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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:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Edward J. Kapturowski, Apex, NC (US);
Richard D. Johnson, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Kapturowski, Apex, NC (US);
Richard D. Johnson, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bowe Bell + Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided for staging and processing documents including sheet articles, particularly for processing of sheet articles for mail processing. Different sets of pusher members for advancing document sets along a conveying path are used within the sheet processing machine. The action of the different sets of pusher members within the staging station permits a larger window and location to feed document sets into the staging station to increase processing efficiency.