Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail and the like

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5054620
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07363146

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An apparatus for extracting contents from a plurality of envelopes comprises a device for severing edge portions of the envelopes and for discharging the edge-severed envelopes serially and one at a time, and a device for extracting the contents from the edge-severed envelopes including a pair of conveyor belts which diverge from a nip for receiving the edge-severed envelopes from the severing device, and vacuum ports cooperating with the conveyor belts to separate faces of the envelopes from one another, and a device for separating contents from the separated faces of the envelopes, for discharge from the apparatus. Also a device for receiving the separated contents and envelope faces, and for testing them to verify that only effectively extracted contents are passed on for further processing.

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OPEX CORPORATIONMOORESTOWN NJ 08057

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeWitt, Robert R Marlton, NJ 90 2111
Lile, William R Medford, NJ 17 493
Mitchell, Paul Hilltop, NJ 31 388
Stevens, Albert F Moorestown, NJ 20 556

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