Avery Dennison Corporation

Diebold Election Systems, Inc.

Electron Systems & Software, LLC

Bradley W Borne

Bryan A Pittman

Donald S Nelson, Jr

Anahit Tataryan

Douglas W Wilson

Wallace Ray Fischer

Jerry Wagoner

Harminder Patria

Brett Hamilton Barrett

Robert L Leonard, Jr

Gary Lemmon

Brian Clubb

John Elder

Darrin Heffernan

Brian Brucker

Lester Wright

Stephen Presutti

Tracey L Glenn

A modular integrated software and hardware suite can accept data exported from a voter registration database corresponding to requests for mail ballots, sort the data as necessary for ballot preparation, create a road map for ballot mailing preparation, provide for mail presorting, scan returned ballot envelopes using a ballot envelope scanner, and accept data from the scanner. The scanner uses a passive feed system, a separator brush, and a variable speed straight paper path to minimize jamming through the ballot envelope scanner. The scanner can work with a workstation application to interpret a barcode, store an image of the ballot envelope signature in association with a specific voter, print an endorsement on each verified ballot envelope, and store the endorsement with the signature image. The scanner can divert ballot envelopes with unrecognizable or unmatched barcodes to a separate tray for manual processing.

Integrated vote by mail processing system

A label sheet assembly is provided with bar code information thereon defining the layout of the labels on the backing sheet. A versatile label dispenser apparatus advances the label sheets and deflects them over a peeling bar in one direction to partially separate the labels from the backing sheet; with the advancing action being determined by the bar code information. The label sheet assemblies are then deflected in the opposite direction, and are routed in a substantially flat condition to the output of the dispenser apparatus. The labels are partially dispensed, substantially vertically from the dispenser, and a substantial number of sensors are provided to sense when all of the labels have been removed; and then the dispenser advances the label sheet assembly to partially dispense the next row of labels. The bar code reader may also sense the leading edge of the label sheet assembly to accurately control the incremental advancing of the label sheet assembly.

Versatile label sheet and dispenser

Label printer

Growing community of inventors

Uniontown, OH, United States of America

Bradley W Borne