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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123217 | Sheet-conveying apparatus and image-reading apparatus Provided is a sheet-conveying apparatus including: a skew-feeding correction member having an abutting portion which is brought into contact with a conveyed sheet; and a positioning portion positioning the skew-feeding correction member and having a biasing member f... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123216 | Systems and methods for controlling actuator force as a controllable replacement for a common spring in sheet article processing and related sheet article processing apparatuses Methods and systems are disclosed for registering and moving a sheet article along a path that can use an actuator to mimic a biased device such as a spring-loaded device. The actuator can include a solenoid and an arm. The movement of the arm with the solenoid can ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8061711 | Sheet conveyor and image reading apparatus A sheet conveyor includes a conveying path along which a sheet is conveyed and a transparent member disposed on the conveying path and including a surface facing the sheet being conveyed. The transparent member including a reference line extending across the transpa... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7954811 | Sheet processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus which is cable of moving a sheet without applying extra load to the movement of the sheet in the case of laterally moving the sheet for sorting after completion of punching of holes in the sheet. A sheet is conveyed toward an abutment me... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7837192 | Apparatus for aligning sheets through the use of stops disposed on a cylinder An apparatus for continuous alignment of sheets which are fed to a processing machine, includes an alignment cylinder on which stops for the sheets are disposed. The stops are pivoted out of the periphery of the alignment cylinder and moved on a translational moveme... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7823879 | Apparatus for deskewing sheet media An apparatus for deskewing a media sheet includes a sheet feed system for transporting the media sheet along a media feed path in a media feed direction. A split alignment gate is positioned to intersect the media feed path. The split alignment gate subjects the med... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7467793 | Conveyer and image recording apparatus On a paper path in a photo printer, a skew corrector is provided to correct skew of recording sheets simultaneously in two lines. The skew corrector consists of a first conveyer roller pair, a second conveyer roller pair and a strike guide. The recording sheets are ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7401777 | Apparatus for supplying a shingled or overlapping sheet stream The invention relates to a device for supplying a shingled or overlapping sheet stream from a stack of sheets of a sheet feeder to a feed table of a sheet-processing machine with a belt table. The belt table is provided with at least one revolvingly driven suction b... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392982 | Accumulator for sheet handling apparatus A sheet feeder for feeding sheets one-at-a-time along a path having: a feeder/separator for engaging the sheets and feeding them one-at-a-time along the path whilst remaining sheets not being fed along the path are halted by the separator; and a clearance mechanism ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384039 | Registration apparatus for a sheet material article handler A method for registering a sheet material article in a sheet material article handler includes sequentially engaging, using a movable backstop, a leading edge portion of a sheet material article moving in a direction of movement of the sheet material article along a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370863 | Duplex image forming apparatus with feeding roller with at least three different speeds An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus is capable of suppressing occurrence of a problem caused by misalignment of the feeding speed at the time of delivery and receipt in the intermediate feeding roller with a simple configuration witho... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7306220 | Movable sheet guide An accumulator apparatus for paper collations having an accumulation chamber for receiving sheet material, the chamber defined by a fixed guide on one side, a movable guide on the other side and a movable stop member at one end. Rollers are included for driving the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261292 | Method of feeding sheets to a sheet-processing machine, sheet-smoothing method and device In a method and an apparatus for feeding sheets to a sheet-processing machine, the leading edge of the sheet is smoothed before the grippers are closed by further transport into the sheet-processing machine. A curvature or bend in the sheet transport direction is im... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7213808 | Enclosure-collating device, in particular for mail-processing installations In an enclosure-collating device, in particular for mail-processing installations, a shorter dimensioning of the enclosure-conveying compartments on a collating path in the direction of the enclosure conveying on said collating path is achieved in that enclosures ar... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178800 | Device for establishing an imbricated stream of flat articles A device comprising a dancing roller (1) and a stopping means (2) is used for establishing an imbricated stream of flat articles (4), in particular of printed products such as newspapers, magazines or brochures, from a supplied imbricated stream... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156390 | Devices for aligning sheets The invention relates to devices for aligning sheets (1), which are overlapped with an offset and supplied to the device by a stream feeder and which can be transferred to a device (63) that is located downstream, after alignment of the front edge and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150563 | Formable bearings and bearing devices A formed bearing assembly and a method of making the bearing is provided. The bearing assembly includes a housing and a bearing space formed therein. A slide is disposed within the bearing space and is movable along its longitudinal extent. A bearing is formed in th... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145701 | Scanner comprising a housing configured to facilitate manual removal of an object from the scanner platen A scanner comprises a housing including a top wall defining an opening, the top wall of the housing further comprising an upper surface framing the opening. The upper surface of the top wall further comprises a horizontal planar portion and an object removal guide s... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128318 | Sheet registration deskew improvement system with a centrally pivotal baffle Sheet registration with improved sheet deskewing of print media sheets may be provided with an intermediately transversely pivotal baffle member overlying and engaging at least part of a buckled sheet being edge registered so that the effective buckle chamber size a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128317 | Moveable media dam A moveable media dam comprises a media dam rotatably connected to a dam shaft, the dam shaft extending from a lever. An arm has at least one camming member and the lever is engaged by the at least one camming member. The arm operably engages a gear train and further... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121544 | High throughput sheet accumulator An improved sheet accumulator for stacking serially fed sheets transported on a paper path. The accumulator includes a guide deck. Above the guide deck, a plurality of parallel belts are positioned to provide a driving force for sheets on the deck. Within the accumu... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7088947 | Post processor inserter speed and timing adjust unit In the present invention an image-forming production system includes a marking engine. The marking engine outputs a plurality of printed sheets at a first speed. An inserter is connected to receive the plurality of printed sheets from the marking engine and insert a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055816 | Method of processing sheet-like products, and apparatus for implementing the method A method and apparatus for processing a stream of sheet-like products, such as printed magazines and newspapers, whereby the orientation of the products in the stream is changed to facilitate subsequent processing. The products are conveyed in an imbricated stream, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051496 | Envelope and insert transport and insertion machine A high-speed envelope transport and insertion machine includes a slip-drive system having a plurality of belts configured to move envelopes along an envelope path at a first speed, an envelope transmission device disposed to input envelopes into the slip-drive syste... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021185 | Registration apparatus for a sheet material article handler A registration device for a sheet material article handler includes a movable backstop which sequentially engages a leading edge portion of a sheet material article as the article moves in a direction of movement along a path of movement in the sheet material articl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014189 | Alignment disk for document validator An apparatus is provided for processing a document traveling along a document path within a document validator. The such apparatus includes a disk where a periphery of the disk extends into the document path of the document validator, a support shaft that passes thr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011464 | Apparatus for detecting an end portion of a recording medium A printer having a hopper without shaft which performs a print operation on a roll of continuous paper. Detection marks are provided in flanges provided in supported members removably attached to the continuous paper, and the presence/absence of the detection mark i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955123 | Printing machine with equilibrium or equalization of moments or torques A printing machine having at least one roller and at least a first and a second functional element for executing cyclic movements synchronized with a rotational movement of the roller and driven, together with the roller, by a drive unit, includes spring elements, r... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955351 | Paper feeding device and sheet carrying device A paper feeding device comprises a document tray for loading the document, a document-detecting sensor for detecting the document loaded in the document tray and a MYLAR® made of a sheet-shaped resilience material. A part of the MYLAR® is in contact with the docum... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6934505 | Image forming apparatus A paper transferring device for an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of guide members forming a paper transferring path connecting a paper feeding device and a photosensitive drum, a feeding roller disposed on a side of the paper transferring path adjacen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905449 | Bundled sheets processing apparatus and bundled sheets processing method A bundled sheet processing apparatus has a chute unit tilting between the first and second positions. A downstream side in the chute unit conveying direction, there is provided a stopper that has the contact surface narrower than the thickness of a bundle and stops ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866261 | Device for laterally aligning sheets in sheet-processing machines, especially printing presses A device for laterally aligning sheets in sheet-processing machines includes a pulling device having a drivable transport roller and a dabber roller mounted on a pivotable lever. A spring system cooperates with the lever for adjusting a pressing force between the ro... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863273 | Document handling apparatus with dynamic infeed mechanism and related method A document handling apparatus for processing sheets comprises a dynamic in-feed device, a sheet receiving section disposed downstream from the dynamic in-feed device, and an electronic controller. The dynamic in-feed device comprises a sheet-driving device and a var... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6822768 | Method and apparatus for feeding and scanning over-sized media sheets A combination automatic document feeder and scanner operates so as to detect automatically an over-sized sheet of media. A linear image sensor detects motion of the oversized document as it is being fed into the scanner in a portrait orientation. A control algorithm... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6805347 | Deskew mechanism and method The skew of a sheet of print media is precisely controlled by intentionally inducing print media deformation, so that cooperative mechanical and gravitational forces may be used to align the leading edge of the sheet. The sheet is driven into a nip region of deskew ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6712355 | Method and apparatus for locating and conveying sheet-like body A method for locating and conveying a veneer sheet includes: causing a downstream end of a veneer sheet conveyed by a travelling conveying member to abut against a blocking member to correct the attitude of the veneer sheet in such a state that a downstream end of t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6681697 | Device for aligning sheets in a feeder of a sheet-processing machine, especially a printing press A device for aligning sheets on a feeder of a sheet-processing machine includes a plurality of pivotably disposed front lays and a plurality of pivotably disposed top lays, the top lays being vertically adjustable. The front lays and the top lays are resp... | 01/27/2004 |
