Global Patent Index - EP 1484117 B2

EP 1484117 B2 20121212 - Method for sorting letters

Title (en)

Method for sorting letters

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Sortieren von Briefen

Title (fr)

Procédé de tri de lettres

Publication

EP 1484117 B2 20121212 (DE)

Application

EP 04011618 A 20040515

Priority

DE 10326145 A 20030606

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1484117A1] The method involves sorting postal items (1) in a continuous main stream (A) in a sorting machine. Unsorted and ejected (6) items are fed back to the intake (2) after their address has been verified and written into the appropriate data record, whereby items that have been returned to the intake are automatically detected as such. An independent claim is also included for the following: (a) an arrangement for implementing the inventive method.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1484117 A1 20041208; EP 1484117 B1 20070905; EP 1484117 B2 20121212; AT E372175 T1 20070915; DE 10326145 A1 20041223; DE 502004004844 D1 20071018; ES 2293120 T3 20080316; US 2005025340 A1 20050203; US 7394914 B2 20080701

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04011618 A 20040515; AT 04011618 T 20040515; DE 10326145 A 20030606; DE 502004004844 T 20040515; ES 04011618 T 20040515; US 85718204 A 20040601