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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120017785 | Simplified Sort Induction Process and Apparatus A parcel processing system and method, The system includes an automated unloading apparatus, a singulation apparatus, a scan apparatus, and a sorting system. The automated unloading apparatus is configured to unload parcels from a trailer substantially without human int... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110114543 | PROCESSING SHINY MAIL PIECES Methods, apparatus, software and systems are disclosed for improved processing of mailpieces in order to reduce expensive manual steps. Shiny mail, i.e., mailpieces having glossy surfaces that sometimes interfere with printing of barcodes and or ID Tags may lead to reje... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110089089 | AUTOMATIC FEEDER CONTROL SETUP BASED ON CLIENT MAILSTREAM Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for automatically configuring a feeder system of a mail sorting system are shown and described. The feeder system is configured in accordance with a customer's mailing parameters. This improves the performance of the mail ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110060662 | METHODS FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS FOR MAILING Methods for packaging products for mailing A method includes receiving an order for a product by a manufacturer and from a customer, the product having an associated retail packaging that cannot be sorted using letter and flats sorting equipment. The method includes pac... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110029127 | ESCORT BASED SORTING SYSTEM FOR MAIL SORTING CENTERS An Escort-Based Sorting (EBS) mail sorting and distribution center system configured and controlled for optimum mail flow and dispatch, minimal sorting center space usage, and elimination of peripheral storage and retrieval equipment. A plurality of input stations each ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100293111 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE ADDRESS QUALITY AND MAIL PREPARATION ON AN INDICIA PRINTING SYSTEM The present application generally relates to mail processing equipment and techniques. More specifically, the present application relates to a mail processing system and related method for transporting and imaging addressed mail pieces of a mailing to qualify the mailin... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100236997 | PROFILE BASED LASER CUTTING WITHIN A HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORT DEVICE The present application relates to a method and system thereof for performing laser cutting on a mail piece during processing on a document processing device such as a sorter. Laser cutting is performed to effectively cut mail pieces during transport on the document pro... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100241272 | Automated product transporting and sorting apparatus and method An automated mail transporting and sorting apparatus is provided. The automated mail transporting and sorting apparatus includes an identifying and processing machine for determining a particular category from a group of at least two categories of each mail item of a co... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100230328 | INTELLIGENT BARCODE SYSTEMS Systems and methods using intelligent barcodes for processing mail, packages, or other items in transport are provided. Systems and methods allowing end-to-end visibility of a mail stream by uniquely identifying and tracking mail pieces are also provided. Systems and me... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100228387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS SORTING OPERATION IN A MULTIPLE SORTER ENVIRONMENT The present application relates to a system and method for sorting mailpieces prior to their delivery to the postal authority. The system and method allow for the running of different first pass sort schemes on multiple sorters in a sorting facility without stopping ope... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100170831 | A MAILPIECE CONVEYOR DEVICE WITH SERVOCONTROL ON REJECT RATE A device for conveying flat articles, in which device the flat articles are moved in series while being at a pitch one from the next that is normally constant, includes a synchronization device for compensating for a certain amount of variation in said pitch. This devic... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100174604 | Business method for promoting goods and services of providers A business method for promoting goods and services of providers includes the steps of designating a group of targeted recipients, and storing demographics information of each recipient in an electronic database. A plurality of direct mail items including provider promot... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100169242 | MULTIPLE CARRIER MAIL SORTING SYSTEM Systems and methods including mailing machines configured to selecting a route and carrier or carriers for delivery of the mail and for finishing the mail according the selection are described. In one illustrative configuration, the mailing machine tags mail pieces acco... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100147751 | Mail Holder for Use in a Mail Sorting System A holder for flat objects according the invention includes an endless belt made of a flexible sheet material, wherein an end portion of the belt is folded into itself forming an inner bend and an outer bend with the inner bend disposed inside of the outer bend. A set of... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100122943 | Method and System for Identifying and Recognizing Products for Sorting/Sequencing Operations A method and system is provided for identifying and recognizing products such as mail pieces and, more particularly, a method and system of object recognition based mail piece fingerprinting is provided to be used with sorting and/or sequencing processes. The system for... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100122942 | Multi-Machine Mail Sorting System A sorting system for postal mail has a plurality of input sections capable of operating in parallel, each including a feeder that takes in mail pieces one at a time and a scanner that scans each mail piece for destination indicia. The system further includes a plurality... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100025309 | DELIVERY POINT SEQUENCING MAIL SORTING SYSTEM WITH FLAT MAIL CAPABILITY A method and apparatus for sorting articles to a delivery point sequence includes at least one article sorter adapted to sort articles and a conveying system operable to arrange and convey containers of articles sorted in a first sort pass to an induct of the article so... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090301947 | PROCESSING SHINY MAIL PIECES Methods, apparatus, software and systems are disclosed for improved processing of mailpieces in order to reduce expensive manual steps. Shiny mail, i.e., mailpieces having glossy surfaces that sometimes interfere with printing of barcodes and or ID Tags may lead to reje... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090294338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING MAILINGS RECEIVED The present subject matter relates generally to techniques and/or equipment for validating mail items within a mail processing system. Sort scheme data and mail item identification data are loaded into the mail processing system. The mail item identification data includ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090288997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL PROCESSING OF MAIL USING SENDER AND RECIPIENT NETWORKED MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEMS Systems and methods for authenticating the mailer of a mail piece in a manner that is trustworthy and not easily susceptible to fraudulent manipulation are provided. A mail processing system is utilized by recipients of mail pieces to scan each incoming mail piece. The ... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090254212 | BULK FLATS INDUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM A method and system for transferring flats mail from palletized bundles into a flats sorting system. The bundles are loaded into a system in which they are scanned for delivery zone information. The bundles are transported to a tray loading station based on delivery zon... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090230031 | Method and system for sorting of extended capability mail A method for sorting flat mail pieces includes the steps of; sorting automation letters on the first pass of a two pass operation, then sorting extended capability letters after all automation mail has been sorted on pass one of a two pass operation. A control system id... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090223872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING ITEMS Disclosed is a system and method of dynamically sorting items for delivery to diverse destinations in which at least one target location changes during the sorting process using an electronic array that correlates diverse destinations to target locations for sorting, wh... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090223877 | Sorting Mail in Carrier Walk Sequence An automated mail sorting system including a display for displaying the image of an item of mail belonging to a carrier route, and input device for associating the image with any of a plurality of stations in a walking sequence of the carrier route, and a sorter having ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090218262 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A MAIL ITEM THROUGH A DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM Processing and tracking of individual mail items processed through a document processing system such as a sorter or inserter utilize a mail item identifier that is unique with respect to each individual mail item. A mail item may have a postal authority approved code re... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090218261 | Method and Device for Sorting Objects An apparatus and a method for sorting objects. The apparatus has an input conveyor, an output conveyor, two loading devices, two unloading devices and a drive. Each loading device is configured to fill the input conveyor with at least one object. Each unloading device e... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090206013 | SORT PLAN OPTIMIZATION Aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods for improving a sort plan. According to one embodiment, several groups are formed where each group contains articles having an identifier of a hierarchical structure. In certain embodiments, the identifier may inclu... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090173672 | Apparatus and methods for reading an identification code from a mailpiece Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for reading an identification code from a mailpiece. In one embodiment, there are a reader unit and a reader head assembly connected by an optical cable, which provide for the identification of a mailpi... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090159508 | Relational scheme assignment A method and system are provided for mail item processing within a mail sort environment. In particular, a method and system are provided for allowing different mail sort schemes that share common sort parameters to be referenced to one another in a mail sort environmen... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090159509 | Method and system to provide address services with a document processing system A method and system are provided for updating address information and using document processing equipment to print delivery point information, including a barcode or readable text, on mail pieces. The address data is processed and updated by a service provider or by an ... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090145818 | Mail Processing System And Method A mail processing system includes a plurality of trays that are each adapted to hold a plurality of mail items. The mail items in a tray are directed to a common recipient. The system also includes a plurality of mail processing machines that are adapted to process the ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090139914 | MAILPIECE REJECT PROCESSING OF FIRST PASS DPS REJECTS Methods, apparatus, software and systems are disclosed for improved processing and especially sorting of mailpieces in order to reduce expensive manual steps. Mailpieces rejected during a first pass DPS sort, in one embodiment, are transferred to a special Reject Encodi... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090143898 | DETERMINING DISPOSITION OF UNDELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED MAIL In some example, a computerized method includes sorting mail, wherein sorting mail for a mail piece comprises reading an encoded value located on the mail piece. Sorting the mail also includes decoding the encoded value to determine an identification of a class of the m... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090139913 | High Capacity Sweepside Mail Cart and Method of Use Thereof A postal cart according to the invention includes a base on wheels and a support frame mounted on the base. An upper shelf and a lower shelf are mounted at the top and bottom of the frame and accessible from a front side of the cart. A series of rectangular compartments... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090119117 | SUPPLYING PRE-SORT DISCOUNT RATE DATA TO POSTAGE METER A method includes receiving, in a postage meter, input from a user to select a rate option in the postage meter for mail that is to be pre-sorted at a remote location. If the selected pre-sort rate option has been programmed into the postage meter, the postage meter is ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114575 | Method and System for Tracking of Items The invention provides a system and method for enabling manual sorting items to one of several designated areas associated with delivery destinations. The system includes a conveyor for transporting a stream of items. A video camera is positioned to capture an image of ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090084713 | Systems and Methods for Segregating Undesired Mail Systems and methods for optimizing the process of segregating undesired mail using an incoming mail sorter are described and in certain examples, systems including those for using information feed-forward and/or feedback systems for making selective physical delivery de... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090083187 | MAIL STERILIZATION INDICATOR A mail piece having a sterilization indicator includes an irradiation status area applied to a part of said mail piece. The irradiation status area is adapted to be activated by radiation. The irradiation status area has a first color prior to activation by radiation. T... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090074558 | Method and Device for Processing and Transporting Items in a Sequence A method and device for processing and transporting items, particularly mail items, measure a processing attribute for each item. A value which each predefined feature assumes for the item is measured. A data record for the item is generated including the measured featu... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090057207 | MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ADDRESS CHANGE SERVICE Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a mailing including one or more mail pieces. The exemplary systems and method include capturing address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data associated with each respective mail piece of the mailing. A deli... | 03/05/2009 |
