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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109497 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a cutting device for cutting a fore-edge portion of a center-folded bunch of sheets disposed in a position spaced from a sheet discharge outlet to eliminate the risk for inflicting a wound on the body of an operator, an end... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7451970 | Sheet feeding device with plural sheet feeding means feeding in opposite directions to sheet post-processing system A feeding tray for feeding sheets from the left side thereof and a feeding tray for feeding sheets from the right side thereof are disposed on a multiple inserter, and selectively employing the feeding tray for feeding sheets from the left side thereof and the feedi... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7427059 | Paper handling system materials exit path arrangement A materials handling system includes an insertion subsystem for inserting materials into envelopes to form mailpieces of a first type and mailpieces of a second type. The materials handling syatem also includes a first mailpiece transport path located downstream fro... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7419151 | Sheet processing apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes a first roller pair conveying a sheet received from an external apparatus, a second roller pair conveying the sheet conveyed from the first roller pair, a jogging tray configured to receive the sheet conveyed from the second rol... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407156 | Sheet finishing apparatus A sheet finishing apparatus of the present invention includes a gate for conveying sheets of paper ejected from an image forming apparatus by switching to a first conveying path requiring post processing or to a second conveying path requiring no post processing and... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7380779 | Sheet processing system A sheet processing system comprises a plurality of sheet processing devices, a primary sheet conveyance path, a secondary sheet conveyance path, and a controller which controls the sheet processing devices. The controller uses the primary sheet conveyance path to ex... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374168 | Sheet deposition system having multiple supports detachably suspended in multiple guide members A sheet deposition system having multiple supports detachably suspended in multiple guide members, wherein a support can be placed in a sheet deposition location or the distance between supports can be altered by driving the guide members. Multiple sheet deposition ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354034 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with same A sheet processing apparatus is provided with a processing tray on which sheets are to be stacked and subjected to a processing, a stack tray provided in the downstream of the processing tray with respect to the sheet conveying direction on which sheets are to be st... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354036 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the sheet processing apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes: a buffer unit which stores plural supplied sheets with upstream edges in a conveying direction thereof aligned; a processing tray on which sheets discharged from the buffer unit are stacked; and an oscillation roller pair and a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354037 | Stapler for a finishing device having a variable start pulse A stapler is incorporated in a finishing device associated with a document creating apparatus. The stapler has a control circuit with a memory and is driven by a variably powered motor. An end user inputs the job parameter information at the control panel of the doc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344131 | Z-folder and standby tray for post processing device Above a processing tray, a standby tray for making sheets of paper P stand by is installed. The sheets of paper P on the standby tray are dropped, fed, and moved to the processing tray, thus the conveying path from the standby tray to the processing tray is shortene... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331573 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet treating apparatus for treating a sheet having an image formed thereon is provided, which includes a pair of transport rollers for transporting the sheet upward, a sheet post-treating portion having an intermediate treatment tray, provided to execute post-tr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328894 | Sheet finishing apparatus A sheet finishing apparatus of the present invention has a gate for taking in sheets of paper ejected from an image forming apparatus through a taking-in port and switching to either of a conveying path for post processing or a conveying path for non-post processing... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311303 | Apparatus and method for distributing print media Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for distributing print media are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus for distributing print media includes an accumulator that is pivotable about an axis. The accumulator has a print media inlet, a print media ou... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306213 | Sheet post-process device with standby tray Above a processing tray, a standby tray for making sheets of paper P stand by is installed. The sheets of paper P on the standby tray are dropped, fed, and moved to the processing tray, thus the conveying path from the standby tray to the processing tray is shortene... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300045 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A sheet post-process apparatus includes a waiting tray and a processing tray. The waiting tray is provided in the middle of a conveying path and makes standby sheets in the case where a post-process is required. The processing tray has a function which causes the sh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296788 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A sheet post-process apparatus includes a waiting tray and a processing tray. The waiting tray is provided in the middle of a conveying path so that a downward side end in a conveying direction of sheets is oriented upwardly. In the case where a postprocess is requi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284752 | Jam disposer for sheet post-processing device A sheet post-processing device of the present invention includes a jam-disposal mechanism for moving a moving section which is provided opposite to a staple tray to the outside of the device. That is, in the sheet post-processing device, since a portion of the movin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281707 | Aftertreatment apparatus, and controlling method, program and storage medium therefor Sheet thickness data obtained from the output of a sheet thickness detecting sensor are calculated to thereby calculate a sheet bundle thickness. When the sheet bundle thickness reaches a predetermined value, other aftertreatment differing from a set aftertreatment ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281708 | Sheet handling apparatus and image forming apparatus When the rear end of a sheet bundle S is brought to reach the clamping portion between a rocking roller and a rear end aligning wall by conveyance means, the individual timings, at which the rocking roller and the rear end aligning wall move to the escape position, ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243913 | Standby tray having curl correction A sheet post-process apparatus of the present invention, when sending sheets of paper collected on a standby tray to a processing tray, has a standby tray realizing an improved lining capacity of sheets of paper and a pair of tray members for loading ejected sheets ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222843 | Sheet post-process apparatus A sheet post-process apparatus has a standby tray for putting a sheet delivered from an image forming apparatus on standby, a process tray arranged under the standby tray for stacking the sheet dropped from the standby tray or the sheet delivered from the image form... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216863 | Sheet processing apparatus above image forming means and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus, which is configured in a simple construction and at low cost, includes a first sheet stacking portion for temporarily stacking a sheet discharged thereon, an alignment member for aligning the sheet discharged on the first sheet stacking... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207556 | Sheet finisher having an angularly movable stapler and image forming system including the same A sheet finisher for executing preselected processing with a sheet introduced thereinto from an image forming apparatus and then discharging the sheet is disclosed. The sheet finisher includes a stacking device configured to temporarily stack sheets sequentially del... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207559 | Sheet treating apparatus A sheet treating apparatus to be connected to an image forming apparatus, which has a sheet guide portion which selectively guides a sheet to a sheet stacking portion or a sheet treating portion and, in a state in which a power supply of the sheet treating apparatus... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201368 | Sheet finisher and control method thereof A sheet finisher includes: a sheet stacker for stacking sheets outputted from an image forming apparatus to form a sheet bundle; a binder for binding the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker; an ejection device for ejecting out of the sheet finisher at least on... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192020 | Sheet processing apparatus for storing supplied sheets while preceding sheet are processed A sheet processing apparatus includes: a buffer unit which stores plural supplied sheets with upstream edges in a conveying direction thereof aligned; a processing tray on which sheets discharged from the buffer unit are stacked; and an oscillation roller pair and a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192021 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A waiting tray is provided in a sheet-conveying path and holds sheets if the sheets need to be post-processed. A processing tray receives sheets conveyed from the waiting tray. It may receive sheets conveyed through the sheet-conveying path and coming not via the wa... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185884 | Standby tray with feed roller tilt In a sheet post-process apparatus of the present invention, a pair of paper feed rollers for receiving and conveying sheets of paper is arranged so that the tangential direction thereof forms a dip of α with the horizontal plane, and a standby tray for making sheet... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185883 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet treating apparatus including, a conveying device for conveying sheets, a sheet stack tray for stacking the sheets conveyed by the conveying device, a sensor detecting the sheets conveyed to the sheet stack tray, a pressure-contact conveying device for convey... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175174 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A waiting tray is provided at some midpoint of a conveying path, and a sheet is caused to be in a waiting state when a post-process is required. Before performing the post-process, a processing tray receives the sheet conveyed from the waiting tray and the sheet con... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172194 | Push feed arm for post processing device A processing tray comprises a transport belt which transports a sheet, and a push feed arm mounted to be projected onto a surface on a sheet transport side of the belt, the arm retaining a sheet distal end so that the sheet distal end can be pushed and fed, wherein ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172187 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A waiting tray is provided in a sheet-conveying path and holds sheets if the sheets need to be post-processed. A processing tray receives sheets conveyed from the waiting tray. It may receive sheets conveyed through the sheet-conveying path and coming not via the wa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172188 | Opening and closing tray for sheet processing tray A waiting tray is provided in a sheet-conveying path and holds sheets if the sheets need to be post-processed. A processing tray receives sheets conveyed from the waiting tray. It may receive sheets conveyed through the sheet-conveying path and coming not via the wa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165764 | Sheet processing apparatus with buffer for sheet finisher A sheet processing apparatus is provided with a processing tray on which sheets are to be stacked and subjected to a processing, a stack tray provided in the downstream of the processing tray with respect to the sheet conveying direction on which sheets are to be st... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165708 | Motor stapler An electric stapler comprises a feed mechanism for sequentially feeding a staple from a magazine loaded with a plurality of staples to a striking portion, a striking mechanism for striking the staple fed to the striking portion toward sheets of paper by a driver pla... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159860 | Strike down mechanism for sheet processing device A waiting tray is provided at some midpoint of a conveying path, and a sheet is caused to be in a waiting state when a post-process is required. Before performing the post-process, a processing tray receives the sheet conveyed from the waiting tray and the sheet con... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150452 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A waiting tray is provided in a sheet-conveying path and holds sheets if the sheets need to be post-processed. A processing tray receives sheets conveyed from the waiting tray. It may receive sheets conveyed through the sheet-conveying path and coming not via the wa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134655 | Waiting tray for sheet processing tray A waiting tray is provided in a sheet-conveying path and holds sheets if the sheets need to be post-processed. A processing tray receives sheets conveyed from the waiting tray. It may receive sheets conveyed through the sheet-conveying path and coming not via the wa... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134656 | Angled standby tray for post-process device Above a processing tray, a standby tray for making sheets of paper P stand by is installed. The sheets of paper P on the standby tray are dropped, fed, and moved to the processing tray, thus the conveying path from the standby tray to the processing tray is shortene... | 11/14/2006 |
