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Mailing machine envelope transport system

CA 1308752 C · Owner: Pitney Bowes Inc. · Inventors: Mol, Hans C.

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Abstract of the Invention, A postage meter is mounted to a mailing machine at a location along the feed deck of the mailing machine such that a portion of the postage meter is in spaced relation to the feed deck to define a printing station. An inserter or other type of mailpiece inserter delivers a plurality of mailpieces to the feed deck of the mailing machine in a seriatim manner for the printing of an indicia on each of the mailpieces as it traverses the print station by the postage meter. The mailing machine is provided with a transport system comprising means for capturing each of the mailpieces as it is received from the inserter and controllably transporting the mailpiece along the …

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  • Granted October 13, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 13, 2009.
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FiledAugust 3, 1988
GrantedOctober 13, 1992
Term endedOctober 13, 2009
Patent numberCA 1308752 C
Classification (IPC)B41F5/04 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedAug 3, 1988Patent grantedOct 13, 1992Term endedOct 13, 2009

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