Mailpiece perforating/cutting system
US7111536B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
21References
1Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9408
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for expelling air out of mailpieces includes the steps of creating a stack of the mailpieces; cutting an opening in at least some of the mailpieces; jogging the stack of mailpieces; and subjecting the stack of mailpieces to at least one compression/decompression cycle during the jogging step thereby expelling air out of the at least some of the mailpieces through their corresponding openings.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.