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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Opex Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
David R Helmlinger, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Robert DeWitt, Marlton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
OPX CORPORATION, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43M 7/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/04 (2006.01); B26D 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/00 (2013.01); B07C 5/04 (2013.01); B26D 7/32 (2013.01); B43M 7/00 (2013.01); B43M 7/008 (2013.01); Y10T 83/141 (2015.04); Y10T 83/2024 (2015.04); Y10T 83/2074 (2015.04); Y10T 83/2085 (2015.04); Y10T 83/2209 (2015.04); Y10T 83/6489 (2015.04);
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.