Patents by Inventor Heribert Stumpf

Heribert Stumpf 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).

  • Mail sorting system
    Patent number: 9415422
    Abstract: A method for sorting mail pieces includes the steps of loading mail pieces to be sorted into individual holders, sorting the holders using an automated system that stores and reorders the holders so that the holders are ordered according to a sort scheme for the mail pieces, storing the sorted holders in a storage area during sorting, and then unloading the mail pieces from the holders in order according to the sort scheme. The storage step occurs during sorting in the sense that a series of reordered holders is gradually created in one of a variety ways by the sorting process, and a storage area is provided for this purpose. Preferably the method further includes steps of unloading the sorted holders from the storage area and transporting the holders to an unloading station at which the unloading step is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Floyd W. Worth, II, James M. Pippin, Dale E. Redford, Heribert Stumpf
  • Mail sorting system
    Publication number: 20070209976
    Abstract: A method for sorting mail pieces includes the steps of loading mail pieces to be sorted into individual holders, sorting the holders using an automated system that stores and reorders the holders so that the holders are ordered according to a sort scheme for the mail pieces, storing the sorted holders in a storage area during sorting, and then unloading the mail pieces from the holders in order according to the sort scheme. The storage step occurs during sorting in the sense that a series of reordered holders is gradually created in one of a variety ways by the sorting process, and a storage area is provided for this purpose. Preferably the method further includes steps of unloading the sorted holders from the storage area and transporting the holders to an unloading station at which the unloading step is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Floyd W. Worth, James M. Pippin, Dale E. Redford, Heribert Stumpf