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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:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eduard Svyatsky, Libertyville, IL (US);
Pashkeev Nikolai Vladimirovich, Kiev, UA;
Sheihon Boris Markovich, Kiev, UA;
Svyatsky Adolf Michailovich, Kiev, UA;
Vadim Belyaev, Sebastopol, UA;
Assignee:
Bowe Bell & Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/942 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/942 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for high speed tray unloading and mail transporting includes a tray unloading apparatus which receives a continuous stream of mail trays and sequentially unloads them in proper orientation onto a conveyor assembly; a dual conveyor system for delivering the unloaded mail to a transport system; and a spiral transport system having optimal drive means for controllably moving mail pieces from one location to another.