Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Condition responsive means controls separating means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-13
2010-02-09
Mackey, Patrick H (Department: 3653)
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Condition responsive means controls separating means
C700S224000, C700S226000, C700S227000, C209S900000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07659487
ABSTRACT:
Today, high density mailings such as “marriage mail,” Advo type advertisements, saturation mail, periodicals, and catalogs often require manual handling by the postal authority. Other than saturation mailings, where every carrier stop gets the same article, these items must be addressed. Verification of production is often desired due to spoilage and damage during production, which requires rework by the mailer. The addition of a data controlled mail collation feeder to existing or new Postal Authority automation equipment or the like eliminates the need to manually handle these difficult mail types and eliminates the need to address specific items. The manual casing at the delivery is eliminated. The data processing system that controls the data controlled mail collation feeder will also perform delivery confirmation and may assess postage due.
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English translation of previously submitted WO 2005/053864, filed May 22, 2006; English translation entitled: Method for Sorting Addressed and Unaddressed Mail Items, pp. 1-16 with Figures 1-5 (3 pages).
European Search Report issued in European Patent Application No. 05 024 231.2-2307, mailed Jul. 17, 2009.
Conard Walter S.
Parenti Daniel J.
Wojdyla Richard J.
Bowe Bell & Howell Postal Systems Company
Mackey Patrick H
Matthews Terrell H
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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