patents
19h-index
30Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1973 → Feb 25, 1992

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US3978457A Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system Physics 165 Expired
US4097923A Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter Physics 137 Expired
US4649266A Method and apparatus for verifying postage Physics 108 Expired
US4301507A Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems Physics 100 Expired
US4641346A System for the printing and reading of encrypted messages Physics 89 Expired
US3938095A Computer responsive postage meter Physics 81 Expired
US4271481A Micro computerized electronic postage meter system Physics 50 Expired
US4306299A Postage meter having means transferring data from a working memory to a non-volatile memory under low power conditions Physics 47 Expired
US4180856A Electronic postage metering system Physics 39 Expired
US4579054A Stand-alone electronic mailing machine Physics 37 Expired
US4829568A System for the printing and reading of encrypted messages Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US4280180A Electronic postage meter having field resettable control values Physics 32 Expired
US4302821A Interposer control for electronic postage meter Physics 30 Expired
US4534018A Non-volatile memory protection circuit with microprocessor interaction Physics 27 Expired
US4287825A Printing control system Physics 25 Expired
US4424573A System for entering a postage meter serial number into a nonvolatile memory from an external channel after assembly of the meter Physics 24 Expired
US4377739A Average power control apparatus and method Physics 22 Expired
US4445198A Memory protection circuit for an electronic postage meter Physics 21 Expired
US4422148A Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems Physics 19 Expired
US4525785A Electronic postage meter having plural computing system Physics 17 Expired
US4547853A Electronic postage meter reset circuit Physics 16 Expired
US4283721A Electronic postage meter having check date warning Physics 15 Expired
US4376981A Electronic postage metering system Physics 15 Expired
US4442501A Electronic postage meter with weak memory indication Physics 15 Expired
US4675841A Micro computerized electronic postage meter system Physics 15 Expired

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