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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395026 | Image forming apparatus having auxiliary tray An image forming apparatus is provided having a printing unit including a detachable developer cartridge. The apparatus prints an image on a sheet using an electrophotographic process. A tray is provided to receive a sheet discharged after the completion of printing... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379678 | Image forming apparatus and control method therefor An image forming apparatus that is capable of normally performing second side printing on a transfer material, even if the transfer material put on standby after completion of first side printing is pulled out by a user. A transfer material having image formed on it... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7333766 | Colour proofer with curl control means A large format printer using web fed material is able to cope with roll fed material and sheets having residual curl. An anti-curl guidance device counteracts curl when feeding the medium to a second transport system. The medium is held flat by a vacuum system and d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333224 | System and method for managing printed documents The present invention provides a system and method for managing printed documents. The method includes receiving a print request, assigning an identifier to a print job associated with the print request, and sending the print job to a printer for printing. Once the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324242 | Photographic processing system A photographic processing system comprises: a printing unit 3 for forming photographic prints based on image data read out from a negative film; a CD-R writing device 2 for writing the image data in a CD-R; a sorter 14 having numerous trays 1... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7264687 | Apparatus and method for making fabric for coverings for architectural openings The present invention is an apparatus for forming a fabric for an architectural opening covering. The apparatus comprises a joining section, an accumulator, a cutting station, and a stacker. The joining section is configured to join together first, second, third and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255215 | Bulk note feeder assembly for table game validator assembly A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a note feeder having an intake opening adapted to receive one or more notes. The note feeder may be mounted to a table to al... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241063 | Printer A top cover and a guide member form a discharge port. A plurality of guide ribs is provided on an edge portion of the top cover. A plurality of projecting pieces is provided on a guide member at positions not to face to the guide ribs. These guide ribs and projectin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7156475 | Mobile storage system for portable electronic election devices The mobile storage system for storing and transporting portable electronic election devices includes a wheeled base unit and a cabinet mounted thereon, the cabinet having at least one row of front accessed slotted compartments, each compartment dimensioned to receiv... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6926270 | Rotary blade device for printed products A rotary blade device for interacting with printed materials has a rotating arm, a first pulley rotatably supported on the rotating arm, a first blade fixed to the first pulley, a fixed pulley, and a first belt connecting the first pulley to the fixed pulley so that... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6810231 | Sheet transfer apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transfer apparatus transfers a sheet to a predetermined position. The apparatus includes a discharge tray; a support device for rotationally supporting the discharge tray; an interconnecting device that activates according to a rotation of the discharge tray... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6789793 | Rotary signature transport device A signature transport device has a conveyor for moving a plurality of signatures in a first direction, and a rotary blade device having a first blade having an edge for lifting a first signature of the plurality of signatures from the conveyor, the edge being parall... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6788426 | Image forming apparatus Record sheets on which an image is formed on the basis of image data supplied from a terminal apparatus, are efficiently discharged to a bin. A post-process section of a digital copier which is used in conjunction with at least first to third computers includes firs... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6515735 | Stacker apparatus and printing apparatus A stacker apparatus is disclosed which includes a plurality of trays for receiving sheet-like media discharged from two or more medium exits. Between two upper and lower medium exits (4C, 4D) included in the two or more medium exits (4A to 4F), a tray hol... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6385431 | Print media sheet feeder and printing system A print media sheet feeder system includes an edge guide grit belt to guide and move a sheet of media along a travel path of a peripheral device, and at least one pinch roller provided for co-rotation with the grit belt, wherein the sheet of media is move... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6263185 | Image forming apparatus with a scanner input An image forming apparatus with a scanner for reading image information from a document. The image forming apparatus includes a scanner section, an image forming section, a sheet discharging section, a sheet stacking section, a sheet finishing section, an... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250631 | Sheet handling unit A sheet handling unit including a processing station having a stapling mechanism for stapling a plurality of sheets; a plurality of mail trays for receiving sheets transported from the processing station; and a bulk tray for receiving sheets transported f... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6203007 | Paper discharging mechanism for an image processing apparatus A discharge mechanism capable of discharging a sheet facedown is advantageous to miniaturization of a duplex printing apparatus. The discharge mechanism includes a discharge roller gear engaged with a driving gear; a pair of discharge rollers rotatable by... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5745141 | Recording apparatus with sheet discharging section having a sheet deformation prevention mechanism The present invention relates to a recording apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium by discharging ink thereon and has a discharging section for receiving a recording medium discharged after an image has been formed thereon, and a deformatio... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5664512 | Garment piece positioner and seamer An apparatus for receiving a garment piece at a first workstation and moving the garment piece to a second workstation where the garment piece is seamed together. The apparatus includes a garment piece transfer system located adjacent to the first worksta... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5609334 | Apparatus and method for transferring sheets of printed media Methods and apparatus are described for transferring laminated sheets from a printer to a separate processor therefor in a manner whereby the sheets are not crumpled, delaminated or otherwise damaged and whereby the printer and apparatus are easily aligne... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5583627 | Sheet transporting device in an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a sheet transporting path which is arranged by a pair of guide members openable each other. The image forming apparatus is separated into a first unit including a photosensitive member and a second unit by the sheet trans... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5567068 | Multifunction printer A multifunction printer having scanning and printing functions includes: a first cover located at one side surface of the deice body of the printer; a second cover located in the device body, inside of the first cover; a first paper transfer path connecte... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5555082 | Image forming apparatus that releases sheet conveying force after the sheet reaches a recording material carrying member An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a recording material carrying member for carrying a recording material, wherein an image is transferred from the image bearing member to the recording material carried on the recording material ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5534902 | Holddown structures for recording medium having curl A recording medium holddown apparatus for holding down a recording medium traversing along a path on a platen in a post-printing area of a printer. The recording medium holddown apparatus includes a first and second holddown member located above the plate... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5499808 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a vibration member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, an inner circumferential portion and an outer circumferential portion, and further having a first portion in press contact with the sheet being fed and a seco... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5195739 | Apparatus for preventing bills or the like from being pulled out An apparatus for preventing a bill from being pulled out. The apparatus includes a hang preventing mechanism which has a tongue for preventing a bill from hanging from a bill accumulating box into a bill passage. The bill is conveyed through the bill pass... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5094444 | Sheet feeding device There is disclosed a sheet feeding device is constructed in a manner such that members such as piezo-electric elements for generating feeding forces to feed a sheet in the feeding direction are respectively provided for a rectilinear portion in the sheet ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4941656 | Sheet handling mechanism A sheet handling mechanism adapted to receive processed documents (e.g., from a printer) in a holding receptacle secured within a machine which can either "dump" them or be shifted to present them to a user automatically when the user manipulates the acce... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4526464 | Jam clearance baffle Sheet transport apparatus together with reproducing apparatus employing the sheet transport apparatus are provided, wherein a portion of the sheet transport comprises a first sheet guide member and a second sheet guide member in opposed spaced guiding rel... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4365796 | Ticket exit drive module A ticket exit drive module for a ticket handling system includes a modular housing unit that is detachably mountable on a base or support plate adjacent to for mechanical interfacing with a transport unit or module of the system for receiving a ticket and... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4314644 | Zip sort registration system A method and apparatus for segregating articles, such as envelopes (14a, b, or c) bearing address labels (15) into separate groups, with all the articles in each group having the same unique mark (such as a zip-code-area mark). The apparatus includes a ri... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4212263 | Printing plate processing machine The printing plate processing machine includes a first conveyor for receiving printing plates and a second conveyor for receiving plate-separating sheets, and a feed mechanism for selectively transporting the plates and sheets from a loading station in wh... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4190245 | De-curling device for printing presses A sheet flattener for a sheet-fed printing press or the like in which sheets having a tendency to curl are conveyed edgewise from a source to a receiver along a path of flow. A pair of cylindrical members, or rollers, define between them a receiving space... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4084464 | Apparatus for preparing cross-lapped film structures An apparatus for preparing layered, nonbonded, structures of cross-lapped film is disclosed wherein at least two rolls of layered, nonbonded film are combined by introducing into a common location cut portions of film from said rolls from at least two fil... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4040615 | Original discharging device for copiers A document discharging device for discharging copied documents from the platen of a copying machine wherein vacuum members are provided in the platen cover to lift the copied document from the platen as the cover is raised, guide arms being provided to gu... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4034845 | Apparatus for stacking printed products continuously arriving from conveyor means, especially products arriving in an imbricated formation An apparatus for stacking printed products or the like continuously arriving from a conveyor and moving along a conveying path of travel, especially printed products arriving in an imbricated product formation, wherein there are provided a plurality of cl... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4013284 | Decurler device An improved decurler device, in the form of a rounded, substantially M-shaped vacuum bar, is provided for drawing curled sheet material into its rounded trough where a multiplicity of spaced vacuum openings are located thereby reversely bending the sheet ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4002047 | Sheet material decurling apparatus A sheet material decurling apparatus for use with a machine having a sheet conveyor comprises a trough member which includes two elongate, sheet supporting members, each having an arcuate upper surface with a radius greater than 250t, where t is the thick... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3937456 | Article stacking apparatus An article stacking apparatus for stacking flat randomly shaped articles and the like including a movable article transporter, inclined slides located beneath the transporter, and containers having three sides and an open top located at the lower end of t... | 02/10/1976 |
