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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181957 | Sheet conveying apparatus and sheet conveying method To provide a sheet conveying technique that can realize highly accurate skew correction with an inexpensive and simple apparatus configuration. A sheet conveying apparatus includes: first and second rollers that are arranged in positions different from each other in... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157260 | Roller module for an automatic document feeder A roller module is adapted for use with an automatic document feeder, and is adapted for feeding of a document sheet therethrough. The roller module comprises a first roller, a second roller disposed adjacent to and parallel to the first roller and cooperating with ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146915 | Method and apparatus for laterally aligning a sheet in a processing machine and sheet-fed printing machine having the apparatus A method and an apparatus for laterally aligning a sheet in a processing machine, in particular a printing machine, carries out lateral sheet alignment on a cylinder of the printing machine, e.g. a feed cylinder. In order to achieve large correction distances in rel... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113511 | Document deskewing module with a moving track bottom and methods of operating a document deskewing module A document deskewing module comprises a set of sensors arranged to detect when a document transported in a first direction of document travel along a document transport path is deskewed, a first set of drive rollers in the form of hard drive rollers disposed along t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109508 | Method and system for determining improved correction profiles for sheet registration A method and system improves sheet registration in a document processing device. A technique is implemented that produces accurate results with merely a small tail wag. To do so, the technique ultimately establishes or determines a variety of parameters (e.g. latera... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8083228 | Closed loop lateral and skew control According to aspects illustrated herein, a method, a system, and a printmaking device for performing closed loop lateral and skew control of a sheet is provided. The printmaking device includes a feed path, printing module, and sheet registration system. First, the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074982 | Adjustable idler rollers for lateral registration An assembly including nip assemblies spaced apart from one another along a first axis extending in the lateral direction. Each nip assembly including a driven wheel and an idler roller. The driven wheel rotatably supported about the first axis and the idler roller c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066279 | Sheet conveyance apparatus A sheet conveyance apparatus capable of detecting a sheet end portion in a short time period even if sheets are conveyed at a narrow interval and at high speed, thus making it possible to expedite the start timing of a subsequent sheet alignment operation. In accord... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047537 | Extended registration control of a sheet in a media handling assembly An apparatus for registering a sheet. The apparatus including a sheet registration nip assembly for changing a position and/or timing of the sheet. The apparatus also including a controller communicating a first signal to the sheet registration nip assembly to chang... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020859 | Edge sensor gain calibration for printmaking devices According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a method, a system, and a printmaking device for calibrating sensors. The method begins by transporting a media sheet along a media path, the sheet having a lead edge, a trail edge and a measurement edge. Ne... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020858 | Accurate sheet leading edge registration system and method Accurate sheet leading edge registration system and method including a first and second nip assembly, a first sheet leading edge sensor and a controller. The first and second nip assemblies being spaced apart from one another. The first sheet leading edge sensor cap... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7959150 | Early carriage reset move for laterally movable registration device A method and system feeds a sheet through a media path in a process direction. When the sheet is within a sheet registration carriage of the media path, the method and system align the sheet to a predetermined lateral position within the media path. The aligning pro... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942409 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first conveyance unit to convey a sheet, a second conveyance unit to convey the sheet received from the first conveyance unit, a sheet detection unit to detect an edge position of the sheet in a lateral direction intersecting a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7914000 | Feedback-based document handling control system A method and system for performing sheet registration are disclosed. Output values for a sheet may be identified within a reference frame. A difference between each output value and a corresponding desired output value may be determined. Input values may be determin... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914001 | Systems and methods for determining skew contribution in lateral sheet registration This application relates to systems and methods for determining the lateral component of skew for a sheet of media. First, the skew angle of a sheet of media is determined. Then, the lateral component of the skew is determined. During a lateral registration operatio... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7878503 | Alignment of media sheets in an image forming device Methods and devices for aligning a media sheet in a media feed path of an image forming device. One embodiment includes a drive shaft with skew correction rollers spaced apart on the drive shaft. The media sheet contacts a first skew correction roller and then conta... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845635 | Translating registration nip systems for different width media sheets Methods and systems feed media sheets along a media path within an apparatus in a media path direction from a media source to a destination and align the media sheets as the media sheets travel along the media path using a media alignment unit. The methods and syste... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837191 | Sheet carrying state determining device and sheet carrying state determining method A technique is provided that enables detection of the state of a sheet skew or the like without adding a special sensor or the like in a sheet carrying apparatus if possible. Information about sheet detection timing by two sensors that are arranged at different posi... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819399 | Method and apparatus for relieving stress in a pre-registration nip A method of using a buckle for relieving the stresses in sheets caused by differential displacements of drive nips during the registration process includes creating a buckle between pre-registration nips and registration nips. The velocities of the pre-registration ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806404 | Skew adjustment of print sheets by loading force adjustment of idler wheel Systems and methods for reducing sheet skew in a document processing device are disclosed. A document processing device may include a plurality of nips, a sheet skew measurement system, a feedback controller and an actuator. Each nip may include an idler wheel and a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7766326 | Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a controller which controls a moving unit. The moving unit moves a sheet conveyance unit for conveying a sheet toward a direction intersecting with a sheet conveyance direction. The controller performs the control such that a ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748708 | Feedback-based document handling control system A method and system for performing sheet registration are disclosed. Output values for a sheet may be identified within a reference frame. A difference between each output value and a corresponding desired output value may be determined. Input values may be determin... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7722035 | Method and apparatus for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, printing material conveying system and machine processing printing material A method for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, includes gripping the printing material with a transport unit, rotating the transport unit in a lateral position correction angular range for correcting the lateral position of the printing materia... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712738 | Gain-scheduled feedback document handling control system Methods and systems for performing sheet registration are described. A device having a plurality of drive rolls may receive a sheet. Each drive roll may operate with an associated angular acceleration. A state vector, including a plurality of state variables, may be... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712737 | Gain-scheduled feedback document handling control system Methods and systems for performing sheet registration are described. A device having a plurality of drive rolls may receive a sheet. Each drive roll may operate with an associated angular velocity. A state vector, including a plurality of state variables, may be ide... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7694962 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus When a comparative determination portion determines that passage of a sheet through a reference position is lagged based on a detecting signal from a passing timing detection unit, a sheet conveying speed of a skew feeding correction roller on the same side as that ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686298 | Method and system for correcting lateral position error A method of removing media lateral DC position errors in a long paper path using closed loop correction is disclosed. The amount of lateral DC media shift error generated (or the lateral DC correction required) in the paper path is sensed by a CCD or full width arra... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7628398 | Feedback-based document handling control system A method and system for performing sheet registration are disclosed. Output values for a sheet may be identified within a reference frame. A difference between each output value and a corresponding desired output value may be determined. Input values may be determin... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611142 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped therewith A sheet feeding apparatus includes a regulating member, provided along a feeding path of the sheet, for regulating a widthwise position of a sheet by being abutted by an edge of the sheet A sheet turning mechanism including a first pair of first driving roller and f... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607660 | Sheet conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image scanning apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes a skew correction unit configured to correct the skew of a sheet while conveying the sheet, controls the skew correction unit to correct the rough skew of the sheet by a first skew correction operation, and accurately correct the... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7568695 | Sheet feeder and jam detecting method A transporter is adapted to transport a sheet in a first direction. At least three detectors are disposed at a downstream side of the transporter in the first direction. Each of the detectors is operable to detect passing time of a leading end edge of the sheet. A p... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7445207 | Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a controller which controls a moving unit. The moving unit moves a sheet conveyance unit for conveying a sheet toward a direction intersecting with a sheet conveyance direction. The controller performs the control such that a ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7422210 | Sheet deskewing system with final correction from trail edge sensing In a system of automatic deskewing and registration of print media sheets moving in a printer paper path with laterally spaced apart differentially driven rollers controlled by the sensing of the moving sheet lead edge skew at a position downstream in said paper pat... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422209 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus has a detection unit for detecting an inclination to a sheet conveying direction of a sheet; an inclination correction unit for correcting the inclination of the sheet by rotating which nipping the sheet based on a detection signal from t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416182 | Paper skew correcting device and bill depositing/dispensing apparatus The present inventions are a paper skew correcting device and a bill depositing/dispensing apparatus. The paper skew correcting device comprises first and second driving rollers 21 and 22 disposed on the left and right sides of a conveying route for pa... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401776 | Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a controller which controls a moving unit. The moving unit moves a sheet conveyance unit for conveying a sheet toward a direction intersecting with a sheet conveyance direction. The controller performs the control such that a ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392983 | Sheet post-processing unit and image forming apparatus There is provided a sheet post-processing unit and image forming unit, which is capable of stably conveying sheets discharged one after another to a tray to form a bundle of sheets and to staple the bundle. A sheet conveying means is provided for selectively conveyi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7339675 | Apparatus for stacking sheet members, apparatus for measuring dimensions of sheet members, and apparatus for and method of marking sheet members An apparatus for stacking a predetermined number of X-ray films has a sheet member holding device disposed above a stacking position for temporarily holding at least a first X-ray film, and an actuating device for displacing the sheet member holding device from the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321212 | Restricted motion motor control with visual indication A visual indication for a motor controlled shaft, especially useful for retrofitting hand controlled printing presses. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319842 | Pivotal sheet conveying apparatus for skew correction and image forming apparatus To provide a sheet conveying apparatus capable of enhancing an accuracy of correcting a skew of a sheet, and of preventing position shift of a sheet. The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet by a sheet conveying unit disposed ... | 01/15/2008 |
