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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Timothy B. Barnum, Severna Park, MD (US);
George Laws, Goldvein, VA (US);
Leung M. Shiu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
James E. Goodbar, Iii, Springfield, VA (US);
Timothy B. Barnum, Severna Park, MD (US);
George Laws, Goldvein, VA (US);
Leung M. Shiu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
James E. Goodbar, III, Springfield, VA (US);
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods that allow for orienting and delivering mail between a postage verifier and a mail sorter. A postage verifier includes an optical character reader for decoding addresses on mail pieces that do not have bar codes. A reverter orients mail from the postage verifier into a position required for processing by the mail sorter. A combination of mail carrying modules carry the mail from the reverter to the mail sorter. The mail sorter prints bar code information on mail lacking bar codes, when the data is available, and sorts the mail based on the bar code information.