Method and apparatus for identifying, cutting and processing documents
AssigneeInscerco Mfg. Inc.
InventorRobert R. Kruk
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Abstract
The present invention provides a high-speed method and apparatus for processing a plurality of documents that have been preprinted and cut from single sheets of paper. Sheets including a plurality of preprinted documents are registered to straighten each sheet, read by a fiber optic scanner to identify each document for a microprocessor, cut into individual documents, collected as individual documents and held until needed as directed by the microprocessor and transferred from the collector to an inserting track for further processing including insertion into an envelope.
Claims11
An apparatus including an inserting track for identifying, cutting and processing a plurality of coded documents comprising:
- means for feeding paper sheets having a plurality of coded documents printed thereon;
- register means for aligning the paper sheets;
- first scanning means for determining the presence of a document and for reading the code from each document;
- processor means to store code read from each document;
- cutting means for separating the sheets into individual documents corresponding to the number of documents preprinted on the sheets;
- collector means for receiving;
- storing and releasing the separated documents;
- and
- means for transferring the separated documents onto the inserting track for further processing.
A method for identifying, cutting and processing a plurality of coded documents comprising the steps of:
- feeding paper sheets having a plurality of coded documents printed thereon;
- registering the sheets to align each sheet;
- cutting each sheet into individual documents corresponding to the number of documents printed on each sheet;
- collecting the individual documents;
- and
- transferring the collected documents onto an inserting track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.