Patents by Inventor Lenny Neifert

Lenny Neifert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9221640
    Abstract: The present application relates to techniques and equipment to stack mailpieces for sweeping. The mailpieces are manufactured on a mail processing machine such as, but not limited to an inserter or wrapper. More particularly, there is provided an on-edge conveyor where components have been ergonomically positioned to permit the filling of a mail tray in an efficient manner with minimal lifting of weight. A quantity of mailpieces that have already been offset can be pulled over the rolled/rounded edge of the conveyor into an awaiting mail tray supported on a roller conveyor. The operator is then able push the full tray to the side, load another empty tray, and repeat the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Neal Middleberg, Gerard A. Derome, Richard D. Johnson, Lenny Neifert, Mark Gerard Paul
  • Publication number: 20130294879
    Abstract: The present application relates to techniques and equipment to stack mailpieces for sweeping. The mailpieces are manufactured on a mail processing machine such as, but not limited to an inserter or wrapper. More particularly, there is provided an on-edge conveyor where components have been ergonomically positioned to permit the filling of a mail tray in an efficient manner with minimal lifting of weight. A quantity of mailpieces that have already been offset can be pulled over the rolled/rounded edge of the conveyor into an awaiting mail tray supported on a roller conveyor. The operator is then able push the full tray to the side, load another empty tray, and repeat the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BELL AND HOWELL, LLC.
    Inventors: Neal MIDDLEBERG, Gerard A. DEROME, Richard D. JOHNSON, Lenny NEIFERT, Mark Gerard PAUL
  • Publication number: 20040252319
    Abstract: The multiple print stream management system for managing production of a document to be created divided into document portions includes a printing stage including a plurality of printers each for printing a respective document portion of the document to be created; a finishing stage including one or more assembly devices for processing an output of each of the plurality of printers for collating the document portions into a final document corresponding to the document to be created; and a processor for tracking each document portion and for directing collation of the document portions in accordance with intended attributes of the final document specified in a data file for the document to be created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Van Gorp, Lenny Neifert, Gerard DeRome, Barry Hageter, Douglas Cowles, Neal Middleburg