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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621524 | Method and device for feeding sheets one by one from a pile of sheets A method and device for feeding sheets one by one from a stack of sheets to a transportation device are described. The sheet-feeding device comprises a number of parallel, separately driven shafts which are equidistantly spaced from one another and are enclosed in a... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7222846 | Sheet take-out apparatus and method of taking out sheets A sheet take-out apparatus is disclosed that includes a sheet-feeding member on which sheets are placed. The apparatus includes an air spout unit to spout out air towards a right or left side of a front portion of the sheets with respect to a take-out direction of t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6932527 | Card cartridge A card cartridge includes a housing having a pair of opposing side walls, a top, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, and a base. The housing includes an interior cavity that is sized to accommodate a stack of cards, a card access, and a card output sl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6511061 | Fastener injector system and method A fastener injector (18) includes a plurality of tubes (86) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners (20) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver (88) operable to receive the fasteners (20) in the ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6478294 | Sheet feeding device for reliably separating stacked sheets and image forming apparatus using same A sheet feeding device includes a feeding roller that is driven to rotate, and a base plate to stack sheets thereupon. The sheet feeding device is configured to rotate around a supporting axis thereof in directions to contact and separate from the feeding... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6390461 | Insert hopper and method for improving the operation thereof An improved insert hopper for use in conjunction with the insert feeding device of a document handling apparatus such as a mail insertion machine. The insert hopper includes a support deck, a front registration member, and a backstop member. A bottom supp... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6257569 | Apparatus and method for delivery of sheet media to a printer An apparatus and method for delivery of sheet media to a printer includes a chassis, a drive motor, a media tray with elevatable pressure plate, a plurality of pick rollers situated opposite movable pinch rollers that come into contact with the pick rolle... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6175775 | Method for optimizing the production output of an apparatus processing flat items A method and an apparatus for optimizing a production output of a processing device for processing flat articles, the processing device including at least one processing arrangement for receiving and processing the flat articles and which has function par... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6113092 | Sheet-fed printing press with rotary decollator A printing machine is described that includes a rotary plate for decollating top sheet from a stack of sheets by turning the top sheet so as to expose a second sheet. The machine also has a clamping finger that tilts into position to hold the second sheet... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6062558 | Paper feeder in printer A paper feeder in a printer comprises a bottom recording paper guide, an extreme end recording paper guide, a roller, and a mechanism for transferring paper. The bottom recording paper guide is inclined in the paper feeding direction at an angle in the ra... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6027111 | Sheet kickback control system for retard type sheet feeder-separator In a sheet feeding and separating system for feeding sheets downstream from a stack of sheets in a sheet stacking tray, with an sheet retard system having a sheet kickback, a sheet kickback control system comprising a high friction surface member, such as... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5871208 | Sheet convey apparatus with horizontal sheet stacking plate above convey means The present invention provides a sheet convey apparatus with a sheet stacking plate, supply roller for conveying a sheet from the sheet stacking plate, a separating device for separating or supplying the conveyed sheet to a treatment portion, a conveyer f... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5785311 | Sheet separating and feeding device A sheet separating and feeding device for use as a component of a sheet processing apparatus is disclosed in which a first feeding device acts on the top of a stack of sheets to feed the top sheet toward a take away feeder for removal from the stack, duri... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5062602 | Double feeding prevention in a bottom sheet document feeder A multifeed resistance system 90 which is a simple and low cost modification of known non-retard type bottom sheet separator/feeders, especially a vacuum feeder 17 in which the stack 14 of sheets is fluffed by an air knife 18 and the front area of the bot... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5062599 | Sheet separating mechanism and apparatus for use therein A scuff sheet separating mechanism includes a device for gripping the rear portion of a stack of sheets, not including the one being fed, and pulling the portion gripped away from a sheet separating nip until the sheet is fed. The device includes a pair o... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4043549 | Impact feeder An air floatation bottom feeder employing a whip or paddle/impact feeder to positively separate single sheets from the bottom of the sheet stack and prevent multifeeds or mis-feeds, the air floatation feature being utilized to provide air bearings above a... | 08/23/1977 |
