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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Winston A Orsinger, Nazareth, PA (US);
Warren D Reinert, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bell & Howell Company, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156351 ; 118712 ; 156356 ; 156378 ;
Abstract
Sheets of address labels are scanned to determine when zip code changes occur. When such changes are detected an ultraviolet dye is sprayed by an air brush through a mask onto the first and all successive labels having the changed zip code. When the next zip code change is detected the spraying is terminated until a still further change occurs. The labels are then cut and affixed to envelopes for further detection and sorting into various zip codes for mailing.