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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109505 | Printer with paper holding device A printer includes a main body and a paper holding device. The main body is capable of printing and outputting paper. The paper holding device is secured to the main body, and includes a paper tray, a plurality of sliding members, a connecting mechanism, and a drivi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7992865 | Tray, image forming apparatus, and paper sheet post-handling device A tray comprises a main body to support a sheet, an extension member rotatably mounted to the main body and extending from the main body in the discharging direction of the sheet to support a part of the sheet discharged from the main body, first and second shafts p... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7871071 | Grouping device The invention relates to a grouping device (1) for processing a fast running series of individual sheets, said grouping device having several conveying means for transporting said sheets which pass at least one delivery area and at least one conveying area. S... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850168 | Recording medium delivery mechanism and image forming device having the same A recording medium discharge mechanism is provided with a side wall member capable of changing position between an upright state in which small size sheets are caught when small size sheets are discharged and a laid flat state in which a placement surface of a disch... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7722034 | Sheet discharge tray, as well as sheet conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus having the sheet discharge tray A sheet discharge tray that can improve width direction alignment of discharged sheets of various sizes with a simple structure. Ribs are disposed on a sheet discharge tray. And a space between at least a pair of adjacent ribs among the ribs at a discharging directi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7484730 | Image forming apparatus Pyrazolo-quinazoline derivatives of formula (Ia) or (Ib) as defined in the specification, and pharmeceutically acceptable salts thereof, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical composition comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention maybe ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7410164 | Discharging device and ink jet printer When a print process is started, discharge speed of recording papers is first set to a first discharge speed set based on the case in which a recording paper receiving unit for placing recording papers is in a reference state. Then, when a record instruction is give... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7364153 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device includes a cassette configured to accommodate recording media, and a recording media feeding member configured to feed out the recording media accommodated in the cassette. The cassette includes a tray main body part including a stacking plate... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341248 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus This invention provides a sheet processing apparatus for passing sheets between an upper jaw and a lower jaw of a binder fixed on an intermediate stacking portion and for binding the ends of the sheets, wherein binding processing is possible for a large number of sh... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316391 | Automated paper stack conditioning A paper handling apparatus includes a tray for supporting a stack of cut paper sheets. The tray includes at least one hinged portion. A feed roller is disposed above the tray for selectively feeding sheets seriatim from the stack of cut paper sheets. The paper handl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281708 | Sheet handling apparatus and image forming apparatus When the rear end of a sheet bundle S is brought to reach the clamping portion between a rocking roller and a rear end aligning wall by conveyance means, the individual timings, at which the rocking roller and the rear end aligning wall move to the escape position, ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264237 | Sheet stacking-aligning apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus The sheet stacking-aligning apparatus or the sheet processing apparatus includes a substantially horizontal stacking tray, a rear end aligning unit for aligning a rear end of a sheet bundle on the stacking tray, and a control unit for controlling an operation of the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261290 | Small/special media guide-in tray A small or special media guide-in tray including a media tray, an aperture disposed in the media tray, first and second opposed guide arms extending through the aperture and biased to a first position. The first and second opposed guide arms are pivotally mounted an... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237969 | Dual output tray Embodiments herein comprise a printing/copying media output device or terminal that includes a single media output tray that can be used as a flat tray or a basket tray. The media output tray has a first portion that connects to a media output device, a second porti... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216863 | Sheet processing apparatus above image forming means and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus, which is configured in a simple construction and at low cost, includes a first sheet stacking portion for temporarily stacking a sheet discharged thereon, an alignment member for aligning the sheet discharged on the first sheet stacking... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7156799 | Folding machine with stacking arm A paper folding machine is provided including a housing having upper and lower fold plates constructed for quick and easy removal of the upper plates from the machine so that repairs may be made. The machine includes an automatically adjustable stacking arm movable ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125374 | Folding machine with stacking arm A paper folding machine is provided including a housing having upper and lower fold plates constructed for quick and easy removal of the upper plates from the machine so that repairs may be made. The machine includes an automatically adjustable stacking arm movable ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100811 | Web guide and method The present invention relates to a method of production and an arrangement for feeding and guiding web materials in laterally separate paths from a web supply to a machine for producing packing blanks. More specifically a web guide is disclosed, capable of controlli... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093992 | Versatile collator and system incorporating same An efficient collator. The collator includes a first mechanism for selectively separating physical output from a device. A second mechanism is coupled to the first mechanism and facilitates angling and/or rotating the first mechanism based on the physical output. In... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7036816 | Paper feeding cassette for image forming apparatus The paper feeding cassette includes a push-up plate provided inside the cassette for receiving a stack of sheets entirely thereon regardless of the size of the sheets. On the push-up plate is mounted a trailing edge plate which is coupled to a fixing plate through a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029008 | Accumulating device and circulating type bank note depositing and dispensing machine To provide an accumulating device 71 that is capable of securely accumulating sheets or the like P having dimensional differences on the basis of the rear ends in the taking-in direction thereof. The stopper 111a advances from upward to t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004462 | Print media guide system A rack-and-pinion print media guide system comprises two racks which are operatively coupled for reciprocal movement relative to each other by way of a central gear cluster instead of a single central gear (pinion) to expand the maximum media capture range. The gear... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991229 | Paper stacker for use with image forming apparatus The present invention is to provide a paper stacker for use with an image forming apparatus of a high copying speed. The paper stacker comprises a paper conveying means for conveying a paper with an image recorded thereon to a stacking position, a top end stopper pr... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978991 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978995 | Apparatus and method for collecting flat and letter units A collector apparatus and method capable of collecting material in two modes of operation, flats and letters. With a minor adjustment, the apparatus can be transformed from a two-stage device optimal for the letter mode of operation, to a one-stage device optimal fo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955350 | Sheet member positioning device A sheet member positioning device includes a plate on which a sheet member is loaded; a reference member provided at a side, in a first direction, of the plate, the sheet member being able to abut the reference member; a conveying member provided at a side, in a sec... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942206 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same An aligning device movable to a first position constituting a first sheet stacking portion for supporting a delivered sheet and a second position in which the sheet is not supported is provided downstream of a pair of delivery rollers, and the pair of delivery rolle... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926271 | Flat mail edge biasing machine and method of use A flat mail edge biasing machine and method of use for separating stacks of bulk flats (products) into at least two separate stacks each with bound edges oriented in a same direction. The flat mail edge biasing machine has a feed head mechanism which is capable of d... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918733 | Hold down clamp for holding down sheet material A hold down clamp for holding down a stack of sheet material, preferably on a transportation trolley selectively in operative association with a printing machine. The hold down clamp has a vertically adjustable holding arm selectively lockable along a substantially ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916020 | Sheet supply apparatus and sheet handling apparatus using the same A sheet supply apparatus for supplying stacked sheets includes a standard sheet tray provided with a standard side guide that regulates a position in the width direction of the stacked sheet, and an extension sheet tray extendably disposed upstream of the standard s... | 07/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6907316 | Insert machine The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902162 | Non-marking accumulator and related methods A sheet accumulating apparatus accumulates inputted sheets into a stack registered on all sides, wherein the sheets are controlled with minimum contact by components of the apparatus to minimize or eliminate smudging or marking of the sheets. The apparatus can be se... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883799 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet storage portion that can store sheets with various sizes and accurately detect a size of the sheets. The sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet storage device, a supporting device for supporting the sheet storage device in a m... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6832759 | Sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, image forming apparatus, and sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus where an arranging device is moved from a position predetermined to arrange sheet-shaped mediums on a sheet piling device to a position receivin... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830245 | Sheet containing device and sheet feeder having the same, and image forming apparatus A sheet containing device including a device frame, a sheet stacking portion that is provided in the device frame and supports sheets, an end regulating portion that abuts against an end of sheets stacked on the sheet stacking portion to perform positional regulatio... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6793216 | Sheet material conveying device and image forming apparatus provided with such device A sheet conveying device comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet material almost horizontally; and a supporting member movably attached to the conveying mechanism for supporting a sheet material, at least two or more supporting members being provided a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6764073 | Adjustable gripping device for adjustable sheet-receiving pockets and method for adjusting sheet-receiving pockets An adjustable gripper system for releasably holding at least one sheet against a surface includes an adjustment body, a gripper connected thereto for holding the sheet against the surface, and a cam follower to be actuated by a cam. The cam follower is connected to ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6698573 | Apparatus for centering preferably flat objects An apparatus for centering preferably flat objects, in particular, printing plates, includes a centering device with portion that can be moved, in particular, can be driven, in opposite directions with respect to one another. The portions are coupled to o... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6626430 | Device for stacking sheets An apparatus for stacking sheets has a conveyor for delivering a succession of the sheets in a longitudinal transport direction on a conveyor plane to an upstream side of a stacking station with longitudinal edges of the sheets extending parallel to the d... | 09/30/2003 |
