Method of sorting postal items in flip/flop mode

Details Method of sorting postal items in flip/flop mode Method of sorting postal items in flip/flop mode

2011-07-26

2011-07-26

Matthews, Terrell H (Department: 3653)

Classifying, separating, and assorting solids

Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...

Condition responsive means controls separating means

C209S552000, C209S900000

Reexamination Certificate

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07985939

ABSTRACT:
A method of sorting postal items for preparing postman's walks on a postal sorting machine having an inlet and a set of sorting outlets includes loading a first batch of postal items and a second batch of postal items consecutively into the inlet of the machine, and directing the postal items of the first batch towards a first subset of sorting outlets, and the postal items of the second batch of postal items towards a second subset of sorting outlets that is separate from the first subset of sorting outlets; and while the postal items of the second batch of postal items are being directed towards the second subset of sorting outlets, reloading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the first subset of sorting outlets, and, while the postal items of the first batch of postal items are being directed towards the first subset of sorting outlets, re-loading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the second subset of sorting outlets.

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patent: 2005/0279674 (2005-12-01), Gillet
patent: WO 2006/020750 (2006-02-01), None

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