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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753370 | Sheet conveyance apparatus, and image forming apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet conveyance apparatus provides skew correction roller pairs which rotate a sheet while conveying the sheet to correct skew of the sheet, and lateral registration roller pairs which moves the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction to... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7445208 | Sheet conveying apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet to an image forming portion has a first aligning member for effecting the alignment of the sheet with one of the opposite side edges of the sheet parallel to a sheet conveying direction as a reference, a second align... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7255342 | Anti-skew device for mail processing machine In a mail processing machine comprising a reception plate for receiving, in the form of a stack of items, the mail items to be printed, a jogging means for jogging this stack of items against a reference wall, a selection means for extracting the mail items to be pr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7088384 | Image recorder for punching hole by movable punching element An image recorder includes a punch unit for punching a hole in a plate. The punch unit has six punchers disposed movably. Punches of the punchers can punch holes of different configurations. A punch of a required configuration moves to a required location toward a p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6889976 | Image recorder An image recorder is provided. For mounting two plates on a drum, two side-to-side adjustment sections are used. Each of the side-to-side adjustment sections includes an outer nut portion and an inner nut portion movable by respective ball screws in a first directio... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6730870 | Flat bed sorter Large items such as magazines or large envelopes lie flat upon and are transported by a first conveyor in a first, transverse direction until they sequentially encounter a frustoconical member rotatably mounted to a back wall. A second conveyor is disposed normal to... | 05/04/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6378862 | Method of positioning sheet elements in the introduction station of a processing machine and a system for performing the method A device for positioning a sheet element in a processing machine has a movable base, a shelf movable with and relative to the movable base, and actuators which are operative to controllably displace the shelf relative to the movable base in such a manner ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6299161 | Apparatus for guiding a paper in a printer Disclosed is an apparatus for guiding a paper for printing, which includes guide arms for guiding the paper carried between a transferring device and a fixing device. In the apparatus for guiding the paper for printing, the guide arms are mounted and spac... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6237911 | Sheet material guide A sheet material guide (1) for guiding banknotes as a sheet material to a banknote processor used for service machines such as an automatic vending machine, an exchanging machine, pachinko ball dispensing machine and a medal dispensing machine, wherein a ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5956071 | Mechanism for positioning film into a scanning position in an internal drum laser scanner assembly An assembly for positioning a piece of photosensitive film into a scanning position on a curved film platen and an internal drum scanner assembly. The film platen is defined by a film feed edge and a film stop edge. An alignment mechanism is positioned pr... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5464206 | Device for controlling lateral sheet contact and for interrupting sheet feed upon occurrence of faulty sheet contact A feeder for a sheet-fed printing machine having a feeder table having at least one pulling unit coupled to the machine drive train for imparting to each newly arrived sheet a defined direction of pull, and a sensing arrangement for sensing the position o... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5215302 | Registration mechanism for sheets of different sizes A mechanism for registering sheets of different sizes relative to a station which includes a surface for receiving a sheet, and a registration member located along the surface and extending toward the station for guiding the sheet toward the station. A fi... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5080345 | Registration mechanism for sheets of different sizes A registration mechanism registers sheets of different sizes so the sheets are properly positioned as they enter an imaging station adjacent the mechanism. A fixed urging guide at one side of a platen urges sheets of the largest size toward a registration... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4693463 | Apparatus for the lateral registration of sheets The invention relates to apparatus for the lateral registration and registration in the feed direction of sheets which are fed in a sheet stream across a feed table to a sheet treating machine, e.g. a printing press. They stretch out the sheet transversel... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4685793 | Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus for forming images at an image forming section after conveying sheet materials by the one side reference method, sheet materials of sizes smaller than a predetermined size are conveyed in accordance with a one side reference ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4661091 | Machine for manufacture of boxes with integrally reinforced walls Various configurations of boxes of a corrugated or fiberboard material are manufactured by a machine and process in which scored marginal flaps of the preformed box blank material are laterally wrapped around forming mandrels or fingers to define corner a... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4598298 | Plotter having automatic sheet feeder A high accuracy pen plotter includes an automatic sheet feeder for feeding individual sheets of paper from a paper tray to a platen for plotting. A microprocessor, various stepper motors and encoders allow for accurate and repeatable positioning and align... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4577854 | Method and apparatus for the positioning of textile surface configurations The solution according to the invention serves to position textile surface configurations, especially cut parts for pieces of clothing. It is the object of the invention to create an apparatus, with which sewing material parts can be positioned in two coo... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4575067 | Collating machine stacking bin insert A collating machine includes a serial array of vertically oriented stacking bins, each bin receiving a stack of sheet material to be collated. The upper edge of each stack is a reference and needs to be at a machine reference plane. The machine normally p... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4504052 | Note receptacle for currency validator A note receptacle for currency validators is presented which is capable of receiving notes of two distinct widths, while offering both such notes to the validator in proper registration for testing. The invention includes two distinct note paths, one bene... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4235431 | Method and apparatus for transporting documents with preselected interdocument spacing A method and apparatus is disclosed for receiving and processing a stack of small documents, such as checks. The documents are stacked in front surface-to-back surface relationship and are singly fed from the stack automatically into a path. The advanceme... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4211399 | Multiple size plate registration apparatus and method Multiple size plate registration system having a platen with a top planar surface. Channels are formed in the platen and open through the top planar surface. Parallel grooves are formed in the platen spaced transversely of the platen, extending longitudin... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4069910 | Apparatus and method for center positioning lumber and the like Method for positioning lumber being transported on a conveyor prior to sorting or other similar processing, comprises centering the lumber intermediate its ends on the conveyor, reducing the number of conveyor lines required. The apparatus includes a firs... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4067435 | Apparatus for aligning rows of stacked articles An apparatus for handling individual sliced stacks of a comestible product includes a first roller dropper unit which arranges the output of a slicer into adjacent stacks, and drops the stacks onto a weighing scale. Accepted pairs of stacks are carried by... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4059260 | Document handling apparatus A system for presenting documents to a slit-scan exposure station includes a first fluidic storage station in which a rack for storing documents is located. The rack includes a plurality of pockets in each of which a document may be stored, the rack being... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4017066 | Set separator A set separator for offsetting sets of sheets of paper is provided. A first set of paddle wheels is provided which, in one position, directs a sheet of paper forwards towards a stop wall and to one side, and in a second position directs the sheet of paper... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3948509 | Control device for the lateral stop on the feed table of sheet feeds for feeding individual sheets A control device for the lateral stop on the feed table of a sheet feed device includes a control shaft mounted for axial displacement and rotary movement. A cam along with an operating lever and an actuating means are operable to effect the axial displac... | 04/06/1976 |
