Bell and Howell, LLC
Doing business as Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies CO
At a glance
Employees500+
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersDurham, NC
US patents597
SAM.gov UEIENNMWN7J4QN5
CAGE code82QD4
Incorporated inDE
- automation
- mechatronics equipment
- high volume
- mid volume
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
CareersCareers page — seen SEP 8, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
597 US patents granted 1976–2025, 5 of them in the five years to SEP 2025, including 29 design patents.
Optics 150Handling 135Audio-visual technology 58Chemical engineering 43Control 40
- Lockable shelves and methodsUS 12,330,838 · granted JUN 17, 2025
- Secure storage and retrieval systems and methodsUS 11,200,773 · granted DEC 14, 2021
- Systems and methods for providing gaps in article or package processingUS 11,180,323 · granted NOV 23, 2021
- Overhead reverse divert systems and methodsUS 10,994,947 · granted MAY 4, 2021
- Method and system for using mobile phone numbers to uniquely identify mail recipients and preferred medium for deliveryUS 10,956,873 · granted MAR 23, 2021
Newest 5 shown · Granted to Bell and Howell, LLC, Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies Company · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell and Howell, LLC | Durham | NC | 500+ | ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.