Billing statement system

US6209860A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Robert L. Fehringer · Camino, US
• Christian E. Tammi · Cameron Park, US
• Marc Fagan · Cameron Park, US
• Daniel M. Saldana · Rancho Cordova, US
• Charles Preston · Folsom, US
• Jonathan D. Emigh · Somerset, US
• Steve Johnson · Tulsa, US
• Chris Jones · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 1998
• Grant date: Apr 3, 2001
• Expiry date: Jul 16, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/1912
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A billing statement system comprising a billing statement having a plurality of sheets or pages of multiple lengths or which are otherwise of multiple sizes and/or shapes. The billing statement preferably comprises a plurality of sheets wherein at least one sheet is of different, generally larger, size than the other sheets, and in which the larger sheet has a first region with a consumer's mailing address on one side and a provider's mailing address on the reverse side, and a second region which contains detail or summary information on the charges due. The billing statement system includes a collator apparatus for collating billing statements having a plurality of sheets of multiple lengths, and a folder apparatus for folding collated billing statements having a plurality of sheets of multiple lengths.