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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Mark Neebe, Catonsville, MD (US);
Matthew Good, Marriotsville, MD (US);
Charles Miller, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Neebe, Catonsville, MD (US);
Matthew Good, Marriotsville, MD (US);
Charles Miller, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 59/00 (2006.01); B65G 59/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for converting mail between trays in a multiple pass mail sorting system using a plurality of different tray types. Mail from a first type of tray is unloaded and stacked along with mail from other trays to form a large stack. The large stack of mail is then broken down into smaller stacks which are transferred to one of several outputs where the mail is loaded into different types of trays.