Patent · US Expired

Insertion Control

US7233839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 17, 2006
Grant dateJun 19, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/00491
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

According to the invention, an insertion system for collating sheets of printed material for insertion into an envelope is disclosed. The insertion system includes an insertion machine, application software and an operating system. Included in the application software is a first function and a second function, where the first function performs tracking for each packet and the second function controls operation of the insertion machine. Each packet includes a plurality of pieces of printed material that may ultimately be sealed in an envelope. The operating system runs the application software at any given instant and executes the first and second functions.

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