Flats mail autotrayer system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7210893
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09694653

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A method and apparatus is disclosed for combining multiple small stacks of flats mailpieces into a single large stack of mailpieces and then transferring the large stack to a standard flats mail tray, all while maintaining the sequence order of the mail in the accumulated stack. The apparatus is comprised of three primary subsystems: a bridge conveyor, a stack accumulator, and an output tray station. The bridge conveyor carries mailpieces from the exit conveyor of a mail processing machine such as a collator, to the stack accumulator. The stack accumulator combines small stacks of mailpieces into large stacks in a desired sequence. The output tray station provides support for an empty tray as the accumulated mail stack is transferred to the tray, and then releases the filled tray in a controlled manner.

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BELL AND HOWELL LLC3791 S ALSTON AVENUE DURHAM NC 27713

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Archer, Steve Des Plaines, IL 4 62
Ogarek, Mike Chicago, IL 1 23
Overman, John Evanston, IL 11 123
Rabindran, George Davie, FL 8 119
Rice, deceased Dan Buffalo Grove, IL 1 23
Rice, legal representative Sherrie Buffalo Grove, IL 1 23
Stollenwerck, Mike Libertyville, IL 5 79

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