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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411706 | Original feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus An original feeding apparatus includes a sheet feeding tray for stacking an original; a feeding device for feeding the original stacked on the sheet feeding tray one at a time; a transport roller for receiving the original from the feeding means at a predetermined n... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7201372 | Sheet accumulator systems and methods Sheet accumulator systems and methods are provided for forming a stack of under-accumulated sheets. The method can include advancing sheets in a predetermined sequence and under-accumulating a first portion of the advanced sheets in a first stack. The method can als... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7080834 | Sheets reversing controller and control method A sheet reversing controller has a first conveying path for conveying sheets in the first direction, sensors to detect lengths of sheets in the conveying direction; a reversing portion comprising a reversing roller that is capable of normal/reverse rotations for tak... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7065936 | Fill and packaging apparatus An apparatus is provided for filling food product drafts into packages. A supply of open top containers are arranged in rows and carried by an elongated web of film and are movable by the web into a fill station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7004464 | Automatic document feeder and image processing apparatus loaded with the same An ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) for an image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a separating and feeding device for feeding one document from a stack of documents while separating the document from the others. A conveying device temporarily st... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6942216 | Device and method for distributing a predetermined number of sheets from a group of sheets path The present invention relates to a method and a device for distributing a predetermined number of sheets (410, 412, 414, 416) from a group of sheets in which a plurality of sheets is arranged in a shingled mode of arrangement in a sheet transport direction (P... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929260 | Method and device for transferring at least two overlapped sheets to a sheet-handling machine A method and a device for transferring at least two sheets, which are arranged in a shingled mode of arrangement in a sheet transport direction, to a sheet handling machine in which the at least two sheets are moved at a first speed after the transfer, a first and a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6792242 | Manual paper feeding apparatus A manual paper feeding apparatus comprises a tray for manual paper feeding, a paper feed roller to feed the paper fed manually from the tray, a separation roller which is pressed to contact the paper feed roller, rotated at the pressed contact position in the direct... | 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 |
| 6690476 | Full form utilization feature of an image forming device A method and system for unloading continuous forms media from an image forming device while utilizing full forms. The full form utilization feature of the present invention is applicable to printing onto sheets having multiple forms. During an automatic u... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685795 | Device and method of separating adhered layers A device and method for separating adhered layers such as a pressure sensitive adhesive and release liner is provided. The device is comprised of a base including a hook extending from the surface of the base which is adapted to engage one of the adhered ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659453 | Delivery for a machine processing flat printing materials A delivery for a machine processing flat printing materials includes a suction belt conveyer having conveying runs forming a support surface. To remove rejects or proof sheets as required, the delivery transports the materials along a transport path over ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641133 | Delivery for a sheet-processing machine A delivery for a sheet-processing machine for keeping the extent thereof required downline from the delivery pile as short as possible, includes a frame and grippers revolvable, during operation, along a gripper path within the frame. The grippers seize s... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612572 | Method and device for correcting gaps in between transmissions Method for correcting gaps between mail items Given that the actual gaps b of a mail stream are smaller than the minimum gaps c which are required for processing, every xth mail item, where x=(a+b)/(c-b), with a=the average mail item length, is ejected. T... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6543764 | Method for separating out individual sheets in a printing machine A method separates out individual sheets from a sheet-processing machine, by a revolving gripper chain bearing grippers for gripping the sheets one after another at a leading edge thereof and conveying them with a given mutual travel spacing and a given c... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6520499 | Device for removing proof sheets and reject sheets from a sheet-processing machine A device for removing proof sheets and reject sheets from a side of a delivery of a sheet-processing machine includes a collecting container for accommodating removed sheets therein in an operating position of the container, the container being displaceab... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6158735 | Apparatus and method for splitting a stream of signatures into a first and second substream of signatures A stream of signatures is delivered by a conveyer belt to an angled conveyer. The angled conveyor grips a set of signatures from the stream. The gripped set of signatures is transported by the angled conveyer to a third conveyer belt, and deposited on the... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5893559 | Apparatus for sampling a small number of printed sheets from printed sheets conveyance line A sampling apparatus automatically samples a small number of printed sheets from a conveyance path which is formed by two opposed conveyance members constituting the conveyance path and through which folded printed sheets are conveyed in a line and overla... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5891297 | System and method for peeling a polarized film A polarizer film tool, for removal of polarizer film from an LCD panel, is provided. The tool includes a take-up cylinder whose rotational action pulls the film from the LCD and wraps the removed film around itself. Two padded rotating stabilization cylin... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5824184 | Structure for removing a peel-off backing from an adhesive tape The invention provides a structure in which an adhesion means that rotates, rocks, or reciprocates is pressed onto at least one side of an adhesive tape. The peel-off backing is subsequently removed from a base material of the adhesive tape by applying fo... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5810351 | Apparatus and method for sample sheet removal from the delivery station of a printing press In order to improve the sheet removal at the delivery station of a printing press, a blowing device is provided adjacent a side of a delivery stack of printed sheets. The blowing device includes one or more blowing tubes pneumatically coupled to a sheet h... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5740900 | Apparatus for splitting a product stream An apparatus for splitting a product stream includes a conveying belt entering a folder to grip products. The conveying belt comprises first and second product grippers arranged thereon in an endless configuration. The first grippers are selectively rotat... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5653850 | Device for peeling off edge portion of sheet provided with released paper A device for peeling off an edge portion of a sheet which has an adhesive paper layer and a release paper layer. This device is provided with a casing, a guide portion for guiding the insertion of the sheet, two eccentric rollers provided in the casing in... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5647589 | Fully automatic device for removal of spot samples A device which enables fully automatic removal of spot-check samples from unfolded cartons, and predetermines, by means of a counting and marking unit, a precise selected stack quantity from a travelling endless stack disposed in a scale-like configuratio... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5643392 | Method of and apparatus for delaminating imaging media A method and apparatus are provided which act to peel different types of dry laminar imaging media having different peel attributes.... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5597156 | Modular folded sheet conveyor system A modular conveyor system for flat folded product includes a generally trapezoidal central drive unit having an upper endless belt conveyor which extends at an obtuse angle to first and second edges thereof. The central drive unit includes a drive motor f... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5573631 | Manually-operable de-laminator apparatus A laminating system for bonding, to receiver stock, a lamination sheet of the type including a carrier and a material to be applied to the receiver stock, and for subsequently de-laminating the carrier from the receiver stock after the material has been a... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5556499 | Delaminating method and apparatus Method and apparatus for peeling a layer from a laminate utilizing a peel rod about which the layer is guided during peeling. The peel rod is continuously supported along its length by a bearing sleeve having a longitudinal passage receiving the rod and i... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5520776 | Method and apparatus for delaminating a laminate A method and apparatus for separating layers of a laminated thermographic media is disclosed. The apparatus has a torque roll cooperating with a pair of peel rolls which breaks a tab on the media without a hard stop thereby avoiding shock induced prematur... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5503387 | Device for conveying individual printed products of a scale-shaped flow A device for conveying individual printed products to a second conveying track from a staggered flow of printed products on a first conveying track. A step is formed between the first conveying track and the second conveying track. The second conveying tr... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501448 | Device for removing inspection copies at rotary cross cutters Device for removing inspection or specimen copies at rotary cross cutters or deliveries in sheet-fed presses which, at a cutting station, cut a continuously supplied web of material into individual copies subsequently conveyable substantially free of cont... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5478434 | De-laminator apparatus and method with leader diverter A laminating system for bonding, to receiver stock, a lamination sheet of the type including a carrier, a material to be applied to the receiver stock, and a de-lamination leader associated with one edge of the lamination sheet; and for peeling the carrie... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5471290 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus for continuously feeding sheets and transferring images thereon, includes an endless type rotatable image forming body, an image forming unit for forming an image on the image forming body, a transfer unit for transferring the i... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5466324 | Apparatus and process for separation of laminae An apparatus for separating a first flexible lamina of predetermined thickness from a second lamina to which the first lamina is adhered along an edge (e.g., a pouch for use in an identification card) includes a channel having a thickness not substantiall... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5433430 | Device including a first and an adjustable second conveying member for conveying and separating folding printer products A first conveying member (11) has a gap (11) which is engaged by the front end of a second conveying member. This second conveying member conveys obliquely in respect to the first conveying member and has a lower and an upper draw-off belt (14). The front... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5423657 | Prefeeder for stacked sheets of paperboard products An improved prefeeder assembly for shingling planar sheets in which a sheet stack is positioned on a prefeeder lift conveyor which lowers the sheet stack into a floor pit to incrementally elevate the sheet stack. A block pusher assembly sequentially pushe... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5400890 | Drive unit for a banknote reader A common drive unit which supplies torque to a conveyor and a stacking device of a sheet reading apparatus, e.g., a banknote reader, comprises at least two motors and two couplings. The conveyor conveys sheets past a testing device installed between an in... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5344521 | Coating film separating device and coating film separation method using the device A coating film separating device includes a substrate holding device for holding a substrate, at least one side of which is covered with a coating film, a roller unit equipped with a roller and a device for pressing the roller against an end portion of th... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5205704 | Apparatus for prefeeding sheets of paperboard products An improved prefeeder assembly for shingling sheets of planar material in which a sheet stack is positioned on a prefeeder lift conveyor which lowers the sheet stack into a floor pit to incrementally elevate the sheet stack. A block pusher assembly sequen... | 04/27/1993 |
