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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971875 | Sheet accumulation apparatus and image formation apparatus including the apparatus A sheet accumulation apparatus includes a tray moving device elevatably provided at an apparatus frame and having a fork member; a tray device detachably attached to the fork member; a driving device for elevating the tray moving device; and a carrier device having ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7920820 | Bookbinding apparatus and image forming system comprising the same A bookbinding apparatus includes a collecting device, a bookbinding path, a bundle conveying device for transferring the sheet bundle to a paste applying position and then to a cover binding position, a paste applying device for applying an adhesive to a spine part ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7845890 | Bookbinding device and image forming apparatus A bookbinding device includes a collecting device for collecting sheets into a bundle and a bookbinding path that includes a sheet bundle conveying device, an adhesive applying device, a cover binding device, and a cover sheet feeding path. The cover binding device ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7871065 | Sheet feeding device and post-processing apparatus and image forming system comprising the same A sheet folding device has a releasable clutch between a roll driving device and a pair of folding rolls for folding a sheet bunch so that when a folding blade inserts the sheet bunch to a nip position on the pair of folding rolls, the first and second folding rolls... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866649 | Sheet aligning apparatus, post processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet aligning apparatus includes a tray device for piling and storing sheets from a sheet outlet, a sheet discharging and delivering device arranged above the tray device, and a shift device for moving the sheet discharging and delivering device between an operat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857307 | Sheet accumulation apparatus and image forming system having same The invention is to provide a sheet accumulation apparatus enabling to uniformly load tabbed sheets into a train of sheets for load and store the sheets on a tray. The sheet accumulation apparatus has a sheet outlet for successively discharging the sheets, a tray me... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7840174 | Bookmaking apparatus and image forming system using the same A bookmaking apparatus executes sheet bundle stacking and image forming operations while melting adhesive at start up. A temperature control device controls a heating device to heat an adhesive in the container to a predetermined melting temperature when the apparat... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7762542 | Paper feeder and bookbinding apparatus equipped with the same Tray means for stacking sheets, pickup means for separating and for conveying sheets into a single sheet on the tray means, and sheet conveyance means for conveying a sheet separated by the pickup means to a predetermined processing position are provided. Projecting... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7663792 | Reflection mirror unit in image reading device and image reading device using the same A reflection mirror unit for a document on a platen includes first and second reflection mirrors, a base frame formed of a plate member and having a sliding portion adapted to slidably engage a guide rail located in a sub-scanning direction for the document on the p... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7646515 | Image reading apparatus and image reading system An image reading apparatus includes a housing; image reading device for reading an image from a document being conveyed, the image reading device being located in the housing; a platen located in the housing and including a transparent member for reading the image o... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631913 | Micro-manipulator A micro-manipulator has a handling mechanism for gripping micro-material with two gripping fingers. The handling mechanism has a fixed finger with an end effecter for touching the micro-material, a movable finger with an end effecter capable of rotating around a roc... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625142 | Light quantity adjusting device A light quantity adjusting device includes a substrate having an optical path aperture, a blade located on the substrate to adjust the quantity of light passing through the optical path aperture, and an electromagnetic driver that drivingly opens and closes the blad... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7568880 | Micro-manipulator A compact micro-manipulator with low energy consumption accurately and quickly positions a micro-material in a visual field of a microscope. A micro-manipulator operable to grip micro-material by bringing leading ends of the gripping fingers in close proximity inclu... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568849 | Light quantity adjusting device A light quantity adjusting device prevents possible violent vibration resulting from an external force. The light quantity adjusting device includes a substrate having an optical path aperture, a blade movably placed on the substrate to restrict the quantity of ligh... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7467794 | Sheet conveyance problem release mechanism and sheet stacking apparatus A sheet conveyance release mechanism has a movable guide unit and a fixed guide unit adjacent to the movable guide unit. The mechanism has a horizontal conveyance guide unit for conveying a sheet in a substantially horizontal direction, and a vertical conveyance gui... | 12/23/2008 |
