Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies Company

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Raytheon Company

Boeckeler Instruments Inc.

Bell & Howell Mail Messaging Technologies Company

John Corradini

Kevin Button

Douglas McLean

James Biggers

James Bigger

Some embodiments pertain to a projectile that includes a casing and at least one fin that extends from the casing. The projectile further includes a drive inside the casing and an adjustment mechanism inside the casing. The adjustment mechanism includes a first gear that engages the drive and a second gear that engages the fin and the first gear. The second gear includes teeth that are different distances from an axis of rotation of the second gear. The teeth of the second gear that engage the first gear may be the farthest from the axis of rotation of the second gear when the fin is aligned with a flight axis of the projectile. The engaging teeth of the second gear get closer to the axis of rotation of the second gear as the fin is maneuvered away from the flight axis of the projectile.

Projectile that includes a fin adjustment mechanism with changing backlash

An apparatus for high speed packing of envelopes is disclosed. The apparatus includes an envelope flap opening assembly which facilitates the opening of each envelope by a finger of an opening element as the envelope passes through packing apparatus. Each envelope may then be conveyed into a first staging assembly where the envelope is stopped, allowing a freely rotating conveyor to force the envelope into contact with an ejection conveyor to direct the envelope from the first staging assembly. The envelope is then transported to the packing assembly by an intermediate conveyor having a plurality of distinctly and selectively driven conveyors to allow staging of the envelopes along the intermediate conveyor. A quick and efficient envelope packing assembly then packs the envelopes and ejects the envelope to an exiting conveyor which seals each packed envelope.

High speed envelope packing apparatus

A stage and thread assembly is disclosed for use in a high speed envelope packing apparatus. The assembly receives from the side, a single envelope with flap open. The assembly precisely aligns and positions the envelope in a pre-stage area via a plurality of entry ramps, continuously running belts, and back stops, correcting any misalignment. Once positioned in the pre-stage area, the apparatus stages the envelope in a position above the thread roller of the high speed packing apparatus so that the envelope can be threaded on the packing plate for insertion of material into the envelope. The staging of the envelope is achieved via a plurality of rollers including, d-rollers, flipper rollers, and stage rollers. The envelope is staged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of entry of the envelope.

Stage and thread assembly for highspeed envelope packing apparatus

A cable-driven pan and tilt mounting system for cameras and other similar and related devices which provides such devices with a limitless range of motion. The invention utilizes two motors with each motor independently controlling the panning or tilting of the camera, respectively. The use of a cable drive in the apparatus eliminates the inaccuracy inherent in similar gear-driven systems and further simplifies the design making it more cost-effective and efficient. Furthermore, even though no gears are utilized in the cable drive, the present invention simulates a geared motion and, in doing so, provides smooth and accurate repositioning for any device mounted to it.

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

John Corradini