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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Floyd W. Worth, Ii, Richardson, TX (US);
James M. Pippin, Keller, TX (US);
Dale E. Redford, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Heribert Stumpf, Rye, NY (US);
Floyd W. Worth, II, Richardson, TX (US);
James M. Pippin, Keller, TX (US);
Dale E. Redford, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Heribert Stumpf, Rye, NY (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method for sorting mail pieces includes the steps of loading mail pieces to be sorted into individual holders, sorting the holders using an automated system that stores and reorders the holders so that the holders are ordered according to a sort scheme for the mail pieces, storing the sorted holders in a storage area during sorting, and then unloading the mail pieces from the holders in order according to the sort scheme. The storage step occurs during sorting in the sense that a series of reordered holders is gradually created in one of a variety ways by the sorting process, and a storage area is provided for this purpose. Preferably the method further includes steps of unloading the sorted holders from the storage area and transporting the holders to an unloading station at which the unloading step is carried out.