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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726639 | Sheet processing apparatus and sheet bundle alignment method When a new paper sheet is supplied onto a compiling tray, a sub-paddle holds down paper sheets having already been stacked on the compiling tray until a leading edge of the new paper sheet S touches the stacked paper sheets. Thereafter, the sub-paddle gets apart fro... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7455284 | Paper alignment device and paper post-processing device equipped with the same A device which aligns bundles of paper Q with a predetermined number of A4 paper PA4 as small size paper and A3 paper PA3 as large size papers formed by successively receiving paper P fed from image forming device 19, comprising a stacking unit 30 as a... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7413177 | Sheet processing apparatus, method of controlling the sheet processing apparatus, control program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the control program A sheet processing apparatus which makes it possible to carry out optimal bundling, such as bookbinding, according to sheet thickness, thereby enhancing the operability of the apparatus. A sensor LED control section 114 detects the thickness of a bundle of sh... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413181 | Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively performing sheet finishing operation A sheet finishing apparatus includes a conveying member configured to convey recording media and a tray configured to receive the recording media conveyed by the conveying member. The tray includes a holding member configured to hold the recording media therein and ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7281707 | Aftertreatment apparatus, and controlling method, program and storage medium therefor Sheet thickness data obtained from the output of a sheet thickness detecting sensor are calculated to thereby calculate a sheet bundle thickness. When the sheet bundle thickness reaches a predetermined value, other aftertreatment differing from a set aftertreatment ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 6793113 | Universal and precise stapling method and apparatus A universal and precise stapling assembly is provided and includes (a) a moveable stapling head for driving staples at precise locations through an aligned set of sheets on any one of plural types of alignment apparatus; (b) a drive device coupled to the stapling he... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6685416 | Bookbinding device and method A bookbinding device is disclosed to adhesively bind a back surface of a stack of pages to a center portion of a cover page, which includes a page supply unit (1), a thickness sensor (2), an adhesive applicator (3), a page conveyor unit (4), a cover suppl... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6375180 | Sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, and sheet conveyance apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet finisher, which receives sheets from an image forming apparatus, such as an electro-photographic copying machine, a printer, a facsimile, etc., to align and bind the sheets. There is described a sheet finisher whic... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6193457 | Printable file folder with custom label tab A blank is provided adapted for forming into a file folder. The blank comprises a planar sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The sheet has a first cover portion joined to a second cover portion along a mutual cover hinge line. The sheet is ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6042098 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A post-processing apparatus for detecting the leading or trailing edges, turning over at a turn-over route, stapling, punching, or otherwise finishing sheets sequentially discharged from an image forming machine. The sheet post-processing apparatus is cap... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5836577 | Bill handling machine A bill handling machine is provided with a bill stacking device including a bill press member whose leading end portion is swingably supported and which is adapted to guide bills downwardly, a solenoid for pressing the leading end portion of the bill pres... | 11/17/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5690324 | Sorter for a stencil printer and paper transport speed control device for sorter A sorter having an intermediate transport device using a belt and for transporting printings to bins, and a transport speed control device for changing the transport speed depending on the size of the printings, and the type of the printings including thi... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5348288 | Moving tray sorter with variable tray shifting motor controller A moving bin sorter has trays which are sequentially shifted upwardly and downwardly relative to a sheet inlet location by a rotary cam driven by an electric motor which drives the cams in opposite directions. The minimum force applied by the motor and lo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5286016 | Apparatus and method for inserting sheets into lapstream in a direction opposite to conveying direction An apparatus for inserting chipboard or cardboard spacers within a lapstream of paper sheets exiting a press on a lapstream conveyor includes a chipboard ejector for firing chipboards toward the lapstream conveyor in a direction which is opposite that of ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5044619 | Control of pre-ordered stock A method of automatically placing ordered paper stock (covers or inserts) from sets of paper stock, the sets of paper stock comprised of an arbitrary number of covers or inserts, into finished copy sets. In a reproduction job run, and with the method of a... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5009408 | Continuous feed board inserter A board inserter for use with a conveyor belt system provides for the automatic insertion of paper boards, or like materials, into a continuous stream of shingled paper sheets moving along the conveyor belt system. The boards are inserted into the shingle... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4948111 | Method and apparatus for incorporating backing boards in the printed paper stack of a printing press Backing boards are delivered one at a time from a supply hopper to a stack of printed paper sheets at the stacking station outfeed end of a printing press while the outfeed of the next succeeding printed sheet is delayed for a time sufficient to allow the... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4891681 | Hard copy apparatus for producing center fastened sheet sets Electrostatographic apparatus for providing bound sheet sets suitable for folding. The sides of the sheet sets are staggered so that, upon folding, the edges become accurately aligned. Staggering is accomplished by progressively cutting the sheets shorter... | 01/02/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4624452 | Board inserter for printing press A board inserter for use with a printing press provides for the automatic insertion of paper boards or the like between predetermined numbers of printed sheets as they emerge from the printing press. The board inserter is used to make note pads or the lik... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4505467 | Label dispenser with suction hold and fork member release Labels 36 are arranged in a stack and supported in a tray 11, and the open end 49 of a suction tube 46 is reciprocated toward and away from the label at the end of the stack, to draw the end label away from the stack. A fork member 12 straddles the suctio... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4139218 | Process for producing pressure-sensitive carbonless manifolds A pressure-sensitive carbonless transfer sheet comprising a paper substrate having a front and back surface and a coating composition adhered to at least one of the front and back surfaces of the paper substrate. A novel process is provided for producing ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4068835 | Apparatus for assembling take-one advertising displays An automated machine for assembling a "take-one" advertising display, which display consists of an advertising panel with a pack of advertising coupons stapled to it, has a panel feeder that takes one panel at a time from a stack of panels and locates the... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4042233 | Installation for collecting identically shaped, large and different types of sheets from a plurality of dispensing stations at a collating station An installation for the collation of identically-shaped, large, and particularly, different types of sheets from a plurality of dispensing stations at a collecting station. In the installation, sheets stored at a plurality of dispensing stations are conve... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3989235 | Method of and means for sandwiching a central layer and two outer layers preparatorily to lamination In assembling a three-layer sandwich for the manufacture of a laminated board, a first sheet designed to form the bottom layer is picked up by a horizontally movable gripper from a repository at one side of a stacking table and is pulled by the gripper ac... | 11/02/1976 |
