WO2006110465A3 - Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms - Google Patents

Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2006110465A3
WO2006110465A3 PCT/US2006/012861 US2006012861W WO2006110465A3 WO 2006110465 A3 WO2006110465 A3 WO 2006110465A3 US 2006012861 W US2006012861 W US 2006012861W WO 2006110465 A3 WO2006110465 A3 WO 2006110465A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
mail pieces
mail
outbound
inbound
sorter
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2006/012861
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2006110465A2 (en
Inventor
Denis J Stemmle
Original Assignee
Pitney Bowes Inc
Denis J Stemmle
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc, Denis J Stemmle filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Priority to EP06749427A priority Critical patent/EP1888262A4/en
Priority to US12/518,385 priority patent/US8369985B2/en
Publication of WO2006110465A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006110465A2/en
Publication of WO2006110465A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006110465A3/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3412—Sorting according to other particular properties according to a code applied to the object which indicates a property of the object, e.g. quality class, contents or incorrect indication
    • 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
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors
    • B07C3/082—In which the objects are carried by transport holders and the transport holders form part of the conveyor belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/0457—Storage devices mechanical with suspended load carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/137—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
    • B65G1/1373—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses
    • 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

Abstract

A mail sorter, method, and software product are used for sorting inbound mail pieces and outbound mail pieces. The mail sorter includes sorter modules cooperatively engaged with each other, so as to receive mail pieces that are a mixture of both inbound mail pieces and outbound mail pieces, and so as to sort both the inbound mail pieces and the outbound mail pieces. The mail sorter also includes an unsorted mail piece path that is utilized by both the inbound mail pieces and the outbound mail pieces. The outbound mail pieces are mail pieces destined for sorting at a remote postal facility prior to delivery to destination addresses, whereas the inbound mail pieces are mail pieces that are not destined for sorting at a remote postal facility prior to delivery to destination addresses.
PCT/US2006/012861 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms WO2006110465A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP06749427A EP1888262A4 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms
US12/518,385 US8369985B2 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US66934005P 2005-04-07 2005-04-07
US60/669,340 2005-04-07

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2006110465A2 WO2006110465A2 (en) 2006-10-19
WO2006110465A3 true WO2006110465A3 (en) 2007-04-05

Family

ID=37087342

Family Applications (3)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2006/012892 WO2006110486A2 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 Macro sorting system and method
PCT/US2006/012888 WO2006110484A1 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 System for responding to fulfillment orders
PCT/US2006/012861 WO2006110465A2 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2006/012892 WO2006110486A2 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 Macro sorting system and method
PCT/US2006/012888 WO2006110484A1 (en) 2005-04-07 2006-04-07 System for responding to fulfillment orders

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (4) US8731707B2 (en)
EP (3) EP1877199B1 (en)
WO (3) WO2006110486A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (51)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6894243B1 (en) * 1999-08-31 2005-05-17 United States Postal Service Identification coder reader and method for reading an identification code from a mailpiece
US7081595B1 (en) 1999-08-31 2006-07-25 United States Postal Service Apparatus and methods for processing mailpiece information in a mail processing device using sorter application software
US7060925B1 (en) * 1999-08-31 2006-06-13 United States Of America Postal Service Apparatus and methods for processing mailpiece information by an identification code server
US7591630B2 (en) 2003-08-29 2009-09-22 Casepick Systems, Llc Materials-handling system using autonomous transfer and transport vehicles
US8731707B2 (en) 2005-04-07 2014-05-20 Lockheed Martin Corporation System for responding to fulfillment orders
US9415422B2 (en) * 2006-03-10 2016-08-16 Siemens Industry, Inc. Mail sorting system
US7527261B2 (en) 2006-07-13 2009-05-05 Lockheed Martin Corporation Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein
US7820932B2 (en) 2006-07-13 2010-10-26 Lockheed Martin Corporation Mail sorter, method, and software product for a two-step and one-pass sorting algorithm
US7769765B2 (en) 2006-07-25 2010-08-03 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method and system for sorting mail
US8489230B2 (en) * 2007-03-07 2013-07-16 Jonathan Engle Recirculating sorting system
US8172090B1 (en) 2007-08-27 2012-05-08 DST Output West, LLC Large and small document combination optimization for document sequencing system
WO2009035694A1 (en) 2007-09-13 2009-03-19 Lockheed Martin Corporation Facility wide mixed mail sorting and/or sequencing system and components and methods thereof
DE102007057497A1 (en) 2007-11-29 2009-06-10 Siemens Ag Method and apparatus for merging two streams of articles
DE102007058581B4 (en) 2007-12-05 2011-03-24 Siemens Ag Sorting system for flat postal items
US8352383B2 (en) * 2007-12-21 2013-01-08 Bank Of America Corporation Systems and methods for altering mail routing, mail processing, and/or mode of delivery
JP2009155084A (en) 2007-12-27 2009-07-16 Toshiba Corp Sheet conveying apparatus
US20090210319A1 (en) * 2008-02-15 2009-08-20 Mazda Motor Of America Inc., D/B/A Mazda North American Operations Multi-party Commercial Web-Site and Web-Publishing Method
US8766128B2 (en) 2008-04-10 2014-07-01 Lockheed Martin Corporation Escort based sorting system for mail sorting centers
DE102008018937A1 (en) 2008-04-15 2009-10-29 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device and method for transporting objects over intersecting transport paths
US8136671B1 (en) 2008-09-10 2012-03-20 National Presort, Inc. Document sort machine having dual feeders
ATE543581T1 (en) * 2008-09-18 2012-02-15 Selex Elsag Spa SYSTEM FOR SORTING AND SEQUENCING MAIL
US8459462B2 (en) 2008-10-10 2013-06-11 Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated System and method for sorting specimen
US8695313B2 (en) * 2008-12-04 2014-04-15 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method of inserting mail pieces into individual folder
US8816236B2 (en) * 2008-12-15 2014-08-26 Siemens Industry, Inc. Mail holder for use in a mail sorting system
FR2940151B1 (en) * 2008-12-23 2010-12-17 Solystic MACHINE FOR SORTING LARGE FORMAT POSTAL OBJECTS AND LETTERS
CA2690506C (en) * 2009-01-20 2016-05-10 Parata Systems, Llc Methods, systems, and apparatus for determining and automatically programming network addresses for devices operating in a network
US20100241272A1 (en) * 2009-03-20 2010-09-23 Goss International Americas, Inc. Automated product transporting and sorting apparatus and method
US8669486B2 (en) * 2009-08-05 2014-03-11 Gregory L Ward Portable mail sorting and consolodating method and machine
KR101720704B1 (en) 2010-03-12 2017-03-28 심보틱 엘엘씨 Replenishment and order fulfillment system
IT1402221B1 (en) * 2010-10-06 2013-08-28 Elsag Datamat Spa ALMS AUTOMATIC HANDLING SYSTEM
DE102011078902A1 (en) 2010-10-29 2012-05-03 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Sorting equipment for sorting subject matters such as mails, has two connecting components with two side surfaces whose spacing is enlarged against resetting spring force of spring elements
DE102010044059A1 (en) * 2010-11-17 2012-05-24 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for sorting articles i.e. letters, involves taking sequences of articles of first and of second types to holding apparatuses, and transferring articles in sequence out to sorting output of sorting installation
US8530772B2 (en) 2011-04-29 2013-09-10 National Presort, Inc. Document sorting machine
US8558132B2 (en) 2011-04-29 2013-10-15 National Presort, Inc. Document sorting machine
KR20120126944A (en) * 2011-05-13 2012-11-21 한국전자통신연구원 Method of calculating delivery operation work load and apparatus for the same
US9073206B2 (en) 2012-06-21 2015-07-07 Omnicare, Inc. Methods and apparatus for automated filling of packagings with medications
CA2828430C (en) 2011-07-11 2019-03-05 Omnicare Inc. Methods and apparatus for filling of packagings with medications
DE102011085458A1 (en) * 2011-10-28 2013-05-02 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Sorting plant and sorting process with two storage areas
WO2013067982A2 (en) * 2011-11-11 2013-05-16 Böwe Systec Gmbh Device and method for combining cards and card supports, for handling cards and/or for sorting cards from card holders
US9037287B1 (en) * 2012-02-17 2015-05-19 National Presort, Inc. System and method for optimizing a mail document sorting machine
DE202013005760U1 (en) * 2013-06-26 2013-07-09 Beumer Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for separating piece goods
DE102014201301A1 (en) * 2014-01-24 2015-07-30 Dürkopp Fördertechnik GmbH Conveying device and method for the automated conveying of individual goods
US9849487B2 (en) * 2014-11-13 2017-12-26 United States Postal Service System and method of sorting and sequencing items
WO2017192824A1 (en) 2016-05-06 2017-11-09 United States Postal Service System and method for sorting and delivering items
KR101889928B1 (en) * 2017-01-17 2018-08-21 씨제이대한통운 (주) System and method for moving cargo
US10722920B2 (en) * 2017-02-21 2020-07-28 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device and method for delivery point sorting
US10974283B2 (en) 2017-10-05 2021-04-13 United States Postal Service System and method of sorting and sequencing items
CH715062A1 (en) * 2018-06-01 2019-12-13 Ferag Ag Picking system and method for operating a picking system.
CN111924023B (en) * 2020-08-15 2021-10-19 河南中医药大学 Tracking arrangement robot for library
US11679419B2 (en) 2020-10-02 2023-06-20 AMP Robotics Corporation Efficient material recovery facility
CN112249573B (en) * 2020-11-04 2022-07-29 青岛星华智能装备有限公司 System and method for classified and centralized warehousing and storing of products with multiple specifications

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6227378B1 (en) * 1998-03-27 2001-05-08 The Post Office Sorting system for groups of items having recirculation
US6674038B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2004-01-06 Siemens Dematic Postal Automation, L.P. Information based network process for mail sorting/distribution
US20040178126A1 (en) * 2003-03-10 2004-09-16 Shah Pranab M. Method and system for distributing and transporting large numbers of items

Family Cites Families (137)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1482311A (en) 1912-01-17 1924-01-29 Fred R Long Mail sorting and distributing machine
US4965829A (en) 1967-09-05 1990-10-23 Lemelson Jerome H Apparatus and method for coding and reading codes
US3032341A (en) * 1959-12-23 1962-05-01 Reist Walter Manipulating flat articles
US3452509A (en) * 1966-04-11 1969-07-01 Itt Automatic sorting system for discrete flat articles
US3420368A (en) 1966-09-14 1969-01-07 Bunn Co B Mail sorting machine
US3587856A (en) 1967-09-05 1971-06-28 Jerome H Lemelson Coding and routing apparatus and method
AT293950B (en) 1968-02-27 1971-10-25 Licentia Gmbh Procedure for picking
US3573748A (en) 1969-02-24 1971-04-06 Ibm Postal system
US3757939A (en) 1971-05-12 1973-09-11 Thompson & Co J Method and apparatus for sorting articles such as letters
JPS55110B2 (en) 1972-06-19 1980-01-05
US4058217A (en) 1973-05-01 1977-11-15 Unisearch Limited Automatic article sorting system
US3884370A (en) * 1973-09-28 1975-05-20 Burroughs Corp System for sorting and processing articles including flat mail pieces
US3933094A (en) 1973-11-19 1976-01-20 United States Envelope Company Substrate having colored indicia thereon for read-out by infrared scanning apparatus
US3904516A (en) 1973-12-13 1975-09-09 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Apparatus for classifying sheet-like written material
NL152465B (en) 1974-02-08 1977-03-15 Nederlanden Staat DEVICE FOR SORTING MAIL PIECES TO BE DRIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SORTING CODE.
US3901797A (en) * 1974-06-05 1975-08-26 Pitney Bowes Inc Automatic continuous mail handling system
US4106636A (en) * 1976-11-24 1978-08-15 Burroughs Corporation Recirculation buffer subsystem for use in sorting and processing articles including mail flats
US4169529A (en) 1978-02-27 1979-10-02 Burroughs Corporation Item transport apparatus comprising a variable thickness carrier device
US4244672A (en) * 1979-06-04 1981-01-13 Burroughs Corporation System for sequencing articles including mail
GB2047189B (en) 1980-03-06 1983-03-30 Elsag Machine for sorting objects of various destinations particularly suitable for bulky postal correspondence
JPS57190685A (en) 1981-05-19 1982-11-24 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Sorter for letter mail
US4627540A (en) 1982-05-29 1986-12-09 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic mail processing apparatus
US4738368A (en) * 1983-07-11 1988-04-19 Bell & Howell Company Elevator mechanism for the code reader of a mail sorting machine
FR2555917B1 (en) * 1983-12-02 1988-01-15 Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme IMPROVED THROUGHPUT SORTING MACHINE
US4688678A (en) * 1984-04-04 1987-08-25 G B Instruments, Inc. Sorter apparatus for transporting articles to releasing locations
FR2596299B1 (en) 1986-03-27 1989-08-11 Cga Hbs METHOD FOR MAKING LOTS OF SMALL COMPONENTS AND INSTALLATION FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME
US4863037A (en) * 1986-09-05 1989-09-05 Opex Corporation Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail and the like
US4891088A (en) 1987-10-16 1990-01-02 Bell & Howell Company Document forwarding system
US4895242A (en) 1987-10-26 1990-01-23 G B Instruments, Inc. Direct transfer sorting system
JPH01159088A (en) 1987-12-17 1989-06-22 Toshiba Corp Automatic classifying machine for mail
US4868570A (en) 1988-01-15 1989-09-19 Arthur D. Little, Inc. Method and system for storing and retrieving compressed data
US5113349A (en) * 1988-03-26 1992-05-12 Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. Method and system for storing/removing and distributing articles of manufacture
JPH01271789A (en) 1988-04-25 1989-10-30 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Bar code label, and registered postal matter with stuck bar code label and its processing method
US4921107A (en) 1988-07-01 1990-05-01 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mail sortation system
US4950119A (en) 1989-03-13 1990-08-21 Nordway, Inc. Storage and retrieval system
US4923022B1 (en) 1989-04-25 1994-04-12 Hsieh Tzu Yen Automatic mailing apparatus
US5291002A (en) 1989-06-28 1994-03-01 Z Mark International Inc. System for generating machine readable codes to facilitate routing of correspondence using automatic mail sorting apparatus
US5072401A (en) 1989-10-03 1991-12-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Optimizing mail delivery systems by logistics planning
US5031223A (en) 1989-10-24 1991-07-09 International Business Machines Corporation System and method for deferred processing of OCR scanned mail
US5042667A (en) 1989-11-13 1991-08-27 Pitney Bowes Inc. Sorting system for organizing in one pass randomly order route grouped mail in delivery order
US5468110A (en) 1990-01-24 1995-11-21 Automated Healthcare, Inc. Automated system for selecting packages from a storage area
US5119954A (en) 1990-03-29 1992-06-09 Bell & Howell Company Multi-pass sorting machine
CA2059472C (en) * 1991-01-16 1997-11-18 Dennis A. Mikel On site destination label printing system for postal trays and sacks
US5186336A (en) 1991-01-22 1993-02-16 Electrocom Automation L.P. Product sorting apparatus
US5518122A (en) * 1991-08-09 1996-05-21 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Modular mail processing method and control system
US5271703A (en) 1992-05-08 1993-12-21 Si Handling System, Inc. Automatic order selection system capable of responding to simultaneous order requests
DK0708691T3 (en) 1993-07-14 1997-08-18 Siemens Ag Sorting device especially for postal goods
JP3590998B2 (en) 1994-08-19 2004-11-17 株式会社日立製作所 Sorting machine system
FR2738506B1 (en) 1995-09-08 1997-10-17 Alcatel Postal Automation Syst DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING MAIL ITEMS USING BUFFER RECEPTACLES OUT OF SORTING
US5635694A (en) * 1995-09-27 1997-06-03 Xerox Corporation System and method for embedding machine coded destination information into a postal mark
JP3793599B2 (en) 1996-03-19 2006-07-05 日立オムロンターミナルソリューションズ株式会社 Paper sheet sorting device
US5771657A (en) 1996-05-07 1998-06-30 Merck Medco Managed Care, Inc. Automatic prescription filling, sorting and packaging system
CA2265537A1 (en) 1996-09-06 1998-03-12 Adrian Neil Bargh Customer specific packaging line
US5890136A (en) 1997-03-12 1999-03-30 Kipp; Ludwig Quick stop mass retail system
US6011998A (en) 1997-05-09 2000-01-04 Lichti; Wayne High speed picking system
US6061607A (en) * 1997-07-18 2000-05-09 St. Onge Company Order pick system
IT1295970B1 (en) 1997-11-14 1999-05-28 Finmeccanica Spa METHOD OF SEQUENCING POSTAL OBJECTS.
WO1999034936A1 (en) 1997-12-30 1999-07-15 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Sorting device for flat, letter-like postal items
ITTO980948A1 (en) 1998-11-10 2000-05-10 Elsag Spa METHOD OF CONTROL OF A STORAGE DEVICE.
EP1159089B1 (en) 1999-03-09 2002-12-11 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Automatic tray-handling system for sorter
US6208910B1 (en) * 1999-04-23 2001-03-27 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for determining the location of a mail piece
US6241099B1 (en) * 1999-05-12 2001-06-05 Northrop Grumman Corporation Flats bundle collator
US6480108B2 (en) 1999-05-24 2002-11-12 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Postal Service Method and apparatus for tracking and locating a moveable article
US6365862B1 (en) 1999-07-30 2002-04-02 Siemens Electrocom, L.P. Ergonomic method for sorting and sweeping mail pieces
US6953906B2 (en) 1999-08-02 2005-10-11 Rapistan Systems Advertising Corp. Delivery point sequencing mail sorting system with flat mail capability
AU771900B2 (en) 1999-08-13 2004-04-08 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Automatic tray handling system for sorter
US7060925B1 (en) * 1999-08-31 2006-06-13 United States Of America Postal Service Apparatus and methods for processing mailpiece information by an identification code server
US6977353B1 (en) 1999-08-31 2005-12-20 United States Postal Service Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code
US6516360B1 (en) * 1999-09-23 2003-02-04 Qualcomm Incorporated Method and apparatus for buffering data transmission between producer and consumer
US6347710B1 (en) 1999-12-13 2002-02-19 Pitney Bowes Inc. Storage rack for storing sorted mailpieces
US6505093B1 (en) 2000-05-03 2003-01-07 Si Handling Systems, Inc. Automated order filling method and system
US7060926B2 (en) * 2000-06-26 2006-06-13 United States Postal Service Method and system for single pass letter and flat processing
US20070187183A1 (en) 2000-07-12 2007-08-16 Michael Saigh System, method and process for computer controlled delivery of classified goods and services through an amalgamated drive-thru complex
DE10039394C1 (en) 2000-08-11 2001-09-13 Mts Modulare Transp Systeme Gm Plant, system and method for sorting and picking objects uses input operators to feed in objects to be transported at an input station as well as a reading station to detects the objects and a suspended transporter for conveying them.
US6994220B2 (en) 2000-10-02 2006-02-07 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Mixed mail sorting machine
US7210893B1 (en) * 2000-10-23 2007-05-01 Bowe Bell + Howell Postal Systems Company Flats mail autotrayer system
WO2002036274A2 (en) 2000-11-06 2002-05-10 United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. System for relieving overburdened postal sorting equipment
WO2002048946A2 (en) * 2000-12-15 2002-06-20 United States Postal Service Just-in-time sort plan creation
GB2370823B (en) * 2001-01-09 2004-09-22 Post Office An improved sorting system
US6490502B2 (en) * 2001-01-31 2002-12-03 Eugene E. Fellows Article dispensing system
US7653457B2 (en) 2001-03-16 2010-01-26 Breakthrough Logistics Corporation Method and system for efficient package delivery and storage
EP1243349A1 (en) 2001-03-24 2002-09-25 Siemens Schweiz AG Method and apparatus for filling and automatically evacuating containers of sorted matter
US7112031B2 (en) 2001-03-30 2006-09-26 Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. Method and apparatus for mechanized pocket sweeping
US6555776B2 (en) 2001-04-02 2003-04-29 Lockheed Martin Corporation Single feed one pass mixed mail sequencer
US20050043850A1 (en) 2001-04-09 2005-02-24 John Stevens Tote-based warehousing system and method
EP1258297A1 (en) 2001-05-18 2002-11-20 Siemens Schweiz AG Method of increasing the sorting capacity in the sorting of flats
US7138596B2 (en) * 2001-08-01 2006-11-21 Pippin James M Apparatus and method for mail sorting
DE10141375C1 (en) 2001-08-23 2003-03-13 Siemens Dematic Ag Device for separating mail items in thickness classes
US7567941B2 (en) * 2001-10-26 2009-07-28 Pitney Bowes Inc. Document lifecycle tracking system and method for use with a document production process
GB2382559A (en) 2001-11-19 2003-06-04 Consignia Plc Postal processing system
JP3804540B2 (en) 2002-01-28 2006-08-02 日本電気株式会社 Light mail route assembly sorting device
US6610955B2 (en) 2002-01-31 2003-08-26 Steven W. Lopez Method and apparatus for multi-task processing and sorting of mixed and non-machinable mailpieces and related methods
WO2003095114A1 (en) 2002-05-07 2003-11-20 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Single pass sequencing assembly and method
JP3867967B2 (en) 2002-06-10 2007-01-17 株式会社椿本チエイン Mail sorting device
US7498539B2 (en) * 2002-06-18 2009-03-03 Bowe Bell & Howell Company Progressive modularity assortment system with high and low capacity bins
FR2841801B1 (en) 2002-07-03 2004-08-20 Solystic PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR PREPARING THE FACTOR TURN IN A SINGLE PASS
CA2492492A1 (en) * 2002-07-18 2004-01-29 Pitney Bowes Inc. Closed loop postage metering system
US7350694B2 (en) * 2002-08-14 2008-04-01 Lockheed Martin Corporation System and method for narrowcasting item tracking
EP1474249B1 (en) 2002-09-30 2005-11-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for processing flat deliveries in delivery containers
US7112756B2 (en) 2002-10-08 2006-09-26 Lockheed Martin Corporation Single pass sequencer
US6924451B2 (en) 2002-10-08 2005-08-02 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method for sequentially ordering objects using a single pass delivery point process
US7250582B2 (en) * 2002-10-08 2007-07-31 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method and system for sequentially ordering objects using a single pass delivery point process
US7355743B2 (en) * 2002-10-25 2008-04-08 Pitney Bowes Inc. Statement level tracking in a document production and management process
US7426484B2 (en) * 2003-02-04 2008-09-16 United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. Consolidated shipping and distribution of multiple orders with returns
DE10305847B3 (en) * 2003-02-12 2004-08-19 Siemens Ag Sorting device for mail has individual mail items loaded in storage pockets of circulated temporary store before transfer to open mail containers dependent on their destination addresses
US7121311B2 (en) * 2003-04-11 2006-10-17 Bowe Bell + Howell Postal Systems Company Linerless label application assembly
US6814210B1 (en) 2003-04-16 2004-11-09 Lockheed Martin Corporation Self-storing material sortation deflector system
DE10326495B8 (en) 2003-06-10 2004-12-16 Deutsche Post Ag Method for processing mailpieces
ITTO20030577A1 (en) 2003-07-25 2005-01-26 Elsag Spa PACKAGING SYSTEM AND POSTAL SEQUENCE
KR20060076301A (en) * 2003-09-15 2006-07-04 지멘스 악티엔게젤샤프트 Device for the sorting of flat mailings
JP4213024B2 (en) * 2003-11-27 2009-01-21 株式会社椿本チエイン Mail sorting / delivery equipment
US7778939B2 (en) * 2003-12-29 2010-08-17 Stamps.Com Inc. Outbound mail piece tracking
US20050197974A1 (en) * 2004-01-27 2005-09-08 Schenck Karen E. Standardizing intelligent mail processing
US7003376B2 (en) * 2004-01-30 2006-02-21 Mailroom Technology, Inc. Method for tracking a mail piece
US20050178699A1 (en) * 2004-02-02 2005-08-18 Technology Solutions International, Inc. Simplified and integrated method and apparatus for processing bulk mail at United State Postal service processing facilities
US6978192B2 (en) 2004-04-02 2005-12-20 Lockheed Martin Corporation Single pass sequencer and method of use
US7728245B2 (en) 2004-05-10 2010-06-01 Siemens Industry, Inc. Multi-machine mail sorting system
JP2008507402A (en) 2004-07-21 2008-03-13 ピットニイ ボウズ インコーポレイテッド Deliveryman delivery sequence system and method adapted for upstream insertion of exceptional mail
WO2006028644A2 (en) * 2004-08-11 2006-03-16 American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. Tire rack, loading and unloading systems and methods
US7414218B2 (en) * 2004-08-16 2008-08-19 Lockheed Martin Corporation Cross circulation mail sorter stacker design with dual ported input, and method of operating the same
US7671293B2 (en) 2004-09-08 2010-03-02 Lockheed Martin Corporation System and method for dynamic allocation for bin assignment
US7414219B2 (en) * 2004-10-19 2008-08-19 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter
US7741575B2 (en) * 2004-11-22 2010-06-22 Bowe Bell + Howell Company Mail piece consolidation and accountability using advanced tracking methods
US7175381B2 (en) 2004-11-23 2007-02-13 Scriptpro Llc Robotic arm for use with pharmaceutical unit of use transport and storage system
EP2374549B1 (en) 2004-12-07 2014-02-12 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method and electronic device for GPS augmentation of mail carrier efficiency
US7481368B2 (en) 2004-12-14 2009-01-27 Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. Systems, devices, and methods for managing RFID data
US7004396B1 (en) * 2004-12-29 2006-02-28 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter
US7464822B2 (en) 2005-01-05 2008-12-16 Lockheed Martin Corporation Transporting and packaging device and method of use
US20060173797A1 (en) * 2005-01-31 2006-08-03 Robert Sheehan Method for tracking mail piece data
US8731707B2 (en) 2005-04-07 2014-05-20 Lockheed Martin Corporation System for responding to fulfillment orders
US20070075000A1 (en) 2005-09-30 2007-04-05 Lockheed Martin Corporation Sort mechanism and method of use
US9415422B2 (en) 2006-03-10 2016-08-16 Siemens Industry, Inc. Mail sorting system
US7781693B2 (en) 2006-05-23 2010-08-24 Cameron Lanning Cormack Method and system for sorting incoming mail
US8556260B2 (en) 2006-05-26 2013-10-15 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method for optimally loading objects into storage/transport containers
US7527261B2 (en) 2006-07-13 2009-05-05 Lockheed Martin Corporation Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein
US7820932B2 (en) 2006-07-13 2010-10-26 Lockheed Martin Corporation Mail sorter, method, and software product for a two-step and one-pass sorting algorithm
US7769765B2 (en) 2006-07-25 2010-08-03 Lockheed Martin Corporation Method and system for sorting mail

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6227378B1 (en) * 1998-03-27 2001-05-08 The Post Office Sorting system for groups of items having recirculation
US6674038B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2004-01-06 Siemens Dematic Postal Automation, L.P. Information based network process for mail sorting/distribution
US20040178126A1 (en) * 2003-03-10 2004-09-16 Shah Pranab M. Method and system for distributing and transporting large numbers of items

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1877199A4 (en) 2011-11-09
US8013267B2 (en) 2011-09-06
EP1888262A2 (en) 2008-02-20
EP1865764A1 (en) 2007-12-19
WO2006110486A3 (en) 2007-01-25
WO2006110486A2 (en) 2006-10-19
EP1877199A2 (en) 2008-01-16
EP1877199B1 (en) 2013-02-13
WO2006110465A2 (en) 2006-10-19
US20090000996A1 (en) 2009-01-01
US9044786B2 (en) 2015-06-02
US8369985B2 (en) 2013-02-05
EP1888262A4 (en) 2011-11-02
US20100070070A1 (en) 2010-03-18
EP1865764A4 (en) 2011-12-21
US20100049360A1 (en) 2010-02-25
US8731707B2 (en) 2014-05-20
US20140249665A1 (en) 2014-09-04
WO2006110484A1 (en) 2006-10-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2006110465A3 (en) Mail sorter for simultaneous sorting using multiple algorithms
WO2006012399A3 (en) One-pass carrier delivery sequence sorter
BR0012927A (en) Match separation system with distribution point sequence with flat match capability
EP2319633A3 (en) Method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter
ZA200600212B (en) Method for processing mail
AU2002228875A1 (en) System for relieving overburdened postal sorting equipment
EP1566434A3 (en) Sorting particles
WO2006026263A3 (en) Controlling transmission of email
EP1659541A3 (en) Mail piece consolidation and accountability using advanced tracking methods
WO2006017285A3 (en) Systems and methods for sorting recyclables at a material recovery facility
WO2005120729A1 (en) Municipal solid waste sorting system and method
NO20054980D0 (en) Sorting box transfer structure for a mail sorting machine
MX2013000730A (en) Machine for collecting and sorting waste.
AU2003260261A1 (en) Automated picking, weighing and sorting system for particulate matter
WO2007078489A3 (en) Changing delivery parameters in processing physical mail
ES2372161T5 (en) Procedure for classifying postal items using a dynamic assignment process for sorting outlets
CN104646310A (en) Sorting production line
NZ604015A (en) Waste sorting apparatus and method
FR2735995B1 (en) MAIL-SORTING OBJECT-SORTING MACHINE
WO2006060357A3 (en) Using associated knowledge databases for providing additional information in the mailing process
DE502005002547D1 (en) Presorter for the disposal sorting with transverse bands
WO2012142449A3 (en) Apparatus and method for opening and sorting envelopes
WO2004021286A3 (en) Method and system for sorting manual mail
FR2986888B1 (en) METHOD FOR SORTING SHIPMENTS WITH RECEIVER SORTING
EP1764164A3 (en) Sorting apparatus, mail processing system, and sorting method

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2006749427

Country of ref document: EP

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

DPE1 Request for preliminary examination filed after expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed from 20040101)
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: RU

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 12518385

Country of ref document: US