Patents by Inventor Celal S. Tufekci

Celal S. Tufekci 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).

  • Transport method and system for controlling timing of mail pieces being processed by a mailing system
    Patent number: 6685184
    Abstract: A transport method and system that operates to feed mixed size mail pieces in singular fashion and adaptively controls the velocity of the mail pieces such that overall system performance is optimized is provided. The length of a mail piece is measured and a desired gap time between the mail piece and a subsequent mail piece is calculated. The gap time between the mail piece and the subsequent mail piece is measured, and a difference between the desired gap time and measured gap time is calculated. Based on the calculated gap time difference, the velocity of the subsequent mail piece is adaptively controlled to decrease the difference between the desired gap time and the measured gap time such that the measured gap time is adjusted to be approximately equal to the desired gap time, thereby optimizing throughput of the mailing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc
    Inventors: Celal S. Tufekci, Gary S. Jacobson
  • Transport method and system for controlling timing of mail pieces being processed by a mailing system
    Publication number: 20030168798
    Abstract: A transport method and system that operates to feed mixed size mail pieces in singular fashion and adaptively controls the velocity of the mail pieces such that overall system performance is optimized is provided. The length of a mail piece is measured and a desired gap time between the mail piece and a subsequent mail piece is calculated. The gap time between the mail piece and the subsequent mail piece is measured, and a difference between the desired gap time and measured gap time is calculated. Based on the calculated gap time difference, the velocity of the subsequent mail piece is adaptively controlled to decrease the difference between the desired gap time and the measured gap time such that the measured gap time is adjusted to be approximately equal to the desired gap time, thereby optimizing throughput of the mailing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Incorporated
    Inventors: Celal S. Tufekci, Gary S. Jacobson