US 12,449,558 B1
Mailpiece magnetic ink content recognition detection system
Kurt Hecht, Rydal, PA (US); James Malatesta, Hockessin, DE (US); and Richard DiDomizio, Hatfield, PA (US)
Assigned to TRITEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Tritek Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 23, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/217,328.
Application 19/217,328 is a continuation of application No. 19/056,475, filed on Feb. 18, 2025, granted, now 12,313,805, issued on May 27, 2025.
Int. Cl. G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01N 27/72 (2006.01); G01N 27/82 (2006.01); G01R 33/12 (2006.01); G01V 3/15 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 3/08 (2013.01) [G01N 27/72 (2013.01); G01N 27/82 (2013.01); G01V 3/15 (2013.01); G01R 33/12 (2013.01); G01R 33/1215 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mailpiece magnetic ink content (MIC) mailpiece detection system comprising:
a) a mailpiece transport system;
b) a first MIC mailpiece detector coupled to the mailpiece transport system comprising:
i) a magnetic excitation portion comprising:
a magnet;
ii) a read head portion comprising:
read heads configured in a first read head column that extends at least 60 mm to detect magnetic sensitive material in a flow of a plurality of mailpieces that are moved past the first MIC mailpiece detector by the mailpiece transport system; and
read heads configured in a second read head column that extends at least 60 mm and that is offset along the mailpiece transport axis from the first read head column of read heads to detect magnetic sensitive material in said flow of a plurality of mailpieces that are moved past the first MIC mailpiece detector by the mailpiece transport system.