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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
George M. Varghese, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Arkadiusz Nieckarz, Palatine, IL (US);
Gregory Wilmes, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian Bowers, Mundelein, IL (US);
George M. Varghese, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Arkadiusz Nieckarz, Palatine, IL (US);
Gregory Wilmes, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian Bowers, Mundelein, IL (US);
Bell and Howell, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present application relates to a method and system thereof for performing laser cutting on a mail piece during processing on a document processing device such as a sorter. Laser cutting is performed to effectively cut mail pieces during transport on the document processing equipment to ensure cut accuracy and to promote readability. The present teachings allow for selection of a cut profile based on mail piece attributes or markings and adaptive adjustment of the cut profile in accord with the positioning of the mail piece to achieve a desired cut pattern while the document processing device is running at high transport speed.