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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:
Jan. 06, 1987
Filed:
May. 31, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ross M Carrell, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414117 ; 198444 ; 1984634 ; 209900 ; 271227 ; 271237 ; 271263 ;
Abstract
A singulation system for receiving unsingulated mail at a singulation station and for passing to an output station singulated mail. The singulation system includes a camera for viewing the unsingulated mail at the output edge of the singulation station for determining a profile of the top piece of unsingulated mail and a positionable lip at the output edge of the singulation station responsive to the signal indicating the profile for becoming shaped to the profile so that the upper piece of unsingulated mail can be passed over the lip to an output station.