Integrated return mail-piece and method and system to manufacture it in a wrapping document processing system

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EP 2 327 563 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/04

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/22

(21)	Application number: 10155065.5

(22)	Date of filing: 01.03.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B42D 15/08^(2006.01)
B42D 5/02^(2006.01)
B31B 1/14^(2006.01)

B65D 27/06^(2006.01)
B31B 1/88^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA ME RS

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Priority:

25.11.2009 US 264460 P
25.11.2009 US 264453 P
18.12.2009 US 642539
18.12.2009 US 642258

(71)	Applicant: Bell and Howell, LLC
	Durham, NC 27713 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Van Gorp, Mark Cary, N.C. 27519 (US) Manning, Elizabeth L. Raleigh, N.C. 27612 (US)

(74)	Representative: Braun-Dullaeus, Karl-Ulrich et al
	Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Platz der Ideen 2 40476 Düsseldorf 40476 Düsseldorf (DE)

(54)	Integrated return mail-piece and method and system to manufacture it in a wrapping document processing system

(57) An article of manufacture for use as an integrated bidirectional mailpiece having outgoing and return envelope functionality comprises a sheet of paper (95) including printed material on first and second sides of the sheet of paper (95). The sheet of paper (95) comprises a first panel (92) including a first address (87) for the outgoing envelope, a second panel (94) including a second address (85) for the return envelope, the second address (85) being different from the first address (87), a third panel (93) between the first and second panels (92,94), at least one first adhesive region (10;) positioned on at least one side of the sheet of paper (95), at least one fold line (40,45) extending across a width of the sheet of paper (95) between the first and second panels (92,94;99,97), and at least one perforated line (35,50) extending across a width of the paper (95) for separating the first panel (92) from the sheet of paper (95). A wrapping document processing system (100) configured to process the article of manufacture into a bidirectional mailpiece (170).

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