Method of determining the thickness of a mailpiece
US8498840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00701
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of measuring the maximum thickness of a mailpiece while it is moving through a mail-handling machine. The method includes: acquiring a thickness measurement; recording the measured value in a register; determining a maximum value and a minimum value of the register; determining a difference between said maximum value and minimum value, and comparing the difference with a predetermined threshold value; and if the difference is less than the threshold value, and if the maximum value is greater than a current maximum thickness value, taking the maximum value as the new current maximum thickness value for the mailpiece.
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