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Patent No.:

US 9604256 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Logical Turn Services Inc., Markham, CA;

Inventors:

Kirk Serjeantson, Markham, CA;

Adam Stevenson, Hamilton, CA;

David Short, Ancestor, CA;

Jim McLellan, Mississauga, CA;

Assignee:

Logical Turn Services Inc., Markham, Ontario, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B07C 3/14 (2006.01); B07C 5/16 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 3/14 (2013.01); B07C 5/16 (2013.01); B07C 5/342 (2013.01); B07C 7/005 (2013.01); B07C 2301/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for providing intelligent mail recovery are provided. A cart for receiving a bucket containing mail items provide a camera and scale on a frame for detecting movement of mail items and determining destination as well as an associated weight of the mail item. An indicator is provided to an operator of the system as to the destination of the mail item. The mail item can then be sorted to the appropriate sort location. The system provides the ability to efficiently sort mail in addition to being portable within a sorting facility.


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