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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255338 | Method and apparatus for processing sheet material The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing sheet material, in particular papers of value such as bank notes, checks, etc., wherein different groups of sheet material are processed one after the other, the different groups of sheet materia... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220093 | Flats bundle collator The present invention relates to an apparatus for collating a plurality of separate groups or bundles of similar flats mailpieces arranged in a predetermined delivery point sequence, each mailpiece imprinted with a distinct delivery point or address indicia, to prod... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7150454 | Method of conveying flat, flexible products and apparatus for implementing the method The invention relates to a method of conveying flat, flexible products, in particular printed products, in which the products are conveyed continuously by means of a conveying device in an overlapping formation to a transfer region and are picked up there by an outw... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7063312 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036812 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7016090 | Automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus including the same An ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) of the present invention includes a path for conveying a document from a scanning position, reversing the document to switch it back, and again reversing the document to thereby convey it toward a receipt tray positioned below a fe... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011302 | Vertical pocket feeder Vertical pocket feeder signature handling equipment which supplies signatures in an on-edge orientation one at a time to bindery equipment. The vertical pocket feeder particularly cooperates with a hopper loader apparatus which transfers and separates individual sig... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6978991 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978995 | Apparatus and method for collecting flat and letter units A collector apparatus and method capable of collecting material in two modes of operation, flats and letters. With a minor adjustment, the apparatus can be transformed from a two-stage device optimal for the letter mode of operation, to a one-stage device optimal fo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6257568 | Accumulator station with stack height control An apparatus adapted to be used for the automatic handling of sheets from which leaflets are formed and which includes a transfer unit for conveying sheets, an accumulator station disposed adjacent the transfer unit and being adapted to receive sheets fro... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244584 | High speed pneumatic document input system The present invention relates to an input system for feeding one-up sheets from a paper web to a high speed mass mailing inserter system. The input system includes a feeding module for supplying a paper web having two web portions in side-by-side relation... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6095512 | Accumulator station with stack height control An apparatus adapted to be used for the automatic handling of sheets from which leaflets are formed and which includes a transfer unit for conveying sheets, an accumulator station disposed adjacent the transfer unit and being adapted to receive sheets fro... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092799 | Sheet supplying apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet supplying apparatus capable of supplying sheets in a circulating manner, includes a sheet resting device on which the sheets rest, a sheet supplier for supplying the sheets rested on the sheet resting device, a trail and regulating member provided... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6076819 | Sheet feeding apparatus, and image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus provided therewith The present invention is provided as a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a friction separating/feeding means for separating and feeding a sheet by making use of frictional force, an air separating/feeding means for separating and feeding a sheet by makin... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5954325 | Automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder feeds documents placed on a document table to a document exposure position, and has a document discharge means having a discharge roller for discharging the document after exposure onto the document table, the document dischar... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5927704 | Sheet feed apparatus preventing image ruboff Apparatus for feeding sheets seriatim from a stack of sheets which substantially prevents image ruboff. Such sheet feed apparatus includes a tray for supporting a stack of sheets. A plate associated with the tray supports the lead edge of the sheet stack.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5702099 | Arrangement for separating flat stacked objects An arrangement for separating flat stacked objects is composed of a stacking hopper, the base of which supports the stack and is composed of rolls. The rolls pass through at intervals and roll against the respective bottommost workpiece. The rolls are pro... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5691921 | Thermal sensors arrays useful for motion tracking by thermal gradient detection An object tracking and motion control system includes a thermal marking unit such as a laser for inducing localized thermal indicia on objects. A thermal tracking unit, typically a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) such as a two dimensional thermal s... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5634634 | Vacuum corrugated duplex tray having oscillating side guides A device for transporting material, in the form of discrete sheets, seriatim to a stack of discrete sheets, and subsequently seriatim away from such stack. The discrete sheet material transport device comprises a support for a stack of discrete sheets. Th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5560594 | Apparatus for processing printed products Stacks of part-products are arranged on the circumference of a rotating processing drum that has radial receiving compartments that open along the drum circumference. Rotatable rollers are provided in the region of the introduction opening of each receivi... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5557387 | Sheet conveying device using sheet suction and air forced separation A sheet conveying device conveys sheets by using a suction conveyor belt having small holes. The lowermost sheet stacked on a sheet table is conveyed while being adsorbed on the conveyer belt. A suction fan sucks the lowermost sheet by way of an air sucti... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5398920 | Process and apparatus for delivering preferably folded printing products to a further processing point By a first conveying device printing products are fed in an imbricated formation (S), in which each printing product rests on the following one, the fold edge of the folded products forming the trailing edge. The printing products are pushed into an inter... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5310170 | Recycling automatic document feeder for a copier A recycling automatic document feeder (RADF) for a copier or similar image forming apparatus and capable of preventing curled or otherwise deformed documents from being damaged when such documents are recirculated. The RADF includes a parting plate for se... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5152513 | Sheet reversing apparatus for individual sheet feeding A sheet reversing apparatus comprises a support in which sheets are stacked, an entrance section for guiding the sheet to the support, a blowing mechanism for directing an air stream to a sheet stack on the support to separate a lowermost sheet from remai... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5108083 | Recirculating document feeder having a self-adjusting base plate An improved recirculating document feeder for presenting sheets from a document sheet stack individually to a station of the reproduction apparatus for reproducing of information contained on such sheets. The improved recirculating document feeder compris... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5098077 | Recirculating document feeder with stack weight determined pressurized air/vacuum levels and method Pressurized air and vacuum levels are controlled to facilitate sheet separation and feeding reliability based on the weight of a document sheet stack on the document sheet stack support. The weight of the stack is determined by counting the total number o... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5092828 | Device for feeding flattened and piled cardboard boxes to a vertical magazine located on the top of a machine for forming cardboard boxes A transfer assembly to progressively transfer to a main vertical magazine located at the top of a machine for forming cardboard boxes, the cardboard box at the top of the pile of cardboard boxes located in an auxiliary magazine to one side of the forming ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5088711 | Machine for transporting and loading signatures Magazine signatures which are manually loaded as a stack into a product hopper are stripped therefrom and are conveyed as a rough and non-uniform shingle to an accumulating hopper while being elevated from a low level to a substantially higher level. The ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5076560 | Recirculating document feeder and method An improved recirculating document feeder for presenting sheets from a document sheet stack seriatim to a station of a reproduction apparatus for reproducing information contained on such document sheets. The improved recirculating document feeder compris... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5069436 | Recirculating document feeder A recirculating document feeder for use with an electrostatographic apparatus for producing precollated or post-collated simplex or duplex copies from simplex or duplex original documents with a transport arrangement which simplifies operational control o... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5037079 | Vacuum platen transport plenum vacuum shutter A mechanism for shuttering of vacuum ports of a vacuum platen transport (VPT) plenum in correspondence with the size of the documents being transported from the document tray of a recirculating document handler. The shuttering mechanism is coupled to a mo... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4974034 | Post-collation duplex copying system An improved post-collation duplex to duplex copying system, for a duplexing copier with a duplex buffer tray, and connected sorter bins, utilizing a recirculating duplex document handler (RDH) in which a set of duplex (two sided) original document sheets ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4923190 | Original paper turning over and conveying out apparatus An original paper turning over and conveying out apparatus which comprises: an original paper processing portion for processing an original paper; an original paper stacking portion for stacking original papers; a first conveyor route; a discharge roller ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4771896 | Apparatus for forming a running shingle of documents Apparatus which takes stacks of pre-formed, stored printed signatures and forms them into a uniform shingle, running at extremely high velocity, for transport into a processing device such as a rotary trimmer or quarter folder. The apparatus, in certain m... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4731637 | Automatic "two-up" document registration and feeding for copiers In a document handling system for a copier, for sequentially feeding and registering document sheets to the imaging station, including a registration gate retractably insertable into the document feeding path to engage and register an edge of the document... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4674733 | Loader for signatures and the like Loader for signatures and the like, comprises, between the signature feeding path and the signature raising path, a step capable of breaking and dividing the signature pack, so as to form a stack portion of very reduced weight. The adhesion of the signatu... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4660819 | Automatic restacking registration in a recirculating document handler In a system of plurally recirculating a set of document sheets for precollated copying wherein the document sheets are repeatedly individually fed seriatim from the bottom of an overlying stack thereof for copying with registration and returned to the top... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4595190 | Bottom sheet separator-feeder A bottom sheet separator-feeder for separating and forwarding sheets seriatim from the bottom of a stack of sheets includes a stack tray and endless vacuum belts extending through the front end of the tray for acquiring and advancing the bottom sheet, the... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4560158 | Bottom sheet separator-feeder A bottom sheet separator-feeder for separating and forwarding sheets seriatim from the bottom of a stack of sheets to be fed. It comprises a stack tray defining a surface for supporting a stack of sheets to be fed, the tray having a depressed control port... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4497481 | Arrangement for supplying originals for copying apparatus An arrangement for supplying originals for a copying apparatus has a supply stack arranged above an illumination location of a copying apparatus, guiding members forming a transport path for guiding the original from the stack to the illumination location... | 02/05/1985 |
