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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Luiz C. Harres, Allen, TX (US);
Peter Berdelle-hilge, Constance, DE;
Homer Dickerson, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Lelan Warren, Dallas, TX (US);
Tamas Eger, Arlington, TX (US);
Luiz C. Harres, Allen, TX (US);
Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Constance, DE;
Homer Dickerson, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Lelan Warren, Dallas, TX (US);
Tamas Eger, Arlington, TX (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A sorting system for postal mail has a plurality of input sections capable of operating in parallel, each including a feeder that takes in mail pieces one at a time and a scanner that scans each mail piece for destination indicia. The system further includes a plurality of stackers each comprising at least one row of pockets in which mail is stacked, and a routing section or switch network effective to route mail in accordance with a sort scheme from any input section to any pocket of a stacker. The routing section uses diverts and merges so that mail can be conveyed to each stacker in accordance with a sort scheme implemented by a control system.