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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Robert J. Felice, Endicott, NY (US);
Patrick J. Fitzgibbons, Owego, NY (US);
John T. Swider, Port Crane, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Felice, Endicott, NY (US);
Patrick J. Fitzgibbons, Owego, NY (US);
John T. Swider, Port Crane, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mail depository apparatus includes a rigid housing forming a channel adapted for directing deposited mail items and an interface member adapted to attach a flexible container to the housing for receiving deposited mail items from the channel, wherein the interface member is adapted to seal the flexible container to the housing to substantially prevent escape of air from the flexible container and the housing at the interface member.