US Patent 7949540 Dual metering method for indicating the contents of mail

Patent 7949540 was granted and assigned to Pitney Bowes on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Pitney Bowes

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

79495400

Patent Inventor Names

Ronald P. Sansone0

Date of Patent

May 24, 2011

Patent Application Number

107556910

Date Filed

January 12, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Shannon S Saliard

Patent abstract

A method that enables the USPS to be aware of the contents of mail and the identity of the party who licensed the postal meter that paid for the mailing. The foregoing is accomplished by placing human readable postal meter indicia on the mail that contains information that uniquely identifies the mail and the licensee of the meter in addition to incorporating a radio frequency identification tag on the mail that identifies the contents of the mail and the information that uniquely identifies the mail. Additional security will be obtained by knowing the identity of the mailer and the contents of the mailing. The radio frequency tags may be remotely read, enabling the USPS to be aware of the contents of the mail permitting different content mail to be handled differently.