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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Donald T. Dolan, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Yakup J. Igval, Milford, CT (US);
Gary S. Jacobson, Norwalk, CT (US);
Wesley A. Kirschner, Hamden, CT (US);
Norman R. Lilly, Monroe, CT (US);
Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr., Milford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method and device for improving the efficiency of a postage meter by using a sensing to detect the edges of an incoming envelope in order to initiate a multi-speed profile for transporting the envelope with different speeds through the postage meter. With the multi-speed profile, the postage meter is allowed to have sufficient time to process mail related data and provide mail related data to a print head before the envelope reaches a print zone where the print head starts printing an indicia on the envelope.