PC postage™ service indicia design for shipping label

US8108322B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• United States Postal Service · US

Inventors

• John Gullo · Alexandria, US
• Wayne A. Wilkerson · Manassas, US
• Roy R. Gordon · Gaithersburg, US
• Dan Lord · Upper Marlboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2003
• Grant date: Jan 31, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B2017/00766
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods of insuring payment of a proper amount of postage, comprise receiving payment for an amount of postage, affixing a postage indicia to a piece of mail, wherein the postage indicia includes the postage amount in a format readable only by machine, and adjusting the postage amount at a time subsequent to receipt of payment.