CA2097959A1 - Just-in-time mail delivery system and method - Google Patents

Just-in-time mail delivery system and method

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CA2097959A1
CA2097959A1 CA002097959A CA2097959A CA2097959A1 CA 2097959 A1 CA2097959 A1 CA 2097959A1 CA 002097959 A CA002097959 A CA 002097959A CA 2097959 A CA2097959 A CA 2097959A CA 2097959 A1 CA2097959 A1 CA 2097959A1
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mail
local
destination
common carrier
delivery system
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Je H. Oh
William M. Hunt
Ronald P. Sansone
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination

Abstract

A system and method far reducing the amount of mail that is submitted to a local post office and reducing the effort required by a local post office. A mailer sorts mail and separates local mail from non local mail, identifies the destination of the non local mail and puts the same in a tray in accordance with the destination thereof. The mail destined for each destination is processed in accordance with the departure time of a transportation system so that the mail will be received just-in-time by a common carrier.
The non local mail is then forwarded to the common carrier by the mailer and the common carrier delivers the mail to a transport vehicle destined for a postal distribution center.
CA002097959A 1992-06-18 1993-06-08 Just-in-time mail delivery system and method Expired - Fee Related CA2097959C (en)

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US900,397 1992-06-18
US07/900,397 US5446667A (en) 1992-06-18 1992-06-18 Just-in-time mail delivery system and method

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CA2097959A1 true CA2097959A1 (en) 1993-12-19
CA2097959C CA2097959C (en) 2001-03-27

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EP (1) EP0575109B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2097959C (en)
DE (1) DE69307402T3 (en)

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EP0575109B2 (en) 2003-01-02
EP0575109B1 (en) 1997-01-15
DE69307402D1 (en) 1997-02-27
US5446667A (en) 1995-08-29
CA2097959C (en) 2001-03-27
DE69307402T2 (en) 1997-05-15
DE69307402T3 (en) 2003-06-18
EP0575109A1 (en) 1993-12-22

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