Abstract: Described is a transportation system apparatus and method of operation. An exemplary transportation system includes an elevated track and a vehicle coupled with and operable to traverse the elevated track. In certain aspects, the vehicle comprises a novel chassis configured and arranged for safely navigating banked turns. In certain embodiments, a front wheel assembly having a pivot with an axle arm moves in three dimensions and allows for side to side and banking, and in other embodiments, a rear wheel assembly moves in two dimensions and comprises a rear differential. In another embodiment, a circuit board controls the vehicles wirelessly, and receives GPS information and redundant position information.

Abstract: Presented are a transportation system apparatus and method of operation. An exemplary transportation system includes an elevated track and a vehicle coupled with and operable to traverse the elevated track. Additionally, the transportation system includes a first elevated track loop wherein the vehicle is operable at a first speed, a second elevated track loop operable to receive the vehicle merging from the first elevated track loop, wherein the vehicle is operable at a second speed, and an elevated track section operable to receive the vehicle merging from the second elevated track loop, wherein the vehicle is operable at a third speed.

Abstract: Presented are a transportation system apparatus and method of operation. An exemplary transportation system includes an elevated track and a vehicle coupled with and operable to traverse the elevated track. Additionally, the transportation system includes a first elevated track loop wherein the vehicle is operable at a first speed, a second elevated track loop operable to receive the vehicle merging from the first elevated track loop, wherein the vehicle is operable at a second speed, and an elevated track section operable to receive the vehicle merging from the second elevated track loop, wherein the vehicle is operable at a third speed.

Abstract: A process for optimal economic efficiency in postal operations generally comprises the steps of conveying objects such as postal inserts from a first repository to a second repository and offline pre-processing a combination from among at least one of said objects based on assigned criteria. The offline pre-process collects customer-specific optimized combinations of postal inserts and stores them as a “Packet” in postal insert packet storage devices. The pre-processing of packets obviates the need for the disruptive Set Ups and large costs and removes the indirect costs of ESM “down time” and the inability to efficiently obtain the pre-sorting discounts offered by the U.S. Postal Service.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a first housing (2) and a second housing (4) which is mounted on the first housing (2) by way of a hinge assembly (12). The hinge assembly comprises first and second cooperating parts (121, 122) attached to the first and second housings respectively. The second part (122) is rotatably and slidably engaged with the first part (121), such that the second housing (4) is rotatable with respect to the first part (2), about an axis from the closed position to a first open position of the device, and such that the second housing is linearly movable, with respect to the first housing, in a direction parallel to the axis, with respect to the first housing, from a closed position of the device to a second open position of the device.