Patent ID: 11935318
Assignee: TRITEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A mail processing system comprising:
a) a first conveyor and a second conveyor, each comprising:
iii) an inlet; and
iv) an outlet;

b) a camera configured to capture images of said mailpieces;
c) a controller;
d) image analysis software configured to determine dimensional aspects with respect to a first mailpiece and a second mailpiece in series;
e) a mail processing station configured between the first conveyor and the second conveyor that receives mailpieces from the outlet of the first conveyor, said mail processing station comprising at least one of a scale to measure the weight of the mailpieces and an address scanner to determine a mailing address of said mailpieces;
wherein the second conveyor is configured to receive mailpieces from the mail processing station;
wherein the controller controls the speed of each conveyor to move said first mailpiece relative to said second mailpiece so as to achieve a desired distance or degree of overlap between said first mailpiece and said second mailpiece;
wherein in a first pass, the first mailpiece and the second mailpiece are singulated in the mail processing station, and singulated in the second conveyor;
whereby the first and second mailpieces exit the outlet of the second conveyor as singulated mailpieces;
wherein in a second pass, the first mailpiece and the second mailpiece are shingled in the mail processing station, the first mailpiece and the second mailpiece are singulated in the second conveyor from the shingled mailpieces in the mail processing station,
whereby the first and second mailpieces exit the outlet of the second conveyor as singulated mailpieces.