METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING MAIL ARTICLES - Patent 1385641

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EP 1 385 641 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/06

(21)	Application number: 02740553.9

(22)	Date of filing: 02.05.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B07C 3/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2002/004833

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/090006 (14.11.2002 Gazette 2002/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

07.05.2001 US 289329 P
29.06.2001 US 302527 P
10.10.2001 US 328160 P

(71)	Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
	80333 München (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	BURNS, Gary, Patrick Rockford, MI 49341 (US) OLSON, Douglas, E. Grand Rapids, MI 49546 (US) STONE, Robert, L. Rockford, MI 49341 (US)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING MAIL ARTICLES