System and method of unloading a container of items

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10737298
APP PUB NO 20170348733A1
SERIAL NO

15687269

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Embodiments of a system and method for unloading articles from a container of items for use in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a belt, a moveable lower paddle, and a moveable upper paddle, wherein the lower paddle is configured to partially extend through a belt of the automatic stack feeder. The movement of the belt, the lower paddle, and the upper paddle are coordinated such that there is no need to interrupt the operation of the automatic stack feeder to unload the container.

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW WASHINGTON DC 20260

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  • 2017 Application Filing Year
  • B07C Class
  • 233 Applications Filed
  • 190 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 81.55 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, John W Manassas, US 39 771
Dickey, Darin Owings Mills, US 6 42
Good, Matthew G Eldersburg, US 21 106
Houston, Edward F Bristow, US 25 134
Hume, Robert E Woodstock, US 9 79
Mayhall, Riley H Germantown, US 14 122
McConnell, William P Woodstock, US 26 383
Roman, Juan A Fairfax, US 17 117
Shiu, Leung M Gaithersburg, US 23 197

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