The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1999
Uwe Hübler, Berlin, DE;
Carsten Müller, Gmünd, DE;
Michael Schmidt-Kretschmer, Lehnitz, DE;
Francotyp-Postalia AG & Co., Birkenwerder, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for weighing moving postal items, particularly letters arranged standing on edge, has a weighing pan for the postal items having a lightweight structure resistant to bending and being torsionally stiff, the weighing pan being coupled to a weighing cell at the approximate location of the shared center of gravity of the weighing pan,and a piece of mail arranged centrally on the weighing pan,and having the highest allowable weight and the largest allowable dimensions. The weighing pan has a back wall,for guiding the piece of mail and a transport unit for the piece of mail that simultaneously forms the bottom of the weighing pan.