Apparatus and method for transposing sorted goods into an orderer sequence
CA 2222946 A1 · Owner: Maier, Wilhelm · Inventors: Oppliger, Jean-Claude; Maier, Wilhelm
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Summary, For processing sorted goods in particular for processing mail pieces in postal facilities, an apparatus is proposed for transposing address-bearing sorted goods into an ordered sequence according to a predetermined order of possible addresses starting with two supplied partial sequences in which the sorted goods are already ordered according to the predetermined order of possible addresses. The apparatus includes a number of actuable transfer devices equal to the number of partial sequences for sequentially transferring the sorted goods of a respective one of the partial sequences to a selection unit. The selection unit is actuable for selectively receiving sorted goods from all …
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- Filed December 18, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 18, 2017.
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