ATE516090T1 - Postsortiervorrichtung und verfahren für einen sortieralgorithmus in zwei schritten und einem durchgang - Google Patents

Postsortiervorrichtung und verfahren für einen sortieralgorithmus in zwei schritten und einem durchgang

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ATE516090T1
ATE516090T1 AT07013776T AT07013776T ATE516090T1 AT E516090 T1 ATE516090 T1 AT E516090T1 AT 07013776 T AT07013776 T AT 07013776T AT 07013776 T AT07013776 T AT 07013776T AT E516090 T1 ATE516090 T1 AT E516090T1
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mail
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Denis J Stemmle
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Lockheed Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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AT07013776T 2006-07-13 2007-07-13 Postsortiervorrichtung und verfahren für einen sortieralgorithmus in zwei schritten und einem durchgang ATE516090T1 (de)

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