Patents by Inventor Fredrick Hegland

Fredrick Hegland 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: 6949710
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The apparatus contains a scale transport assembly for transporting mail pieces seriatim, a mail piece channel pathway assembly for maintaining the vertical orientation of individual mail pieces, a load cell assembly for measuring the mail piece weight, an x-y table assembly for allowing position adjustments of the weighing system, data collection circuitry, and a support module. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with bulk mail processing systems or it can be used independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Bowe Bell + Howell Postage Systems Company
    Inventors: Walter Conard, Patrick Casher, John O'Callaghan, Daniel Gibbons, Fredrick Hegland, Roy Schoon, George Rabindran