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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Robert R Dewitt, Marlton, NJ (US);
David Helmlinger, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert R DeWitt, Marlton, NJ (US);
David Helmlinger, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Opex Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 1/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/00 (2006.01); B43M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 (2013.01); B43M 7/00 (2013.01); B43M 7/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for processing mail by severing an edge of each envelope in a stack of mail. The apparatus includes an input bin for receiving a stack of mail. A feeder feeds the bottom envelope from the input bin to a transport that conveys the envelope along an envelope path. A cutter positioned along the envelope path severs one edge of the envelopes. A detector detects a characteristic of the envelope and a sorter sorts the envelope in response to the detected characteristic.