Pitney Bowes Inc.

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Joseph R Warren

Alton B Eckert, Jr

Frank T Check, Jr

An apparatus for clamping a floor including truss top cords having tongue configured ends and including an overlying sheath having a plurality of bolt receiving apertures, the apparatus incorporating a concrete foundation wall having an upper end forming an outer flange and an inner recess; outer threaded bolts anchored within and extending upwardly from the outer flange and positioned for, upon receipts of the truss's tongue configured ends within the inner recess, extension through the sheath's bolt receiving apertures; and an outer plurality of threaded nuts fitted for engagements with the outer plurality of threaded bolts, the nuts, upon the tongue configured end receipts, upon the bolt extensions, and upon the threaded engagements, clamping the sheath against the outer flange and capturing the tongue configured ends within the inner recess.

Basement wall and floor assembly

An advanced electronic postage meter system is described, which is built around a micro computer set. The micro computer set is of LSI design, and comprises a single chip central processor unit (CPU) which performs all control and data processing functions. Auxiliary to the CPU are ROM's which store the program of the postage meter system; RAM's which provide the system wtih a working memory; and Shift Registers which expand the I/O capacity of the system and provide multiplexing capability. The postage meter system comprises componentry such as a non-volatile memory for postage accounting purposes; a display for visually monitoring the functions of the system; a keyboard for instructing the system; and a modified postage meter with motorized setting means for printing postage upon pieces of mail. These peripheral devices communicate with the micro computer set through ports, and means are provided to expand port capabilites for these peripheral devices.

Micro computerized electronic postage meter system

A system for automatically setting a postage meter as a function of package weight and destination includes a scale mechanism for generating weight-representing signals. The package postage can be established by converting the destination zip code to a destination zone. The destination zone used in retrieving a minimum postage and incremental postage amounts is applicable for that zone from data storage. The weight-representing signal is successively decremented and the postage amounts synchronously incremented until a signal checking circuit establishes that the decremented weight-representing signal is equal to zero.

Electronic postage metering system

An electronic postage has a working memory and a non-volatile memory. A voltage sensing circuit senses low power conditions, and, in response thereto, controls a data transfer circuit to transfer data from the working memory to the non-volatile memory.

Postage meter having means transferring data from a working memory to a

An advanced electronic postage meter system is described, which is built around a micro computer set. The micro computer set is of LSI design, and comprises a single chip central processor unit (CPU) which performs all control and data processing functions. Auxiliary to the CPU are ROM's which store the program of the postage meter system; RAM's which provide the system with a working memory; and Shift Registers which expand the I/O capacity of the system and provide multiplexing capability. The postage meter system comprises componentry such as a non-volatile memory for postage accounting purposes; a display for visually monitoring the functions of the system; a keyboard for instructing the system; and a modified postage meter with motorized setting means for printing postage upon pieces of mail. These peripheral devices communicate with the micro computer set through ports, and means are provided to expand port capabilities for these peripheral devices.

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Stamford, CT, United States of America

Joseph R Warren