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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7166814 | Sorting machine The sorting machine main body of a sorting machine is a slender machine provided with a chain conveyer along an upper and lower two level endless loop route, and includes an IN side turn back portion, a transfer portion, a sorting portion, an OUT side turn back port... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6997666 | Automated cart unloading/conveyor system An automated cart unloading/conveyor system for automated unloading of articles from a transport vehicle or cart to one or more transfer surfaces, conveyors, or other platforms. A specially configured cart carries articles to be transferred upon shelves. The cart is... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6561360 | Automatic tray handling system for sorter An automatic tray-handling system for use with a mail sorter (26) having a plurality of tray supporters, comprises a transporter (50) having a conveying surface (56) and an insertion/extraction assembly (58); and respective feed (44a, 44b) and discharge c... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558103 | Container unloading apparatus An apparatus for unloading packages, parcels, postal items, baggage, etc., from a container having an open side. The apparatus has a sliding wall that is disposed over the open side of the container when the container is receiving within the apparatus. Th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6447236 | Docking station A docking station for a robotic mail tray loading system includes a ground plate that is mounted to the floor of the building in which the robotic mail tray loading system is housed. The ground plate has first and second wheel-retaining recesses that pref... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5183368 | Apparatus for transporting light loads by means of self-propelled carriages on rails An apparatus is disclosed for transporting loads of the type comprising self-propelled carriages movable on rails and having assembly structure on which removable containers may be engaged and temporarily fixed, loading and unloading of such containers ta... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5096354 | Apparatus for receiving and/or delivering articles Apparatus for receiving and/or delivering articles comprises a generally horizontal conveyor having a number of cars arranged to travel along it. A receiving station and a delivering station are located in the path of travel of the cars along the conveyor... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4698775 | Self-contained mobile reprogrammable automation device A mobile transport unit for independently operating within an enclosed environment. The transport unit is adapted for carrying a robotic manipulator arm and cargo within the environment, and includes an infrared communications transmitter/receiver for com... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4281955 | Method and apparatus for unloading bulk mail vans A method and apparatus for unloading bulk mail vans in accordance with which the conventional roll-in or piggyback unloading dock conveyors of bulk mail handling centers, such as are operated by the United States Postal Service, are equipped with an auxil... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4183707 | Door for a mail sorting bin An improved door is provided for a mail sorting bin which is made of a resilient noise damping material and includes a trip lever integrally formed with the door. The trip lever is substantially coplanar with the door and has a first portion extending out... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4008813 | Conveying device for code sorting postal items The invention relates to a device for code sorting postal items, comprising a continuously driven and guided main cable conveyor, and one or more feed stations, where postal items are fed to the main conveyor, coded information relative to the destination... | 02/22/1977 |
