Patents by Inventor John T. Balga, Jr.

John T. Balga, Jr. 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).

  • Portable thermal printing apparatus including a security device for detecting attempted unauthorized access
    Patent number: 5613007
    Abstract: An apparatus for printing on a substrate includes a device for printing indicia on a substrate; a control that controls the indicia printing device, the control including apparatus for establishing a communicating link with an external device, the establishing apparatus including a protocol which utilizes an encryption key, the protocol operable for establishing the communicating link if the encryption key is properly used, the control including apparatus for providing a tampering code as part of the indicia if the encryption key is not properly used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventor: John T. Balga, Jr.
  • Postal finishing kiosk
    Patent number: 5457636
    Abstract: A postal finishing kiosk in which a user is provided with a mail piece, such as a postcard. The user supplies the name and address to which the mail piece is to be sent and the kiosk dispenses a finished mail piece to the user with the address printer thereon. A feature of the kiosk is that it stores the mail piece forms on a roll, but delivers a linear mail piece to the user. In an alternative to the invention, the kiosk dispenses a ticket to the user that can be used in activities of the environment in which the kiosk is found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Sansone, Michael D. O'Hare, Steven M. Kaye, John C. Hamma, John T. Balga, Jr., Fran E. Blackman, David W. Hubbard, Kevin D. Hunter, Wendy F. Jai, Scott Korowotny, Jeffrey D. Pierce
  • Apparatus for recording a transaction including authenticating an identification card
    Patent number: 5337358
    Abstract: Apparatus for recording a transaction where the transaction includes authenticating an identification card; the card having information pertaining to an object or other entity to be identified on a first portion in human recognizable form, and a coded representation of an encrypted signal comprising a representation of the information on a second portion. The apparatus includes a controller, a scanner for reading the coded representation, a decoder for decoding that representation, a decrypter for decrypting the decoded signal and a display for displaying the representation of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Barry H. Axelrod, John T. Balga, Jr., Edward P. Cornell
  • System for automatic printing of mail pieces
    Patent number: 5278947
    Abstract: A printing system for printing mail pieces including at least one page having an address. The system includes a printer, a controller, and a feeder for selectively feeding an envelope or a cut sheet to the printer. The controller examines the text of each page to identify a destination address, and when the destination address is found prints it on an envelope for the mail piece. The system also has the capability to identify and print return addresses and the capability to print the envelope either before or after pages included in the mail piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Balga, Jr., Kevin L. Strobel