Dynamic gap establishing synchronous product insertion system

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PATENT NO 6435331
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09843916

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A conveyor system for synchronously combining the conveying paths of at least two asynchronously operated upstream conveyors for synchronized merger into at least one downstream conveyor comprises a synchronizing conveyor belt disposed upstream of the merger point of the at least two upstream asynchronously operated conveyors. When articles, such as, for example, postal mail pieces being conveyed along the at least two upstream asynchronously operated conveyors are detected as being likely to undergo a collision or overlap at the merge point of the at least two upstream asynchronously operated conveyors, the synchronizing conveyor belt is appropriately sped up or slowed down so as to not only avoid such interference, collision, or overlap of the postal mail pieces, but in addition, to provide sufficient spacing of the same upon the at least one downstream conveyor.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE BETHESDA MD 20817

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bollinger, Joe C Tulsa, OK 6 96
Mayerberg, II Willson L Bartlesville, OK 8 90
Olson, Jack E Tulsa, OK 10 324

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