Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Signature associating
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Signature associating
C270S052010, C270S052160, C270S052190, C053S447000, C053S540000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11240604
ABSTRACT:
A collating apparatus and method to merge different types of document sets into a single collated packet prior to a mail processing insertion operation. The collating device utilizes a synchronous conveyor pathway for conveying different types of document sets serially down the pathway and merging them into a single collated packet. The document sets are delivered downstream with a combination of pivotable and fixed position pusher members and are combined into a single collated packet in any desired order.
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Johnson Richard D.
Kapturowski Edward J.
Zuech Joseph I.
Bowe Bell & Howell Company
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Nicholson, III Leslie A
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