DE69305228T2 - Gerät und Methode zum automatischen Entleeren von Briefen und automatischen Bearbeitung von Überweisungsschecks - Google Patents

Gerät und Methode zum automatischen Entleeren von Briefen und automatischen Bearbeitung von Überweisungsschecks

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DE69305228T2
DE69305228T2 DE69305228T DE69305228T DE69305228T2 DE 69305228 T2 DE69305228 T2 DE 69305228T2 DE 69305228 T DE69305228 T DE 69305228T DE 69305228 T DE69305228 T DE 69305228T DE 69305228 T2 DE69305228 T2 DE 69305228T2
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letters
bank transfer
emptying
processing bank
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Albert F Stevens
Mark A Stevens
Robert R Dewitt
William R Lile
Michael E York Michael E York
Jeffrey L Chodack Jeff Chodack
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Opex Corp
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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
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • 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
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M7/00—Devices for opening envelopes
    • B43M7/02—Devices for both opening envelopes and removing contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2553/00—Sensing or detecting means
    • B65H2553/40—Sensing or detecting means using optical, e.g. photographic, elements
    • B65H2553/41—Photoelectric detectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail
DE69305228T 1992-05-22 1993-05-24 Gerät und Methode zum automatischen Entleeren von Briefen und automatischen Bearbeitung von Überweisungsschecks Revoked DE69305228T2 (de)

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US07/887,621 US5310062A (en) 1986-09-05 1992-05-22 Apparatus for automated mail extraction and remittance processing

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EP (1) EP0571308B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2096757A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69305228T2 (de)

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