Patent · US Expired

System and method for automated document processing

US7767925B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

31References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

OPEX Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas F Dibiaso · Readington, US
Robert R. DeWitt · Marlton, US
George Hayduchok · Mount Holly, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2004
Grant date	Aug 3, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 10, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S209/90
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. A stack of mail is placed in an input bin in a feeder module. A feeder serially feeds the envelopes into a transport path. The envelopes are then examined to determine if the contents are qualified for extraction. Envelopes that are qualified for extraction are opened in a cutting module and then conveyed to an extraction module to extract the contents from the envelopes. The contents may then be scanned and reoriented as desired so that the contents are in a pre-determined orientation. The contents are then sorted into a stacker.

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