Patents by Inventor Lothar R. Wollmann

Lothar R. Wollmann 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).

  • Patent number: 5307281
    Abstract: A device for weighing and automatically computing the postage due on all services offered by a postal authority of a given country, both domestically and internationally. The device computes postage due and other varying charges such as insurance and Express Mail and incorporates a spring mounted electronic loadcell weighing mechanism, a weighing platform to allow for accommodation of large mailing pieces, a computer data chip providing country code and postal code (zip code) search features which is reprogrammable in the event of a postage rate or structure change, and a user programmable zip/zone conversion feature to tell the device where it is within a given postal zone system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Inventor: Lothar R. Wollmann