POST OFFICE has a total of 2,299 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1947. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets telecommunications, optics and digital networks are STANDARD ELECTRICA SA, ITT CANADA and AT & T CO.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United Kingdom | 882 | |
#2 | United States | 276 | |
#3 | Canada | 227 | |
#4 | France | 167 | |
#5 | Germany | 140 | |
#6 | Japan | 101 | |
#7 | Australia | 88 | |
#8 | Netherlands | 72 | |
#9 | Sweden | 72 | |
#10 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 57 | |
#11 | Switzerland | 41 | |
#12 | Italy | 32 | |
#13 | Spain | 27 | |
#14 | South Africa | 23 | |
#15 | Denmark | 18 | |
#16 | Belgium | 16 | |
#17 | Norway | 12 | |
#18 | Brazil | 6 | |
#19 | Hong Kong | 6 | |
#20 | Ireland | 6 | |
#21 | New Zealand | 6 | |
#22 | Portugal | 6 | |
#23 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 5 | |
#24 | Finland | 4 | |
#25 | Austria | 2 | |
#26 | Israel | 2 | |
#27 | India | 2 | |
#28 | Argentina | 1 | |
#29 | Greece | 1 | |
#30 | Republic of Korea | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Telecommunications | |
#2 | Optics | |
#3 | Digital networks | |
#4 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#5 | Machines | |
#6 | Basic communication technologies | |
#7 | Computer technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Telephonic communication | |
#2 | Selecting | |
#3 | Optical systems | |
#4 | Transmission | |
#5 | Multiplex communication | |
#6 | Digital information transmission | |
#7 | Electrically-conductive connections | |
#8 | Postal sorting | |
#9 | Resonators | |
#10 | Electric digital data processing |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Flowers Thomas Harold | 26 |
#2 | Harris Lionel Roy Frank | 20 |
#3 | Dyott Richard Burnaby | 19 |
#4 | Rollett John Mortimer | 18 |
#5 | Newns George Reginald | 14 |
#6 | Duerdoth Winston Theodore | 14 |
#7 | Midwinter John Edwin | 13 |
#8 | Beales Keith J | 12 |
#9 | Walker Aubrey Douglas | 12 |
#10 | Beales Keith John | 12 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB0107900D0 | Improvements in monitoring systems | |
GB0106669D0 | Improvements relating to postal systems | |
GB0106668D0 | Improvements relating to postal systems | |
GB0106663D0 | Authenticating postage marks | |
GB0106666D0 | Improvements relating to postal systems | |
GB0100503D0 | An improved sorting system | |
GB0030056D0 | A cash card and a system and method using such a card | |
GB0028143D0 | Mail bag | |
GB0016219D0 | Image processing for clustering related text objects | |
GB0016222D0 | Image processing | |
GB0016216D0 | Image processing | |
GB9921340D0 | Bomb containment device | |
GB9906293D0 | Improvements relating to postal services | |
GB9820558D0 | A secure data transfer system | |
GB9806668D0 | Sorting system | |
GB0026938D0 | Sorting system | |
GB9705474D0 | Sorting system | |
GB9626580D0 | Envelope opening device | |
GB9624034D0 | Drop bag fitting | |
GB9615110D0 | Luminescing inks and use of such inks in coding and other marking operations |