Inventor
GUENTHER STEPHAN
DE35 patents
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FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH
29 patentsUS5949467ASep 7, 1999
Method and apparatus for preventing usage of an unauthorized inking ribbon in a thermal printing process
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH192 citations99
US5852813ADec 22, 1998
Method and arrangement for entering data into a postage meter machine
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH82 citations96
US5600562AFeb 4, 1997
Method for the operation of a postage meter machine
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH68 citations96
US5233657AAug 3, 1993
Method for franking postal matter and device for carrying out the method
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH98 citations96
US5710706AJan 20, 1998
Method for entering data into a scale
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH102 citations95
US5671146ASep 23, 1997
Method for improving the security of postage meter machines
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH71 citations94
US5821975AOct 13, 1998
Method and apparatus for monitoring inking ribbon usage in a thermal printing process and for controlling printing dependent theron
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH25 citations93
US5802687ASep 8, 1998
Method of manufacturing an ink jet print head
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH27 citations93
US5592203AJan 7, 1997
Ink jet print head
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH43 citations93
US6385597B1May 7, 2002
Arrangement and method for data exchange between a postage meter machine and clip cards
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH23 citations92
US6111951AAug 29, 2000
Postage meter machine with a chip card write/read unit and method for operating same
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH21 citations92
US6045278AApr 4, 2000
Apparatus for transporting and printing print media
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH30 citations92
US5870118AFeb 9, 1999
Ink-jet printer head formed of multiple ink-jet printer modules
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH25 citations92
US6418422B1Jul 9, 2002
Postage meter machine with a chip card write/read unit and method for operating same
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH24 citations90
US5805711ASep 8, 1998
Method of improving the security of postage meter machines
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH56 citations90
US6477511B1Nov 5, 2002
Method and postal apparatus with a chip card write/read unit for reloading change data by chip card
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH17 citations84
US5257197AOct 26, 1993
Franking module
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH35 citations83
US5064221ANov 12, 1991
Method for distinguishing printed originals from copies
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH21 citations80
US6199752B1Mar 13, 2001
Postage meter machine with a chip card write/read unit and method for operating same
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH15 citations78
US5517229AMay 14, 1996
Configuration for ETR print head triggering
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH12 citations74
US5453776ASep 26, 1995
Heating element energization method for a thermal printer
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH15 citations74
US6351220B1Feb 26, 2002
Security module for monitoring security in an electronic system and method
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH10 citations73
US5838356ANov 17, 1998
Print head thermocontrol
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH14 citations73
US5771051AJun 23, 1998
Arrangement for monitoring functioning of an ink print head
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH14 citations72
US5757402AMay 26, 1998
Module assembly for an ink-jet printer
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH10 citations72
US5790768AAug 4, 1998
Process and configuration for an internal cost accounting printout
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH13 citations71
US5482386AJan 9, 1996
Selection circuit for an electro-thermal printer with a resistance-type ribbon
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH3 citations63
US5401943AMar 28, 1995
Method and apparatus for shipping electronically stored communications data
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH3 citations61
US5359359AOct 25, 1994
Disposable postage meter assembly
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH3 citations61
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA AG
3 patentsUS6141029AOct 31, 2000
Method and thermal printing apparatus for identifying an end of an inking ribbon
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA AG5 citations74
US5648811AJul 15, 1997
Postage meter
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA AG13 citations73
US7186040B2Mar 6, 2007
Arrangement for generation of a print image for franking and postmarking machines
FRANCOTYP POSTALIA AG5 citations63