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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2001
Eric A. Belec, Southbury, CT (US);
Michael M. Farrell, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Jeffrey A. Gateman, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Edward C. Miller, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Denis J. Stemmle, Stratford, CT (US);
Eric A. Belec, Southbury, CT (US);
Michael M. Farrell, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Jeffrey A. Gateman, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Edward C. Miller, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Denis J. Stemmle, Stratford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for expelling air out of mailpieces includes the steps of creating a stack of the mailpieces; cutting an opening in at least some of the mailpieces; jogging the stack of mailpieces; and subjecting the stack of mailpieces to at least one compression/decompression cycle during the jogging step thereby expelling air out of the at least some of the mailpieces through their corresponding openings.