Lockheed Martin Corporation

John Nasakaitis

Mark Gaug

Bryan Dalton

Wayne Blackwell

Bruce A Williams

Thomas Erb

Jonathan Wee

David K Brown

John F Hartman

David Bailey

Michael J Riess

Michael W Finney

Joseph W Porter

Jamie R Swetland

David Benninger

Gerald Sensenig

Clifford Solowiej

Matthew Bossard

Jamie Micha

William Olver

Kalon Riehle

Leslie Scrivener

Frank Sweet

Kevin Zimmer

Kenneth Marks

Daniel Ondreyko

John Patrick

Brian Bennett

Eric Eaton

Jean-Paul Laplante

A mail piece insertion mechanism is provided and, more particularly, mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods used for inserting mail pieces such as, for example, residual mail, into individual mail piece folders or containers is provided. The method of inserting mail pieces into folders includes opening the folders and aligning a mechanism with the opened folders and inserting the mail pieces therein. The insertion mechanism includes a mechanism configured open folders and a mechanism configured to insert mail pieces into the open folders.

Mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods of use

The invention generally relates to a facility wide sorting and/or sequencing system for improving product processing operations and, more particularly, to a facility wide system and related functionality for simultaneously sorting and sequencing mixed mail pieces such as, for example, flats and letter mail pieces. The flats and letter mail pieces are placed in frames so that all types of mail pieces can be sorted and/or sequenced simultaneously through merging and diverting a stream of filled trays into and out of different streams at a full or substantially full transport speed.

Facility wide mixed mail sorting and/or sequencing system and components and methods thereof

Method of inserting mail pieces into individual folder

A method includes deducting selected ones of a plurality of products from a first sorting and/or sequencing system to a conveying system, and determining data including at least one of: a predicted position of each of the selected ones of the plurality of products within the conveying system, and speed and direction of conveyors of the conveying system. The method also includes controlling movement of the selected ones of the plurality of products through the conveying system by controlling speed and direction of the conveyors based upon the determined data, and inducting the selected ones of the plurality of products onto a second sorting and/or sequencing system.

Configurable intelligent conveyor system and method

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Elmira, NY, United States of America

John Nasakaitis