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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167294 | Tray, sheet post-processing apparatus, and sheet-alignment method According to one embodiment, a tray includes a take on surface on which a sheet is placed, a projecting portion configured to stick out from the take on surface, and a slip stopper including a sheet-slip stopper portion having a larger frictional coefficient with th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8136807 | Sheet aligning apparatus In a sheet aligning apparatus, a pair of sheet aligning members stops at three positions such that when a sheet aligning operation is not conducted, the pair of sheet aligning members is stopped at the first position of an upper level so as not to come in contact wi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8070150 | Sheet ejection device, image forming apparatus and sheet finisher provided therewith A sheet ejection device includes: a sheet ejection tray adapted to stack a sheet ejected thereon; an alignment member which aligns a position in a width direction and a direction perpendicular to a sheet ejection direction of the sheet on the sheet ejection tray; an... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7874553 | Sheet stacking apparatus and sheet processing apparatus The present invention provides a sheet stacking apparatus which has a pair of lower discharge rollers which discharges a sheet, a processing tray which stacks the sheet discharged from the pair of lower discharge rollers, a trailing end stopper which aligns the trai... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7717414 | Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method A sheet processing apparatus according to the invention includes a sheet feeding tray capable of aligning and storing plural sheets, a discharging member that discharges a sheet at the top of a bundle of the sheets aligned from the sheet feeding tray, and a retracti... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7419150 | Sheet stacking apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus includes an intermediate process tray stacked with sheets, a trailing end lever movable upward from a pressing position in which to press the sheets on the intermediate process tray, a lever stopper regulating the upward movement of the tr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7392983 | Sheet post-processing unit and image forming apparatus There is provided a sheet post-processing unit and image forming unit, which is capable of stably conveying sheets discharged one after another to a tray to form a bundle of sheets and to staple the bundle. A sheet conveying means is provided for selectively conveyi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389980 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus has: a plurality of conveying paths which convey sheets; and front and back aligning members which perform width alignment in the direction which crosses the sheet conveying direction of the sheets conveyed from the conveying paths. Stan... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300046 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet processing apparatus including a first sheet stacking portion for stacking sheets thereon, a second sheet stacking portion provided downstream of the first sheet stacking portion with respect to a sheet conveying direction, a sheet holding device for holding... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198261 | Sheet stacking apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus which is capable of reliably sandwiching or catching sheets, and also capable of providing control so as to ensure reliable conveyance of succeeding sheets during the catching operation. A stack tray is provided downstream of a processing ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7172186 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet; a discharge device disposed adjacent to the sheet transport path for sequentially transporting the sheet; a support tray disposed adjacent to the discharge device for temporarily su... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7046955 | Image forming apparatus A front access type image forming apparatus includes an image scanning section located at an upper part of a housing of the apparatus for obtaining image information from an original, a sheet feeding section located at a lower part of the housing, and an image formi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6908078 | Sheet processing with sheet inserting device A sheet processing device has a sheet conveying section for conveying sheets to a sheet processing section. The sheet conveying section has a sheet standby unit including a stacking device for stacking a predetermined number of sheets in a linear state, and a bundle... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6572101 | Flexible jogger for a signature feeder A jogger for a signature feeder includes a back stop disposed at a first side of a hopper of the feeder and a flexible jogging element disposed at a second side of the hopper opposite the first side. As a stack of signatures is formed in the hopper, the f... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561502 | Double-layered width-adjustable inserter tracks A document transporter apparatus for use on an envelope inserter comprises a first track, for moving a first type of document, mounted to the envelope inserter, a second track, for moving a second type of document, mounted above the first track, and a mec... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6527269 | Method and apparatus for sheet finishing capable of performing an effective jogging process A sheet finishing apparatus including a sheet tray, a pair of jogging fences, and a case. The sheet tray stacks a plurality of sheets that have been sent from an image forming apparatus. The pair of jogging fences hold the sheets stacked in the sheet tray... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6450934 | High speed post processing machine A sheet post processing machine has a first shelf for assembling a number of sheets without causing any inhibition to the speed of sheet delivery from a host printer or copier, and the assembled sheets are dumped from the first shelf to a second shelf at ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6352253 | Discharged sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus having such stacking apparatus A discharged sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet feed-in device for pinching and feeding a sheet onto a sheet stacking portion on which a plurality of sheets are stacked and for causing a tip end of the sheet to abut against a sheet stopper. The she... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6290220 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus therewith A sheet treating apparatus including a sheet discharging device for discharging a sheet, a first stacking tray for receiving the sheets discharged by the sheet discharging device, an aligning device for aligning a sheet bundle on the first stacking tray b... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6260838 | Stapling stacker A stapling stacker has a sheet infeed, a pivoted shelf on which the trailing ends of sheets are assembled with the leading ends supported by previously stacked sets, the sets are side edge aligned, stapled into sets and offset with respect to previously s... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6220592 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes a stacking device for stacking a sheet, a delivering device for delivering the sheet to the stacking device, and a pulling device for pulling in a direction opposite to a delivery direction the sheet delivered to the ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209860 | Billing statement system A billing statement system comprising a billing statement having a plurality of sheets or pages of multiple lengths or which are otherwise of multiple sizes and/or shapes. The billing statement preferably comprises a plurality of sheets wherein at least o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6145825 | Sheet processing apparatus and method therefor A sheet processing apparatus includes a staple tray that stacks a sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus, a rear end fence that vertically aligns the sheet stacked on the staple tray by hitting a tail end of the sheet in a conveying direction ag... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6126163 | Sheet aligning apparatus and processing apparatus used for copy machine A sheet aligning apparatus for a copying machine having a loading unit capable of loading a plurality of stacked sheets. A comparing unit determines and compares respective sizes of at least two sheets partially stacked and loaded on the loading unit. An ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6085913 | Sheet stacking apparatus capable of shifting sheets on bins In an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or the like having a sorter with a plurality of paper ejection bins, there is provided a sorter apparatus which can efficiently execute a dividing and sorting operations for every work irrespective o... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5992839 | Sheet stacking apparatus The present invention provides a sheet aligning apparatus which comprises a containing tray for containing sheets, a sheet storing device disposed above a sheet bundle contained in the containing tray and revolved between a first position to store the she... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5918872 | Sheet binding apparatus with sheet set shifting means and image forming apparatus with the same A sheet binding apparatus includes at least one bin tray for accommodating sheets; at least one binding device for binding a set of sheets in the bin; a first sheet moving device for moving the sheet sets in the bin tray; and a second sheet moving device ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5899138 | Sheet-bundle conveying device with low disturbance conveyance and stacking features A sheet-bundle conveying device receives a plurality of sheets and conveys a bundle of the sheets. The device includes a first tray having a contact portion where the leading edges of the sheets contact, and being swingable between a first position, incli... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5887864 | Method of and apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms A method of and apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms operatively connects three main features. First, a dual registering stacking interface that stages, registers, transports, justifies and stacks forms in which forms are delivered to a sid... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5857670 | Paper arranging and positioning mechanism in a sorter with a stapler An improved paper arranging and position mechanism, including a sorter with a stapler, for arranging paper stacks loaded on a plurality of bins and for moving the arranged paper stacks into an opening portion of a stapler, while retaining other paper stac... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5839048 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having same A sheet post processing apparatus includes at least one sheet receiving tray for accommodating sheets; a sheet discharging device for discharging sheets to the said sheet receiving tray; a sheet processing device for processing sheets accommodated on the ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836579 | Sheet post-processing apparatus with stack inclining means A sheet post-processing apparatus includes at least one sheet receiving tray for accommodating sheets; a sheet discharger for discharging sheet to the sheet receiving tray; a sheet moving mechanism for moving the sheets on the sheet receiving tray incline... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829953 | Billing statement system A billing statement system comprising a billing statement having a plurality of sheets or pages of multiple lengths or which are otherwise of multiple sizes and/or shapes. The billing statement preferably comprises a plurality of sheets wherein at least o... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5799935 | Automatic stapling device A stapling device including a staple driver for inserting a staple into sheets and a clincher for bending the staple piercing through the sheets, which are opposed to each other astride a sheet passage, is provided with shifting means for bringing the sta... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5791644 | Retainer and registration mechanism for media processing A media retaining and registration apparatus retains and aligns media by pulling the media to a registration location rather than pushing the media to registration in preparation for finish processing of the media, including stapling, hole punching, bindi... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5772198 | Stapling apparatus It is an object of the invention to bind recording papers at a desired position, and produce a stapled sheaf of recording papers efficiently. The recording paper fed in the feeding direction by conveying rollers is held by a support plate so that a downst... | 06/30/1998 |
