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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2022
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
Scott R. Bombaugh, Burke, VA (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 3/00 (2006.01); B07C 1/02 (2006.01); B07C 3/10 (2006.01); B07C 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 3/008 (2013.01); B07C 1/025 (2013.01); B07C 3/10 (2013.01); B07C 3/14 (2013.01); B07C 2301/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method for sorting and sequencing articles in a processing facility are disclosed. Delivery endpoints are divided and grouped into stop groups. A first sorter sorts items according to stop group and outputs the items to trays. The output trays from the first sorter are loaded to a second sorter in stop group order. The second sorter can then sort the items into output bins in delivery sequence order.