Multiple mail piece assembly and wrapping system

US11508023B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Frank W. Delfer · Incline Village, US
• Marc Fagan · Cameron Park, US
• Brett Flickner · Folsom, US
• Daniel M. Saldana · Rancho Cordova, US
• Charles Preston · Folsom, US
• Matthew Leettola · Cameron Park, US
• Chris Pettigrew · Santa Rosa, US
• Khi Lam · Rancho Cordova, US
• Christopher Codde · Madera, US
• Randy Franklin · Sacramento, US
• Paul Rudolph · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 19, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B17/00
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.