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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Roy A. Gordon, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Wayne A. Wilkerson, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Dan J. Lord, Upper Marlboro, MD (US);
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Presented is a system and method of applying postage indicia to a mailpiece utilizing electromagnetic storage technology for the indicia. This method obviates the necessity of visual bar coded indicia, and greatly increases the amount of information which may be included in the postage indicia. This method also significantly reduces the physical space required on the face of a mailpiece to contain the postage indicia information, thus allowing the increased use of advertising and personal information and graphics on the mailpiece. The electromagnetic storage media may be in the form of a self-adhesive sticker or label, or may be integrated within the mailpiece or mailing label. Such integration may be accomplished through the use of embedded magnetic storage media, embedded ferromagnetic fibers, or the inclusion of ferromagnetic powder embedded in the mailpiece itself. Also provided is an apparatus for applying magnetically recordable media on a mailpiece. Such application may be in the form of a spray liquid, magnetic ink, rolled on impression, etc.