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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006973 | Replaceable unit, sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming device A replaceable unit includes a feeding roller that feeds a sheet from a sheet accommodation portion that accommodates the sheet; a conveyance roller that conveys the sheet fed by the feeding roller downstream; a first frame body that supports the feeding roller and t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7913992 | Methods of moving a media sheet in a scanning device The present application is directed to embodiments for moving a media sheet within a scanning device. The methods include moving the media sheet through a separation mechanism that prevents multiple media sheets from being moved simultaneously along the media path. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7731172 | Transport device and image-formation device A system that prevents the engagement of an intermediate gear and a driven gear from releasing due to a force from the driven gear without increasing an arrangement angle is described. A surface receiving a load acting on a rotation axis of a second groove that is u... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7594647 | Pick mechanism with stack height dependent force for use in an image forming device Embodiments of a pick mechanism for use in an image forming device. In one embodiment, a first mechanism individually moves each of the media sheets from a stack in the input area thereby gradually decreasing a height of the stack. The first mechanism applies a firs... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7484723 | Separation roller set of an automatic document feeder (ADF) A separation roller set comprises a shaft, a separation roller, a separation pad, an aligning roller, and an idle roller is provided in the present invention. The separation roller is fixed on the shaft with the separation pad leaning thereon. The separation roller ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7429039 | Hinge device, automatic document feeder, scanning unit, and image forming apparatus A hinge device is configured that when a cover is opened, a support-section-side pivot shaft is guided upward by a fixed-section-side guide groove; and a fixed-section-side pivot shaft is guided while being restricted in downward movement by a support-section-side g... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7387297 | Printing system sheet feeder using rear and front nudger rolls A printing system sheet feeder apparatus and method is provided. The printing system feeder includes a front nudger roll positioned near the leading edge of the top sheet of a sheet stack and the front nudger roll is capable of advancing the top sheet. In addition, ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380782 | Automatic document feeder having a replaceable friction roller assembly An automatic document feeder (ADF) having a replaceable friction roller assembly. The ADF includes a housing having a back plate which may be raised and a base pivotalby connected to the back plate, a supporting element disposed on the housing and having a shaft hol... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357386 | Device and method for feeding paper A paper feed apparatus of the present invention includes a pick mechanism for successively taking out, by use of a pick roller 1, a plurality of sheets of paper stacked on a chute from the bottom side thereof, leading ends of the sheets being aligned by means... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7300055 | Image forming apparatus The object is to provide an image forming apparatus in which the copy sheet can be transferred with stable velocity and high accuracy even if there is variation in diameter due to machining tolerance. A pair of roller for feeding copy sheet pinching the sheet betwee... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300049 | Feed of sheet material in a feeder/separator A sheet feeder for feeding sheets one-at-a-time along a path is disclosed having: means for storing a plurality of sheets; a feeder/separator comprising feeding means for engaging the sheets and feeding them from the means for storing and a separator for engaging sh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261289 | Automatic document feeder for image forming apparatus An automatic document feeder for an image forming apparatus comprising a separation roller for separately carrying a plurality of paper sheets picked by a pickup roller, a feeding roller for carrying the paper sheets, a discharge roller for discharging the scanned p... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258335 | Eliminating drag of media sensor in printer media transport Drag from media sensor (80) of a printer is eliminated by it being pivoted through a slip connection off of pivoted media feed system (19) to briefly contact papers. The pivoted media feed is then moved in reverse a limited amount at which a rotatably ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7232024 | Currency processing device A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222846 | Sheet take-out apparatus and method of taking out sheets A sheet take-out apparatus is disclosed that includes a sheet-feeding member on which sheets are placed. The apparatus includes an air spout unit to spout out air towards a right or left side of a front portion of the sheets with respect to a take-out direction of t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210677 | Paper feeder and image scanning device A paper feeder includes a sheet supply unit that feeds sheets placed on a sheet placing part, a separating roller the separates the sheets fed by the sheet supply unit one sheet at a time and supplies each sheet to a sheet transportation path, a transportation rolle... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201320 | System and method for processing currency bills and documents bearing barcodes in a document processing device A document processing device having an evaluation region disposed along a transport path between an input and output receptacle capable of processing both currency bills and substitute currency media having at least one indicia. The evaluation region includes at lea... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195237 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197173 | Automated check processing system with check imaging and accounting A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191657 | Currency processing system with fitness detection A currency handling system has a limpness detector. The limpness detector has a single driven crackle roller with an elongated central bulge and two outer bulges, wherein the central bulge is in conforming relation to a flexible belt. Sheet metal guides further faci... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165765 | Sheet feeding apparatus and recording apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus for separating and feeding a plurality of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking portion one by one includes feeding means for feeding the plurality of sheets stacked on the sheet stacking portion, separation means for separating the sheets one... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146245 | System and method for processing currency and identification cards in a document processing device A document processing device having an evaluation region disposed along a transport path between an input and output receptacle capable of processing both currency bills and identification cards. An evaluation unit enables entry of source identification information ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144006 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125013 | Automatic feeding device and recording apparatus provided with such automatic feeding device An automatic feeding device for feeding plural number of recording sheets stacked on a pressure plate by separating them one by one is provided with a sheet-feeding roller for carrying the recording sheets stacked on the pressure plate; a separation roller for separ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114716 | Paper feeder A paper returner is placed in the vicinity of an end portion of a hopper for stacking a plurality of sheets of paper which faces a paper feeding roller, so as to be pivotable between a first position where the paper returner constitutes a part of the paper transport... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111840 | Sheet feeding roller with variable radius, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet feeding roller for feeding a sheet by rotation in pressed contact with stacked sheets by an outer peripheral surface of the roller. A distance from a rotary center to the outer peripheral surface is changeable according to th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103438 | System and method for searching and verifying documents in a document processing device A method of processing barcoded tickets in a document processing device including receiving a stack of barcoded tickets in an input receptacle of a document processing device. Each barcoded ticket includes a document-identifier or ticket number that identifies the b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100912 | Paper feeding apparatus for a printer Provided a paper feeding apparatus used with a printer includes a pickup roller which draws out a paper stacked in a cassette and conveys the paper to a printer, a conveying roller which conveys the drawn-out paper onto a paper feeding route, and a feeding roller wh... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7040614 | Sheet feeding device and recording apparatus A sheet material feeding apparatus includes a sheet stacking portion for stacking recording sheets; a feeding roller for feeding the recording sheets from the sheet stacking portion; separating means for separating the recording sheet fed out by the feeding roller; ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029003 | Automatic paper feed apparatus The present invention provides an automatic paper feed apparatus which can reliably prevent papers from being discharged in an overlapped state in spite of simple construction. The automatic paper feed apparatus comprises a paper feed roller for automatically feedin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021619 | Automatic document feeding apparatus An automatic document feeder is provided with a reading unit disposed above a platen for reading an original. The reading unit includes a platen roller for transporting the original to the reading unit; a guide device arranged between the platen and the platen rolle... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011302 | Vertical pocket feeder Vertical pocket feeder signature handling equipment which supplies signatures in an on-edge orientation one at a time to bindery equipment. The vertical pocket feeder particularly cooperates with a hopper loader apparatus which transfers and separates individual sig... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6962247 | Currency processing system with fitness detection A currency handling system comprising a fitness detector. The fitness detector comprising a thickness detector, a limpness detector, a soil detector or a combination thereof. The thickness detector comprising an upper roller displaceable in a predetermined arc by a ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945524 | Card singularization gate A card singularization gate for use in an identification card printer includes a roller support, a guide roller, and a card stop. The roller support is positioned between a card feeder and the card transport mechanism. The guide roller is supported by the roller sup... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932527 | Card cartridge A card cartridge includes a housing having a pair of opposing side walls, a top, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, and a base. The housing includes an interior cavity that is sized to accommodate a stack of cards, a card access, and a card output sl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6834850 | Percussive noises supressing sheet feeding method and apparatus To suppress vibration and percussive noises generally created by a separation pad and pressure spring in a sheet feeding apparatus, a sheet feeding tray stacks and maintains sheets, a sheet feeding roller launches sheets stacked on the sheet feeding tray, and a sepa... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6830244 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus is formed of a sheet supply device for feeding sheets drawn out from a sheet supply tray, a separating device for separating the sheets drawn out from the sheet supply tray, a transport device for transporting the sheets downstream, a trans... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6811151 | Paper feeding apparatus and driving method thereof for office machine The invention is to provide a paper feeding apparatus and a driving method thereof for an office machine. The office machine includes a paper accommodating device and a paper processing apparatus. The paper accommodating device is for accommodating paper sheets to b... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805341 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A paper feeder of the present invention includes a paper tray for supporting paper and pickup rollers in total width more than 40% of the maximum paper width supportable by a paper tray for taking out a paper at the top position in a specified direction. This paper ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6798899 | Document feeding method and apparatus A document feeding apparatus for use with a document processing device. The document feeding apparatus comprises an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack of documents and at least one feeding wheel adapted to strip documents, one at a time, from the stack of d... | 09/28/2004 |
