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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128088 | Combined sheet buffer and inverter Disclosed is a sheet buffering and inverting device having a sheet transport path and multiple sheet inverter paths extending upward and/or downward there from. Sheets being transported through the sheet transport path are selectively diverted into the sheet inverte... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7954817 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming system equipped with a conveyance path change button An image forming system includes a first sheet stacking device including a rack, provided downstream of an image forming apparatus in a conveyance direction of a recording sheet and connected with the image forming apparatus, for stacking the recording sheet deliver... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7780164 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus comprises that a plurality of sheet processing portions that perform a sheet process on a sheet; and a plurality of conveying paths which transport the sheet to connect to the plurality of sheet processing portions, respectively, wherein... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7722041 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided is a sheet processing apparatus, including: a stacking unit that is capable of stacking discharged sheets; a drive mechanism that is capable of moving the stacking unit; a storage device that holds data on a moving time of the stacking unit in a rewritable ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7597324 | Sheet-stacking apparatus and image-forming apparatus A sheet-stacking apparatus includes a gripper configured to convey a sheet, two stacker trays stacking sheets arranged in a row, and a support member configured to separately elevate the two stacker trays. The stacker tray is selected according to a sheet length. | 10/06/2009 |
| 7441773 | Image forming system having plural sheet stackers and image forming method thereof An image forming system includes: a first and second stacking sections arranged at a position different from each other for stacking a sheet with an image formed thereon by an image forming section; a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path longer than th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440710 | Image forming apparatus including paper ejection unit An image forming apparatus comprising a main body having a copy function of printing an image read from a document on a paper sheet, a printer function of printing an externally input image on a paper sheet, and a paper ejection port to eject a printed paper sheet. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7389985 | Tray locking system for accepting sheets A multi-bin sheet collection system comprising at least one secured stacking bin operatively configured to secure imaged sheets from general purview. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7336921 | Sheet finisher with sheet folding capability and image forming system using the same A sheet folding device for folding a sheet or a sheet stack conveyed thereto of the present invention includes a path along which the sheet or the sheet stack to be folded is conveyed. A fold plate is movable in a direction perpendicular to the above path for formin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7315824 | Internet printing by hotel guests Printing over a network, such as the Internet, by uploading, via the network, to a printing service provider, print data information and location information, determining identification information based on the uploaded location information, correlating, at the prin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284752 | Jam disposer for sheet post-processing device A sheet post-processing device of the present invention includes a jam-disposal mechanism for moving a moving section which is provided opposite to a staple tray to the outside of the device. That is, in the sheet post-processing device, since a portion of the movin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281707 | Aftertreatment apparatus, and controlling method, program and storage medium therefor Sheet thickness data obtained from the output of a sheet thickness detecting sensor are calculated to thereby calculate a sheet bundle thickness. When the sheet bundle thickness reaches a predetermined value, other aftertreatment differing from a set aftertreatment ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7284061 | Obtaining temporary exclusive control of a device Remotely obtaining exclusive control of a device by remotely establishing communication with the device over a network, requesting to obtain remote exclusive control of the device's capabilities, and determining whether remote exclusive control of the device's capab... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277670 | Double-sided image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit that forms an image on one side of a recording medium, and a return unit that returns the recording medium to the image forming unit so that an image can be formed on the other side. A control unit selects differe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270324 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus including a sheet stacking tray for stacking sheets thereon, a first abutting member for abutting against the upper surface of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking tray, and a second abutting member for abutting the underside of the sh... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264237 | Sheet stacking-aligning apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus The sheet stacking-aligning apparatus or the sheet processing apparatus includes a substantially horizontal stacking tray, a rear end aligning unit for aligning a rear end of a sheet bundle on the stacking tray, and a control unit for controlling an operation of the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263328 | Image forming system, control method, recording medium, and program An image forming system has an image forming apparatus which has a printing unit which can perform a printing process of data of a storage unit which can store data of a plurality of jobs and which has a conveying unit which can convey a sheet from the print unit to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231171 | Image copying apparatus and image copying method The image copying apparatus of the present invention comprises a document drawing-in port for drawing an original document before reading operation in and a document discharging port for discharging the original document after reading operation, and copies images of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213809 | Translation table for sheet feeder A linear translation table for use in conjunction with a sheet feeding machine and a conveyor for laterally translating the sheet feeding machine over rows of product receiving portions of boxes or blisters in sheets of bubble packaging such that the sheet feeding m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210682 | Sheet distributor, image recorder, and a sheet distributing method The invention provides a sheet distributor and a sheet distributing method. The sheet distributor with which supplied sheets of a specified length are distributed to a plurality of lines of sheets, has a transport unit which keeps transporting each supplied sheet in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162195 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, determining in sorting recording sheets whether or not recording sheet transport interval is shorter than a first predetermined value, sets the longest time settable as a delay time when the interval is longer than the first value. When t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152857 | Paper feed and output assembly, and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, which has sophisticated functions of feeding recording paper of various sizes selectively and of sorting printed paper, is reduced in size. The feed bin sorters, the output bin sorters, and the output tray are arranged in tiers. Pre-print... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131646 | Media accessibility in a media processing device A system and method for improved accessibility of media output from a media processing device. Media receivers are coupled to an actuator such that the media receivers can be moved under manual command by a user, or automatically by a controller. Movement selectors ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7113299 | Printing with credit card as identification Printing over a network by inputting print data to be printed and associated credit card information at a host terminal, uploading a print job comprising the print data to be printed and the associated credit card information to a print data storage server, inputtin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111782 | Systems and methods for providing security in a voting machine The invention provides systems and methods for ensuring security for a voting machine. The voting machine can include a display screen upon which numerous election choices are displayed for selection by a voter. A detachable printer can also be provided that is adap... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093992 | Versatile collator and system incorporating same An efficient collator. The collator includes a first mechanism for selectively separating physical output from a device. A second mechanism is coupled to the first mechanism and facilitates angling and/or rotating the first mechanism based on the physical output. In... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7034951 | Printer collator facility and method A method of printing a plurality of documents includes generating a page file for each page of each document, generating a control file for each page file, and operating a number of printers to generate printed pages based on the page files. The method includes scan... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021616 | Vertical transporting sheet treating apparatus A sheet treating apparatus for treating a sheet having an image formed thereon includes a pair of transport rollers for transporting the sheet in a substantially vertical direction, a sheet post-treating portion having an intermediate treatment tray, provided to exe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021620 | Image forming method with stacking control An image forming method for stacking sheets in an apparatus that operates in a first mode or a second mode and includes discharging bins in which image-formed sheets are stacked. Sheets are discharged face-up in the first mode and face-down in the second mode. The m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023568 | Image processing apparatus and method and program storage medium An image processing apparatus for outputting a page image corresponding to print data inputted from an external source has an analyzer for analyzing the print data at the time of outputting the first copy and generating a page image, an image spooler for holding the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017903 | Sheet conveying apparatus There is provided a sheet conveying apparatus which is capable of easily distinguishing between a sheet bundle containing abnormal sheets, such as multi-fed sheets, and a normal sheet bundle. When it is determined that there is no abnormality in the conveyance of sh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017802 | Banknote store In a banknote store, banknotes are stacked such that alternate notes have their ends protruding from one end of the stack, with the intervening notes protruding from the opposite end. The topmost banknote can be dispensed individually by gripping the protruding end ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003667 | Targeted secure printing Secure transmission of data to an intended image output device, wherein the data can be used to generate an image at the intended image output device in the presence of an intended recipient. The data is encrypted using a first key. The first key is then encrypted u... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999588 | Image input apparatus, image input method, recording medium, and encryption processing program stored in computer-readable medium In an image input apparatus provided with an image pick-up unit, an image signal generated by the image pick-up unit is converted into digital information. The digital information is then encrypted by using an encryption key. The encryption key is input into the ima... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942206 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same An aligning device movable to a first position constituting a first sheet stacking portion for supporting a delivered sheet and a second position in which the sheet is not supported is provided downstream of a pair of delivery rollers, and the pair of delivery rolle... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921069 | Sheet finisher and image forming system using the same A folding device of the present invention includes a fold plate and a fold roller pair for folding a sheet or a sheet stack conveyed thereto. A controller causes the fold roller pair to move back and forth while nipping the folded portion of the sheet or that of the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917765 | Imaging device access control apparatus An imaging device access control for restricting access to internally located parts of the imaging device. In one embodiment of the invention, an imaging device includes an access panel hingedly attached to an imaging housing. Access to an interior of the imaging de... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6912061 | Method and apparatus for processing image output A print server connected to medical diagnostic imaging equipment via a network or dedicated channels, wherein the print server executes a process to identify the device that is the source of image data received via the network or dedicated channels and outputs the i... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6900902 | Image determining apparatus capable of properly determining image and image forming apparatus utilizing the same A copying machine performs a panel operation necessary for copying at a step S601 and performs ACS determination for determining whether an original image is a color image, a monochrome image or an indefinite image at a step S603. Then, the copying mac... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6781709 | Apparatus for and method of setting printing-related information and recording medium to attain the same A system which enhances the process of specifying the settings of paper input and paper output by a printer driver. The system causes a Properties dialog box to be displayed on a display. The dialog box includes an image, which is an icon schematically illustrating ... | 08/24/2004 |
