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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708271 | Non-contacting static brush for a sheet stacker An apparatus for accumulating sheets in a stack, such as would be used in a printer or copier, comprises a tray for retaining sheets. A conductive member, which may include brush filaments, is disposed less than 10 mm from a location of an edge of the sheets, and do... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7478807 | Method for conveying a sheet and apparatus for carrying out the method A method for conveying a sheet includes guiding an electrically charged sheet pneumatically along a desired path, continuously detecting a charge distribution on the sheet, and reducing a positional deviation of the sheet from the desired path by actuating at least ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7364157 | Compact backnote dispensing device with banknote length sensor A compact banknote dispensing device including a storage section for storing one or more banknotes, a discharging unit driven by a first motor for discharging banknotes one-by-one at a first speed, and a transporting unit driven by a second motor for receiving the d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7300046 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet processing apparatus including a first sheet stacking portion for stacking sheets thereon, a second sheet stacking portion provided downstream of the first sheet stacking portion with respect to a sheet conveying direction, a sheet holding device for holding... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288059 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing tray on which sheets are stacked in a bundle form, an intermediate portion stapler which staples the intermediate portion of the sheet bundle stacked on the processing tray, a sheet bundle conveying member which con... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280798 | Image forming apparatus with conveying device urging a recording material toward a charge eliminating member The image forming apparatus has an image bearing member for bearing a toner, a transfer device which forms a transfer area in cooperation with the image bearing member for transferring the toner on the image bearing member onto a recording material, a charge elimina... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7080830 | Sheet processing apparatus with multiple conveying units The invention provides a sheet processing apparatus including a sheet processing portion for processing a sheet, and a sheet conveying portion for conveying a sheet to the sheet processing portion, wherein the sheet conveying portion includes a sheet conveying unit ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080835 | Sheet discharging apparatus, and sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus using the sheet discharging apparatus Disclosed is a sheet discharging apparatus including a charge eliminating member which is provided downstream a pair of swinging rollers for discharging a sheet, and is directed along a sheet discharging direction from its upstream side toward its downstream side. I... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059521 | Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a pa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048183 | RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011306 | Sheet processing unit and image forming apparatus The present invention discloses a sheet processing unit which can control the timing in conveying successively fed sheets to a sheet ejecting mechanism in accordance with operating conditions. The sheet processing unit comprises a sheet overlapping mechanism which o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000915 | Sheet conveying apparatus and original document processing apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus has a conveyor for conveying a sheet to a prescribed position, a pair of reverse-discharge rotating members capable of rotating forward and reverse for feeding the sheet to the conveyor by switchback and an electricity removal unit for re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976672 | Sheet feeding device with plural sheet feeding means feeding in opposite directions to sheet post-processing system A feeding tray for feeding sheets from the left side thereof and a feeding tray for feeding sheets from the right side thereof are disposed on a multiple inserter, and selectively employing the feeding tray for feeding sheets from the left side thereof and the feedi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6945529 | Conveying arrangement for sheet quires and method for combining sheet quires A conveying arrangement for sheet quires includes successively arranged conveying devices of which a downstream conveying device as seen in a conveying direction has a lower speed than an upstream conveying device and at least one ionization device for electrostatic... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6908078 | Sheet processing with sheet inserting device A sheet processing device has a sheet conveying section for conveying sheets to a sheet processing section. The sheet conveying section has a sheet standby unit including a stacking device for stacking a predetermined number of sheets in a linear state, and a bundle... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6623003 | Sheet material stacking device and automatic exposure device for a printing plate A sheet material stacking device and an automatic exposure device for a printing plate, capable of stacking a number of interleaf sheets stably and efficiently. A pair of skewered rollers are provided at the sheet material stacking device used for the aut... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6536761 | Paper money handling device In order to eliminate charge on an outplane deformed paper money, a paper money handling device includes a paper money storing box for storing a conveyed paper money in the paper handling device, which has a storing mechanism for storing the paper money i... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505829 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet treating apparatus for avoiding electrostatic charge accumulation discharges the sheet P, bearing an image thereon, onto discharge sheet stacking trays provided on the side part of the main body, and receives the trailing end of the sheet by the s... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6241239 | Device for outputting single sheets from a printer A method and device for output of single sheets from a printer employs a driven first roller pair having a conveying nip in which a respective single sheet is transported and deflected from an approximately vertically proceeding conveying path into an app... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6206364 | Paper transport belt of alkylated chlorosulfonated polyethylene A paper transport belt and a paper handling apparatus containing a paper transport belt which is made from a composition containing an alkylated chlorosulfonated polyethylene polymer.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6155557 | Sheet feeding device A member for feeding sheets is provided with a core and a cover mounted on the core. The cover is made of a conductive material or one whose coefficient of friction is lower than that of the sheets.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152445 | Sheet conveying apparatus and method wherein the sheet is fed without contacting the discharge layer A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a guide for the recording sheet formed by a discharging layer. The layer includes an electrically grounded conductive substrate and an organic conductive fiber thereon. The surface of the guide is in close proximity t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6048119 | Sheet discharge mechanism and apparatus incorporating the same A sheet discharge mechanism is provided which is capable of preventing improper sheet transfer. The sheet discharge mechanism includes discharge rollers for moving a recording paper sheet, and an electric discharge brush adjacent to the discharge roller. ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5478061 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus is arranged such that in the non-staple mode, the leading edges of the sheets transported from the transport rollers are directed so as to be sandwiched between the upper and lower discharge rollers by a movable sheet gui... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5400208 | Web edge discharging system Static charge on a charge retaining, somewhat conductive moving web is reduced by a non-contacting apparatus placed at the edge of and coplanar with the moving web. The apparatus is comprised of metallic needles or bristles, a conductive support or other ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5228373 | Method and apparatus using electrostatic charges to temporarily hold packets of paper In a paper processing machine, the method and apparatus of this invention apply an opposite electrostatic charge to stacks and reams of paper to eliminate the repelling force from like charges on both sides of the individual sheets of the stack or ream to... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5062764 | Method and apparatus using electrostatic charges to stabilize the upper sheets of a stack of paper In a paper processing machine, the method and apparatus of this invention apply an opposite electrostatic charge to stacks and reams of paper to eliminate the repelling force from like charges on both sides of the individual sheets of the stack or ream to... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5022640 | Auto-duplex/simplex feeder module A self-contained duplex/simplex feeder module adapted to be used for both top and bottom sheet feeding for simplex and duplex copying includes a pair of feed-in rolls with one of the rolls serving as a feed-out roll when top sheet feeding is required. A s... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4994861 | Printing machine with charge neutralizing system A printing machine includes a charge neutralizing system for neutralizing static charge on sheets of material fed therethrough. The charge neutralizing system includes a grounded wire (47) located in proximity to the sheets for neutralizing charge on the ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4951935 | Paper stacker for an image forming apparatus A paper stacker for an image forming apparatus is free from jams ascribable to curls of paper sheet which are apt to occur in hot and humid environments, and jams ascribable to static electricity which is apt to deposit on paper sheets in dry environments... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4887805 | Top vacuum corrugation feeder A top vacuum corrugation feeder employs a vacuum feedhead working in conjunction with an air knife to feed sheets from the top of a stack. The feedhead is valveless and has a vacuum applied thereto during the entire feed cycle in order to increase reliabi... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4830357 | Sorting machine An extremely compact sorting apparatus includes a plurality of trays, each tray having a pin on each side of an entry portion side where a recorded sheet is received. The tray pins are guided by a vertical guide groove disposed on a frame so as to form a ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4823942 | Electrically conductive document transport belt A static conductive document transport belt for use in electrostatic copiers, photosensitive copiers, and paper collating devices. The composite belt is made from an ethylene-propylene copolymer or terpolymer rubber with an electrically conductive inner l... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4824094 | Device for engaging a sheet with maintenance of register and disposed in the feeder plate of a rotary press A suction roll sheet transfer device disposed between a sheet feed table and the front lays of a sheet fed rotary printing press including a first set of suction rolls adapted for oscillating movement between a position substantially in the plane of said ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4757903 | Arrangement for feeding valuable documents to a storage space An arrangement for feeding banknotes includes a gripping device for transferring the notes from one part of a transport path to another part. The gripping device comprises two coacting rollers 174,174', of which one 174 is journalled in a movable bridge 1... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4741524 | Sorting apparatus A sheet sorting apparatus for collating and distributing sheets received from a reproducing apparatus and adapted to reduce static charge from the sheets includes an array of sheet receiving bins defined by tray members. A transport means conveys sheets p... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4707157 | Matrix printer with electrostatic discharge Matrix printers exhibit the tendency to develop electrostatic charges on account of various movements in sliding contact between the print medium such as paper on one hand and the transport device and print styli or hammer on the other hand. In order to e... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4688931 | Conveyor system for copier A conveyor system is described, consisting of a pair of electrically conductive rollers about which an insulating belt is trained and a static-charge eliminator. The static charge of the belt and, thus, the conveyor system is reduced by providing the elec... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4660824 | Device for collating sheets In a device for collating sheets of paper having at least one receiving surface made from electrically insulating material, a set of rolls for feeding a sheet from one side of the receiving surface and depositing it thereon and an improved charge remover ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4512565 | Sorter Disclosed is a sorter which has a controller for receiving a reset signal generated by a copying machine main body and for positioning sort bins in a sort home position in response to the reset signal.... | 04/23/1985 |
