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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074984 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming system with automatically controlled moving stage A sheet stacking apparatus includes a stage, a driving unit to drive the stage, and a sheet detection device to detect that a sheet exists on the stage. Operation of the sheet stacking apparatus is controlled so that the stage descends in accordance with an amount o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070158 | Electronic device with paper sorting apparatus An electronic device includes a main body and a plurality of paper trays. The main body includes a mounting plate, and the mounting plate defines a paper outlet. A mounting bracket is secured to the main body. A control module is disposed on the mounting bracket. A ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7784788 | Sheet stacking apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A first tray has notches allowing second-tray arms to pass therethrough, and arm-receiving recesses in which respective first-tray arms are received. With such a plurality of sheet stacking trays that are movable vertically, a large stack of sheets can be removed ef... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7571909 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus provided therewith The invention is to provide a sheet treating apparatus achieving a space saving and enabling easy identification of an output mode of sheets. The sheet treating apparatus of the invention for treating sheets after image formation is accommodated in a space formed in... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7377511 | Sheet stacking apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus including a first tray on which sheets discharged form an outlet are stacked, the first tray being movable between a stacking position at which sheets discharged from an outlet are stacked and a first retracted position above the staking p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374168 | Sheet deposition system having multiple supports detachably suspended in multiple guide members A sheet deposition system having multiple supports detachably suspended in multiple guide members, wherein a support can be placed in a sheet deposition location or the distance between supports can be altered by driving the guide members. Multiple sheet deposition ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7341249 | Sheet holding apparatus and image forming system A sheet holding apparatus having: a feeding mechanism to feed a sheet on which an image is formed by an image forming apparatus, from a predetermined feeding position; a tray section having a tray to contain the sheet fed through the feeding mechanism; an initializa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331573 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet treating apparatus for treating a sheet having an image formed thereon is provided, which includes a pair of transport rollers for transporting the sheet upward, a sheet post-treating portion having an intermediate treatment tray, provided to execute post-tr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7267338 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus ejects the sheet to witch image processing unit perform to an ejection tray or a staple stacker by a pair of ejection rollers and the like. A sheet path for guiding the sheet to the ejection rollers is opened and closed in conjunction w... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259346 | Progressive modularity assortment system with high and low capacity bins A modular bin or pocket has an integrated transport assembly and mail piece diverter assembly and is usable in a bin stacker section in mail handling and sorting systems. The modular bin is individually removable, interchangeable and replaceable from the bin stacker... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226050 | Discharge sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same A sheet post-treating apparatus is provided with a discharged sheet stacking tray displaceably provided in a casing portion for stacking thereon sheets discharged from the casing portion, and a holding portion for holding the discharged sheet stacking tray in a firs... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7097173 | Position detector A sheet depositing device for a sheet processing apparatus, includes a feeding section for sequentially feeding sheets or sets of sheets from the sheet processing apparatus, at least one sheet stacking element movable along a guide, for facilitating depositing the s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021617 | Clamp actuator system and method of use A substrate compiling system includes an actuator, cable and tamper device. The tamper device includes a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly is retracted and extended. The clamp assembly can be used to clamp an edge of each compiled set of substrates and transfer the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012211 | Single pass sequencing assembly A method and apparatus for sequencing articles via a single sort pass or process includes a plurality of article receivers or collators positioned along a conveying or transport path and a plurality of carriages movable along the path. The carriages receive articles... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6990902 | Displacement device for a machine for processing flat printing materials and machine having the displacement device A displacement device for a machine for processing flat printing materials includes a slide displaceable along a displacement path in and counter to a thrust direction, and being divided along the thrust direction into two slide parts. A drag joint forms a mutual co... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988728 | Sheet sorter and an image forming apparatus A sheet sorter including a plurality of trays on which sheets are to be placed, adapted to sort sheets by switching the trays on which the sheets are to be placed, and designed to enable users to easily find their own sheets even if no tray is designated. Trays are ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6953192 | Paper delivery device in printer and printer using the same A paper delivery device in a printer selectively changes a stacking direction of printed and ejected paper and stacks paper. The device includes a first tray, and a second tray to pivot to a first position where paper is guided to the first tray and to a second posi... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6641135 | Device for storing and issuing sheet-like material, in particular, bank notes, and a guide unit and a transport unit for said device The invention relates to an apparatus for the storage and/or dispensing of sheet-like material, in particular bank notes 23, comprising a compartment module (10) having a plurality of compartments (11), a slider (6) which can be travelled into and out of ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6631896 | Finisher for an image forming apparatus A finisher for finishing papers sequentially driven out of an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of trays selectively movable to a single paper outlet. The finisher reduces a period of time necessary for designated one of the trays to reach the ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6568675 | Sheet media output device A multiple bin output device for use with an image forming device. The output device comprises a plurality of removable bins configured to receive sheets output by the image forming device. The output device can either move a selected bin into position to... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6567722 | Device for storing and issuing banknotes The invention relates to an apparatus for storage and dispensing of bank notes, preferably having a device connected in series to verify genuineness of bank notes inserted. To provide the apparatus which is characterized by a simple and therefore economic... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6547501 | Device and method for binding printed products A device for preparing a book spine includes a plurality of movable pockets, each pocket having an angled back, a packer and a spine stop at a lower end of the pocket for receiving the spine. The spine stop has a first collect position, a second position ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540218 | Sheet feed shaft, apparatus for manufacturing same and method for manufacturing same A plurality of spike-like projections A, B risen at an obtuse angle, at an acute angle or at right angles in a rotational direction of a metallic rod 1 are formed on an inner peripheral surface of the metallic rod 1 by plastic processing.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6494453 | Method and apparatus for output sheet handling capable of effectively switching ejection trays A novel output sheet handling apparatus includes outlets, ejection trays, a tray switching mechanism, an outlet switching mechanism, and a controller. Each of outlets ejects a recording sheet. The outlets include at least one straight outlet configured to... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6416052 | Finisher for an image forming apparatus A finisher for finishing papers sequentially driven out of an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of trays selectively movable to a single paper outlet. The finisher reduces a period of time necessary for designated one of the trays to reach the ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409166 | Sheet receiving apparatus A sheet receiving apparatus includes a tray swingably supported by an apparatus main body so that it is selectively put to a state of use, in which sheets can be loaded thereon, and to a state of accommodation and a regulation unit abutted against the tra... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6361039 | Sheet deposition device for selective deposition of sheets on superimposed supports A sheet deposition device for the deposition of printed sheets on superimposed supports, where each support is provided with its own drive means for moving said support up and down between a deposition position, in which sheets can be deposited on that su... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6264386 | Printing apparatus with rotatably attached paper feed cassette A printing apparatus includes an apparatus body for printing on recording paper, and a paper feed cassette attached rotatable over a prescribed range on the apparatus body and feeding the recording paper to the apparatus body. As the paper feed cassette i... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257572 | Image forming apparatus having sheet post-processing unit An image forming apparatus comprises a main body and a sheet post-processing unit. The main body has a first discharge path, a second discharge path, a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. The sheet post-processing unit has a first sheet ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6231045 | Finisher for an image forming apparatus A finisher for finishing papers sequentially driven out of an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of trays selectively movable to a single paper outlet. The finisher reduces a period of time necessary for designated one of the trays to reach the ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6155563 | Sheet sorter and method of controlling the sheet sorter A sheet sorter includes an array of a plurality of sorting trays which are mounted on a sorter body and arranged in a vertical direction and a general-purpose tray which is mounted on the sorter body and is larger than each of the sorting trays in capacit... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6142470 | Sorter with bin movement control system An image forming system which is comprised of a copying machine, and a sorter which has a bin assembly having a plurality of bins. In the sorter, the bin assembly is movable up and down pitch by pitch to store sheets on each bin, and stapled the stored sh... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6116596 | Cantilevered bins sheet sorter with incrementing end support An improvement in sheet sorters in which movable bins are incremented past a sheet entrance and the bins are cantilever-mounted and incremented in the sorter from only one side of the bins. The unsupported side or end of at least one of the cantilevered b... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105958 | Sheet collecting device for collecting sheets of different dimensions on supports Sheet collecting device for the selective collection of sheets of different dimensions on a number of supports located below one another. Every support located below the uppermost support can be moved in a y-direction transversely of the x-direction in wh... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095517 | 1-N and N-1 cut sheet receiving and stacking apparatus A 1-N and N-1 cut sheet receiving and stacking apparatus for receiving and selectively stacking sheets to a top location, as well as to a bottom location on a stack of such sheets. The sheet receiving and stacking apparatus comprises a frame, a sheet supp... | 08/01/2000 |
