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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3984094 | Separator card retriever An apparatus for diverting selected cards or sheets from a normal path to a new path includes a rotatable surface member having an axis of rotation located above the plane of the normal path. The rotatable surface member has a stationary position which is... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3980183 | Delivery and collecting arrangement for rotary machines for printing books or magazines This invention relates to apparatus for printing books or magazines and may be the most efficiently used in the printing apparatus having the provision for the collection of booklets into stacks with subsequent compression thereof. The arrangement is prov... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3976198 | Method and apparatus for sorting currency A method of currency examination is provided by transporting a bill through an examination station, projecting a beam of light at the bill as the bill is transported through the station, sensing and integrating light transmissivity of the bill over a prin... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3955812 | Flat-article separating apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like A flat article separating apparatus for separating overlapping articles traveling along a feeding belt is disclosed. The apparatus includes a slipping section for causing overlapping articles to slip with respect to each other. Thereafter, the articles pa... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3951021 | Switching apparatus for elongated, hot rolled articles Switching apparatus for hot rolling mill. Alternate hot rolled bars are diverted and guided alternately along respective diverging paths. The paths are defined by opposite sides of a trough and a pivoting knife switch located between the trough sides. Piv... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3948505 | Document turn-around sorter/stacker A document turn-around sorter/stacker comprised of a transport pinch drive roller for driving a sheet up an upwardly sloped ramp until it is released, whereafter it slides back until it re-engages the original roller at a different location and is driven ... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3938435 | Automatic mail processing apparatus In an automatic mail processing apparatus, the mail is fed one by one by a feeding mechanism to a transport path having a stamp detecting station and a canceling station. At the former station, each piece of the mail is scanned by a pair of detectors whic... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3937453 | Single document transport Banking machines for dispensing paper currency require a document transport for accurately and reliably delivering a single bill or piece of currency from a storage bin to a customer. The document transport includes a feeder unit for delivering single pie... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3936180 | Xerographic apparatus with sample print capabilities A printing system adapted for creating hard copy output from computer generated digital pulses. This system feeds blank or preprinted paper from a paper supply station through a xerographic processor wherein readable computer generated images are created ... | 02/03/1976 |