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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104761 | Image forming apparatus, computer readable medium, paper feed control method, and image forming system An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body provided with an image formation unit and plural paper feeding apparatuses. Paper conveyance paths of the plural paper feeding apparatuses are daisy-chained with respect to the image forming apparat... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8047527 | Sheet containing apparatus and image forming system The sheet containing apparatus is provided with: an apparatus main body; a drawer that is capable of being pulled out from the apparatus main body; a sheet container that is movable relative to the drawer and that contains a sheet; a feeder that feeds a sheet contai... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028985 | Composite substrate feeding mechanism Embodiments described herein include a composite feeding mechanism configured to process one or more jobs using a stack of feeder trays. The composite feeding mechanism can include the stack of feeder trays, a base unit, and a feeder unit. The feeder trays can hold ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8002260 | Card processing unit A card processing unit may include a card processing part for performing predetermined processing to a card, a card stack part in which a plurality of cards are stacked and stored, and a card feeding part for carrying a card between the card processing part and the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002259 | Image forming apparatus, method for assisting paper sheet supplying operation and control program of the same Described is an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to create a vacant tray. The apparatus includes a paper sheet managing section to conduct consecutive operations including: acquiring the residual amount of the paper sheets accommodated in each of plu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988142 | Sheet feeder, shutter opening and closing method, and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first sheet feeding unit; a second sheet feeding unit provided adjacent to the first sheet feeding unit; one or plural first shutter(s) provided in the first sheet feeding unit; a driving unit... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7971866 | Sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having mechanism for feeding business card A sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having a business card feeding mechanism is provided. The sheet-feeding scanning apparatus includes a scanning module, an ordinary document input tray, an ordinary document pick-up roller assembly, an ejecting tray, a transfer chan... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954803 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes pairs of rollers, each including a driving roller and a driven roller. The pairs of rollers are arranged along the rotation axis direction of the driving roller and constitute a first roller group and a second roller group for con... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7896336 | Solenoid valve device and automatic document feeder having such solenoid valve device A solenoid valve and an automatic document feeder using the solenoid valve are provided. The solenoid valve includes a valve body, a valve spindle, a spring, a ring-shaped groove and muffling ring. The ring-shaped groove is sheathed around the valve spindle. The muf... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7857301 | Sheet feed devices and image recording apparatuses comprising such sheet feed devices A sheet feed device includes a motor that rotates in a first and second direction, a first transmitting mechanism having an upstream and a downstream portion, that transmits a rotational force in a first transmitting direction, a second transmitting mechanism having... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7770879 | Recording medium transport apparatus and image forming apparatus A recording medium transport apparatus includes: plural storage units each storing a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium from one of the storage units to a recording position where an image is recorded on the recording medium; a m... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770878 | Image forming apparatus Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a plurality of paper feed trays in which paper sheets are to be stacked; paper feed units each provided to each of the plurality of paper feed trays, the paper feed units sucking or discharging air in accordance wit... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7712734 | Multi-purpose feeder for office automation machinery A multi-purpose feeder (MPF) for office automation (OA) machinery includes an MPF tray installed rotatably on a main body panel so that it can be opened and closed. An auxiliary stocker is rotatably installed on the tray by a hinge. An auxiliary stocker pivoting uni... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7677547 | Apparatus and method for separating flat items from stacks A holder of an apparatus for individually separating flat items from stacks comprises a first separating structure for individually separating outer flat items from one of the stacks at one end of the holder and a second separating structure for individually separat... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669844 | Paper feeder A paper feeder includes a storage section, a feed path, a delivery section, and a receiving section. The storage section is configured to store therein plural sheet members to be fed to a processing apparatus which is operative to perform processing on the sheet mem... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665721 | Device for forming stacks of flat products A device for forming stacks of flat products comprises a first transportation section for transporting a stream of individual flat products of a first type, a second transportation section for forming an overlapping stream from the flat products of the first type, a... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7635122 | Card processing unit A card processing unit may include a card processing part for performing predetermined processing to a card, a card stack part in which a plurality of cards are stacked and stored, and a card feeding part for carrying a card between the card processing part and the ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7549623 | Image forming apparatus with paper feed direction specifying means There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image input/output apparatus, a paper feed control method, a memory medium, and a program, in which lengths of one side of sheets of image formed paper can be aligned, and even in case of outputting the image formed ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547010 | Image forming system, image forming device, post-processor, and program An image forming system includes an input unit for input of setting information, an image forming unit, a conveying unit, a control unit, and a jam detecting unit, wherein a set of a plurality of different kinds of special sheets disposed in a predetermined order is... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7481419 | Two-way paper pickup system A two-way paper pickup system in which both a feed tray and a feed cassette can be used, and a printer adopting the same. The paper pickup system includes a feed tray on which paper or a feed cassette is placed, a first pickup assembly that moves the paper placed on... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7412200 | Sheet feed unit operable with smaller force and image forming apparatus A sheet feed unit for use in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed unit body and a sheet cassette. The sheet feed unit body includes a first frame and a first contact face provided on the first frame. The sheet cassette, which is withdrawable from the she... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389084 | Image forming system with temporary storage trays between sheet storage units and image forming apparatus An image forming system has a sheet deck assembly, an image forming apparatus, and a feeding buffering apparatus with plural feeding buffer trays for temporarily storing sheets of printing paper fed from plural printing paper decks of the sheet deck assembly. The fe... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7366459 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, comprising a case that accommodates an image forming unit; a sheet cassette that is capable of moving relative to the case; and a cover disposed above the sheet cassette, wherein the cover covers a side of the case in which the sheet cass... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338043 | Method and apparatus for feeding a document An apparatus for feeding a document includes a chassis, a copying device coupled to the chassis, a feed tray coupled to the chassis and moveable between a first position and second position, a first feed mechanism operable to accept a document from the feed tray and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333873 | Method and device for providing cards to be applied to a carrier A method and a device for providing cards for processing first cause a drawing of a card from at least one card magazine. The cards are arranged in a plurality of card magazines and may be drawn from the same, and information regarding their card type is further ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333220 | Image forming device providing document reading mode and image recording mode An image forming device providing a document image reading mode, image recording mode, copying mode, recording sheet feeding mode, and recording sheet discharge mode. When interruption of feeding of a document or a recording sheet is detected by a sensor, the curren... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328897 | Card printer and method of printing on cards A compact system adapted for card imaging, card laminating, or other card processing, comprises a card processor positioned on a horizontal card feed path and configured to process one or both faces of a rectangular card such as a plastic credit or debit card. A car... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320461 | Multifunction flexible media interface system A flexible media integration system (10) includes a multifunction flexible media interface system (12). The interface system includes a plurality of flexible media input areas (22, 24, 26) for receiving flexible media (14), such as sheets... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303187 | Image formation apparatus and paper feed control method therefor An image formation apparatus which has multiple paper feed units and performs plural types of processing including at least facsimile processing, comprising a paper feeding subject setting unit which sets availability of paper feeding of each of the paper feed units... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292820 | Integrated media input tray including electronics A removable media tray for an image forming apparatus includes a housing, an exit port in the housing, a primary media stack, and a multi-purpose tray (MPT) input. Within the tray are first and second pick mechanisms operative to select a media sheet from the primar... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290764 | Modular guide apparatus for tab stock received in a feeder tray A tab guide is provided for aligning tab stock in a paper tray of a printer having a trail edge guide including a substantially planar sheet-engaging face and a stack height finger extending from the sheet engaging face in a process direction for engaging a top surf... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290952 | Recording apparatus with a slidably accommodated discharge tray The invention provides the recording apparatus, which has excellent operability of drawing and retracting the sheet discharge tray and excellent design in accommodating the sheet discharge tray and includes a sheet discharge mechanism having an advantage for miniatu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290763 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading and recording apparatus provided with the same A first sheet feeding device and a second sheet feeding device for feeding sheets stacked on a first stacking portion and a second stacking portion, respectively, are driven by a driving force generated by a drive source. A controller controls the drive source so th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290762 | Print media source for an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a printing mechanism and a print media source for supplying print media sheets to the printing mechanism. The print media source includes a first media tray for holding a first print media, a second media tray for holding a second print... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289018 | Method for distance alert and distance alerting unit A method for distance alert for a vehicle, the distance of the vehicle to obstacles in the vehicle's surroundings being detected. The output of an alert depends on whether or not an obstacle is located in the vehicle's travel path. If there is no obstacle located in... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284753 | Printing device with manual paper feeding function A printing device with a manual paper feeding function includes a manual paper feeding unit, a first paper size input unit that inputs a paper size by an operation and a second paper size input unit that detects a paper size of fed paper and inputs the detected pape... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281709 | Method and device for establishing a stream of flat articles of different article types, in particular a stream to be supplied to a stacking operation A stream of flat articles is to include imbricated formations (26.1, 26.2, 26.3) of different article types (A, B, C) and differing numbers of articles of the different types. For establishing such a stream a succession of supply devices (23.1, 23.2, 23.3 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7237771 | Feeder control system and method A document forming apparatus, comprising a substrate feeder for storing and dispensing substrates to a printing engine, a controller for controlling the operation of the document forming apparatus, wherein the controller includes at least one database for storing in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237772 | Image forming apparatus with control of sheet carrier to compensate for sheet conveying distance An image forming apparatus has an image former for forming an image on a sheet at a predetermined image-forming speed; a plurality of feeders; a carrier for carrying the sheet fed from either of the feeders to the image former; and a controller for controlling the c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229241 | Automatic printing plate feeding system An automatic plate feeding system for loading plates of various sizes into a printing plate imaging device, which includes a plurality of trays staggered one on top of the other is provided. At least two of the trays contain plates of different sizes stacked with th... | 06/12/2007 |
