George Brookner
39Patents
16h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 30, 1986 → Mar 12, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5390251A | Mail processing system including data center verification for mailpieces | Physics | 93 | Expired |
| US5666421A | Mail processing system including data center verification for mailpieces | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US6234694A | Media control to eliminate printing images beyond the media boundaries | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Expired |
| US5524995A | Apparatus and method for detecting the position of envelopes in a mailing machine | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US6009417A | Proof of postage digital franking | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US6227445A | Secure smart card access to pre-paid metering funds in meter | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US6041317A | Postal security device incorporating periodic and automatic self implementation of public/private key pair | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4783745A | Nonvolatile memory unlock for an electronic postage meter | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US7512939B2 | System and method of secure updating of remote device software | Physics | 28 | Active |
| US7226494B1 | Secure postage payment system and method | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US7108177B2 | Proximity validation system and method | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US7107836B2 | Radio frequency tagging for indicia printing and product information | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4837714A | Methods and apparatus for customizing and testing fully assembled postage meters | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5457642A | Mail processing system including required data center verification | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7916871B2 | Technique for split knowledge backup and recovery of a cryptographic key | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US7559466B2 | Item authentication | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5737426A | Remote and secure feature enabling for an electronic postage meter | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US7308718B1 | Technique for secure remote configuration of a system | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6098032A | System for providing early warning preemptive postal equipment replacement | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US7739201B2 | Mailpiece tracking | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US7120610B1 | Technique for effective management of resource consumption | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US7287693B2 | Proximity validation system and method | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US6256616A | System for identifying the user of postal equipment | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US7769694B2 | Secure postage payment system and method | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US5197042A | Postage meter having auto dating device | Physics | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.