Assignee: Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Company

Location: Allentown, PA
No. of patents: 26

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5915686	Document accumulator having rotating assemblies for ramp adjustment A document accumulator comprising for high-speed document assembly includes first and second pulleys, a first outer belt extending between the first and second pulleys for contacting and transporting a document, a second outer belt extending between the f...	06/29/1999
5826869	High throughput document-processing machine having dynamic speed control A document processing machine includes a sheet supplying apparatus for supplying a seriatim stream of sheets; an accumulator for accumulating the stream of sheets into sets; a reader for reading a mark on a document and decoding the mark to obtain informa...	10/27/1998
5761535	System for multi-stage serpentine-shaped buffer with first turn around area after first plurality of stages and second turn area after second plurality of stages A multi-stage, serpentine-shaped buffer has an entry area for receiving documents, a first level comprising a first plurality of document stages, a first turn-around for substantially reversing the direction of document travel following said first plurali...	06/02/1998
5692745	Belt-driven document accumulator having belt-dampening table and side guides A document accumulator for high-speed document assembly includes first and second pulleys, a first outer belt extending between the first and second pulleys for contacting and transporting a document, a second outer belt extending between the first and se...	12/02/1997
5665198	System for envelope sealing in an insertion machine An envelope sealer includes a first horizontal plate for receiving an envelope, a vacuum manifold for drawing open the envelope's downward-facing flap as it departs from the first horizontal surface, and a plow for catching the flap and directing it such ...	09/09/1997
5647587	Document set accumulator having guide elements with compressible O-rings for tool-less adjustment A document accumulator capable of tool-less adjustment to accomodate a plurality of paper sizes includes a shaft laterally oriented across a paper path through the accumulator, a guide element mounted to the shaft for contacting and guiding documents tran...	07/15/1997
5590873	Document set accumulator having shaft-mounted multi-grooved pulleys for tool-less adjustment of lateral belt positioning A document accumulator capable of tool-less adjustment to accommodate a plurality of paper sizes includes first and second shafts laterally oriented across a paper path through the accumulator, first and second multi-grooved pulleys affixed to the first a...	01/07/1997
5439208	Turnover-sequencer staging apparatus and method A turnover-sequencer staging apparatus for sheets comprises: a receiver, a turnover-sequencer, and a staging segment. The receiving device receives at least two side-by-side sheets and supplies these to the turnover-sequencer wherein the sheets are overtu...	08/08/1995
5330174	Automatic article discharge into mail container A device for the delivery of documents conveyed in a vertical orientation along a document path to a receptacle in a substantially horizontal orientation includes a diverter for diverting individual vertically disposed documents away from the document pat...	07/19/1994
5321624	Insertion machine having multiple document detector A multiple-document detection system for an insertion machine comprises a plurality of document detectors, each detector being preset to a successive maximum allowable document-group-thickness measurement; a group of documents whose measured thickness exc...	06/14/1994
5279495	Phase adjustment apparatus for insertion machine A mail insertion machine (10) having an elongated insert track (12) with one or more insert dispensing devices (16) with rotary insert feeding mechanisms (22) for depositing inserts at longitudinally-space movable driving members (14) on the insert track ...	01/18/1994
5244200	Retractable-ramp accumulator and method A retractable-ramp accumulator comprises driven endless elastic belts to feed sheets therebetween along a sheet-feeding path, a sheet stacker having a stacking location and including a selectively releasable stop gate, and at least one selectively retract...	09/14/1993
5209468	Articulated document feeder An articulated document feeder and diverter which allows pivoting and rotation about two mutually perpendicular axis of rotation to thereby allow idle rollers mounted on a pivotable carrier to maintain contact with drive rollers, whether a divert pivoting...	05/11/1993
5140581	Read window for envelope reader An apparatus (570) for forming a window in which printed characters on an item such as an envelope can be read. The apparatus (570) comprises a base member (572) fastened to a planar horizontal surface (508) and positionable intermediate a reader device (...	08/18/1992
5110107	Sheet material feeder A sheet material feeder for high speed singulating and seriatim feeding of sheet material articles from the bottom of a stack disposed in a hopper comprises apparatus for feeding sheets from the stack and a restrainer device for restraining all but the lo...	05/05/1992
5103982	Check stager-feeder A check stager-feeder for accumulating, in a stage, a predetermined number of checks or sheets in a stack and for high-speed feeding of the stack to further equipment comprising a kicker/stop member movable by a solenoid between two angular orientations f...	04/14/1992
5104282	Document feeder An improved document feeder for feeding a predetermined number of singulated checks in seriatim for accumulation into a check stack package, for delivering the package to further handling device, and for realigning the checks therein while the package is ...	04/14/1992
5091777	Document monitor A document monitor for viewing and reading of at least heading portions of bank statements upon occurrence of an error condition during processing of bank statements and associated checks in the preparation of mailing to bank customers in inserted mechine...	02/25/1992
5083281	Insertion machine with speed optimization A speed optimization circuit (140) is employed by an insertion machine to result in a greater actual throughput of successfully enveloped sets of documents. The speed optimization circuit (140) includes a microcontroller (142) which determines whether the...	01/21/1992
5064185	Method and apparatus for feeding and stacking articles An envelope processing system (20) includes an input transport section (22); a processing/transport section (24); and a discharge transport section (28). Envelopes are fed on-edge from the input transport section to the processing/transport section (24) b...	11/12/1991
5064303	Printhead mount assembly An apparatus (500) for mounting a printhead (501) relative to a horizontal surface (508). The apparatus (500) comprises an anchor block (502) mounted on the horizontal surface (508); as well as a bottom clamp member (504) and a top clamp member (506) betw...	11/12/1991
4987547	Insertion machine with speed optimization A speed optimization circuit (140) is employed by an insertion machine to result in a greater actual throughput of successfully enveloped sets of documents. The speed optimization circuit (140) includes a microcontroller (142) which determines whether the...	01/22/1991
4955596	Method and apparatus for feeding and stacking articles An envelope processing system (20) includes an input transport section (22); a processing/transport section (24); and a discharge transport section (28). Envelopes are fed on-edge from the input transport section to the processing/transport section (24) b...	09/11/1990
4939887	Insertion machine An insertion machine includes an insertion station (44) whereat groups of items are stuffed into an envelope held open at an envelope opening station (49). The insertion station comprises a cam (212)-driven carriage (202) which linearly reciprocates in a ...	07/10/1990
4922689	Insertion machine An insertion machine includes an insertion station (44) whereat groups of items are stuffed into an envelope held open at an envelope opening station (49). The insertion station comprises a cam (212)-driven carriage (202) which linearly reciprocates in a ...	05/08/1990
4903955	Document stacking apparatus Apparatus and method for stacking a plurality of documents on one edge thereof. The apparatus comprises a motor-driven revolving hollow helix device into which fed documents are individually injected substantially transversely to the helix axis between co...	02/27/1990

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Assignee: Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Company