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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441972 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a holder support member at one side end in a roll sheet holder storage part in a direction substantially perpendicular to a feeding direction. In the holder support member, a mounting piece which is substantially rectangular in section and fo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7381002 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a holder support member at one side end in a roll sheet holder storage part in a direction substantially perpendicular to a feeding direction. In the holder support member, a mounting piece which is substantially rectangular in section and fo... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364153 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device includes a cassette configured to accommodate recording media, and a recording media feeding member configured to feed out the recording media accommodated in the cassette. The cassette includes a tray main body part including a stacking plate... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347415 | Paper feeding apparatus of image forming apparatus A paper feeding apparatus of an image forming apparatus has a paper setting unit that includes a knock-up plate raising/lowering portion raising and lowering a knock-up plate with respect to a pickup roller, a paper guide slidably formed on the knock-up plate to gui... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7229167 | Ink jet recording apparatus, ink-jet recording method and ink jet recording medium A recording method comprising the steps in the following order of: correcting a curl of a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; and forming an image on the recording medium by jetting ink onto the recording medium. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7111841 | Mechanism for adapting cassette guide movement for size detection Systems and methods for adapting cassette guide movement for size detection includes, in exemplary embodiments, a one-piece member that transmits and rotates a movement of a guide member placed on a side of a sheet to a sheet size detector that detects a position of... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6908189 | Ink jet recording apparatus, ink-jet recording method and ink jet recording medium A recording method comprising the steps in the following order of: correcting a curl of a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; and forming an image on the recording medium by jetting ink onto the recording medium. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6690476 | Full form utilization feature of an image forming device A method and system for unloading continuous forms media from an image forming device while utilizing full forms. The full form utilization feature of the present invention is applicable to printing onto sheets having multiple forms. During an automatic u... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6546227 | Continuous-medium-box feeding device having a stand-by table capable of feeding a continuous-medium box on a set table A continuous-medium-box feeding device feeds a continuous-medium box to a printing device printing on a continuous medium fed from the continuous-medium box containing the continuous medium. The continuous-medium-box feeding device includes a set table ca... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533262 | System for feeding a continuous medium including multi-ply media to a processing station with selectable reduction in jamming, wrinkling, or pealing of the media surface An apparatus for reducing friction, tearing, or wrinkling of the surface of a single-ply or multiple-ply continuous medium being fed to a processing station by either sprocket engagement of an edge-perforated medium or pinch roller pressure engagement of ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6467763 | System for assembling collation sets from a split web A method and corresponding system for assembling collation sets from a split web consisting of two webstreams, each providing a series of collations of connected sheets. The method includes the steps of: alternately selecting the two webstreams and from t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6394024 | Coating apparatus for photosensitive media A coating apparatus for applying a coating on to a photographic media. The apparatus includes a coating section for applying a coating on to a photosensitive media having an entrance and an exit. A first supply assembly is provided for supplying a first m... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6293541 | Sheet feed unit having guide with sheet guide surface placed at confluence of two transport paths Featured is a sheet feed unit including a first transport path in which is transported a first sheet, a second transport path and a protrusion. A second sheet is transported in the second transport path and guided at a prescribed angle relative to the fir... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6250624 | Extension guide apparatus An extension guide unit 30 is provided on a side portion of a recording medium conveying passage. An extension guide 36 is held in a wound state in an extension guide holder 31 of the extension guide unit 30. In order to convey a recording medium, the ext... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5903362 | Facsimile apparatus which selects the size of a recording sheet to be used for recording a received image A facsimile apparatus equipped with multiple recording sheet feeding devices is provided with a memory for storing information designating the size of a recording sheet to be used for recording a received image. There is a control device for selecting a s... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899613 | Image recording apparatus having conveying means for both continuous sheet and single sheet The present invention provides an image recording apparatus with an image recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium, a first conveyor for conveying the recording medium to an image recording portion of the image recording unit while bend... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5807457 | Encodable strip attachment and removal apparatus An apparatus and method for applying correction strips with encodable indicia to bank checks and similar documents and for removing previously applied correction strips from checks and reapplying a new correction strip to such a check. The apparatus inclu... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5704605 | Printer with interlinked paper feeder and drive switch A printer in which a paper feeder (a cut sheet feeder or continuous sheet tractor feeder) is mounted as an option, and wherein the driving power of a paper conveying motor is transmitted to a gear 110 via a clutch mechanism C2. The gear 110 meshes with th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5651539 | Image forming apparatus with smooth transfer sheet roller transport A copying machine that is capable of copying a large-size document original on a transfer sheet is provided in which the transfer sheet is prevented from being skewed from the desired transport path. In one embodiment, this bypass transportation path for ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5515149 | Sheet feed mechanism with speed feeders A sheet feed mechanism utilizing a continuous form sheet, with a plurality of equally spaced sprocket holes formed on both side edges thereof in the direction along a straight sheet feed path, is fed between a photoconductive member and transfer member. E... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5391008 | Printer having continuous sheet supply mechanism and automatic cut sheet supply mechanism A printer including a printing section capable of printing on both continuous sheet and cut sheet paper, including a printer housing containing the printing section, a pivot shaft being provided to the printer housing; a continuous sheet supplier for supp... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5297783 | Apparatus and system for handling cut sheets and web forms to form discrete batches Thus the present invention provides an apparatus for conveying both individual sheets of paper and a web of forms having equally spaced, successive, transverse lines of weakening along a longitudinal path and for separating the forms along the transverse ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5263701 | Collapsable container for stacks of sheet material An improved container includes a base and wall panels which cooperate with the base to form compartments for holding the stacks of sheet material. The wall panels are held against movement relative to each other and the base by slidably interlocking surfa... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5253855 | Sheet feeding device The present invention relates to a device for feeding sheets, one by one, to an automatic photographic processor or the like. The sheet feeding device generally includes a suction pad for taking out an uppermost sheet of stacked sheets stored in a sheet p... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5172238 | Image recording apparatus with selection between a simultaneously present rolled sheet conveyor and cut sheet conveyor where printing is performed on the inside of lower surface of the respective sheets The recording apparatus includes a continuous rolled sheet supply and cutter and a stacked pre-cut sheet supply, both sheet supplies have a conveyor for feeding the respective sheet to a recording area. Recording is performed on the inside surface of the ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5152514 | Computer form feeding with a universal document feeder In a universal document feeder with which either conventional cut sheet documents or computer form (CF) web fan-folded documents may be fed to an imaging station, with an upper document loading tray with an associated feeder, but also having a separate si... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5141346 | Sheet feeder having automatic cut-sheet feed, continuous-form feed, and manual sheet insertion modes An automatic sheet feeder assembled to a printer which is provided with a sheet feed means for feeding a continuous-form sheet. The sheet feeder includes a hopper for storing therein a stack of cut sheets and a pivotable stacker for storing therein a stac... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5128713 | Image forming apparatus for use with single sheet and continuous sheet documents An image forming apparatus for forming an image on an image bearing member, which includes a platen glass for supporting an original having an image thereon, an image forming device for forming an image on the image bearing member in accordance with the i... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5083170 | Electrophotographic recording apparatus An electrophotographic recording apparatus comprising these units which are arranged vertically: a sheet feeder for feeding a sheet of recording paper to a sheet feed inlet; an image forming unit for forming a printing image onto a photosensitive drum bas... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5074543 | Hopper assembly for selectively restacking both individual originals and fan-folded originals received from a document reproduction machine A restacking hopper assembly selectively restacks individual originals and fan-folded originals as the originals emerge from a document reproduction machine. The hopper assembly includes a base securable to the reproducing machine at a location on the rep... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5061967 | Electrophotographic recording apparatus An electrophotographic recording apparatus records an image on a recording paper, either a cut recording sheet or a continuous recording paper, through steps of feeding the recording paper along a paper feed plane exclusively for the recording paper, stop... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5033890 | Sheet feeder for printer A sheet feeder control for a plurality of sheet feeding mechanisms. When one of the plural sheet feeding mechanisms is selected, the thus-selected sheet feeding mechanism is driven by the sheet feeding mechanism drive section to feed its sheet to the prin... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4982945 | Plural mode document restacking tray for a copier document handler For a copier with a document handler ejecting original documents after copying into a document collection tray system, a plural mode document collecting system is provided for collecting and restacking different forms of documents, including both conventi... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4941377 | Apparatus for feeding a continuous form and cutforms A continuous form and cutform feeding unit for a printer. The feeding unit permits feeding a continuous form and cutforms utilizing a cutform feeding arrangement and a continuous form tractor feed. In order to permit either type of form to be fed to a mai... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4789258 | Paper feeding and transport through printers Multiple paper sources, including several single sheet channels and a tractor driven endless sheet channel, feed a common channel; the single sheets are friction roller driven upstream from the common channel. The common channel is curved and feeds past a... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4786042 | Adjustable size sensing sheet cassette An adjustable sheet cassette for use in apparatus feeding sheets such as in an automatic copier or printer comprises a sheet stack support platform capable of supporting stacks of sheets of a plurality of length and width dimensions, sheet width and lengt... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4761663 | Compact printer having convertible discharge hopper A print output station for compact printer having a cut-sheet supply station located in the lower rear of the print housing and a transport platen for feeding successive sheets from the supply station, along a print path extending through a print zone and... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4754960 | Dual mode copier document work station and web guide For a copier with a dual mode document handling system for handling both computer forms web (CF) and individual document sheets, there is provided a plural mode integral unit system easily mountable to an end of the copier for handling the input and/or ou... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4725857 | Compact printer/feeder having selectable print media modes A print media handling system for a compact printer having a cut-sheet supply station formed in the lower portion of the printer housing and a rotatable print platen constructed and located to feed top sheets from the supply station through a print path i... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4688783 | Bottom feed sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeder for a bottom feed printer which comprises a housing member having legs extending therethrough which support a feeder directly on a table surface and which includes a sheet feeding mechanism in the housing which successively feeds sheets to ... | 08/25/1987 |
