Material or article handling – Movable rack having superposed – charge-supporting elements,... – Wheeled rack
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-23
2009-06-30
Adams, Gregory W (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Movable rack having superposed, charge-supporting elements,...
Wheeled rack
C271S002000, C414S404000, C414S405000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07553119
ABSTRACT:
An automated flats handling system is provided that includes mail shuttles, a tray unloading section, a quality control area, a shuttle tilter, a shuttle return section and a stacker/loader. The tray unloading section has a conveyor and unloads mail from a standard tray into one of the shuttles. The quality control area also has a conveyor and facilitates grooming the mail in the shuttle. The shuttle tilter tilts each shuttle prior to unloading the mail from the shuttle. The shuttle return section also has a conveyor and returns the shuttles to the tray unloading section. The stacker/loader cooperates with the shuttle tilter and unloads the mail from the shuttles, creates a mail stack from the unloaded mail, and loads a portion of the mail stack into an automation compatible tray.
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Good Matthew Gene
Hillerich Thomas Anthony
Miller Charles Michael
Neebe Mark Thomas
Schlender Robert Lee
Adams Gregory W
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck P.C.
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