Jason J Park

US Patent:

7510363, Mar 31, 2009

Filed:

Feb 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/678903

Inventors:

Benjamin Chaoning Liu - Silver Spring MD, US
Jason Jin Park - Baltimore MD, US
Kevin David Bruner - Brooklyn NY, US
Robert Louis Stone - Perry Hall MD, US

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B65B 69/00

US Classification:

414425

Abstract:

A bundle handling device is provided that includes a frame, a body, a scoop, a ramp and a controller. The body is mounted to the frame and includes a first opening through which bundles are loaded and a second opening through which bundles are discharged. The scoop and the ramp are mounted to the body. The scoop covers a substantial portion of the second opening, while the ramp covers the remaining portion. The controller is coupled to a plurality of actuators and a plurality of sensors, and controls the rotation of the body, the opening and closing of the scoop and the opening and closing of the ramp, in order to discharge a metered portion of bundles through the second opening.

US Patent:

20050218046, Oct 6, 2005

Filed:

Feb 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/771342

Inventors:

Daryl Mileaf - Hanover MD, US
Stephanie Lauretano - Ellicott City MD, US
Jason Park - Baltimore MD, US
Patrick Cowgill - Cantonsville MD, US
Stanley Wakamiya - Ellicott City MD, US
Charles Shaw - Fairfax VA, US

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B07C005/00
G06K009/00

US Classification:

209584000

Abstract:

A two-pass mail sorting method for sorting mail into delivery point order. In one embodiment, the method includes the step of forming a delivery point group comprising delivery points that are temporarily or permanently on hold. In another embodiment, the method includes the step of processing saturation mail only after performing the first-pass mail sort. In another embodiment, the method includes partitioning a mail sorting system comprising N outputs into X virtual mail sorting systems having N/X outputs.

US Patent:

20080041770, Feb 21, 2008

Filed:

Feb 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/709880

Inventors:

Daryl Mileaf - Hanover MD, US
Patrick Cowgill - Crestwood KY, US
Jason Park - Abingdon MD, US
Jeff Lindhurst - Crofton MD, US
Sean Ledford - Perry Hall MD, US
Stephanie Miskiewicz - Columbia MD, US
Stanley Wakamiya - Ellicott City MD, US
Charles Shaw - Fairfax VA, US
Bruno Cartal - Rockville MD, US
Emmanuel Delbe - Bethesda MD, US
Jacques Petit - Bethesda MD, US
Pierre Campagnolle - Hanover MD, US
Nicholas Basset - Rockville MD, US
Laurent Buffat - Columbia MD, US

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B07C 3/20

US Classification:

209584000

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of using a multi-input sorting machine for sorting mail in delivery point order.