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GB2370823B - An improved sorting system - Google Patents

An improved sorting system

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Publication number
GB2370823B
GB2370823B GB0100503A GB0100503A GB2370823B GB 2370823 B GB2370823 B GB 2370823B GB 0100503 A GB0100503 A GB 0100503A GB 0100503 A GB0100503 A GB 0100503A GB 2370823 B GB2370823 B GB 2370823B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
sorting system
improved sorting
improved
sorting
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0100503A
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GB0100503D0 (en
GB2370823A (en
Inventor
David Britton
Graham Lennard
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Post Office
Royal Mail Group Ltd
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Post Office
Royal Mail Group Ltd
Consignia PLC
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Application filed by Post Office, Royal Mail Group Ltd, Consignia PLC filed Critical Post Office
Priority to GB0100503A priority Critical patent/GB2370823B/en
Publication of GB0100503D0 publication Critical patent/GB0100503D0/en
Priority to CA002434261A priority patent/CA2434261A1/en
Priority to EP02729442A priority patent/EP1353764A2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2002/000073 priority patent/WO2002055222A2/en
Priority to US10/042,524 priority patent/US20020113365A1/en
Priority to AU2002219349A priority patent/AU2002219349A1/en
Publication of GB2370823A publication Critical patent/GB2370823A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2370823B publication Critical patent/GB2370823B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/06—Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points
    • 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
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors
GB0100503A 2001-01-09 2001-01-09 An improved sorting system Expired - Fee Related GB2370823B (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0100503A GB2370823B (en) 2001-01-09 2001-01-09 An improved sorting system
US10/042,524 US20020113365A1 (en) 2001-01-09 2002-01-09 Sorting system
EP02729442A EP1353764A2 (en) 2001-01-09 2002-01-09 An improved sorting system
PCT/GB2002/000073 WO2002055222A2 (en) 2001-01-09 2002-01-09 An improved sorting system
CA002434261A CA2434261A1 (en) 2001-01-09 2002-01-09 An improved sorting system
AU2002219349A AU2002219349A1 (en) 2001-01-09 2002-01-09 An improved sorting system

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0100503A GB2370823B (en) 2001-01-09 2001-01-09 An improved sorting system

Publications (3)

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GB0100503D0 GB0100503D0 (en) 2001-02-21
GB2370823A GB2370823A (en) 2002-07-10
GB2370823B true GB2370823B (en) 2004-09-22

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Country Status (6)

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US (1) US20020113365A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1353764A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2002219349A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2434261A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2370823B (en)
WO (1) WO2002055222A2 (en)

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GB776034A (en) * 1954-05-27 1957-05-29 Postmaster General Letter conveyor system
US3080072A (en) * 1960-05-12 1963-03-05 Rabinow Engineering Co Inc Article sorting machines
GB1089741A (en) * 1964-03-26 1967-11-08 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Horizontally extending flat conveying channel for instance for letters in assorting systems
GB1058956A (en) * 1964-08-22 1967-02-15 Telefunken Patent Device for producing a uniform conveying flow of flat items
GB1281963A (en) * 1969-02-24 1972-07-19 Ibm Article sorting system
US3674143A (en) * 1970-12-28 1972-07-04 Burroughs Corp Transport and sorting mechanisms for an automatic conveyor system
GB1374091A (en) * 1971-01-16 1974-11-13 Masson Scott Thrissell Eng Ltd Document sorting machines
US3889811A (en) * 1972-06-19 1975-06-17 Nippon Electric Co Flat-article sorting apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like
FR2403959A1 (en) * 1977-09-26 1979-04-20 Sagem Container for objects such as postal packages - has extended side walls and pivoting bottom so that capacity increases during filling
US4615446A (en) * 1983-12-02 1986-10-07 Hbs Sorting machine
US5042667A (en) * 1989-11-13 1991-08-27 Pitney Bowes Inc. Sorting system for organizing in one pass randomly order route grouped mail in delivery order
EP0586883A2 (en) * 1992-09-11 1994-03-16 International Business Machines Corporation Deferred optical character recognition active pigeon hole sorting of mail pieces
EP0697260A2 (en) * 1994-08-19 1996-02-21 Hitachi, Ltd. Sorter system
US5957296A (en) * 1995-06-06 1999-09-28 Licentia Patent - Verwaltungs Gmbh Method and device for distributing letter-post items
US5998753A (en) * 1995-06-29 1999-12-07 La Poste, Exploitant Public Machine for sorting objects such as postal envelopes
US6126017A (en) * 1995-09-08 2000-10-03 Mannesmann Dematic Postal Automation S.A. Device and method for sorting objects using buffer receptacles at sorting outlets
EP0916412A2 (en) * 1997-11-14 1999-05-19 Elsag Spa A method of sorting postal objects
WO2000007917A1 (en) * 1998-08-03 2000-02-17 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device for pressing flat parcels against a transport means

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WO2002055222A3 (en) 2002-12-12
CA2434261A1 (en) 2002-07-18
GB0100503D0 (en) 2001-02-21
EP1353764A2 (en) 2003-10-22
GB2370823A (en) 2002-07-10
AU2002219349A1 (en) 2002-07-24
WO2002055222A8 (en) 2003-06-19
US20020113365A1 (en) 2002-08-22
WO2002055222A2 (en) 2002-07-18

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