US Patent Issued to UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE on Sept. 16 for "Apparatus for delivery item sorting integrity" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,207, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Washington).

"Apparatus for delivery item sorting integrity" was invented by Ryan J. Hrapsky (Arlington, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus that substantially improves the stack quality of delivery items in a delivery item sorting machine by ensuring uniformity of the orientation of the delivery items. The apparatus accommodates toolless installation in the delivery item sorting machine and economical manufacturing options. The apparatus substantially prevents delivery item disorientation and undesired departure of delivery items from the sorting mac...