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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1994
David J Tilles, Woodstock, MD (US);
Francisco J San Miguel, Catonsville, MD (US);
Thomas F Grapes, Columbia, MD (US);
Diane L Deemer, Palatine, IL (US);
Stanley K Wakamiya, Ellicott City, MD (US);
James D Mullennix, Crofton, MD (US);
Mark W Westerdale, Millersville, MD (US);
David Bialik, Towson, MD (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A modular mail processing method and control system for sorting pieces of incoming, internal, and outgoing mail including a plurality of sorting bins which correspond to either mail stops or zip codes depending on which sort plan is selected. The modular mail processing method and control system permitting mixed pieces of mail of various sizes to be sorted. Additionally, an internal mail envelope, which has address regions consisting of blocks, may be utilized in connection with the modular mail processing method and control system in order to allow accurate detection of handwritten addresses.