Global Patent Index - EP 0942789 A1

EP 0942789 A1 19990922 - PROCESS FOR SORTING MAILINGS

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR SORTING MAILINGS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR SORTIERUNG VON SENDUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE TRIAGE D'OBJETS EXPEDIES

Publication

EP 0942789 A1 19990922 (DE)

Application

EP 97951818 A 19971201

Priority

  • DE 9702803 W 19971201
  • DE 19650875 A 19961207
  • DE 19705891 A 19970215

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19705891C1] The method involves separating oversized items (30) from the unsorted mail (10), marked with an identity (ID) number (110) which relates to the delivery address, machine sorted (50) and stored (70) by the ID number. Standard sized items (10) and cards (20), one marked with the ID number for each oversized item, are mechanically sorted by address into batches (60). The sorted oversized items are inserted in the correct places in the batches, as indicated by the ID cards. The ID cards can be of a conspicuous colour and the ID can be marked for both machine and manual reading.

IPC 1-7

B07C 3/00

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/18 (2006.01); B07C 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9824564A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19705891 C1 19980326; AU 5548698 A 19980629; AU 709639 B2 19990902; CA 2274121 A1 19980611; CN 1230137 A 19990929; EP 0942789 A1 19990922; JP 2001505123 A 20010417; TW 364863 B 19990721; US 6239397 B1 20010529; WO 9824564 A1 19980611

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19705891 A 19970215; AU 5548698 A 19971201; CA 2274121 A 19971201; CN 97197731 A 19971201; DE 9702803 W 19971201; EP 97951818 A 19971201; JP 52505998 A 19971201; TW 86117353 A 19971120; US 31978599 A 19990820