Patents Assigned to E-Stamp Corporation
  • Patent number: 5774886
    Abstract: A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a piece of mail. A user obtains a touch memory utility ("TMU") button from the Post Office in order to obtain an amount of postage stored within the TMU button. A desired amount of postage is entered into the TMU button by a postal employee through a processor-based system. The user is then able to access this stored postage at the user's location through a complementary processor-based system. The processor-based system automatically calculates the required postage for a piece of mail based upon a set of parameters pertaining to the mail. Address information may also be printed onto an envelope along with the postage meter stamp through the use of a word processor program coupled to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: 5717597
    Abstract: A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and a personalized postage indicia onto a label or an envelope for use in conjunction with a computer generated greeting card. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a customer to produce individualized greeting cards, printed address labels, and a printed postage meter stamp having a customized postage indicia. The processor based system will automatically calculate the postage due for a specific greeting card, print that postage amount as a meter stamp, interact with the customer to generate a personalized stamp indicia, encrypt selected information into a machine readable format, and print the information entered by the customer in a selected format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: 5682318
    Abstract: A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a piece of mail. A desired amount of postage is entered into a general purpose storage device through a processor-based system. The user is then able to access this stored postage at the user's location through a complementary processor-based system. The processor-based system automatically calculates the required postage for a piece of mail based upon a set of parameters pertaining to the mail. Address information may also be printed onto an envelope along with the postage meter stamp through the use of a word processor program coupled to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: 5666284
    Abstract: A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and encrypted information, onto a piece of mail. A user takes a postal storage device to the post office in order to obtain a replenishment of the amount of postage stored within the postage storage device. A desired amount of postage is entered into the storage device by a postal employee through a processor-based system. The user is then able to access this stored postage at the user's location through a complementary processor-based system. The user's processor-based system automatically calculates the required postage for a piece of mail based upon a set of parameters pertaining to that piece of mail. Additional information, such as addresses, may also be printed onto an envelope, a label, a card, a letter, etc., along with the postage meter stamp through the use of a word processor program coupled to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: 5606507
    Abstract: A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and encrypted information, onto a piece of mail. A user takes a postal storage device to the post office in order to obtain a replenishment of the amount of postage stored within the postage storage device. A desired amount of postage is entered into the storage device by a postal employee through a processor-based system. The user is then able to access this stored postage at the user's location through a complementary processor-based system. The user's processor-based system automatically calculates the required postage for a piece of mail based upon a set of parameters pertaining to that piece of mail. Additional information, such as addresses, may also be printed onto an envelope, a label, a card, a letter, etc., along with the postage meter stamp through the use of a word processor program coupled to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: 5603410
    Abstract: A display box is arranged to open from the top and includes a transparent lid connected to a bottom with an interior lining. Products to be displayed are then positioned inside the bottom of the box. A mat with cutouts of various shapes and sizes, each customized to reveal only a selected portion of a positioned memorabilia, is then placed on top of these memorabilia as the lid is closed thereby allowing the memorabilia to be viewed through the transparent lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: D384098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: D386204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara
  • Patent number: D386783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: E-Stamp Corporation
    Inventor: Salim G. Kara