AU2002228875A1 - System for relieving overburdened postal sorting equipment - Google Patents

System for relieving overburdened postal sorting equipment

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Publication number
AU2002228875A1
AU2002228875A1 AU2002228875A AU2887502A AU2002228875A1 AU 2002228875 A1 AU2002228875 A1 AU 2002228875A1 AU 2002228875 A AU2002228875 A AU 2002228875A AU 2887502 A AU2887502 A AU 2887502A AU 2002228875 A1 AU2002228875 A1 AU 2002228875A1
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
mail
batches
overburdened
sorting
sorted
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Abandoned
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AU2002228875A
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English (en)
Inventor
Christopher Scott Brehm
Stanley Alan Engel
Michael Todd Mcalpin
Sandy Lee Pittman
Joseph Clay Teate
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
United Parcel Service Inc
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Publication of AU2002228875A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002228875A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/933—Accumulation receiving separated items

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  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
AU2002228875A 2000-11-06 2001-11-06 System for relieving overburdened postal sorting equipment Abandoned AU2002228875A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US24630400P 2000-11-06 2000-11-06
US60/246,304 2000-11-06
PCT/US2001/047095 WO2002036274A2 (en) 2000-11-06 2001-11-06 System for relieving overburdened postal sorting equipment

Publications (1)

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AU2002228875A1 true AU2002228875A1 (en) 2002-05-15

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Country Status (11)

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US (2) US20020053533A1 (de)
EP (1) EP1339505B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2004512934A (de)
CN (1) CN1471441A (de)
AT (1) ATE289881T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2002228875A1 (de)
CA (1) CA2428156C (de)
DE (1) DE60109192T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2237613T3 (de)
MX (1) MXPA03003990A (de)
WO (1) WO2002036274A2 (de)

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WO2002036274A2 (en) 2002-05-10
US20060287968A1 (en) 2006-12-21
WO2002036274A3 (en) 2003-01-03
CA2428156C (en) 2006-03-21
ES2237613T3 (es) 2005-08-01
CN1471441A (zh) 2004-01-28
ATE289881T1 (de) 2005-03-15
US7522971B2 (en) 2009-04-21
DE60109192D1 (de) 2005-04-07
JP2004512934A (ja) 2004-04-30
EP1339505B1 (de) 2005-03-02
US20020053533A1 (en) 2002-05-09
EP1339505A2 (de) 2003-09-03
MXPA03003990A (es) 2003-08-19
CA2428156A1 (en) 2002-05-10
DE60109192T2 (de) 2006-04-06

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