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 |
| 8177231 | Conveying body and image forming device A conveying body that can attract and peel-off a recording medium by a simple mechanism, and an image forming device using the conveying body are provided. One end portions of through-holes of a drum are blocked by a blocking member, and a suction member and a blowi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167307 | Image forming apparatus Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming unit that forms an image and a conveyance unit that conveys a medium to be recorded opposing the image forming unit. The conveyance unit includes a platen member that guides the medium to be reco... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8123222 | Compliant conveyance system for mailpiece transport along an arcuate feed path A compliant conveyance system including a diverter having at least one sidewall structure defining an internal chamber in fluid communication with a pressure source. The sidewall structure includes a compliant interface surface for conveying sheet material along the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113515 | Paper sheet transporting device and image forming apparatus using the same In a paper sheet transporting device, in an air duct portion of a suction duct, a suction confluence opening that collects air that is sucked and allows the air to pass through is disposed in a position included in a region where suction openings whose suction force... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109510 | Sheet inverting and conveying mechanism and sheet inverting and conveying apparatus There is provided a sheet inverting and conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet in a first direction, inverting obverse and reverse sides of the sheet, and then conveying the inverted sheet in a second direction. The mechanism includes: a first conveyance section ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091891 | Device for treating sheet-like substrates with light A device for treating sheet-like substrates with light is made for a suction table, which includes a circulating suction strip for transporting the sheet-like substrates, which suction strip forms a descending loop relative to its table-parallel transport level. The... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8066283 | Recording device A recording device includes a plurality of holes formed in the medium support part, a suction unit configured to suck out air via the holes, closing members configured and arranged to move in a direction away from the holes, an urging unit configured to urge the clo... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066282 | Apparatus for feeding and aligning sheets fed to a processing machine, in particular a printing machine An apparatus for feeding and aligning sheets which are fed to a processing machine, e.g. a printing machine, includes at least two parallel transporting belts which, on a side directed toward the sheet, subject the sheet to different retaining forces, in such a way ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052146 | Sheet transport apparatus Provided is a sheet inverting apparatus wherein members, such as a roller, are not brought into contact with the printed surface of a sheet at all, and the occurrence of dirt can be prevented by eliminating friction of ink on the surface of the sheet. A first transp... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038151 | Medium holding apparatus, image recording apparatus, and image forming apparatus A medium holding apparatus includes: a medium holding device which includes: flow channel forming sections having openings respectively and provided according to a prescribed arrangement pattern on a medium holding surface on which a medium is fixed and held; flow c... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7988150 | Media transport device with vacuum-controlled positioning A machine which transports and processes print media can incorporate a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber can be within a print media transport device in order to maintain a print medium at a uniform predetermined distance from a print media processing device, such ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980558 | Multiple sequenced rotational air valves for vacuum transport A vacuum control assembly for use in an image production device is provided. The assembly has a plenum, a perforated plate, a plurality of valve assemblies, and a controller. Each valve assembly has a rotating valve having a vacuum passage, and a chamber body having... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7954815 | Segmented rigid plate belt transport with a high motion quality drive mechanism A vacuum transport includes a segmented, rigid or solid articulated belt combined with a vacuum plenum in each segment of the belt. Using a rigid segmented belt with a vacuum plenum connected to each segmented belt section eliminates ordinarily encountered drag fric... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7922174 | Vacuum transport device with non-uniform belt hole pattern An apparatus comprises a vacuum belt having belt edges and a contact surface between the belt edges. The contact surface is adapted to contact sheets of print media and the sheets of print media have sheet edges and a central sheet region. The contact surface has a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7854429 | Apparatus for transferring sheet The present invention is directed to providing an apparatus capable of transferring a sheet while reducing wear and using a relatively small driving force. The present invention is also directed to providing an apparatus capable of effectively obtaining a vacuum suc... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7651091 | Diaphragm Example embodiments of a diaphragm are shown and described. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7600755 | System and method for preventing envelope distortion in a mailpiece fabrication system A vacuum deck for a mailpiece insertion module including a plurality of friction drive belts, a support plate slideably supporting the drive belts, a repositionable backstop assembly disposed along the feed path of the envelope for arresting the motion of the envelo... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7537215 | Method and apparatus for securing stretchable film using vacuum A vacuum wheel for securing and retaining various sizes of stretchable film is disclosed. The outer surface of the vacuum wheel includes an advantageous pattern of vacuum openings and vacuum slots, wherein the vacuum slots provide vacuum communication between at lea... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530569 | High volume adjustable vacuum assembly for a roll in an interfolding machine An interfolding machine includes a rotating roll with a series of ports configured to apply a vacuum pressure for holding and releasing sheet or web material. The interfolding machine further includes a valve assembly to regulate the vacuum pressure communicated to ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7438108 | Separating and transporting flexible two-dimensional (sheet-like) products In a method and apparatus to separate and transport flexible two-dimensional products, such as paper sheets having an adhesive, the products are supplied via a product supply stack to a separation device. The separation device includes at least one conveyor element.... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407161 | Method of and assembly for lapping consecutive sheets of web material A mechanism for offsetting or overlapping successive sheets of material in an interfolding machine includes a bed roll rotating at a first speed and a retard roll rotating at a slower, second speed and positioned adjacent the bed roll. As successive sheets are trans... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7390085 | Medium transporting device and recording apparatus On a medium transporting surface, a dimple extending continuously from a transportation upstream end of a medium to a transportation downstream end are formed. Hereby, a leading end of the medium, after pulled into the dimples once, is transported in the pulled stat... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384036 | Sheet handling device for wide format sheets A sheet handling device for wide format sheets including a sheet support plate having a top surface containing suction holes which are connected to at least one suction chamber, the at least one suction chamber being divided into compartments that are connected, tho... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374167 | Method and apparatus for controlling the vacuum distribution in an exposer for printing originals A method and an apparatus for controlling the vacuum distribution in an exposer for recording printing originals. The recording material for the printing originals is held firmly on a supporting surface by negative pressure. The recording material being attracted by... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374164 | Configuration for the transport and simultaneous alignment of sheets A configuration for the transport and simultaneous alignment of sheets has a straightedge, at least one conveyor belt disposed slightly at an angle to the straightedge in the direction of movement of the sheets, and an air suction device. The conveyor belt exhibits ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367264 | Method and apparatus for treating sheets including a vacuum roller for retaining sheets in curved configuration An apparatus and method for retaining individual sheets of substrate in a curved configuration during coating or printing is disclosed. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367560 | Suction device and method of conveying laminated sheet A suction device of the present invention includes a suction roller and a vacuum chamber. The suction roller holds an adhesive sheet to its peripheral surface by suction while maintaining contact with the film surface of the adhesive sheet, and conveying the adhesiv... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356267 | Jam removing method and printer using toner save mode A jam removing method and printer using toner a save mode includes detecting a paper jam on a printing route, confirming whether a dot count value of a corresponding image exceeds a preset boundary value, and converting a printing mode into the toner save mode when ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354147 | Platen having channels and method for the same A method and apparatus providing a platen for supporting a media sheet. The platen includes a contact surface, a channel and air passage. The channel is defined in the contact surface and includes a varying cross-sectional area along at least a portion of a length o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328899 | Device for guiding sheets An apparatus for fixing a sheet on the surface of an electrically conductive cylinder of a printing machine for processing sheets, in particular, a sheet-fed offset printing machine. The apparatus includes an electrode that extends over the width of the cylinder for... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309179 | Media advancing device and method of displacing a medium A media advancing device for a hardcopy apparatus comprising: a platen having at least one slot and a top surface, whereby a medium advances on the top surface; and a plurality of openings connecting the top surface to at least one zone of negative pressure; and a r... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306222 | Sheet material feeder A sheet material feeder includes a sheet material holder for holding a pile of sheet material, a rotating drum for transporting the sheet material from the pile, and an acceleration device receiving the sheet material from the rotating drum at a first speed and rele... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300051 | Rippler for a paper deliverer A rippler may be installed on a paper deliverer used in conjunction with a paper sheeter, in between the vacuum belts of the sheeter. The rippler includes an upwardly projecting ridge, causing paper passing over it to develop a ripple, thereby increasing the rigidit... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293770 | Sheet-transporting device having a suction belt module with a blower A device for transporting sheets to a sheet processing machine includes a feed table, and at least one suction belt endlessly revolvable over the feed table. The suction belt is subjectible to vacuum from suction regions of different pressure levels disposed behind ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287750 | Machine for processing printing material sheets, in particular sheet-fed printing press, and method of operating the machine A machine for processing printing material sheets, in particular a sheet-fed printing press, has a sheet transport drum for transporting the printing material sheets and at least one sheet supporting element. The sheet supporting element, which is formed with a shee... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281711 | Blowing-air holding-down arrangement and sheet-aligning device provided therewith The holding-down arrangement for holding down a sheet (24) in a sheet-bearing region of a sheet-processing machine, in particular of a folding machine, includes a plurality of blowing devices (19, 21) which, during use, are directed toward a sheet (... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255042 | Recording apparatus and method of foreign material removal thereof In the recording apparatus 121, a recording medium fixing member 123 having a plurality of suction ports on the fixed surface to fix the recording medium 101; an adhering roller 143 which can contact with or separate from the recording me... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252287 | Curved guide for radiation image reading device An auxiliary scanning feed mechanism has a pair of curved feed guides for guiding a stimulable phosphor sheet along a curved feed path, and first and second roller pairs rotatable in synchronism with each other for gripping and feeding the stimulable phosphor sheet ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232491 | Apparatus for gluing of veneer sheets Apparatus for applying glue to veneer sheets comprises elements (6, 7, 8) for transporting veneer sheets (3), supported substantially in a horizontal position, to the gluing, a glue applying device (2) for administering glue onto the veneer trav... | 06/19/2007 |
