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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6142469 | Sheet ejecting mechanism with contact member and advance descending of tray to prevent direct return of contact member A sheet ejecting mechanism is provided with a sheet ejecting sensor which detects a sheet to be ejected onto an offset tray and an upper-surface position-regulating section which regulates the position of the upper surface of the sheets in accordance with... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6126163 | Sheet aligning apparatus and processing apparatus used for copy machine A sheet aligning apparatus for a copying machine having a loading unit capable of loading a plurality of stacked sheets. A comparing unit determines and compares respective sizes of at least two sheets partially stacked and loaded on the loading unit. An ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120020 | Sheet post-processing devices A sheet post-processing device includes a storing tray for storing a sheet, and a process tray for post-processing the sheet. The sheet post-processing device has a first mode for guiding the sheet from an image forming device to the storing tray, and a s... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102385 | Finisher A finisher includes an additional-working tray and a leading edge stopper and trailing edge stopper for aligning folded and unfolded sheets fed into the additional-working tray. The leading edge stopper contacts a leading edge of each sheet when it is fed... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095740 | Method of manufacturing books or brochures A method and an apparatus for manufacturing books or brochures with a book block of printed sheets which are thread-stitched at the side of the fold, wherein the method includes successively and in a predetermined sequence supplying the printed sheets spr... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082725 | Finisher with a stapling function A finisher distributes image-formed sheets into bins while sorting and stapling the sorted and stacked sheets. The bins are movable vertically pitch by pitch, and the image-formed sheets are distributed so that each bin will store a set from the first pag... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079706 | Passive lead-in for paper stack into stapler A device for guiding a plurality of sheets moving in a direction along a path toward a finishing device attachable to a printing machine is provided. The device includes a first member having a first member surface thereof and a second member having a sec... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6044546 | Apparatus for clipping a sheet member A clipping apparatus is provided which comprises a cartridge (100) for containing a plurality of substantially flat clipping members arranged in a pile, a delivery mechanism (30) for taking out one of the clipping members contained in the cartridge (100) ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6003853 | Sheet folding apparatus A sheet folding apparatus wherein a set of sheets is fed by a pair of rotatable members, and is folded by nip force between the rotatable members, the improvement residing in that a feeding speed of the sheet set by the rotatable member, is changed in acc... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5996314 | Currency strapping machine A method and apparatus automatically process currency documents. A stack of loose bank documents are placed on a feeder having a feeder arm which pushes the documents toward a continuous vacuum belt. The feeder arm is controlled by a lever arm connected t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980676 | Method of multiple copy sets distribution with temporarily taped set distinctions A simple and low cost system for temporarily but securely holding together stacked document sheets in discrete "packaged" sets, for reproduction job collection and distribution without permanent binding or sheet damage. It is particularly suited for autom... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975182 | Apparatus for processing folded printed sheets An apparatus for the processing of folded printed sheets is provided with at least one work station located next to a conveying path, with the work station preferably being a feeder for separating and opening the printed sheets. A plurality of support mea... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975823 | Method of forming sheet material assemblage A polarized lens is mounted to a helmet having a transparent face shield to cover a top portion of the face shield and reduce glare in the user's field of vision. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the polarized lens does not cover the lower po... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971383 | Finisher with a large-capacity sheet stack section A staple sorter which distributes sheets ejected from a copying machine into a plurality of bins and staples stacks of sheets in the bins by use of a staple unit. The bins are vertically movable pitch by pitch, and a large-capacity tray is provided above ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5964459 | Sheet-bundle conveying apparatus A sheet-bundle conveying apparatus includes a shift tray on which a sheet-bundle is rested and which is shifted laterally, a container for containing the sheet-bundle shifted by the shift tray, and a shift means for changing a relative position between th... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5924689 | Sheet sorter with stapler A sheet sorter with a stapler includes bins arranged in a vertical direction each of which receives a plurality of sheets discharged from an image recording apparatus to form a stack of sheets. An indexer receives the sheets from the image recording appar... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921538 | Apparatus and method for combined gathering and binding of sheet like articles A plurality of sheet material feeders (9) are arranged along a continuous path (4), and supply sheet material articles (17) to sheet material assemblers (12). A plurality of sheet material assemblers (12) are moved sequentially along said continuous path ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918871 | Sheet sorter with stapler A sheet sorter with a stapler includes a plurality of bins arranged in a vertical direction each of which receives a plurality of sheets discharged from an and forms thereon a stack of sheets. An indexer receives the sheets from the image recording appara... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5913099 | Copy apparatus which controls binding position through image rotation and sheet reversal An image forming apparatus comprises an image memory unit for storing image information, an image rotation unit for applying predetermined rotation to the image information read from the image memory unit, an image forming unit for forming an image on an ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5878999 | Device for forming and transferring ordered stacks of sheets, in particular banknotes Banknotes emerging from a checking machine are caused to advance singly in succession along an outfeed duct of which the runout connects with a stacking channel; the banknotes come to rest on a companion element operating along the channel and capable of ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5836578 | Finishing apparatus provided with stapling function A finisher is provided with a stapling unit which has a staple head and a staple anvil, the staple head and the staple anvil being separated and independently movable to a stapling point. When the staple head which contains staples is detected empty, the ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826158 | Finisher and method of stapling by using the same A finisher incorporating therein a stapler for accumulating a plurality of sheets and performing a stapling treatment on a bundle of accumulated sheets, comprising first sheet bundle conveying rollers disposed on the upstream side of the stapler relative ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5806842 | Output paper sheet finishing module and method of using same An output document finishing module and a method of using it, relate to a document finishing module which is removably mounted to a paper sheet receiver for a non-impact printer. The module receives the printed sheets from the non-impact printer and finis... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799935 | Automatic stapling device A stapling device including a staple driver for inserting a staple into sheets and a clincher for bending the staple piercing through the sheets, which are opposed to each other astride a sheet passage, is provided with shifting means for bringing the sta... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5791643 | Insert feeding apparatus In order to avoid ergonomic problems such as carpet tunnel syndrome while improving productivity, an apparatus for feeding inserts such as order blanks and envelopes to a binding line is disclosed. The apparatus includes an insert support for supporting i... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782466 | Media processing having intermediate finishing operations and a remote output storage location Finishing operations on media processing jobs, such as from laser printer or photocopier devices, are performed in an intermediate output bin and subsequently transferred to a final output bin. One or more finishing mechanisms are disposed to cooperate wi... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5774778 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having same A sheet post-processing apparatus for accommodating the sheet material discharged from an image forming apparatus on at least one sheet receiving tray and capable of accommodating at least two sets of sheet per sheet receiving tray, the apparatus includes... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772197 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus using same A sheet post processing apparatus includes a tray for stacking a set of sheet; post processing means for post processing the set of sheets on the tray, wherein when the post processing element processes the sheets, the post processing element is moved to ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769406 | Sheet processing apparatus for shifting sheets toward front side of stacking tray A sheet processing apparatus includes a plurality of trays for stacking sheets. A sheet shifting arrangement shifts the sheets on trays so that a portion of the sheets protrudes over the tray. A selector selects one of a plurality of processing modes for ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762328 | Subsequent paper treatment apparatus A subsequent paper treatment apparatus stably conveys a bound recording paper bundle toward a paper discharging tray. A discharging claw 10a of the discharging belt is pressed to the rear edge of the bound recording paper bundle. when a discharging belt i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758251 | Image forming apparatus having automatic duplex device An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier for forming an image thereon; a sheet feeding device for feeding a recording sheet to the image carrier to transfer the image onto the recording sheet; a reversing device for reversing the recording she... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5746162 | Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method A sheet processing apparatus for punching a sheet having a detachable punching unit for accomplishing wide varieties of combinations of punching conditions such as a number of the hole, diameter of the hole, and a position of the hole at a sheet. A sort o... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5738346 | Apparatus for stitching collated sheets An improved apparatus for stitching collated sheets is provided. Collated sleets to be stitched are transported along a first transport path portion (29) into a sheet stitching station (80) independently of different sheet stitching patterns. After sheet ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735108 | Sheet bundling apparatus and a sheet handling apparatus furnished with the same A handling apparatus has a bundling apparatus, which stacks and bundles each predetermined number of securities from which information is detected by a discriminating section. The bundling apparatus includes a stacking plate for stacking the securities th... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5730438 | Reproduction apparatus with lower peak power requirement with integral battery powered stapling and low power recharging system A copier or printer connecting with a standard commercial electrical power line source and having a limited peak power consumption can still provide an electrically powered sheet stapling system by driving the stapler from an electrical storage battery po... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5724641 | Image forming apparatus comprising a stapler relatively movable in the positions of the original discharge tray and the sheet discharge trays An image forming apparatus according to the present invention contains an original set tray on which originals are set, image reading system for reading an image on the original, image forming system for forming an image on a sheet on the basis of the ima... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5722031 | Image forming apparatus having stapler for stapling sheets An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming images onto sheets in either one of a first mode for sequentially forming the images onto the sheets from a last page and a second mode for sequentially forming the images onto the shee... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5695181 | Sheet sorting apparatus A sheet containing and stacking apparatus includes sheet bundle discharge device and stacking device for stacking the discharged sheet bundles. It further includes auxiliary containing device reciprocally shiftable between an entrance position where the a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5662318 | Stapler and sheet-binding system using the same A stapler capable of stapling one or more stapling portions of a sheaf of sheets to be bound with only one movable staple driver in a corner binding manner, one-side binding manner or doublespread binding manner regardless of the width and length of the s... | 09/02/1997 |
