Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for verifying postage

US4649266A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1984
Grant dateMar 10, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/0083
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Indicia having an encrypted number that is stamped upon a mail piece representative of postage so as to provide a code for authentication of such postage.

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