Patents Assigned to National Presort, Inc.
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Publication number: 20200247619Abstract: A mechanically locking diverter utilizes a rotational actuator to translate a pin, thereby moving a diverter flipper between a divert position and a non-divert position. The diverter flipper moves a roller attached to a pin attached to a shoe that translates along a slat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: National Presort, Inc.Inventor: Brent Daboub
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Patent number: 10604295Abstract: A high-speed print-and-apply label applicator includes a conveyor system, a control and monitoring system, a label web feeding assembly, a label printer and encoder system, and a tamp pad assembly driven by a linear motor having a shaft that is formed at least partially by a composite material. A flexible applicator may be secured to the leading edge of the tamp pad and extends at least partially over the generally horizontal surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventor: Brent Daboub
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Patent number: 10543947Abstract: A high-speed print-and-apply label applicator includes a conveyor system, a control and monitoring system, a label web feeding assembly, a label printer and encoder system, a tamp pad assembly driven by a linear motor having a shaft that is formed at least partially by a composite material.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventor: Brent Daboub
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Publication number: 20180362263Abstract: An automated parcel singulator includes a conveyor system, a control and monitoring system, an infeed table, and a hopper system. The hopper system stores and dispenses parcels and boxes onto the infeed table. The infeed tables singulates and moves the boxes and parcels, so that when the boxes and parcels are placed on the conveyor system they form a single line of packages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: National Presort, Inc.Inventor: Brent Daboub
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Patent number: 9901958Abstract: A system and method for optimizing mail sorting equipment based upon various commingled data files and user selected options includes a sorter, an optimizing system, and a computer for optimizing the sort plan based upon the data files and user settings.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Thomas F. Grauberger, Jeremy S. McWilliam, Thomas Glassman, James Anton Curgus, Vladimir A. Popov, Yi C. Kim, Michelle Elizabeth Cantrell, John E. Horn, David F. Gibbs, Lance Glover Snead, Brent A. Daboub, Hoang M. Nguyen
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Patent number: 9697408Abstract: A system and method by which mail sorting equipment can correct postal addresses utilizing cloud technology. The real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprises sorters, vision systems, controllers, processors, printers, local and remote computers, databases, bins, and a cloud system to tie together the local and remote computers in addition to the sorters and controllers. Corrected postal addresses are stored remotely and locally to the sorter and provided to the sorter as needed by a cloud based system. The system and method accommodates delays in providing the corrected postal addresses to the sorter.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Henry Daboub, Tom Glassman, Jeremy S. McWilliam, Tom Grauberger
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Patent number: 9221079Abstract: A system and method by which mail sorting equipment can correct postal addresses utilizing cloud technology.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Henry Daboub, Tom Glassman, Jeremy S. McWilliam, Tom Grauberger
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Patent number: 9037287Abstract: A system and method for optimizing mail sorting equipment based upon various commingled data files and user selected options includes a sorter, an optimizing system, and a computer for optimizing the sort plan based upon the data files and user settings.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Thomas F. Grauberger, Jeremy S. McWilliam, Thomas Glassman, James Anton Curgus, Vladimir A. Popov, Yi C. Kim, Michelle Elizabeth Cantrell, John E. Horn, David F. Gibbs, Lance Glover Snead, Brent A. Daboub
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Patent number: 8757352Abstract: A downstream diverter for processing mail at high speeds, the diverter is positioned on a mail sorter machine, so that the force of the mail as it is sorted is isolated from the solenoid driving the diverter.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Brent A. Daboub, Federico Ayala
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Patent number: 8754345Abstract: A document sorting machine having dual feeders which feed documents onto common tiers of sort pockets form each end of the machine. The machine includes an induction buffer section which prevents a document already in the transport on a particular tier from colliding with a document being fed into the same transport by a different feeder. Also, the machine includes a serpentine piggy-back unit which can stack consecutive documents going to the same sort pocket.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Brent A. Daboub, Constantine J. Possis
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Patent number: 8558132Abstract: A machine and method to sort documents in a plurality of pockets includes a stacker having a tier of the plurality of pockets and two magazines positioned at the same end of the stacker. A first transport and a second transport are operably associated with the first magazine and the second magazine, respectively, and are adapted to carry the documents through the stacker. The method includes separating the documents into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being carried by a first transport through a first end of a stacker, the second portion being carried by a second transport and through a second end of the stacker, and merging the second portion with the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Brent A. Daboub, Federico Ayala
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Patent number: 8530772Abstract: A machine to sort documents includes a stacker having a tier of the plurality of pockets and a magazine positioned at one end of the stacker. A first transport and a second transport operably associated with the magazine are configured to carry the documents through the stacker. A method to sort documents includes separating the documents into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being carried by a first transport through a first end of a stacker, the second portion being carried by a second transport and through a second end of the stacker, and then merging the second portion with the first portion of documents.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Brent A. Daboub, Gary Culp, Fred Ayala
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Patent number: 8136671Abstract: A document sorting machine having dual feeders which feed documents onto common tiers of sort pockets from each end of the machine. The machine includes an induction buffer section which prevents a document already in the transport on a particular tier from colliding with a document being fed into the same transport by a different feeder. Also, the machine includes a serpentine piggy-back unit which can stack consecutive documents going to the same sort pocket.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Brent A. Daboub, Constantine J. Possis
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Patent number: 7967291Abstract: A document sorting machine having at least one pocket for stacking documents according to a common criteria. Each pocket has a gate for diverting the document from the transport of the machine and into the designated pocket. The pocket also has a kicker for moving the tail of the document away from the pocket's entry and into the pocket and a detent which allows the tail to be moved into the pocket but which prevents the tail from moving back towards the pocket's entry after the tail of the document has been moved into the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Federico Ayala, Brent A. Daboub
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Patent number: 6318717Abstract: A singulator for feeding documents one at a time onto the transport of a processing machine. The singulator includes a pick-off means and a stripper means for preventing multi-feeds of documents. The stripper means is comprised of two independent stripper assemblies which are mounted one above the other. Each assembly is comprised of an arm which is rotatably mounted to the machine at one end and which has a means at the other end for engaging any multi-fed documents. Each stripper assembly has basically the same structure except the arm of one stripper assembly is shorter than the arm of the other assembly whereby the assemblies contact a multi-fed document at different points.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Henry A. Daboub, Federico Ayala, Brent A. Daboub
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Patent number: 5109987Abstract: A high-speed, multi-pocket "small footprint" document sort machine having a large number of sort pockets configured to occupy a relatively small floor space. The pockets are arranged in multiple, horizontal tiers which are vertically spaced with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1989Date of Patent: May 5, 1992Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Henry A. Daboub, Gary E. Bowland, Paul Gray