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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
Roy Schoon, Glenview, IL (US);
Gary L. Vandersyde, Naperville, IL (US);
David Schwaba, Chicago, IL (US);
Mike Stollenwerck, Libertyville, IL (US);
Eric Yadong Jin, Chicago, IL (US);
Roy Schoon, Glenview, IL (US);
Gary L. VanderSyde, Naperville, IL (US);
David Schwaba, Chicago, IL (US);
Mike Stollenwerck, Libertyville, IL (US);
Eric Yadong Jin, Chicago, IL (US);
Bowe Bell +Howell Postal Systems Company, Wheeling, IL (US);
Abstract
An in-line mail weighing system and scale comprises a mail piece transport mounted atop a load cell. The mail piece transport includes a drive assembly and a pressure assembly defining a transport path. Mail pieces are moved through the mail piece transport, on edge. The load cell takes a series of weight measurements for each mail piece in a stream of mail pieces as each mail piece moves through the mail piece transport at a constant high speed, and then accurately calculates the weight of each mail piece.