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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Michael Drago, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Edward Otto, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Drago, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Edward Otto, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Bowe Bell + Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 39/06 (2006.01); B07C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present subject matter relates to the field of document material handling in high-speed in-line mailing systems. In particular, the present subject matter relates to a cross track divert device, system and method for diverting a suspect or invalid document from a paper pathway prior to the document entering a raceway conveyor. The cross track divert device is designed to divert and remove the suspect or invalid document without stoppage of the mailing system's operation cycle.