Patents by Inventor Paul Snopkowski

Paul Snopkowski 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).

  • Vertical stacker input method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6877739
    Abstract: An on-edge stacking machine having a mailpiece input device to release mailpieces, one at a time, to a stacking deck for stacking. A speed monitoring device and a sensing device are used to monitor the moving speed and the arrival time of a mailpiece from the input device to a reference point of the stacking machine. Based on the moving speed and the arrival time, a displacement distance of the arriving mailpiece is computed. A segmented roller is then used to move the arriving mailpiece into the bottom of the stack in a two-part motion cycle, based on the displacement of the arriving mailpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Leitz, Donald A. Ross, Paul Snopkowski, John W. Sussmeier
  • Vertical stacker input method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20040113354
    Abstract: An on-edge stacking machine having a mailpiece input device to release mailpieces, one at a time, to a stacking deck for stacking. A speed monitoring device and a sensing device are used to monitor the moving speed and the arrival time of a mailpiece from the input device to a reference point of the stacking machine. Based on the moving speed and the arrival time, a displacement distance of the arriving mailpiece is computed. A segmented roller is then used to move the arriving mailpiece into the bottom of the stack in a two-part motion cycle, based on the displacement of the arriving mailpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Incorporated
    Inventors: Jerry Leitz, Donald A. Ross, Paul Snopkowski, John W. Sussmeier