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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Jerry Leitz, New Milford, CT (US);
Donald A. Ross, New Milford, CT (US);
Paul Snopkowski, Southbury, CT (US);
John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Jerry Leitz, New Milford, CT (US);
Donald A. Ross, New Milford, CT (US);
Paul Snopkowski, Southbury, CT (US);
John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An on-edge stacking machine having a mailpiece input device to release mailpieces, one at a time, to a stacking deck for stacking. A speed monitoring device and a sensing device are used to monitor the moving speed and the arrival time of a mailpiece from the input device to a reference point of the stacking machine. Based on the moving speed and the arrival time, a displacement distance of the arriving mailpiece is computed. A segmented roller is then used to move the arriving mailpiece into the bottom of the stack in a two-part motion cycle, based on the displacement of the arriving mailpiece.