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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael P Taylor, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364550 ; 340571 ;
Abstract
A remote inspection of postage meters that reduces the requirement for an on site inspection. The postage meters are programmed to sense and communicate any tampering attempt. The inspection is achieved either through electronic communication or by the mailing of imprinted post cards.