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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Bell and Howell, Llc., Wheeling, IL (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Kapturowski, Apex, NC (US);
Robin L. Heilman, Garner, NC (US);
Aaron A. Kracht, Raleigh, NC (US);
Todd Murdock, Clayton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bell and Howell, LLC., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present application relates to techniques and equipment to manufacture mailpieces containing inserts. The equipment can be an inserter or an envelope wrapper that collects documents and inserts on a collating track before the material is inserted into an envelope by inserting equipment or wrapped with paper or film to make an envelope by wrapping equipment. More specifically, the present application relates to a rotary insert feeder that feeds inserts to a collating track on inserting or wrapping type equipment.