公开(公告)号：US4355880A

公开(公告)日：1982-10-26

申请号：US155868

申请日：1980-06-02

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle

IPC分类号： B65H29/58 ,  B65H83/00 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G05G15/00 ,  B65H5/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/60 ,  G03G2215/00185

摘要： A method of recirculative precollation copying of simplex documents in forward serial page order by stacking the set of simplex document sheets in proper page order, but face-down and overlying the imaging station, and circulating the document set in its first and last circulations through a non-inverting reversing document path between the stack and the imaging station. In all other circulations of the document set the documents circulate through a different, unidirectional, document path with two inversions, with a single inversion between the stack and the imaging station and another common inversion between the imaging station and the stack used in all circulations, to provide proper simplex/duplex copying of an odd or even number of simplex documents without counting them before they are copied.

摘要翻译： 通过以正确的页面顺序，但面朝下并覆盖成像站，将文件集合在其第一次和最后一次循环中循环通过一个单独文档的循环预纯化复制的方法， 堆叠和成像站之间的非反相反转文档路径。 在文件的所有其他循环中，文件通过具有两个倒转的不同的单向文档路径循环，在堆叠和成像站之间具有单个反转，并且在所有循环中使用的成像站和堆叠之间的另一个常见的反转， 在复制单词之前提供奇数或偶数单数文档的单一/双工复制，而不必对它们进行计数。

公开(公告)号：US3997263A

公开(公告)日：1976-12-14

申请号：US615317

申请日：1975-09-22

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle

IPC分类号： G03B27/46 ,  B65H3/44 ,  B65H39/10 ,  B65H39/11 ,  B65H83/00 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03B27/52 ,  B65H29/58 ,  G03B27/70

CPC分类号： G03G15/6552

摘要： In a copier in which a document handling system alternatingly recirculates documents in forward serial order and then in reverse serial order relative to the optical imaging system to provide bi-directional pre-collated copying in which the copies form copy sheet sets which are alternately in forward and reverse serial order. Two copy sheet bins collect alternate copy sheet sets via a copy sheet output control which alternatingly switches the path of the copy sheets between these two bins in response to the switching between the forward and reverse serial order of copying of the documents. The first bin provides face-up stacking of the copy sheets to re-establish forward serial order collation and the second bin provides face-down stacking to maintain forward serial collation, cooperatively with the copy sheet output control.

摘要翻译： 在一个复印机中，其中文件处理系统以正向串行顺序交替地循环文件，然后相对于光学成像系统以相反的顺序循环文件，以提供双向预整理复印，其中副本形成交替地向前的复印纸集 并反向串行顺序。 两个复印纸盒通过复印纸输出控件收集备用复印纸集，响应于正文和反向顺序复印文档之间的切换，在这两个纸盒之间交替地切换复印纸的路径。 第一个箱子提供正面堆叠的复印纸以重新建立正向串行订单整理，第二个仓库提供面朝下堆叠，以保持前端串行排序，与副本输出控件协同工作。

公开(公告)号：US08369985B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12518385

申请日：2006-04-07

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  B07C5/02 ,  B07C5/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  B65H5/16

CPC分类号： B07C5/3412 ,  B07C3/082 ,  B65G1/0457 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  Y10S209/90

摘要： A mail sorter, method, and software product are used for sorting inbound mail pieces and outbound mail pieces. The mail sorter includes sorter modules cooperatively engaged with each other, so as to receive mail pieces that are a mixture of both inbound mail pieces and outbound mail pieces, and so as to sort both the inbound mail pieces and the outbound mail pieces. The mail sorter also includes an unsorted mail piece path that is utilized by both the inbound mail pieces and the outbound mail pieces. The outbound mail pieces are mail pieces destined for sorting at a remote postal facility prior to delivery to destination addresses, whereas the inbound mail pieces are mail pieces that are not destined for sorting at a remote postal facility prior to delivery to destination addresses.

摘要翻译： 邮件分类器，方法和软件产品用于分类入站邮件和出站邮件。 邮件分拣机包括彼此协作接合的分拣机模块，以便接收作为入站邮件和出站邮件的混合物的邮件，并且对入站邮件和出站邮件进行排序。 邮件分拣机还包括由入站邮件和出站邮件片段使用的未排序的邮件路径。 出站邮件是在分发到目的地地址之前要在远程邮政设施上排序的邮件，而入站邮件是在发送到目的地地址之前不用于在远程邮政设施进行排序的邮件。

公开(公告)号：US08022329B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US11885231

申请日：2005-12-07

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Douglas B. Quine

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Douglas B. Quine

IPC分类号： B07C5/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/202 ,  B07C3/08 ,  B65H29/003 ,  B65H2405/55 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  Y10S209/90 ,  Y10S209/912

摘要： A sorting system accepts a group of mail pieces at a loading station, sorts them, and then moves them to an unloading station. The system includes a reader for retrieving delivery information associated with each mail piece, and also includes clamps dimensioned for receipt of a mail piece into each clamp. The system has a device for creating an association between the retrieved delivery information of each mail piece and its respective clamp. The system also has a sorter for moving the clamps holding the mail pieces, based upon the association of each clamp with the retrieved delivery information, so that the mail pieces held by the clamps are sorted according to a desired delivery sequence. Additionally, the system includes a mechanism for opening the sorted clamps to release the mail pieces at the unloading station.

摘要翻译： 分拣系统在加载站接受一组邮件，对它们进行排序，然后将它们移动到卸载站。 该系统包括用于检索与每个邮件相关联的传送信息的读取器，并且还包括用于接收邮件到每个夹具中的尺寸的夹具。 该系统具有用于在每个邮件的检索到的传送信息与其各自的夹具之间建立关联的设备。 该系统还具有分拣机，用于基于每个夹具与检索的传送信息的关联来移动夹持邮件的夹具，使得由夹具保持的邮件根据期望的传送顺序进行分类。 此外，该系统包括用于打开分类夹具以在卸载站处释放邮件的机构。

公开(公告)号：US07928336B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US11885242

申请日：2005-12-07

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle

IPC分类号： B07C5/00 ,  B65G47/86

CPC分类号： G08G1/202 ,  B07C3/08 ,  B65H29/003 ,  B65H2405/55 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  Y10S209/90 ,  Y10S209/912

摘要： A clamp is designed for accepting a mail piece at a loading station, and for releasably holding the mail piece while the mail piece is moved to an unloading station via a sorting system. The clamp is manipulated in the sorting system, instead of manipulating the mail piece held by the clamp. The clamp includes jaws for releasably holding the mail piece, plus a machine readable identifier, plus a mechanism for engaging with the sorting system. The clamp's identifier includes clamp information which uniquely identifies the clamp. The clamp information is for use by the sorting system, in combination with address information on the mail piece, to enable sortation of the mail piece held by the clamp.

摘要翻译： 夹具设计用于在装载站处接收邮件，并且在邮件通过分类系统移动到卸载站时可释放地保持邮件。 在分拣系统中操纵夹具，而不是操纵夹具所保持的邮件。 夹具包括用于可释放地保持邮件的卡爪，加上机器可读标识符，以及用于与分类系统接合的机构。 夹具的标识符包括唯一标识夹具的夹具信息。 夹具信息由分拣系统使用，与邮件上的地址信息相结合，以便能够对由夹具保持的邮件进行分类。

公开(公告)号：US07868264B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-11

申请号：US11632921

申请日：2005-07-21

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Donald Caddy ,  Douglas B. Quine

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Donald Caddy ,  Douglas B. Quine

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： B07C3/082 ,  B07C3/00 ,  Y10S209/90 ,  Y10S209/912

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for sorting mail pieces that may include both standard and higher class mail. The mail pieces are for delivery to various addresses, and the present invention postpones delivery to some addresses if those addresses are receiving insufficient mail. According to this method, data is collected about each mail piece, and that data for each mail piece is associated with a respective holder that holds the mail piece. Mail is withheld from immediate delivery if the collected data associated with the holder indicates that the mail piece is standard class having a non-immediate delivery deadline, provided that the collected data associated with other holders indicates that there are no other pieces having the same address and having either a higher class or an immediate delivery date.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于分类可包括标准邮件和高级邮件的邮件的系统和方法。 这些邮件用于递送到各种地址，并且如果这些地址正在接收到不足的邮件，本发明将传送到一些地址。 根据该方法，收集关于每个邮件的数据，并且每个邮件的数据与保存邮件的相应持有人相关联。 如果与持有人相关联的收集的数据表明邮件是具有非即时交货截止日期的标准类别，则邮件将立即交付，只要与其他持有人相关的收集数据表明没有其他作品具有相同的地址 并且具有较高的类别或即时交货日期。

公开(公告)号：US20100167895A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12721586

申请日：2010-03-11

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Clare E. Woodman ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  Michael J. Cummings

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Clare E. Woodman ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  Michael J. Cummings

IPC分类号： B31B1/00

CPC分类号： B31B70/00 ,  B31B70/88 ,  B31B2150/00 ,  B31B2160/10 ,  B31B2170/20 ,  B65B25/14

摘要： A method for producing a continuous web of printed material for use in creating mailpieces. The continuous web has a width and a length, the length comprised of a series of attached sheets. The series of attached sheets are comprising envelope sheets and rectangular content pages. The content pages are rectangular in shape and may be oriented relative to the envelope sheets in a number of different configurations. In some configurations, two sets of content pages and/or envelope sheets can be printed across the width of the web. Sheets for forming business return envelopes may be printed in series with the content pages and envelope sheets. BREs may include individualized return addresses. A control code may be printed on one or more of the sheets for a given mailpiece, providing information for controlling assembly of the mailpiece. Two sets of sheets may be printed across the width of the web by printing content pages onto the continuous web such that two end-to-end content pages are printed across the width of the web. Positioning of mail content pages and envelope sheets for a given mailpiece may be optimized based on respective processing times determined for the system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造用于创建邮件的印刷材料的连续幅材的方法。 连续卷材具有宽度和长度，长度由一系列附着的片材组成。 一系列附页包括信封页和矩形内容页。 内容页面的形状是矩形，并且可以以多种不同的配置相对于封套片材定向。 在一些配置中，两组内容页面和/或信封页可以跨网幅的宽度打印。 用于形成商业退货信封的单据可以与内容页和信封表一并列印。 BRE可以包括个性化返回地址。 可以在一个或多个用于给定邮件的纸张上打印控制代码，提供用于控制邮件的组装的信息。 可以通过将内容页面打印到连续的网页上来跨越网络的宽度打印两组纸张，使得两个端到端的内容页面跨纸幅的宽度打印。 可以基于为系统确定的相应处理时间来优化给定邮件的邮件内容页面和信封页面的定位。

公开(公告)号：US07641116B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-05

申请号：US11262617

申请日：2005-10-31

申请人： Bertrand Haas ,  Denis J. Stemmle

发明人： Bertrand Haas ,  Denis J. Stemmle

IPC分类号： G07C13/00

CPC分类号： G07C13/00

摘要： An envelope for use in containing and authenticating a ballot is presented. The envelope has a containment region dimensioned to receive a ballot or other desired document in accordance with the particular application with which the envelope is used and has a pre-defined area on the back to carry the signature of a person such as a voter using the envelope to vote by mail. A flap portion outside the pre-defined area is used to seal the containment region. A window cover is substantially in registration with the pre-defined signature area to obscure the signature in a first operative configuration and to reveal the pre-defined signature area in a second operative and to re-obscure the signature area after the signature area has been revealed whereby the ballot remains sealed during the pre-defined signature area obscured, revealed and re-obscured configurations. The window cover is arranged for automatic removal by mechanical opening means for automated processing.

摘要翻译： 提供用于包含和认证投票的信封。 信封具有遏制区域，其尺寸设置为根据使用信封的具体应用接收投票或其他期望的文件，并且在背面具有预定义区域以携带诸如选民的人的签名，使用 信封通过邮件投票。 在预定区域之外的折翼部分用于密封容纳区域。 窗口盖基本上与预定义的签名区域对准，以掩盖第一操作配置中的签名并且在第二操作中显露预定义的签名区域，并且在签名区域已经被覆盖之后重新遮蔽签名区域 透露，在预定义的签名区域中，投票保持密封模糊，显示和重新遮蔽配置。 窗盖被布置成用于通过机械打开装置自动移除以进行自动处理。

公开(公告)号：US07540494B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-02

申请号：US11118250

申请日：2005-04-29

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Pascal Ferracani ,  Mark D. Lee

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Pascal Ferracani ,  Mark D. Lee

IPC分类号： B65H1/00

CPC分类号： B65H1/04 ,  B65H2402/442 ,  B65H2403/41 ,  B65H2403/732 ,  B65H2405/12 ,  B65H2511/12 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/04 ,  B65H2220/11

摘要： A media feeder for feeding media items includes a moveable media side guide. A force limiting mechanism is coupled to move the side guide such that the side guide can be moved into engagement with media items with a force that will not exceed a predetermined level. A second mechanism is coupled to move the side guide a predetermined distance away from the media items. In one arrangement a first and a second moveable media side guides are mounted adjacent a media elevator platform. A first force limiting drive means is connected to a side guide adjustment mechanism operable to cause the guides toward or away from each other. A second drive means is connected to the side guide adjustment mechanism and is operable to cause the side guide adjustment mechanism to move the guides such that a predefined gap is established between the media items on the platform and the side guides after the side guides are moved into engagement with the media items. The second drive means may be operated by movement of an operator operable member such as cover for a media elevator platform housing. The feeder side guides may be adjusted to the predefined gap by a method that includes the opening and closing of the of the media elevator platform housing cover.

摘要翻译： 用于馈送媒体物品的介质馈送器包括可移动介质侧引导件。 联接力限制机构以移动侧引导件，使得侧引导件能够以不超过预定水平的力移动成与介质物品接合。 第二机构被联接以使侧向导向件离开介质物品预定距离。 在一种布置中，第一和第二可移动介质侧引导件邻近介质升降平台安装。 第一力限制驱动装置连接到侧引导调节机构，该侧引导调节机构可操作以使引导件朝向或远离彼此。 第二驱动装置连接到侧引导调节机构并且可操作以使侧引导调节机构移动引导件，使得在侧引导件移动之后，在平台上的介质物品与侧导板之间建立预定间隙 与媒体项目进行接触。 第二驱动装置可以通过诸如用于媒体升降平台壳体的盖的操作者可操作构件的运动来操作。 馈送器侧引导件可以通过包括媒体升降平台壳体盖的打开和关闭的方法来调整到预定的间隙。

公开(公告)号：US20090078618A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11632921

申请日：2005-07-21

申请人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Donald Caddy ,  Douglas B. Quine

发明人： Denis J. Stemmle ,  Donald Caddy ,  Douglas B. Quine

IPC分类号： B07C3/00

CPC分类号： B07C3/082 ,  B07C3/00 ,  Y10S209/90 ,  Y10S209/912

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for sorting mail pieces that may include both standard and higher class mail. The mail pieces are for delivery to various addresses, and the present invention postpones delivery to some addresses if those addresses are receiving insufficient mail. According to this method, data is collected about each mail piece, and that data for each mail piece is associated with a respective holder that holds the mail piece. Mail is withheld from immediate delivery if the collected data associated with the holder indicates that the mail piece is standard class having a non-immediate delivery deadline, provided that the collected data associated with other holders indicates that there are no other pieces having the same address and having either a higher class or an immediate delivery date.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于分类可包括标准邮件和高级邮件的邮件的系统和方法。 这些邮件用于递送到各种地址，并且如果这些地址正在接收到不足的邮件，本发明将传送到一些地址。 根据该方法，收集关于每个邮件的数据，并且每个邮件的数据与保存邮件的相应持有人相关联。 如果与持有人相关联的收集的数据表明邮件是具有非即时交货截止日期的标准类别，则邮件将立即交付，只要与其他持有人相关的收集数据表明没有其他作品具有相同的地址 并且具有较高的类别或即时交货日期。