Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753355 | Image reader and image forming apparatus An image reader has an image reading portion and first and second conveying portions each having plural pairs of rotating bodies. A first changing portion makes a changeover between a first state in which the plural pairs of rotating bodies in the first conveying po... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7611137 | Automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder includes a main body defining a passage for transporting a document. A feeding roller unit includes a feeding driving roller and a feeding idle roller coupling with the feeding driving roller. The feeding driving roller and the feeding i... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7364150 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus using heating member on sheet tray An air duct is disposed in the vicinity of a heating member generating the heat for heating sheets stacked in a sheet tray, and the air in the air duct is heated by the heat generated by the heating member. The air duct is connected to an air blowing portion blowing... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360683 | Automated transaction machine with sheet accumulator and presenter mechanism An automated transaction machine (600) includes a note receiving storage and dispensing mechanism (624). The mechanism (624) includes a stacker mechanism (654). The stacker mechanism collects in a stack notes such as currency bills that a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7302222 | Automatic document feeder (ADF) with a releasing device An automatic document feeder (ADF) with a feeding roller used to carry a paper sheet to a reading position is provided. The ADF comprises a feeding path, a paper cartridge, an exit roller set, and a first lever. The feeding path is arranged in the ADF for guiding th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288059 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing tray on which sheets are stacked in a bundle form, an intermediate portion stapler which staples the intermediate portion of the sheet bundle stacked on the processing tray, a sheet bundle conveying member which con... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252287 | Curved guide for radiation image reading device An auxiliary scanning feed mechanism has a pair of curved feed guides for guiding a stimulable phosphor sheet along a curved feed path, and first and second roller pairs rotatable in synchronism with each other for gripping and feeding the stimulable phosphor sheet ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210680 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same An image forming apparatus including a sheet conveying apparatus. When a sheet is jammed in a first conveying path, a first unit is pulled out in a direction substantially parallel to a first conveying path. In this way, a driven roller and a driving roller are sepa... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200356 | Discharge roller device A discharge roller device includes at least one roller pair, at least one first free roller and at least one second free roller. The roller pair includes a driving roller and a pressure roller pushed against the driving roller. The first free roller is disposed at a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7181416 | Multi-function transaction processing system A multi-function transaction processing system including a transaction terminal having a data entry facility and a transaction processor, the transaction processor being communicatively associated with a control processor that defines user accounts and issues one or... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7151620 | Utility document lid for imaging devices A lid for an imaging device is disclosed. The lid comprises a cover having a first side and a second side. The first side of the cover is adapted to retain an object to be imaged proximate to an imaging plate of the imaging device. At least one storage compartment i... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144006 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7099619 | Automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder (ADF) including a platen cover which covers a copying region, a document tray which is provided on the platen cover and on which a document fed to the copying region is stacked, a pickup assembly which includes a pickup roller that picks... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055949 | Both-side recording apparatus Driving sources of a reversing section roller and a sheet feeding roller are made common, a drive transmission mechanism to the reversing section roller is provided with clutch means for starting and stopping synchronous rotation after a predetermined rotation, and ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048457 | Document delivery system apparatus and method A document delivery device for delivering a document such as a receipt or transaction record to a user at a kiosk or other automated device significantly reduces “pushing” of documents, increasing reliability and robustness. The document delivery device includes... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040618 | Stacking unit for articles sheet form Stacker 1 for sheet-shaped objects is described having feeding device 3 for depositing sheet-shaped objects 2 in storage pocket 4 with variable capacity. Storage pocket 4 has contact surface 5 against which sheet-shaped obje... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6977760 | Bi-directional presentation apparatus A presentation apparatus is provided for use with a contact image sensor used for scanning the contents of a document. The presentation apparatus includes a base member adapted to be disposed above the surface of the contact image sensor, a first spring arm extendin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6923586 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a print unit; and a reading unit, mounted above the print unit, that reads an original image on a document. The print unit includes a housing accommodating the print unit and formed with a first opening and a second opening at a fro... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915102 | Original document conveyance device A document sheet conveyance device includes a sheet feeding tray on which document sheets are stacked, a stopping member against which leading edges of the stacked document sheets hit, a sheet feeding member for feeding the document sheets in the order from a top th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6906831 | Scanner device having a sheet handling path with a reduced bending angle A photography scanning device is provided for automatically scanning either photographs or transparencies. The scanning device is provided with a sheet feeding and handling mechanism that does not bend a photo or transparency to a degree that it is damaged as it pas... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905120 | Drum for fixing sheet-type member A printing plate is only guided by and wound around peripheral surfaces of cylinders. The cylinders are disposed along an axis of a rotating shaft at predetermined intervals, and support the entire printing plate with substantially equal balance. The printing plate ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6687570 | Station independent buffer transport for an inserter system A flexible buffer transport system for staging accumulated documents for transfer to a synchronous downstream transport. Control of movement of accumulations in the buffer being independent of the length of the documents. The system includes a plurality o... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6687569 | Configurable multi-station buffer transport for an inserter system A buffer transport system for staging accumulated documents produced by an input module of an inserter system. The system including a plurality of roller nips in series. Each of the roller nips are driven by an independently controllable motor in communic... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6619649 | Automatic sheet feeder An automatic document feeder (ADF) used in a facsimile machine, photocopier or the like. A sheet path from a sheet inlet to outlet is defined by lower, intermediate and upper frames of the ADF. The sheet path is generally shaped like "C" when viewed later... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6581923 | Automatic sheet feeder An automatic document feeder (ADF) used in a facsimile machine, photocopier or the like. A sheet path from a sheet inlet to outlet is defined by lower, intermediate and upper frames of the ADF. The sheet path is generally shaped like "C" when viewed later... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568674 | Paper feeding apparatus A paper feeding apparatus including a feed roller supplying paper to a image reading position and a discharge roller discharging the paper. A load in the rotational direction is provided at the discharge roller to prevent the image reading turbulence at t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6543763 | Bank-note processing device A bank-note processing device wherein disposed between a pair of rotary drums (22, 23) is a stacker lever (53) that presses that portion of the bank-note (31) inserted in bank-note guide slits (22b, 23b) which is positioned on the side of a bank-note reve... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6394444 | Bank-note processing device A bank-note processing device wherein disposed between a pair of rotary drums (22, 23) is a stacker lever (53) that presses that portion of the bank-note (31) inserted in bank-note guide slits (22b, 23b) which is positioned on the side of a bank-note reve... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375180 | Sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, and sheet conveyance apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet finisher, which receives sheets from an image forming apparatus, such as an electro-photographic copying machine, a printer, a facsimile, etc., to align and bind the sheets. There is described a sheet finisher whic... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6267367 | Device for collecting and transferring cut paper products or the like A device for collecting and transferring cut products has an in-process storage device and a feeder feeding a stream of the cut products to the in-process storage device. The in-process storage device has a collecting tray in which the cut products fed by... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6019361 | Automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder conveys an original along a conveying path to an original reading section in an image processor. First and second registration rollers for abutting the conveyed original against their contact portions, and a guide plate for gu... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5842692 | Covered feed unit for feeding recording media into an office machine A covered feed unit (1) fits on the housing of an office machine (7), in particular, of a flat-bed scanner, having a feed opening (47) for recording media (46), and having a discharge opening which is arranged in a plane located beneath the feed opening, ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5794927 | Sheet conveying apparatus The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus in which a belt is wound around an outer peripheral surface of a convey rotary member for conveying a sheet and an outer peripheral surface of a drive pulley for transmitting a rotational force to... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5788227 | Beltless cut sheet media feeder and method for feeding and ejecting sheets to and from a scanner apparatus A beltless, automatic document feeder for a flat bed document scanner or other hard copy apparatus using a flat bed scanning station is disclosed. A paper path is formed between a feeder frame guide and a paper loading tray. A document sheet pulled from a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5779234 | Printer sheet discharge method A method for discharging a sheet from a printer that includes feeding a first sheet from a sheet tray, conveying the sheet by the force applied by the driving roller until a leading edge of the first sheet contacts the trailing edge of a second sheet, the... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5676362 | Vacuum-type transport device for printing units for packaging cardboard sheets A vacuum-type transport device, used in cardboard printing units, comprising: a support structure; a suction hood; a vacuum fan; a plurality of plates on the lower surface of the suction hood; a first and a second plurality of belt-type conveyor means, wi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5630579 | Automatic manuscript sheet feeder The present invention discloses an automatic sheet feeder to feed manuscript sheets onto and discharge the same from the top of the overhead projector. The automatic sheet feeder comprises a stage glass on which the manuscript is to be set, a common feedi... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5624107 | Image forming apparatus with a document feeder A feed roller for feeding a document is disposed between a control panel and an original table on the top of a copier body. A document stocker provided rotatably relative to an original cover on the original table is rotated so as to cover the control pan... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622360 | Feeder station for collating apparatus A feeder station for apparatus for collating printed sheets includes a mechanism for imparting motion to individual sheets prior to the time the sheets are engaged by a pusher mechanism which propels the stack of collated sheets being formed along a conve... | 04/22/1997 |
