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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993

Filed:

Oct. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

George M Brookner, Norwalk, CT (US);

Jacqueline Collins, Bridgeport, CT (US);

Terrence M Doeberl, West Redding, CT (US);

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B / ; G04B / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368 10 ; 368 28 ; 235375 ; 346 80 ; 364400 ;
Abstract

The improved postage metering combination includes a date setting mechanism for enabling the printing of a posting date by a printing assembly. The combination includes a calendar clock in communication with a microcomputer for providing current date information to the microcomputer. A date printing mechanism is connected to the microcomputer date information to be printing by the combination or causing said date printing to be ducked. Data entry keys are provided to communicate with the microcomputer the current date information is printed by the combination, date information is ducked or the date to be printed is incremented in advance of the current date.


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