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POST OFFICE

Overview
  • Total Patents
    2,299
About

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.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing POST OFFICEs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# 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

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
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