Automatic postal code reading and sorting machine,

- Hitachi, Ltd.
Description

FIG. 1A and B is a front, top and right side perspective view of an automatic postal code reading and sorting machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2A and B is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3A and B is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4A and B is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7A and B is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D413626
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 10, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 7, 1999
Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Kiyotaka Izawa (Higashimurayama), Noriyoshi Ogura (Sayama), Higashihara Tohru (Sayama), Toshiyuki Edakawa (Owariasahi), Toru Takahashi (Owariasahi), Isamu Kamikawauchi (Seto), Hiroaki Nishiuchi (Aichi-ken), Tetsuya Kouno (Owariasahi)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP
Application Number: 0/84,782
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D18/99); D18/42
International Classification: 1899;