EP0305211A3 - Printing of franking and the like on mail items - Google Patents

Printing of franking and the like on mail items Download PDF

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EP0305211A3
EP0305211A3 EP88307948A EP88307948A EP0305211A3 EP 0305211 A3 EP0305211 A3 EP 0305211A3 EP 88307948 A EP88307948 A EP 88307948A EP 88307948 A EP88307948 A EP 88307948A EP 0305211 A3 EP0305211 A3 EP 0305211A3
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franking
treated
sensitive material
heat
mail item
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German (de)
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EP0305211A2 (en
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Raymond John Herbert
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Nokia UK Ltd
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Alcatel Business Systems Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G07B2017/0054—Thermal printhead
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/00604—Printing of advert or logo
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00637—Special printing techniques, e.g. interlacing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Record Information Processing For Printing (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)

Abstract

A franking machine system is disclosed in which mail items (24) such as envelopes or labels are treated with heat sensitive material and the franking machine 910,11) is provided with a thermal print head (18) to apply selectively heat to the sensitive material to produce a change in colour of the material and thereby print a franking impression (26) on the mail item (24). The thermal print head (18) may also print a destination address (23). The entire face or only predetermined areas (25) of the mail item (24) may be treated with sensitive material and if desired different areas (25a,25b) of the mail item (24) may be treated with material which is changed to different colours by the application of heat in order to produce images of different colours.
EP88307948A 1987-08-27 1988-08-26 Printing of franking and the like on mail items Withdrawn EP0305211A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8720277 1987-08-27
GB8720277A GB2209137A (en) 1987-08-27 1987-08-27 Printing of franking on mail items

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EP0305211A2 EP0305211A2 (en) 1989-03-01
EP0305211A3 true EP0305211A3 (en) 1989-09-13

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Families Citing this family (6)

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US5109153A (en) * 1990-04-17 1992-04-28 Johnsen Edward L Flash imaging and voidable articles
DE4018166C2 (en) * 1990-06-01 1994-12-01 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Franking module
GB9022080D0 (en) * 1990-10-11 1990-11-21 Alcatel Business Systems Franking machine and method of forming franking impression
DE4034292A1 (en) * 1990-10-25 1992-04-30 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh METHOD FOR MAILING POSTAGE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CARRYING IT OUT
FR2685799B1 (en) * 1991-12-31 1997-07-18 Alcatel Satmam INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC POSTAGE MACHINE.
US7684997B2 (en) * 2006-12-27 2010-03-23 Pitney Bowes Inc. Machine readable colored envelopes

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0111297A2 (en) * 1982-12-07 1984-06-20 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Thermal printing apparatus
WO1985001604A1 (en) * 1983-09-29 1985-04-11 Telub Ab A method of franking mail
EP0193342A1 (en) * 1985-02-21 1986-09-03 Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Thermal printer

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GB401026A (en) * 1932-05-30 1933-11-09 Horace George Baker Improvements in and relating to envelopes
JPS56142093A (en) * 1980-04-08 1981-11-06 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Desensitizer composition
GB2131767A (en) * 1982-12-16 1984-06-27 Wiggins Teape Group Ltd Marking packaging
GB2146000B (en) * 1983-07-23 1988-10-12 Ricoh Kk Printer and cassette
DE3574635D1 (en) * 1984-06-19 1990-01-11 Pitney Bowes Inc HEAT PRINTER AND MACHINE WITH SUCH A HEAT PRINTER.
JPS61190431A (en) * 1985-02-13 1986-08-25 株式会社　サト− Table type thermal printer

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0111297A2 (en) * 1982-12-07 1984-06-20 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Thermal printing apparatus
WO1985001604A1 (en) * 1983-09-29 1985-04-11 Telub Ab A method of franking mail
EP0193342A1 (en) * 1985-02-21 1986-09-03 Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Thermal printer

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 6, no. 23 (M-111)[901], 10th February 1982; & JP-A-56 142 093 (FUJI SHASHIN FILM K.K.) 06-11-1981 *

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GB8720277D0 (en) 1987-10-07
EP0305211A2 (en) 1989-03-01
GB2209137A (en) 1989-05-04

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