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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7436541 | Information processing apparatus with an additional function unit A control box is provided for a printer to enable additional information processing, such as transmission of a job and transmission of notifications. The control box is fixed to a plate member that is sandwiched between the printer and a pedestal, so that it can be ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7322923 | Dunnage sheet removal apparatus A dunnage removal apparatus is situated adjacent a load conveyor and more particularly at a transfer device that moves a unitized load from the load conveyor to a pre-feeder. The dunnage removal apparatus includes a guide chute that funnels a loose flap of the dunna... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7252283 | Paper-pickup clutch of automatic paper-feeding device A paper-pickup clutch of an automatic paper-feeding device includes a clamping member and a clamping-force adjusting member and can be applied to image processors such as printers, copiers or scanners. The automatic paper-feeding device includes a shaft and a paper-... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7198420 | Printer A printer 1 includes a sheet storage unit 6 in which a stack of sheets can be set, a pickup roller 12 which contacts one side of the stack of sheets set in the sheet storage unit 6, and a lid 10 which covers the other side of the s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160412 | Methods and apparatus for producing and for applying labels An apparatus for applying labels including hanging labels, in the form of a continuous web of material to containers is defined. The apparatus includes first and second reels on which the continuous web material is wound for application to containers by the apparatu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128317 | Moveable media dam A moveable media dam comprises a media dam rotatably connected to a dam shaft, the dam shaft extending from a lever. An arm has at least one camming member and the lever is engaged by the at least one camming member. The arm operably engages a gear train and further... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066461 | Paper separation mechanism and paper feed apparatus with the paper separation mechanism A paper separation mechanism that requires no complicated design or manufacturing and prevents feeding of a plurality of sheets of paper simultaneously to assure sheet-by-sheet feeding of paper, and a paper feed apparatus using such a paper separation mechanism. In ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6978996 | Flat printing material-processing machine with an auxiliary pile carrier A machine for processing flat printing material, in particular a sheet processing rotary printing press, includes at least one processing station in the form of a printing unit, a feeder for loading the processing station with sheets of the printing material, a deli... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6908237 | X-ray processor automatic film feed An automatic x-ray film feed uses a timer and relay system to automatically develop a multiplicity of film slides one-by-one in an x-ray processor without requiring a user to manually advance the slides after each slides in developed. The timer activates a motor thr... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908081 | Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus having the same A fixed separating plate, having a separating strip, is provided to a middle of a lower end portion of a sheet holder, which holds a plurality of sheets, in a sheet width direction. A pair of first and second movable separating plates are provided on each side of th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877733 | Device for processing bank note-like objects The device for the processing of bank notes has a modular design. The device includes a feeder unit having at least one drivable feeding roller, an inlet for supporting bank note-like objects and from which the bank note-like objects are moved into contact with the ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6607191 | Paper-separating mechanism A paper-separating plate is adapted for a paper-separating mechanism having a paper-separating roller. The paper-separating plate placed around a side of the paper-separating roller comprises a main body and a cushion. The main body has a surface and a pl... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6488276 | Paper feeding device having a replaceable paper conveying roller A paper feeding device includes a back plate, a first bracket, a second bracket, a shaft, and a friction roller. The first bracket is arranged on the back plate and formed of a first socket. The second bracket is arranged on the back plate and formed of a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474548 | Deposit accepting and storage apparatus and method for automated banking machine An automated banking machine (10) includes a deposit accepting apparatus (44) which is capable of accepting and authenticating instruments, as well as accepting envelopes deposited into the machine by a user. A transport section (46) is operative to engag... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6398205 | Sheet feeder unit The pile of cut sheets (11) are fed one by one, being separated by a friction member (33) which is backed away by a cut sheet (11) advanced thereto by the action of a feeding roller (31). The static friction coefficient between the friction member (33) an... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6322066 | Lottery ticket dispensing assembly A lottery ticket dispensing device is provided with a ticket drawing wheel having thereon a plurality of friction surfaces and smooth surfaces, which are arranged alternately so as to bring about an intermittent movement of a lottery ticket which is drawn... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6209862 | Print media pick and feed anti-wrap method and apparatus A method and apparatus for preventing wrap-back of print media into a supply during a pick cycle provides a closed egress path regardless of orientation of a pick mechanism to the paper supply. In an exemplary embodiment, a biased, flexible member is moun... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6158733 | Sheet feeder for feeding sheets of different rigidity A sheet feeder includes a support plate inclined backward and a feed roller for feeding one by one the sheets of paper stacked on the plate. A first support surface and a second support surface are formed at or near the bottom of the plate to support the ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5578153 | Method of assembling a windshield A method for assembling windshield assemblies for vehicles includes a conveyor for delivering at least two plys of glass to an assembly station, a first robot for lifting one of the two plys from the conveyor, a second robot for gripping and removing at l... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5556505 | Windshield assembly system A windshield assembly system for assembling windshield assemblies for vehicles includes a conveyor for delivering at least two plys of glass to an assembly station, a first robot for lifting one of the two plays from the conveyor, a second robot for gripp... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5466324 | Apparatus and process for separation of laminae An apparatus for separating a first flexible lamina of predetermined thickness from a second lamina to which the first lamina is adhered along an edge (e.g., a pouch for use in an identification card) includes a channel having a thickness not substantiall... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5404154 | Sheet feeding member having a film containing inorganic power A delivery member comprises a substrate and, provided thereon, an electro-deposition coating film containing inorganic powder. The inorganic powder may be selected from the group consisting of a ceramic powder, a metal powder, and a ceramic powder whose p... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5344132 | Image based document processing and information management system and apparatus The present invention comprises an image based document processing and information management system and apparatus. It provides a more efficient method and apparatus for handling large volumes of form based business transactions using a digital image-base... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5305995 | Sheet feeding apparatus for re-feeding a sheet without smearing The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus which includes a first conveying device for conveying a sheet stack formed in a stepped fashion by offsetting each sheet by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction toward the predeterm... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5293204 | Copier with a superposed-sheet separation mechanism In a copier having a sheet pick-up roller for picking up sheets one by one from a paper cassette, and a writing section, where an image is written on the sheet, a sheet separation mechanism is disposed between the sheet pick-up roller and the writing sect... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5228670 | Apparatus and method for receiving, storing and delivering printed products To receive, store and deliver printed products in minimum space, with a device which can, itself, be stored in minimum space when free of products, a steel tape or ribbon (1, 21) is formed with U-shaped cuts (7) to define, within the ribbon, tongues (5, 2... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5102114 | Device for detecting carry-out of last glass sheet from stacking stand A detecting device is provided for detecting carry-out of a last glass sheet from a stacking stand. The detecting device comprises a suction cup releasably attached with a suction force to the last glass sheet, and a sensor for detecting attachment and de... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5060924 | Device for picking up one piece of cloth from a stack of cloth pieces This invention relates to a device for picking up one piece of cloth (1) from a stack (2) of cloth pieces. In order that a piece of cloth could be picked up reliably irrespective of the kind of the cloth to be picked up, the device comprises a sticker mem... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5019840 | Recording apparatus with improved sheet feeding A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit for performing a recording onto a recording paper; a paper feeder roller for feeding the recording paper to a recording position of the recording unit; a conveyor for conveying the recording paper in associ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4806948 | Ribbon separating mechanism for thermal printer Apparatus for separating a thermal transfer ribbon from a recording medium includes an elongated member which is positioned adjacent the ribbon and is movable to a position in contact with the ribbon for stripping the ribbon from the recording medium afte... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4714240 | Lamina retrieval apparatus A lamina retrieval device for storing microfiche, holograms and other flat, sheet-like materials. A stack of laminae are retained in a cage formed by a plurality of guides, with the guides being so mounted as to retain the laminae in an angularly displace... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4560156 | Device for drop-feeding sheet material into a printing apparatus or the like A drop sheet feeder for mounting above the platen of a printing apparatus has a plurality of upstanding trays moved by a tray shifting device to release individual sheets of paper stored therebetween. The platen drive of the printing apparatus is operativ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4555213 | Daylight film loading method and apparatus A film package containing a stack of notched films in a light-tight envelope is held vertically in a light-tight loading chamber by a clamp member engaging with the notches of the films. The lower end of the envelope is cut, and the envelope is moved vert... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4531878 | Daylight film loading method and apparatus A film package containing a stack of films in a light-tight envelope is held vertically in a light-tight loading chamber, and a lower end of the envelope is cut while at least the films are prevented from falling. A film receiving case is moved upwardly t... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4530444 | Separation device for single copy newspaper vendor A single copy vending machine for newspapers, magazines or the like which employs a separation device attached to the door of a conventional appearing newspaper vendor to separate the topmost newspaper from a stack thereof subsequent to the insertion of p... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4522519 | Apparatus and process for drop-feeding sheets to a typing or printing machine including separable paper clamping trays In the present invention, a frame, mounted above the platen of a typewriter or a word processing machine, supports a drive roller in contact with the platen. This drive roller is also in contact with a tray-moving mechanism, supported above the drive roll... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4453873 | Automatic supporting plate loader A loader for automatically supplying printed circuit supporting plates to a laminator where, above the stack of supporting plates, is provided a support moving to and fro in vertical direction relative to the plate stack, with the said support being fitte... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4354759 | Copy paper feed mechanism Disclosed is an apparatus for feeding a sheet of copy paper to the photoconductive drum in a photocopier machine. The apparatus includes sheet separating means, sheet feeding means and drive means alternately disposed between one of two positions for succ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4349186 | Thin sheet feeding apparatus A thin sheet feeding apparatus has a bending mechanism to curve a pile of thin sheets bundled by a belt member and a mechanism to sequentially feed at least one thin sheet from the uppermost thin sheet from the curved concave pile of the thin sheet in the... | 09/14/1982 |
