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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1995
Frank W Delfer, Loomis, CA (US);
Charles B Clupper, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Steven L Mulkey, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Jonathan D Emigh, Somerset, CA (US);
International Billing Services, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Abstract
A bulk mailing system for controlling and processing mailing envelopes containing selected combinations of documents and inserts comprises a programmable computer controller, a plurality of printers, a controller interfaced collator for merging document pages from the printers, a document folder, and a controller interfaced inserter for filling the mailing envelopes with the selected combinations of document pages and inserts. Associated with the inserter are devices for marking the edges of envelopes with desired information indicia and for wetting and sealing the flaps of selected envelopes. Further, the controller verifies that the correct document forms, inserts, and mailing envelopes are matched and inserted into the mailing envelopes. Additionally, the controller selects and includes any desired combination of enclosures and inserts in the mailing envelopes.