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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931273 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A discharge tray which needs to turn as a cover of an apparatus body opens and closes can be folded. When the cover is opened, the discharge tray is folded, and a wide installation area and a wide occupying area are not required. An image forming apparatus includes ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7600751 | Apparatus for handling mailpieces An apparatus for handling mailpieces produced by a mailpiece insertion system, comprising at least one mailpiece stacking assembly and a combination support/conveyor deck. The mailpiece stacking assembly accepts a plurality of mailpieces, i.e., as they are created b... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7584959 | Media stacker, liquid ejecting apparatus, and recording device A media stacker which can be inserted into a main body of a liquid ejecting apparatus and stack a discharged recording medium moves downward in an inclined direction to be located below a liquid ejecting portion and a discharge portion when the media stacker is bein... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7438287 | Mechanical device for receiving documents A device for receiving documents is described and in one example, a device for stacking media in a mail creation inserter system is described including at least one document support member (30), adapted to receive documents and to be moved along a longitudina... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7398967 | Printing assembly for printing, stacking and binding pages A printing assembly for printing on consecutive sheets of print media includes a printing station having at least one printhead configured to print on sheets of print media passing through the printing station. A feed station is positioned upstream of the printing s... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7344134 | Large envelope on-edge stacking conveyor A stacking apparatus for stacking a plurality of flat articles on edge is provided that receives articles in an article receiver that includes a stop wall to receive the front edge of each article and stop horizontal motion of the article and a rotatable segmented r... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336921 | Sheet finisher with sheet folding capability and image forming system using the same A sheet folding device for folding a sheet or a sheet stack conveyed thereto of the present invention includes a path along which the sheet or the sheet stack to be folded is conveyed. A fold plate is movable in a direction perpendicular to the above path for formin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7237773 | System for feeding and transporting documents A system for feeding and transporting documents includes a feeder stage and a transport stage. The hopper assembly includes a hopper floor that carries the document stack and a flag that provides a force to move the documents along the hopper floor toward the feeder... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213514 | Extension arm for a sheet-processing printing machine A sheet delivery mechanism for a sheet-fed printing machine which is adapted to reduce changes in the position of sheet material in a stack during a stack changeover operation and which facilitates the formation of a stack with properly aligned edges. The sheet-deli... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207560 | Pile compartment for flat postal articles The invention relates to a pile compartment for flat postal articles placed in an upright position, comprising a pile compartment bottom (7) and a pile compartment wall (6) perpendicular thereto. The postal articles (1) inside the pile compartme... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192023 | Bill handling apparatus A bill handling apparatus has a deposit/withdrawal unit (2) at the upper side of a casing (1), a base unit (3) at the lower side of the casing (1), and intermediate units 4A to 4C. The deposit/withdrawal unit (2) incl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7103964 | Method of manufacturing a circuit for an electrical machine A method of manufacturing a magnetic circuit for an electrical machine, the method comprising: using a cutting station to cut out at least one strip of sectors that are interconnected by deformable connections; and | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070180 | Method and device for stacking flat mailings The present invention relates to a method and a device for stacking flat mailings, in which the thickness of each individually conveyed mailing that is to be stacked is detected within a main control loop. The underfloor belt is displaced away from the stacking loca... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066462 | Method of and apparatus for stacking sheets of paper and the like A stream of successive sheets of paper, foil or the like is converted into a series of piles at a stacking station where successive sheets are caused to descend onto a pallet which is adjacent a monitoring device serving to transmit signals denoting the levels of su... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021035 | Apparatus for producing stack bundles An arrangement for producing stack bundles from signatures includes a horizontal stack deposit support, a conveyor to supply a flow of signatures to the stack deposit support for formation of a signature stack having a front end and a back end, and a supporting devi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000913 | Pre-glued page stacking and binding mechanism A page stacking and binding system has a support tray for receiving pre-glued pages to be stacked, including a support surface; a drive system arranged so as to direct pages into the support tray, a vibrator interacting with the tray and a press device adapted to ap... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997452 | Method of printing, stacking and binding pages A method of printing, stacking and binding pages is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) printing on the pages using a printing station; (b) applying adhesive to the pages using an adhesive station; (c) delivering pages one after to another to a support ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997454 | Paddle and paddle support in on-edge mail stackers An on-edge stacker having a deck surface to support a vertical mail stack, which is allowed to expand from the upstream end to the downstream end. A paddle, movably mounted on a linear support member, is used to support the downstream end of the mail stack. The line... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959923 | Method and device for improving stacker conveyor speed in a mail stacker A method and device for stacking a plurality of vertically oriented mailpieces into a stack, wherein mailpieces are sequentially received into the back end of the stack. A paddle is used to support the front end of the stack in order to prevent the top mailpieces fr... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957811 | Printer incorporating two part adhesive applicator and binder A printer is provided incorporating a printhead for printing on pages of print media, an adhesive applicator for applying a two part adhesive to the printed pages, and a support tray for sequentially receiving and stacking the printed pages having the adhesive appli... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952911 | Automatic case packaging system An automatic case packaging system having a conveyor and stacking assembly, a servo-powered elevator and a case positioning assembly. The conveyor and stacking assembly is provided to receive a plurality of articles and to form a stack of the articles. The conveyor ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948607 | Sheet handling apparatus and method for opening/closing sheet transport path in the handling apparatus In a paper-like piece handling apparatus, a same drive (M2) is shared between a stacker mechanism (11) for storing an inserted paper-like piece (P) into a cumulative paper-like piece storage section (20) and a shutter (10) for opening/clo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6921069 | Sheet finisher and image forming system using the same A folding device of the present invention includes a fold plate and a fold roller pair for folding a sheet or a sheet stack conveyed thereto. A controller causes the fold roller pair to move back and forth while nipping the folded portion of the sheet or that of the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6889973 | Vertical log stacker A vertical log stacker has a product feeder and a stacking section adjacent to this, wherein a plurality of handling elements are provided in the region of the stacking section with which a continuous forming of logs is made possible. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6860479 | Page binding apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for binding pages. The apparatus includes a tray having a support surface for supporting a stack of pages. The support surface is inclined towards a lower-most corner with two side walls being provided which define a cor... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851667 | Page stacking and binding mechanism A page stacking and binding system has a support tray for receiving pages to be stacked, including a support surface; a drive system arranged so as to direct pages into the support tray, a vibrator interacting with the tray and a press device adapted to apply a comp... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848687 | Page binder with adhesive applicator for gluing trailing edge of pages A page binding device for binding pages 11 from an inkjet printhead assembly 13. The device has an adhesive applicator 16 for applying adhesive to printed pages 11. The adhesive applicator 16 is adapted to apply adhesive onto the p... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6845978 | Page binder with air cushion and non-contact adhesive applicator A page binding device for binding pages 11 from an inkjet printhead assembly 13. The device has an adhesive applicator 16 for applying adhesive to printed pages 11. The adhesive applicator 16 is adapted to eject adhesive onto the p... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6840512 | Page binder with two part adhesive applicator A page binding device for binding pages 11 from a printer. The device having a support tray 18 for receiving and stacking printed pages 11 to form a bound document, and an adhesive applicator 16 for applying a two part adhesive to the pri... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6830243 | System for printing, stacking and binding pages A system for printing, stacking and binding pages that has a drive system arranged to direct pages along a page path, a print station positioned on the page path, an adhesive station positioned downstream of the drive system, a support tray for receiving pages to be... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6782678 | Stacking device and printed sections in the form of cartridges The present invention relates to an automatic device for the horizontal stacking and transfer of booklets in the form of bundles of stacked booklets. The invention consists in that the device comprises a transfer unit coacting with a distribution unit for plates whi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6742949 | Paper discharging apparatus of ink-jet printer A sheet discharging apparatus of a printer has a tray on which printed paper is consecutively stacked, holders for supporting the printed paper above the tray, a rack reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction “A” by the driving ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736393 | Medium stacker A medium stacker is disclosed, which has a structure that effectively processes load externally applied to a stacker tray so as to prevent damage of the medium stacker and an external object from occurring and increases the ascending range of a stacker tray without ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735414 | Paper ejection unit in a print apparatus A paper ejection unit included in a print apparatus for stacking printed paper to provide a print apparatus for making it possible to provide compatibility between large-capacity stacking of short-size paper frequently used and easiness of handling printed paper of ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6695302 | Method and apparatus for separating a stream of spaced documents into discrete groups Documents are fed in a stream through the first station of a machine that senses the last page of each document along alternative paths in order to accumulate the groups in a staggered stack on a vertically adjustable elevator. When this staggered stack r... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6672584 | Vibrating support tray for a page binder A page binding support tray has vibratory page alignment. The tray has a floor having a lower-most corner at which two side walls of the tray converge. Previously edge-glued printed uniformly sized pages are received to form a stack upon the tray floor an... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663102 | Sheet discharge control method and sheet discharge apparatus A configuration controls the height and the inclination of a stacking tray according to the number of sheets discharged and controls the height and the inclination of a stacking tray when discharging sheets and when discharging sheet bundles to improve al... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6631897 | Page binding support tray having vibratory page alignment A page binding support tray has vibratory page alignment. The tray has a floor having a lower-most corner at which two side walls of the tray converge. Previously edge-glued printed uniformly sized pages are received to form a stack upon the tray floor an... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6616140 | Storage apparatus having a card-accommodating, vertically upright stack-storage cassette A storage apparatus has a card-accommodating, vertically upright stack-storage cassette (1) and a card-input, -reading and control unit (3) arranged adjacent to the top cassette-border region (4). The stack-storage cassette (1) has a vertically running st... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612568 | Piling rack for flat parcels The present invention relates to a piling rack for flat parcels which is open on one side for withdrawing piled parcels. The rack has a bottom (4) as well as an impact wall (7) inclined outwardly and turning inwardly relative to the cutting edge, wherein ... | 09/02/2003 |
