Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for merging and attaching documents to envelopes

US6279636A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 1999
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1778
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for automatically merging and attaching documents, such as photocopies of remittance checks or the like, to envelopes from which the documents originated is disclosed. The system uses a series of bins and conveyors to automatically retrieve, synchronize, merge and reassociate each document to its respective envelope.

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