Patents by Inventor Joel I. Wald

Joel I. Wald has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Digital postage meter system
    Patent number: 5696829
    Abstract: A mailing system is includes of a mailing machine operating under the control of a microcontroller having a communication port with a first channel and a second channel. The mailing system also includes a meter vault which operates under the control a microcontroller mounted in a secure housing and having a communication port with a first channel and a second channel. A printer is included which operates under the control of a microcontroller mounted in a secure housing and having a communication port having a first channel and a second channel. A printer interface is included for providing a number of independent communication paths. A first path provides communication between first channel of the mailing machine and the first channel of the meter vault. A second path provides communication between the second channel of the mailing machine and the second channel of the printer, and a third path for providing communications between the second channel of meter vault and the first channel of the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Cordery, Thomas A. D'Andrea, Jerome E. Jackson, Wallace Kirschner, Richard A. Malin, David T. McPherson, Edward J. Naclerio, Maria P. Parkos, John H. Steinmetz, Joel I. Wald