EP0169145A3 - Envelope sorting apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0169145A3
EP0169145A3 EP85401460A EP85401460A EP0169145A3 EP 0169145 A3 EP0169145 A3 EP 0169145A3 EP 85401460 A EP85401460 A EP 85401460A EP 85401460 A EP85401460 A EP 85401460A EP 0169145 A3 EP0169145 A3 EP 0169145A3
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envelopes
sorting apparatus
envelope
sensing
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EP0169145A2 (en
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Albert F. Stevens
Paul E. Haley
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Opex Corp
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    • 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
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M7/00—Devices for opening envelopes
    • B43M7/02—Devices for both opening envelopes and removing contents

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Abstract

A sorting apparatus sequentially delivers envelopes to a staging area for transfer past a device for sensing specified characteristics of each envelope and/or its contents, and in­ corporates a deflector mechanism which is capable of selec­ tively delivering envelopes to any of a plurality of receiving areas in accordance with signals received from the sensing device. The apparatus is capable of use as a stand alone unit, or as an integral portion of a mail extraction device. In either case, the area into which envelopes of a specified charac­ teristic are deflected may be secured, so that the diverted envelopes may be safely retained for subsequent access only by authorized personnel.
EP85401460A 1984-07-16 1985-07-16 Envelope sorting apparatus Withdrawn EP0169145A3 (en)

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US63095584A 1984-07-16 1984-07-16
US630955 1984-07-16

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EP0169145A2 EP0169145A2 (en) 1986-01-22
EP0169145A3 true EP0169145A3 (en) 1986-07-30

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EP85401460A Withdrawn EP0169145A3 (en) 1984-07-16 1985-07-16 Envelope sorting apparatus

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AU (1) AU4506185A (en)
ES (1) ES8703302A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA855343B (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0225288A3 (en) * 1985-11-27 1988-03-30 Opex Corporation Apparatus for monitoring the thickness of an object
US5240116A (en) * 1986-09-05 1993-08-31 Opex Corporation Method and apparatus for determining the orientation of a document
US5842693A (en) * 1986-09-05 1998-12-01 Opex Corporation Automated mail extraction and remittance processing
US4863037A (en) * 1986-09-05 1989-09-05 Opex Corporation Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail and the like
US5310062A (en) * 1986-09-05 1994-05-10 Opex Corporation Apparatus for automated mail extraction and remittance processing
US5460273A (en) * 1986-09-05 1995-10-24 Opex Corporation Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail having varied characteristics
GB9217568D0 (en) * 1992-08-19 1992-09-30 The Technology Partnership Ltd Device and method for detecting residual content of emptied envelopes
NL9202297A (en) * 1992-12-31 1994-07-18 Hadewe Bv Method and device for checking whether documents are separated from an opened envelope.

Citations (2)

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US3712468A (en) * 1971-02-24 1973-01-23 W Wenner Device which scans and detects for contents in a package
US4272943A (en) * 1977-05-31 1981-06-16 Mail-Ex Corporation Envelope processing machine and method

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3712468A (en) * 1971-02-24 1973-01-23 W Wenner Device which scans and detects for contents in a package
US4272943A (en) * 1977-05-31 1981-06-16 Mail-Ex Corporation Envelope processing machine and method

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ES8703302A1 (en) 1987-03-01
AU4506185A (en) 1986-01-23
ZA855343B (en) 1986-02-26
ES545626A0 (en) 1987-03-01
EP0169145A2 (en) 1986-01-22

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