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International Billing Services, Inc.

Charles E Preston

Marc J Fagan

Jonathan D Emigh

Robert L Fehringer

Daniel M Saldana

Christian E Tammi

Steven L Mulkey

Steve M Johnson

Chris J Jones

Motaz Qutub

William L Hines

Brett J Flickner

Lino E Carnesecca

David L Smart

Cindy M Spear

Ronald T Cabeal

David P Pensa, Jr

Robert Leitner

A billing statement system comprising a billing statement having a plurality of sheets or pages of multiple lengths or which are otherwise of multiple sizes and/or shapes. The billing statement preferably comprises a plurality of sheets wherein at least one sheet is of different, generally larger, size than the other sheets, and in which the larger sheet has a first region with a consumer's mailing address on one side and a provider's mailing address on the reverse side, and a second region which contains detail or summary information on the charges due. The billing statement system includes a collator apparatus for collating billing statements having a plurality of sheets of multiple lengths, and a folder apparatus for folding collated billing statements having a plurality of sheets of multiple lengths.

Billing statement system

A collating apparatus for collation of a plurality of pages or sheets having varying lengths or widths. A plurality of sheets of different lengths are provided to a collating tray with a stopper adjacent one end. The leading edge of each of the plurality of sheets registers against the stopper. When all of sheets have entered the collator tray and registered against the stopper, a plurality of pinch rollers are brought together on the front or leading edge of the stack of sheets, removing the stack of sheets from the collating tray.

Collator apparatus

For use on a cyclically operating envelope inserter having a rotating member and a reciprocating member linked to the rotating member, a system for establishing an absolute reference point for timing a cycle of the apparatus that comprises an encoder for ascertaining rotational angle values for the rotating member linked to a detector for establishing for the reciprocating member a first reference point and a second reference point as the reciprocating member moves, wherein the first and second reference points are in terms of the ascertained rotational angle values. Additionally, a controller is provided that is responsive to the detector and encoder for determining from the first and the second reference points a rotational position for the absolute reference point.

System and method for establishing an absolute reference point for an

A system for marking an edge of a mailing piece with a desired indicia, thereby permits identification of the marked mailing piece when the marked mailing piece is stacked with other mailing pieces, usually similar mailing pieces. A computer directs which mailing piece is to be marked and activates the marking process. A group of computer controlled solenoids, with each solenoid linked to an indicia imprinting marking pad, is activated for the edge marking. Each activated solenoid forces the marking pad against the mailing piece's edge thereby marking the edge of the mailing piece.

Document edge marking apparatus

For use with an envelope having a flap, a body, and a fold region connecting the flap to the body, a wetting and sealing apparatus for wetting the envelope flap with a liquid and sealing, after folding at the fold region, the wetted envelope flap to the envelope body. A computer directs the wetting and sealing operations. A continually primed spraying nozzle applies the liquid producing an active adhesive to the envelope flap and a pressure foot seals the wetted envelope flap to the envelope body.

Envelope wetting and sealing apparatus

For use with a mailing packet assembling apparatus that creates a mailing packet from items comprised of machine readable indicia encoded forms and machine readable indicia encoded envelopes that are transferred into the assembling apparatus, a verification system for determining that the correct items are transferred for assembly into the mailing packet. The system has a data base with information on the items within the mailing packet, thereby establishing which forms and envelopes are required in the assembled mailing packet, a plurality of dynamically controlled detectors for identifying the indicia on each form and on each envelope, and a computer for verifying that the data base information and the dynamically detected form and envelope indicia correctly correspond or do not correctly correspond to the desired mailing packet and, if correct, direct the mailing packet to be assembled.

Dynamic forms and envelopes verification system

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Orangevale, CA, United States of America

Charles E Preston