公开(公告)号：US06802504B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-12

申请号：US10280367

申请日：2002-10-25

申请人： Arthur H. DePoi ,  Shahzad H. Malick ,  Gregory P. Skinger

发明人： Arthur H. DePoi ,  Shahzad H. Malick ,  Gregory P. Skinger

IPC分类号： B65H702

CPC分类号： B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2511/52 ,  B65H2513/50 ,  B65H2553/51 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2220/03

摘要： The present invention relates to a system for providing diagnostic information relating to the performance of an inserter system having a roller arrangement for conveying a document in a linear direction and first and second sensors located in close proximity to the roller arrangement. Each of the sensors are operable to detect at least the presence of a leading edge of a document conveying in close proximity to each sensor. The control system of the inserter determines the time it takes for a leading edge of a document to convey from said first sensor to said second sensor and compares that time to a prescribed threshold time and provides diagnostic information based upon the measured times values.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于提供与具有用于沿直线方向传送文件的辊子装置的插入器系统的性能有关的诊断信息的系统，以及位于靠近辊子装置的第一和第二传感器。 每个传感器可操作以至少检测在每个传感器附近传送的文件的前缘的存在。 插入器的控制系统确定文档的前缘从所述第一传感器传送到所述第二传感器所花费的时间，并将该时间与规定的阈值时间进行比较，并且基于测量的时间值提供诊断信息。

公开(公告)号：US06644660B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-11

申请号：US10040207

申请日：2001-10-26

申请人： John W. Sussmeier ,  Jerry Leitz ,  Arthur H. Depoi ,  Gregory P. Skinger

发明人： John W. Sussmeier ,  Jerry Leitz ,  Arthur H. Depoi ,  Gregory P. Skinger

IPC分类号： B65H534

CPC分类号： B65H43/00 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2301/4452 ,  B65H2404/14 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2513/20 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： A system and method for correcting the timing and spacing between envelopes being serially processed in a high speed mail processing inserter system, whereby a pitch correcting module receives sensor input detecting unwanted pitch variation between envelopes and a transport mechanism in the pitch correcting module accelerates or decelerates an envelope according to a pitch correcting profile calculation performed by the pitch correcting module, the pitch correcting module being dimensioned to optimally perform pitch correction without interfering with high speed mail processing.

摘要翻译： 一种用于校正在高速邮件处理插入器系统中串行处理的信封之间的定时和间隔的系统和方法，由此音调校正模块接收传感器输入，其检测音圈校正模块中的信封与传送机构之间的不希望的间距变化，加速或减速 根据由音调校正模块执行的音调校正轮廓计算的包络，音调校正模块的尺寸被设计成在不干扰高速邮件处理的情况下最佳地执行音调校正。

公开(公告)号：US06687569B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-03

申请号：US10328971

申请日：2002-12-24

申请人： Gregory P. Skinger ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  John R. Masotta ,  William J. Wright

发明人： Gregory P. Skinger ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  John R. Masotta ,  William J. Wright

IPC分类号： G06F700

CPC分类号： B65H9/004 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2301/4452 ,  B65H2404/14 ,  B65H2404/7231 ,  B65H2511/51 ,  B65H2513/40 ,  B65H2801/66 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： A buffer transport system for staging accumulated documents produced by an input module of an inserter system. The system including a plurality of roller nips in series. Each of the roller nips are driven by an independently controllable motor in communication with a controller. The series of roller nips form stopping stations along the length of the buffer transport. Each of the stopping stations has a uniform length and is comprised of two or more of the roller nips. The roller nips in any given stopping station are electronically geared together under the control of the controller. The controller controls stopping stations to transfer accumulated documents within the stopping stations to a next downstream stopping station when it is sensed that the next downstream stopping station is open. If the next downstream station from a given station is not open, then the controller does not instructs the station to transfer documents downstream. The stopping stations are configurable between at least a first configuration and a second configuration. The second configuration having more roller nips in each station than in the first configuration. The first configuration includes more stopping stations, of shorter length, over the fixed length of the buffer transport than the second configuration.

摘要翻译： 一种用于分段由插入器系统的输入模块产生的累积文件的缓冲器传输系统。 该系统包括多个串联的辊压。 每个辊辊由与控制器连通的独立可控电动机驱动。 一系列辊压沿缓冲运输的长度形成停止站。 每个停止站具有均匀的长度，并且包括两个或更多个辊压。 在任何给定的停止站中的滚筒辊隙在控制器的控制下电子地连接在一起。 当感测到下一个下游停止站打开时，控制器控制停止站将停止站内的累积文件传送到下一个下游停止站。 如果来自给定站的下一个下游站没有打开，则控制器不会指示站下传文档。 停止站可在至少第一配置和第二配置之间配置。 第二配置在每个站中具有比在第一配置中更多的辊压。 第一种配置包括比第二种配置更多的停止站，其长度比缓冲区传输的固定长度更短。

公开(公告)号：US08198905B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US12578248

申请日：2009-10-13

申请人： John W. Sussmeier ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  Eddy Edel

发明人： John W. Sussmeier ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  Eddy Edel

IPC分类号： G01R27/26

CPC分类号： B43M5/042

摘要： A mailing system includes a mailing machine having an envelope feed path, a sealing system configured to apply a liquid to an envelope in the envelope feed path, a capacitive sensor located in the envelope feed path downstream from the sealing system, and a controller connected to the capacitive sensor. The sealing system may include a liquid reservoir and a liquid applicator. The capacitive sensor is configured to measure a quantity of liquid on a portion of the envelope applied by the sealing system and to generate a signal based on the measured quantity. The controller is configured to perform an operation based on the measured quantity signal from the capacitive sensor.

摘要翻译： 邮寄系统包括具有封套进给路径的邮寄机，被配置为将液体施加到封套进给路径中的封套的密封系统，位于密封系统下游的封套进给路径中的电容式传感器，以及连接到 电容传感器。 密封系统可以包括液体储存器和液体施加器。 电容传感器被配置为测量由密封系统施加的信封的一部分上的液体量，并且基于测量的量产生信号。 控制器被配置为基于来自电容传感器的测量量信号执行操作。

公开(公告)号：US08118294B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-21

申请号：US12578312

申请日：2009-10-13

申请人： Gregory P. Skinger

发明人： Gregory P. Skinger

IPC分类号： B65H43/06

CPC分类号： B65H39/02 ,  B43M3/04 ,  B65H43/04 ,  B65H2301/4311 ,  B65H2301/5111 ,  B65H2511/512 ,  B65H2701/12422 ,  B65H2701/1243 ,  B65H2701/1244 ,  B65H2801/66 ,  H04N1/00326 ,  H04N1/00339 ,  H04N2201/3219 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： A method and system for validating the completeness of a document collation includes obtaining information concerning a document having a first page and a last page, and processing the obtained information. The processed information is employed to apply a marking on the document that may be readable through an enclosure that visually obscures the marking. The marking may provide information regarding the completeness of the document collation within the enclosure. The processed information may be employed in a manner such that the applied marking includes a first page mark on the first page of the document collation and a last page mark in the last page of the document collation. The marks may be applied in respective predetermined zones on the first page and the last page. The first page zone and the last page zone may have a predetermined relationship for a document collation.

摘要翻译： 用于验证文档整理的完整性的方法和系统包括获得关于具有第一页和最后页的文档的信息，以及处理所获得的信息。 所处理的信息用于在文档上应用可以通过视觉上遮蔽标记的外壳来读取的标记。 标记可以提供关于封闭体内文档整理的完整性的信息。 经处理的信息可以以这样的方式被采用，使得所应用的标记包括文档整理的第一页上的第一页标记和文档整理的最后一页中的最后一页标记。 标记可以应用在第一页和最后一页上的相应预定区域中。 第一页区域和最后一页区域可以具有用于文档整理的预定关系。

公开(公告)号：US20080106022A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-08

申请号：US11581024

申请日：2006-10-13

申请人： John W. Sussmeier ,  Gregory P. Skinger

发明人： John W. Sussmeier ,  Gregory P. Skinger

IPC分类号： B41F13/58

CPC分类号： B65H35/02 ,  B26D5/00 ,  B26D11/00 ,  B65H15/00 ,  B65H29/145 ,  B65H29/6609 ,  B65H35/04 ,  B65H39/07 ,  B65H39/11 ,  B65H2301/3423 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2301/4311 ,  B65H2301/44514 ,  B65H2404/632 ,  B65H2801/66

摘要： An improved inserter input system and method for transversely cutting a web of printed material into separate sheets, the web including a plurality of separated side-by-side sheets. A set of sheets on the web is transported to the cutting device. One or more of the sheets in the set belongs to a new collation for which sheets have not previously been cut. The system determines whether sufficient collation parking spots exist to accommodate a new collation. If there are no available collation parking spots, and if all of the sheets in the set belong to the new collation, then transverse cutting is delayed until an open collation parking spot becomes available. If there are no available collation parking spots, and if a subset of sheets belong to a prior collation, then the web is partially cut to separate only the sheet, or sheets, that belong to the prior collation. The cutting of the other sheet(s) is delayed until the open collation parking spot becomes available. If there is an available collation parking spot, then the cutting device transversely cuts the entire set of side-by-side sheets.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的插入器输入系统和方法，用于将印刷材料的幅材横向切割成单独的片材，所述幅材包括多个分离的并排片材。 纸幅上的一组纸张被运送到切割装置。 该集合中的一个或多个纸张属于新的对照，其中纸张以前未被剪切。 系统确定是否存在足够的对照停车位以适应新的整理。 如果没有可用的对照停车位，并且如果集合中的所有纸张都属于新的对照，则横向切割被延迟，直到打开的排序停车位变得可用。 如果没有可用的对照停车位，并且如果纸张的子集属于现有的排序规则，则将幅材部分地切割成仅分离属于现有排序规则的纸张或纸张。 其他纸张的切割被延迟直到打开的对照停车位变得可用。 如果存在可用的排序停车位，则切割装置横向地切割整套并排的纸张。

公开(公告)号：US06781078B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US10186469

申请日：2002-06-28

申请人： Pradeep K. Das ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  David W. Spencer

发明人： Pradeep K. Das ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  David W. Spencer

IPC分类号： B07C504

CPC分类号： G06K9/00442 ,  B07C1/00

摘要： The present invention is directed to a system and method that identifies potentially life harming mailpieces. The system generally comprises a mailpiece sorting apparatus which includes a scanner, a scale, a appropriate thickness and length measurement sensors and compartments or bins for receiving sorted mailpieces, an OCR system for reading address information, one or more databases, microprocessor based control system, a document scanner and email functionality. The system and method captures and analyzes mailpiece metrics. The metrics are incorporated into a decision making process as to how the mailpiece should be sorted. The system and method identifies potentially life harming mailpieces with mailpiece processing so as to help deter delays in incoming mail delivery caused by the presence of life harming material in mailpieces and helps to protect the intended recipients from harm.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种识别潜在的生命危害邮件的系统和方法。 该系统通常包括邮件分类装置，其包括扫描仪，刻度尺，适当的厚度和长度测量传感器以及用于接收分类邮件的隔间或仓，用于读取地址信息的OCR系统，一个或多个数据库，基于微处理器的控制系统， 文档扫描器和电子邮件功能。 系统和方法捕获和分析邮件指标。 这些指标被纳入关于如何分类邮件的决策过程。 该系统和方法通过邮件处理识别潜在的生命危害邮件，以帮助阻止由于邮件中存在生命危害材料而导致的传入邮件传递的延迟，并且有助于保护预期的接收者免受伤害。

公开(公告)号：US06746007B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-08

申请号：US10280143

申请日：2002-10-25

申请人： Steven J. DaCunha ,  Gregory P. Skinger

发明人： Steven J. DaCunha ,  Gregory P. Skinger

IPC分类号： B43M304

CPC分类号： B43M3/04 ,  B65H2301/4352

摘要： A collating system having a plurality of feeders to release enclosure materials onto a deck and a plurality of pusher finger pairs moving along the deck for collating the released materials. The pusher finger pairs are mounted on a pair of moving belts at pre-determined positions. A sensing device is used to monitor whether any pusher finger is missing, broken or out of alignment, thereby rendering a pusher finger pair non-functioning. If a pusher finger pair is not functioning, the cell or pocket associated with that pusher finger pair will be marked “damaged” so that the feeders release enclosure materials only to the cells associated with functional pusher finger pairs.

摘要翻译： 一种整理系统，其具有多个供料器以将外壳材料释放到甲板上，以及沿着甲板移动的多个推动器手指对，用于整理所释放的材料。 推动手指对安装在预定位置上的一对移动带上。 感测装置用于监测任何推动手指是否丢失，断开或不对齐，从而使得推动手指对不起作用。 如果推动手指对不起作用，则与该推动手指对相关联的细胞或口袋将被标记为“损坏”，使得馈线仅将外壳材料释放到与功能性推动手指对相关联的细胞。

公开(公告)号：US06764070B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-20

申请号：US10280382

申请日：2002-10-25

申请人： John R. Masotta ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  William J. Wright

发明人： John R. Masotta ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  John W. Sussmeier ,  William J. Wright

IPC分类号： B65H344

CPC分类号： B65H29/6609 ,  B65H35/02 ,  B65H35/04 ,  B65H39/06 ,  B65H2301/3423 ,  B65H2301/4454 ,  B65H2404/6111 ,  B65H2511/10 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/04

摘要： A method and system for sheet accumulating wherein a web of material is cut into groups of cut sheets and a right-angle transport device is used to collate the cut sheets into packets. Because the cut sheets in each packet are moved into and out of the right-angle transport device in separate paths with different pathlengths, the cut sheets overlap with each other by an overlapped amount as they exit the right-angle transport device. A path deflector having a curved path is used in at least one of the paths in order to reduce the pathlength difference, thereby increasing the overlapped amount.

摘要翻译： 一种用于片材累积的方法和系统，其中将材料卷材切割成切割片组，并且使用直角传送装置将切割的片材整理成分组。 由于每个分组中的切割片在具有不同路径长度的分离路径中移入和移出直角传输装置，所以当它们离开直角传输装置时，切割片彼此重叠重叠。 在至少一个路径中使用具有弯曲路径的路径偏转器，以便减小路径长度差，从而增加重叠量。

公开(公告)号：US06758468B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-06

申请号：US10280169

申请日：2002-10-25

申请人： Steven J. DaCunha ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  Arthur H. DePol ,  Thomas P. Nash

发明人： Steven J. DaCunha ,  Gregory P. Skinger ,  Arthur H. DePol ,  Thomas P. Nash

IPC分类号： B65H306

CPC分类号： B65H3/042 ,  B65H3/523 ,  B65H2301/42322

摘要： A sheet feeder having a driving mechanism to release sheets of document from a stack out of an exit nip, one sheet at a time. A retard mechanism is used to prevent other sheets from being drawn out of the exit nip by the frictional force between the sheets. The retard mechanism has a frictional surface driven by a cylinder, which is allowed to rotate freely in only one direction to move the frictional surface against the editing direction of the released sheet. The driving mechanism is programmed to move backward in an intermittent manner to move the sheets in the bottom of the stack away from the exit nip so as to cause the cylinder to rotate in order to spread out the wear of the frictional surface. Preferably, the frictional surface has a plurality of cuts in a helical or partially helical pattern.

摘要翻译： 具有驱动机构的片材进给器，用于一次将一张纸从文件夹的出口压区中分离出来。 使用延迟机构来防止其它片材通过片材之间的摩擦力从出口压区引出。 延迟机构具有由气缸驱动的摩擦面，其允许在一个方向上自由旋转，以使摩擦表面相对于释放片的编辑方向移动。 驱动机构被编程为以间歇的方式向后移动，以使堆叠底部的片材离开出口压区移动，以使气缸旋转以扩展摩擦表面的磨损。 优选地，摩擦表面具有螺旋形或部分螺旋形的多个切口。