Universal multi-station document inserter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4547856
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06394388

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A method and associated apparatus for providing a universal multi-station document inserter, including the steps of providing a plurality of feeder stations for feeding documents in response to signals from a central processor, providing each feeder station with a unique address, storing feeder programs in distributed processors associated with the feeder stations which provide instructions to each feeder station for feeding documents, storing a supervisory program in the central processor which is capable of providing address and command signals to the distributed processors of the feeder stations, and interconnecting the central processor and the distributed processors for the transmission of signals so that upon receipt of the proper address and command signals at the feeder stations, the feeder stations will provide certain document feeding functions under control of the central processor in accordance with instructions programmed into the distributed processors associated therewith.

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PITNEY BOWES INC WALTER H WHEELER JR DRIVE STAMFORD CT A CORP OFDE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gomes, John M Bridgeport, CT 10 142
Piotroski, Peter N New Canaan, CT 8 221

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