Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162313 | Method for aligning a media sheet in an image forming apparatus A method for aligning a media sheet in a media path of an image forming apparatus includes aligning the media sheet against a first reference edge of an input tray. The media sheet may then move through an alignment nip which is constructed to laterally move the med... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8070157 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: edge guides which move in a width direction of the recording target medium and align side edges of the recording target medium which is stacked; a motor which moves the edge guides; a determining section which determines whether an el... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7926806 | Systems for aligning a media sheet in an image forming apparatus A system for aligning a media sheet in a media path of an image forming apparatus includes an input area with an alignment edge to initially laterally align the media sheet. The media sheet may then move through an alignment nip which is constructed to laterally mov... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7802790 | Image generating apparatus with paper cassette having pressing portion In this image generating apparatus, a paper cassette mounted on an apparatus body includes a pressing portion employed for pressing a first side surface of a paper rearward with respect to a first direction for feeding the paper and so arranged that the distance fro... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7748709 | Device for aligning flat objects by way of a spindle thread A device for aligning flat objects, in particular mail items, has a base face, a side wall, and at least one spindle thread, which is let into the base face. The spindle thread is embodied to transport flat objects lying on the base face in a conveyance direction, t... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7658378 | Apparatus and method for aligning sheet stacks and sheet processing machine having the apparatus An apparatus for aligning sheet stacks in a feeder of sheet processing machines includes a motor-driven aligning plate and a movement converter situated between a motor drive and the aligning plate. The movement converter forces a movement describing approximately a... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7455292 | Printing apparatus and sheet cartridge In a sheet feeding mechanism wherein a spring can be used to properly regulate a sheet feeding position, sheets are not deformed in spite of the urging force of the spring, and a required conveying force is prevented from being increased after sheet feeding. Specifi... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7434801 | Versatile paper feeding device of image forming apparatus A versatile paper feeding device of an image forming apparatus includes a pick-up roller, a paper support tray under the pick-up roller to stack paper on, a paper support expansion tray to be able to freely slide toward or away from the paper support tray to support... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7404557 | Sheet transporting apparatus and sheet processing apparatus using the same A sheet transporting apparatus, includes: a sheet transportation path; a predetermined number of transport members disposed in a sheet transportation path; a side position regulating mechanism which regulates a position of a side edge of a sheet in the sheet transpo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7364149 | Sheet finishing apparatus A sheet finishing apparatus of the present invention takes in sheets of paper ejected from an image forming apparatus through a taking-in port and clamping and conveying the sheets of paper by a pair of pinch rollers for post processing, has a sheet guidance member ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354039 | Apparatus for picking up an auxiliary pile during renewal of a main pile when feeding sheets to a printing machine An apparatus for picking up an auxiliary pile during a renewal of a main sheet pile when feeding sheets to a printing machine. The apparatus has loadbearing elements arranged on a holder for the auxiliary pile, and a positioning device for the loadbearing elements u... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7300052 | Sheet-shaped medium processing apparatus A sheet-shaped medium processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a pair of arranging members 102a, 102b, and these arranging members 102a, 102b have both arranging function for arranging pap... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7217232 | Automatic paper folder This invention provides an automatic paper folder with the adjustable distance between a retarder and a feeding wheel assuring the consistency of the automatic feed for most types of paper. The automatic paper folder includes a paper feed assembly that combines the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207559 | Sheet treating apparatus A sheet treating apparatus to be connected to an image forming apparatus, which has a sheet guide portion which selectively guides a sheet to a sheet stacking portion or a sheet treating portion and, in a state in which a power supply of the sheet treating apparatus... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7173717 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same In a sheet post-processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention, the sheet post-processing apparatus is provided with discharge rollers for discharging a sheet, a fixed stacking portion for supporting a portion of the discharge... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172186 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet; a discharge device disposed adjacent to the sheet transport path for sequentially transporting the sheet; a support tray disposed adjacent to the discharge device for temporarily su... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150453 | Oscillator for staggering sheets The trailing ends of envelopes stacked vertically in a hopper are tapped by jostling members that oscillate in a horizontal plane. The tapping action breaks frictional bonds between contiguous items. The jostling members are mounted on a base plate that is adjustabl... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134659 | Delivery processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A delivery processing apparatus includes an alignment stage, an aligning mechanism, including an alignment member operable to align a sheet on the alignment stage and to escape to a home position during a non-alignment period, a sheet conveyor for conveying the shee... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121545 | Independently activatable side pull for lateral alignment of a sheet A device and a method for lateral alignment of a sheet (5, 6) in a sheet processing machine, in which the sheet (5, 6) is movable essentially across its direction of transport (7) into an alignment position (4); a side pull lay device is ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111842 | Printing apparatus and sheet cartridge In a sheet feeding mechanism wherein a spring can be used to properly regulate a sheet feeding position, sheets are not deformed in spite of the urging force of the spring, and a required conveying force is prevented from being increased after sheet feeding. Specifi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7032899 | Print media feed alignment mechanism To maintain quality printed images in high speed photographic quality printing it is necessary to ensure accurate registry of the print media with the printheads. To ensure this result an alignment mechanism is provided for the stack of print media to be fed to the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025347 | Sheet aligning apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus in which after a bundle of sheets is placed in an erect posture on a sheet supporting stand, the bundle of sheets placed on the sheet supporting stand is continuously vibrated upward and downward for a predetermined time, and is moved in a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6991227 | Sheet feeder with stopper A sheet feeding apparatus for a printing device includes a pickup roller and a feeding roller picking up sheets loaded on a tray and feeding the sheets into a sheet feeding path, respectively, a rotation member installed on a rotation shaft of the feeding roller to ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978996 | Flat printing material-processing machine with an auxiliary pile carrier A machine for processing flat printing material, in particular a sheet processing rotary printing press, includes at least one processing station in the form of a printing unit, a feeder for loading the processing station with sheets of the printing material, a deli... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945528 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet stacking unit, sheet feeding unit, and a sheet support member. Sheets are stacked on the sheet stacking unit. The sheet feeding unit is placed to be movable in the widthwise direction of the sheets stacked on the sheet stac... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933409 | Amination of aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic analogs thereof Noble metal/reducible metal oxide catalysts effective for the direct amination of aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic analogs thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the cataloxidant comprises a noble metal selected from Pd, Rh, Ir and/or Ru and a reducible met... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6824134 | Automatic adjusting device for a bank note holding member An automatic adjusting device for a bank note holding member is provided. The bank note holding member can be inserted into a safe for the dispensing of bank notes. The holding member can have relatively movable side and end walls which can automatically and mechani... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6663104 | Method and system for aligning moving sheets A method and system for aligning a moving stack of sheets. A pair of cams, positioned on opposite sides of the moving stack, rotate synchronously to each other but in opposite directions. When the stack approaches the cams, the distance between the outer ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651972 | Document feeding apparatus A document feeding apparatus includes a cam set fixed to a drive shaft and being driven selectively by the drive shaft. The drive shaft selectively rotates in a first direction and a second direction. The cam set includes a first cam, a second cam, and a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6612569 | Printing unit with a holding device adjustable into the interior of a transport device A printing unit includes a rotatably mounted transport device for transporting a print carrier sheet in which the transport device is equipped with a holding device for holding a print carrier sheet. The printing unit includes a NIP printing head aligned ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601841 | Straight through or ninety degree turn high capacity feeder A feeder is rotatably mounted in cooperative relation to a discharge end of a conveyor system. In a first position, the feeder is in line with the conveyor system so that the path of travel of conveyed articles is not changed. In a second position, the fe... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6517067 | Sheet material registration apparatus and method An imaging system includes a roller assembly adapted to guide sheet material in the system into an accumulator and a sheet registration assembly. The registration assembly includes a lateral fence extending along a first edge of the accumulator. The later... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505826 | Device for separating sheets piled up so as to form a stack, in a feeder of a sheet-processing machine A device for separating or singling sheets, which have been piled up to form a stack, in a feeder of a sheet-processing machine, having a transport element with a guide edge, includes a device for matching the shape of the guide edge to the contour of the... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6471424 | Printer suitable for printing on a surface other than a printed surface A printer is provided, which comprises a printer body 20 including a paper sheet feeding unit for setting paper sheets therein for printing and a paper sheet discharging unit, and a printer controller 10 of the printer body 20. When setting again paper sh... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6416050 | Auto sheet feeder An auto sheet feeder has sheet supporting means provided on the frame of the main body of the apparatus and supporting sheets thereon, and sheet feeding means for feeding out the sheets supported on the sheet supporting means. A reference surface for regu... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6357739 | Recording sheet package and sheet supply cassette for printer A thermal printer includes a thermal printer component for image recording to a thermosensitive recording sheet. There is a loading opening through which the thermal printer component is supplied with the recording sheet. Plural guiding projections positi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6345921 | Sheet feeding apparatus employing air streams as handling media Sheets of paper, photos, transparencies and the like can be fed to a work station (scanner, printer, photocopies, etc.) from a staircased stack of said sheets by use of an air knife and wind tunnel system.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6296243 | Sheet supply apparatus A sheet supply apparatus for supplying record sheets to an image forming apparatus, the sheet supply apparatus including a sheet supply table for supporting the record sheets stacked thereon, sheet supply means provided above the sheet supply table and co... | 10/02/2001 |
