Facility wide mixed mail sorting and/or sequencing system and components and methods thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9020634
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13909782

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The invention generally relates to a facility wide sorting and/or sequencing system for improving product processing operations and, more particularly, to a facility wide system and related functionality for simultaneously sorting and sequencing mixed mail pieces such as, for example, flats and letter mail pieces. The flats and letter mail pieces are placed in frames so that all types of mail pieces can be sorted and/or sequenced simultaneously through merging and diverting a stream of filled trays into and out of different streams at a full or substantially full transport speed.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE BETHESDA MD 20817-1877

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bailey, David Vestal, US 60 4468
Benninger, David Endwell, US 6 289
Blackwell, Wayne Chenango Forks, US 9 435
Bossard, Matthew Montrose, US 3 282
Dalton, Bryan Endicott, US 6 279
Erb, Thomas Endicott, US 3 276
Finney, Michael Endicott, US 18 3622
Gaug, Mark Vestal, US 15 817
Hartman, John Apalachin, US 20 547
Marks, Kenneth Bridge City, US 11 361
Micha, Jamie Binghamton, US 3 282
Nasakaitis, John Elmira, US 5 80
Olver, William Binghamton, US 3 282
Ondreyko, Daniel Binghamton, US 2 275
Patrick, John Endicott, US 32 684
Porter, Joseph Conklin, US 5 275
Riehle, Kalon Johnson City, US 2 275
Scrivener, Leslie Sayre, US 2 275
Sensenig, Gerald Vestal, US 3 282
Solowiej, Clifford Apalachin, US 3 282
Sweet, Frank Greene, US 3 276
Swetland, Jamie Gillette, US 2 275
Wee, Jonathan Endicott, US 3 276
Williams, Bruce Endwell, US 79 1508
Zimmer, Kevin Greene, US 2 275

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