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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Applicant:
James A. Salomon, Cheshire, CT (US);
Inventor:
James A. Salomon, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of determining the mass of a mail piece using a load cell. A mail piece whose mass is to be determined is transported across a platform without stopping or slowing the mail piece. A load cell measures the horizontal force applied to the load cell by the transported mail piece. This horizontal force, along with the acceleration of the mail piece, allows a determination of the mass of the mail piece.