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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2002
Walter Conard, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Patrick Casher, North Aurora, IL (US);
John O'callaghan, Skokie, IL (US);
Daniel Gibbons, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Fredrick Hegland, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Roy Schoon, Glenview, IL (US);
George Rabindran, Davie, FL (US);
Walter Conard, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Patrick Casher, North Aurora, IL (US);
John O'Callaghan, Skokie, IL (US);
Daniel Gibbons, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Fredrick Hegland, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Roy Schoon, Glenview, IL (US);
George Rabindran, Davie, FL (US);
Bowe Bell + Howell Postage Systems Company, Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The apparatus contains a scale transport assembly for transporting mail pieces seriatim, a mail piece channel pathway assembly for maintaining the vertical orientation of individual mail pieces, a load cell assembly for measuring the mail piece weight, an x-y table assembly for allowing position adjustments of the weighing system, data collection circuitry, and a support module. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with bulk mail processing systems or it can be used independently.