Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172219 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus having sheet feeding device A sheet feeding device is provided to separate a sheet from a plurality of stacked sheets and feed the sheet. The sheet feeding device includes a sheet stacking portion on which the sheets are stacked, a suction conveyance belt which separates the sheets stacked on ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7926802 | Feed apparatus for printing press A feed apparatus for a printing press includes a first sucker device and a second sucker device. The first sucker device includes a guide nozzle, a sucker which is supported by said guide nozzle to be vertically movable and includes a chuck hole at a bottom for chuc... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7303523 | Paper-folding apparatus A paper-folding apparatus includes a hopper for holding one or more sheets of paper or other similar foldable media, a discharge feed and stripper assembly, a shuttle associated with the hopper operable to transfer a sheet of paper from the hopper to the discharge f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258336 | Integrated vacuum slide feeder A sheet feeder assembly for acquiring and conveying a sheet comprises a plenum connectable to a vacuum source and having an opening facing the sheet to be conveyed, and a slide plate covering the opening. The slide plate has an acquisition surface facing the sheet t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243916 | Apparatus for feeding sheets of media from a stack An apparatus for feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes a support structure for supporting the stack. A gas conduit is mounted on the support structure and has an outlet that is oriented so that, when the stack is positioned on the suppo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222845 | Printer with a picker assembly A printer includes a support structure. A printing assembly is mounted on the support structure. The printing assembly includes a feed mechanism mounted on the support structure for feeding sheets of media along a feed path. At least one printhead is mounted on the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7188834 | Grouping of film-like or sheet-like materials The invention relates to a method for grouping a multitude of film-like or sheet-like materials, which are stacked in a magazine (20) and which consist of at least one material layer, using at least one suction apparatus (42), which suctions the film-l... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172191 | Method of feeding porous sheets of media from media stack A method of feeding porous sheets from a stack is provided in which one or more air outlet nozzles and one or more air inlet nozzles are positioned in a pick-up position proximate a first sheet of the stack, a flow of air from the outlet nozzle(s) sufficient to pene... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168698 | Sheet sucking/removing method and sheet sucking/removing device In a sheet sucking/removing device, suction cups are controlled to a state of a first negative pressure which is a minimum pressure needed to suck and remove only one uppermost printing plate, and sucking/removing is carried out. Thereafter, the suction cups are con... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7080832 | Sheet material feeder A sheet material feeder includes a sheet material holder for holding a pile of sheet material; a sucker bar device having at least one sucker for contacting the sheet material, the sucker bar device having a pivot axis, and an actuator for pivoting the sucker bar de... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6896252 | Device for lifting a porous sheet from a stack of such sheets A device for lifting a porous sheet from a stack of such sheets includes a gas stream supply mechanism that is configured to generate a gas stream and is positioned so that, in use, the gas stream impinges on a first sheet of the stack. The gas stream supply mechani... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6854724 | Pneumatic sheet transportation A method of separating a sheet of print media from a stack of sheets, the sheets being porous, includes blowing fluid on to a top surface of a topmost sheet of the print media on the stack so that the fluid passes through at least the topmost sheet of the stack and ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851671 | Method of feeding sheets of media from a stack A method of feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes the step of applying a gas flow to a first sheet of a stack, via a gas conduit and nozzle so that the gas passes partially through the first sheet and impinges on a second sheet, generat... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848686 | Printing assembly for printing on sheets of media from a stack A printing assembly for printing on porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes a retaining structure that is configured to retain the stack in an aligned condition. A pick-up device on the retaining structure includes a gas conduit that is in fluid ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834851 | Sheet feeding apparatus for feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding porous sheets from a stack includes an air displacement device having an outlet conduit. Outlet nozzles are connected to the outlet conduit. The outlet nozzles are displaceable between a pick-up position proximate a first sheet ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6830246 | Apparatus for feeding sheets of media from a stack An apparatus for feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes a retaining structure that is configured to retain the stack in an aligned condition. A pick-up device is operatively arranged with respect to the retaining structure. The pick-up d... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6820871 | Printer for printing on porous sheets of media fed from a stack of such sheets A printer for printing on porous sheets of media fed from a stack of such sheets includes a gas stream supply mechanism that is configured to generate a gas stream and is positioned so that, in use, the gas stream impinges on a first sheet of the stack. The gas stre... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6758469 | Gripping conveyor with pneumatic separator A feeding device for feeding a processing line with printed products, including folded or non-folded printed sheets, from a stack of printed products. The printed sheets are held in a magazine. A conveyor defines a circulating path and moves in a conveying direction... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6659447 | Method of transporting a sheet of media from a stack of sheets A method of separating a sheet of print media from a stack of sheets, the sheets being porous, includes blowing fluid on to a top surface of a topmost sheet of the print media on the stack so that the fluid passes through at least the topmost sheet of the... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6652217 | System and method for separating double blanks The device and method prevents a robot from carrying two blanks stuck together i.e., a double blank, from being transported storage station to a workstation. Suction cups on the robot arm grip the blank. The robot transports the blank to a double blank se... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648321 | Sheet separator using fluid assist for moving a sheet from a stack An apparatus for separating a sheet of print media from a stack of porous sheets includes a sheet conveyor for conveying a topmost sheet of print media which has been separated from the stack to a printing station of a printer. A separator is associated w... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619654 | Method of separating a sheet of print media from a stack of sheets A method of separating a sheet of print media from a stack of sheets, the sheets being porous, includes blowing fluid on to a top surface of a topmost sheet of the print media on the stack so that the fluid passes through at least the topmost sheet of the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6568670 | Apparatus for separating a sheet of print media from a stack of sheets An apparatus for separating a sheet of print media from a stack of porous sheets includes a sheet conveyor for conveying a topmost sheet of print media which has been separated from the stack to a printing station of a printer. A separator is associated w... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6502815 | Lifting/pull-sucker drive mechanism for a sheet-processing machine A lifting/pull-sucker drive mechanism for a separating element of a sheet-processing machine, having a drivable control cam for moving at least one lifting sucker, and having a drivable control cam for moving at least one pull sucker, respectively, includ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499735 | Method and device for separating and transporting sheets of paper A method for separating a respective sheet from a sheet pile and transporting it to a sheet processing machine, wherein the respective sheet is lifted by at least one lifting suction device to a transfer level lying above a suction air intake level, and t... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6024533 | Battery plate feeding and handling apparatus A plate feeding and handling apparatus (10) that includes an improved plate feeder (32) and pick-up (36) that more effectively feed and remove plates from a stack of plates is disclosed.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5984296 | Device for cyclically lifting and lowering a lifting sucker in a feeder of a sheet-processing machine Device for cyclically lifting and lowering at least one lifting sucker in a feeder of a sheet-processing machine, wherein a sheet lifted by the lifting sucker is transferred to at least one pull sucker for further transport, the lifting sucker being opera... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5899449 | Top vacuum corrugation feeder with articulating suction fingers A top vacuum corrugation feeder includes articulating suction fingers to assist in raising the top sheet of a stack of sheets to the feedhead of the vacuum corrugation feeder. The suction fingers are rotated down from their interleaved position between fe... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5848785 | Sheet material feeding and unloading apparatus Apparatus for feeding and unloading sheets of material, including a first sheet attraction device for lifting a topmost sheet from a stack; a device for checking that only a single sheet has been lifted; and a second sheet attraction device movable betwee... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5836581 | Device and method for loading a sheet-like medium The present invention relates to a device and a method for loading a sheet-like medium onto a drum without tension. The drum may be a vacuum drum of an imagesetter for example, or a vacuum drum of an input scanning machine. In order to load a sheet-like m... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5738347 | Device for adjusting the suction height of a suction lifter in the feeder of a sheet-processing machine A suction lifter in a feeder of a sheet processing machine is cyclically reciprocated for separating and picking up sheets from a sheet pile and transferring them to a towing sucker. A suction lifter drive is operatively connected to the suction lifter an... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5564894 | Article selection and delivery method and apparatus A partition inserter has a vacuum assembly which pivots out to contact an end partition in a stack, pivots back to remove the partition, and then moves downwardly to release the partition. The positioning of the vacuum assembly is controlled by a set of c... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5565057 | Web feed conveyor assembly in a wooden I-beam assembly machine and web feeding method In a production line for manufacturing wooden I-beams in a chords and webs assembly machine, a vacuum belt conveyor system is provided to sequentially feed bottom web members from beneath a web stack into a web run-up and drive system associated with the ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5501148 | Automatic sheet printing and alignment system An automatic sheet printing and alignment system includes a holding table; a transport system for moving the table through a plurality of stations; a first station for positioning a sheet on the table; a second station for printing features on the sheet p... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5472184 | Apparatus for the storage and extraction of blanks 1. Apparatus for the storage and extraction of blanks (10) consisting of thin cardboard from a blank magazine (12). 2.1. An extraction unit (16) having a sun wheel (17) and planet wheels (18, 19) rotating about the latter serves for the continuous extraction o... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5372066 | Multiple feed cylinder press A printing press feeder capable of sheet feeding from the rear, sheet feeding from the front, or stream feeding from the rear, using tracks above a stock support for the feeder, the sheet feeder head being movably mounted on these tracks, and a movable dr... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5332206 | Paper feed suction apparatus A paper feed suction apparatus includes a cylindrical guide nozzle, a cylindrical intermediate nozzle with a collar, a tension coil spring, a bottomed-cylindrical suction port member, a compression coil spring, and a stopper. The cylindrical intermediate ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5322268 | Method of and apparatus for supplying photosensitive lithographic printing plates A photosensitive lithographic printing plate supplying apparatus includes a first suction device, which sucks an upper surface of an uppermost photosensitive lithographic printing plate of photosensitive lithographic printing plates stacked such that resp... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5183242 | Method and apparatus for feeding sheets A sheet feeding apparatus (10) and method are disclosed that are fast, efficient, easy to set up and involve a minimum number of components. The sheet feeding mechanism (10) includes a first gripping member (20) comprised of two first suction cups (21) an... | 02/02/1993 |
