Patent ID: 7411599

Claim:
A mail processing apparatus comprising: a feed table adapted to allow movement of a mailpiece along the feed table in a movement direction; a thermotransfer printer disposed above said feed table; a microprocessor controller for controlling a printing event by said thermotransfer printer wherein the printer prints indicia on the mailpiece; a start sensor disposed preceding said printer in said movement direction, said start sensor detecting a leading edge of the mailpiece and emitting a signal to the microprocessor controller that initiates the printing event; an ejection roller, operated by a motor supplied with a voltage, disposed following said printer in said movement direction, to interact with the mailpiece to eject said mailpiece from said thermotransfer printer; and an end sensor disposed near said ejection roller to detect a trailing edge of said mailpiece and to emit a signal to said microprocessor controller that causes said microprocessor controller to disconnect said voltage from said motor.