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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404551 | Stack quality monitoring algorithm An improved method for monitoring stack quality in a finisher of a printer includes examining the net displacement of a compiling tray after each set has been ejected. A deviation from the normal increments of displacement for each set triggers a “tray full” con... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7352886 | Error handling in a high throughput computer-aided detection environment A method and system for automated detection and handling of film feeding failures in a high-volume CAD environment. The method provides for batch processing a set of films including multiple film cases including the steps of providing a number count of the number of... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325800 | Sloped stack detection sensor and algorithm An improved sloped stack detection system for a multi-function finisher includes a reflective sensor which suspends the conveying of stapled sets to an output tray when staple build-up in small stapled sets causes the stacked output to become sloped. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287748 | Method and apparatus for producing selectively collated print products A method and apparatus for producing selectively collated print products employ a production section, a control device, a transfer-out device for transferring out defective print products, a detection device that detects and records gaps resulting from the transfer ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7232122 | Jam detection method and system for an inserter A document assembly system with jam detection capability. The system including an accumulation chassis having a series of pusher fingers for pushing collations of documents. Above the chassis, document feeders release documents to the chassis to form the collations.... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197375 | System and method for collating items A system and method for merge-sequencing ordered subsets of items into a single merged set in a predetermined sorted sequence and error-checking the resulting merged set to provide information about out of order items to allow for efficient error correction methods.... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6746007 | Method and apparatus for controlling enclosure material feeding in a mail inserting system A collating system having a plurality of feeders to release enclosure materials onto a deck and a plurality of pusher finger pairs moving along the deck for collating the released materials. The pusher finger pairs are mounted on a pair of moving belts at pre-determ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6708078 | System for determining status of feeders in a high speed inserter An apparatus and method are disclosed for preventing components in an inserter machine from causing the inserter machine to stop or function less than optimally due to lack of proper attention from an operator. Accordingly, various component conditions are categoriz... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6464449 | Collating apparatus with error detection According to the collating apparatus of the present invention, if the collation error is detected, the erroneously collated matter selection and discharge unit discharges the erroneously collated matter so as to be distinguishable from the correctly colla... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6249716 | Printing and finishing documents A printer (2; 52) prints documents which, after arriving in a finishing system (1; 51), are detected and finished in an order corresponding with the order in which the documents have been printed by the printer (2; 52). The printer (2; 52) generates verif... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6196537 | Thickness measurement apparatus An apparatus for measuring the thickness of flat products such as sheets or signatures, the flat products being fed from a pile of signatures to a pocket by a pocket feeder. The pocket feeder includes a first and second roller. The first roller is arrange... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5667213 | Small-size-sheet stacking unit and cleaning sheet therefor A small-size-sheet stacking unit is attached on a printed sheet tray of a printing machine so as to receive printed sheets of small size, and is detached from the printing machine after such sheets are printed. The sheet stacking unit comprises a guide pl... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5647583 | Apparatus and method for singulating sheets and inserting same into envelopes An apparatus and method for singulating sheets from a stack of sheets and transporting individual ones of them to a conveyor. A picker arm is mounted at its upper end to a rotatable shaft, for reciprocating movement between first and second positions. A l... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5533719 | Stacker jam detector A stacker jam detector, for use in a sheet handling device such as a stacker and separator, comprises a source of sheets that directs sheets downstream to a delivery location. The source of sheets includes a sheet sent signal generator that transmits a sh... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5522587 | System and method for reordering a defective custom document in a document assembly system A replacement document for an errantly assembled custom document is ordered according to the sequence in the initial document order, such that all preceding documents in the sequence of the initial document order will be processes prior to ordering the re... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5511769 | Sheet material collating apparatus A sheet material collating apparatus includes a conveyor and a plurality of hoppers which hold sheet material articles. Feed drums are operable to sequentially feed sheet material articles from each of the hoppers to sheet material receiving locations on ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5280895 | Method and apparatus for producing groups from different printed products The inventive method and apparatus serve to combine into groups different printed products supplied as continuous flows (1, 2, 3 etc.), on at least one grouping section (10.1, 10.2, 10.3), in which each group can have a composition of in each case one pro... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5125635 | Collation error indication system for collator A collation error indication system for a collator is provided wherein first indication elements for indicating the paper feeding condition of the present collation cycle and second indication elements for indicating the paper feeding condition of at leas... | 06/30/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5039075 | Automatic document gathering and personalization system An automated system gathers coupons into sets that are individually customized for different addresses. The system involves recording a list of addressee information and codes for identifying the various addressees. The list is used to control the feeding... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5012073 | Data card and mailer data match/inserter system An automated system for inserting data cards into preprinted and addressed mailing forms. A computer controls the automatic asynchronous operation of the overall system. Each mailing form bears the account number and mailing address of the intended card r... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4966354 | Method of and machine for gathering paper sheets and the like The thickness of successive sheets which are delivered by the feeders of a gathering machine to a collating conveyor are monitored and a computer which is associated with each feeder calculates the extent of deviation of the monitored thickness from an ac... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4936562 | Method and apparatus for controlling a collator A method and apparatus are disclosed for establishing a random fault limit for hoppers in a collating machine. A plurality of hoppers are arranged in an array, each adapted to feed signatures, one at a time, to a conveyor. A miss feed base number and a do... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4757984 | Method and apparatus for controlling a collator A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a collator having a variable raceway jam fault detection arrangement. A plurality of hoppers are arranged in an array, each adapted to feed signatures onto a raceway having a moving chain. The chain has s... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4753428 | Assembly for positioning planar workpieces with respect to one another In the automation of work operations in the manufacture of apparel, devices for picking up flat workpieces such as fabric pattern pieces comprise a plurality of magazine stations, at each of which is disposed a respective stack of workpieces, and a delive... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4753430 | Method and apparatus for controlling a collator A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling a collator. A microcomputer learns hopper insertion points, jam switch insertion points, and hopper miss and double feed service angles relative to a reject gate. Based on the learn collator configurati... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4746109 | Apparatus for assembling continuous printed forms in storage trays Continuously printed forms, e.g. checks, are cut from a sheet, sequenced and fed longitudinally and horizontally so that they are overlapped. Trays are moved vertically downwardly and are laterally open so that the overlapped checks are inserted and there... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4625954 | Sheet feeding apparatus Throughput of a sheet feeding apparatus is substantially increased by sequentially feeding sheets in multiple overlapping cycles. Special start, stop and missing sheet sequences are provided to ensure that all documents in the overlapping cycles are prope... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4499834 | Reject assembly for sheet material handling apparatus An apparatus for sequentially stitching groups of sheets includes a reject assembly which directs groups of sheets containing either more or less than a predetermined number of sheets to a receiving station without being stitched. If a desired number of s... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4471954 | Sheet collator The sheet collator comprises a plurality of sheet loading pockets each associated with a sheet ejector for ejecting single sheets into a common sheet conveyor path from the respective pocket. A photo-electric, e.g. infrared sheet passage detector is mount... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4253651 | Document interleaver device A device for handling documents which operates to interleave or intermix documents from separate stacks in accordance with a predetermined pattern. The documents are fed through the machine preferably so as to be visible and retrievable throughout their t... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4003566 | Rotary collator system having a cycle/stop operational mode A collator system is disclosed, which allows a collator to operate in either one of two distinct modes: (a) RUN/REJECT; or (b) CYCLE/STOP. Each of the above modes of operation has a unique way of handling sheet feeding malfunctions. The RUN/REJECT mode al... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3997154 | Stacking system for a rotary drum collator An improved stacking system for a collar is disclosed. The stacking system comprises a unique three-position off-set stacking apparatus that provides a third off-set stack position for improperly collated sets. The improperly collated sets are delivered t... | 12/14/1976 |
