Apparatus and method for opening and sorting envelopes
US9527114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6489
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for processing mail by severing an edge of each envelope in a stack of mail. The apparatus includes an input bin for receiving a stack of mail. A feeder feeds the bottom envelope from the input bin to a transport that conveys the envelope along an envelope path. A cutter positioned along the envelope path severs one edge of the envelopes. A detector detects a characteristic of the envelope and a sorter sorts the envelope in response to the detected characteristic.
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