Mail weighing system and scale apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6949710
APP PUB NO 20030230435A1
SERIAL NO

10087446

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An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The apparatus contains a scale transport assembly for transporting mail pieces seriatim, a mail piece channel pathway assembly for maintaining the vertical orientation of individual mail pieces, a load cell assembly for measuring the mail piece weight, an x-y table assembly for allowing position adjustments of the weighing system, data collection circuitry, and a support module. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with bulk mail processing systems or it can be used independently.

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BELL AND HOWELL LLC3791 SOUTH ALSTON AVENUE DURHAM NC 27713

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Casher, Patrick North Aurora, IL 3 7
Conard, Walter Lake Villa, IL 3 41
Gibbons, Daniel Arlington Heights, IL 7 124
Hegland, Fredrick Lake Zurich, IL 1 2
O'Callaghan, John Skokie, IL 18 115
Rabindran, George Davie, FL 8 119
Schoon, Roy Glenview, IL 2 9

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