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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181958 | Stiffness detector, stiffness detection method, and paper sheet processor including stiffness detector A stiffness detector includes a bending portion configured to bend a paper sheet to be carried. The stiffness detector transmits acoustic waves to an incidence point on an inner surface of the paper sheet which is bent by the bending portion and is carried, thereby ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8079590 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes a pair of conveyance rollers to nip and convey a sheet on which a formed image is recorded, a turning amount detection section which is disposed downstream of the pair of conveyance rollers and in... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047541 | Duplicate feeding detection device for sheet-like member A duplicate feeding detection device for use with sheet-like members may include a control part for controlling an ultrasonic transmission part, a duplicate feeding judging part for judging duplicate feeding of the sheet-like members on a basis of an output from an ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038150 | Sheet thickness measurement A method of measuring a thickness of a sheet being conveyed on a transport path includes rotating a substantially cylindrical reference surface disposed in the transport path and engaging a probe with the reference surface to determine a runout value for each of a s... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028990 | Paper thickness detecting apparatus with applying electrodes A paper thickness detecting apparatus includes a first sensor and a second sensor in which the electrostatic capacitance changes when a piece of paper such as a bank note or a piece of copying paper is inserted, and a thickness detecting unit for detecting the thick... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020863 | Method and device for transporting a flat object A method and a device transport a flat object, especially a mail item, over a conveyor path. The transport device has two conveyor elements, a thickness sensor and a gap-altering device. With the aid of the thickness sensor the thickness of the object is measured, b... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7934722 | Image scanning apparatus and image scanning method An image scanning apparatus includes a paper thickness detection unit arranged to detect a paper thickness of an original document based on a reception signal, and a multiple-feeding detection unit arranged to detect, based on the reception signal, whether or not th... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7900917 | Recording medium conveyer capable of effectively conveying recording medium of various types In a recording medium conveyer, a driver drives a feeding member and a conveying member provided downstream from the feeding member in a recording medium conveyance direction independently. A controller stops driving the feeding member when a first time period elaps... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896342 | Sheet supply apparatus, image forming apparatus, sheet supply control method, and computer readable medium A sheet supply apparatus has a sheet storing part that stores sheets, a sheet transport part that feeds the sheets from the sheet storing part and transports the sheets, a sheet separating part that separates the sheets fed from the sheet storing part, a sheet thick... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891663 | Overlapped conveyance detection apparatus for printing sheet In an apparatus which detects overlapped conveyance of a printing sheet using ultrasonic wave attenuation, when a printing sheet with an IC tag is conveyed, the position of the IC tag on the printing sheet is acquired. By reference to the acquired IC tag position, o... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7866666 | Processing device, control method for a processing device, program, processing system and control method for a processing system A hybrid processing system improves the reliability of multifeed detection even when plural different types of media are processed together without increasing the cost or size of the hybrid processing device due to increased performance, and without incurring a drop... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7819400 | Sheet feeding apparatus, and document feeding apparatus and image processing apparatus including the same The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus including an overlapped feeding detection apparatus which can securely detect overlapped feeding as to a sheet being fed, and a document feeding apparatus and an image processing apparatus including the sheet ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7784787 | Equipment for the automatic deposit of banknotes An equipment (22) for the automatic deposit of banknotes (23) comprising a transaction port (33) for receiving a stack (24) of banknotes, a separating device (36) for separating the constituting sheets of the stack (24), a v... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7699311 | Sheet discriminating apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet discriminating apparatus includes a pair of conveying rotary members for conveying a sheet while rotating with the sheet sandwiched between the pair of conveying rotary members, a vibration detecting sensor for detecting vibrations of the pair of conveying r... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7597323 | Paper feeder and image forming apparatus A paper feeder comprises an acquiring device, a driving roller, driven rollers, a driven roller supporter, a driver, and a controller. The acquiring device acquires thickness information on a sheet of paper. The driving roller rotates by being supplied with torque. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7537214 | Method for detecting height of paper bundle and paper handling device A stage on to which a bill bundle is carried is moved to a lower end position in order to feed the bills through a feeding mechanism. The bill bundle is pressed by a pusher so that a bill located at the bottom touches a pick roller with appropriate pressure. With re... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7458576 | Sheet material information detection device and sheet material processing apparatus A sheet material information detection device has an external force applicator that applies an external force to a sheet material, a drive unit that drives the external force applicator, and an external force detector that detects through the sheet material the exte... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7451982 | Sheet material information detection apparatus and sheet material processing apparatus A motor rotates a cam, thereby pulling up an external force application member while compressing an application spring. After that, the motor releases the external force application member to impact a sheet material. An impact force caused at a time when an external... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7419156 | Overlapped-sheet detection apparatus An overlapped-sheet detection apparatus can detect whether sheets are overlapped and shift the same, if overlapped, for further processing. The overlapped-sheet detection apparatus is provided with conveying belts, forwarding and shifting rollers, motor and discrimi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410165 | Systems and methods for multi-pick detection Detecting a multi-pick in a nip of a media feed mechanism, includes determining a limit of a property of a media feed mechanism that is related to the kinetic properties of one or more rollers that form a nip; monitoring the property of the media feed mechanism; det... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7392743 | Thickness detecting apparatus There are provided a thickness detecting apparatus which can restrain erroneous detection even though a sheet or the like overlaps with only a part of a rotary body, and, which can enhance the degree of accuracy of detection, comprising a cylindrical displaceable ro... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384040 | Multiple insert delivery systems and methods A delivery system comprises a frame, and a plurality of hoppers attachable to the frame in a vertically spaced apart arrangement. The hoppers are each configured to hold a plurality of sheet-like materials. At least one upper belt is movably coupled to the frame, wi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347417 | Method and arrangement for detecting overlapping flat mailpieces To detect overlapping flat mailpieces in a transport path that are transported vertically in succession at least two transport stages are successively arranged. Each transport stage has a nominal speed, wherein the nominal speed of a following transport stage in a t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347419 | Sheet supplying device, image reading apparatus having the same and method of detecting overlapping sheets A sheet supplying device includes a stacker for placing sheets; a delivery device for separating and feeding the sheets on the stacker; a register device for temporarily holding a sheet; a sheet conveying guide for guiding the sheet from the register device to a pro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331578 | Sheet feeding device and method for detecting overlapping sheets A sheet feeding device includes a stacker on which sheets are placed, a sheet feeding device for separating and feeding a sheet from other sheets on the stacker, a sheet overlap sensing device placed in a sheet conveying path at a downstream side of the sheet feedin... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323867 | Apparatus which detects the thickness of a sheet of paper such as a bank note A thickness detecting apparatus comprises a printed board in a part of which a coil is patterned, a detection roller which is disposed near the coil, which detects thickness of a sheet P of paper as a displacement amount, and a thickness detection circuit mounted on... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315007 | Method and apparatus for stiffness and thickness detection in mail sorting systems A method is provided for preventing flat mail pieces having excessive thickness or stiffness from entering a mail processing machine wherein flat mail pieces are held on opposite sides and conveyed by paired conveyor belts around one or more curves, including one cu... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309005 | ATM cassette adjustable to hold different sized currency An ATM currency cassette is adjustable to hold currency of different heights. An assembly is removably connected to the inside of the cassette lid. With the lid in the closed position the currency is maintained in a proper position by the assembly. The assembly is a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7275636 | Transport roller suspension A transport roller suspension mechanism for supporting at least one transport roller of a sample transport mechanism for introducing a substantially planar sample carrier to a chemical analysis device, the transport roller mechanism comprising: a suspension block ar... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270326 | Paper sheet separation and transfer apparatus A paper sheet separation and transfer apparatus has a take-out roller which takes out stacked paper sheets onto a transfer path, a first separation unit, and a second separation unit. When the front end of a first paper sheet in the transfer direction reaches a nip ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270325 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and method of detecting double feed A sheet feeding apparatus includes first and second transport devices disposed at a transport guide with a distance in between for nipping and transporting a sheet, and a double feed detection device disposed between the first transport device and the second transpo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255343 | Media sensing method of media dispenser A media sensing method of a media dispenser is disclosed capable of discriminating various media and accurately discriminating whether a media is normal by using the least sensors. The media sensing method of a media dispenser includes: setting an initial reference ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232024 | Currency processing device A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204485 | Media thickness detecting device of media dispenser A media thickness detecting device of a media dispenser comprises: a feed roller through which media passes to be contacted thereto, a thickness detecting portion contacted to a surface of the feed roller by a point and rotated when the media passes through the surf... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201320 | System and method for processing currency bills and documents bearing barcodes in a document processing device A document processing device having an evaluation region disposed along a transport path between an input and output receptacle capable of processing both currency bills and substitute currency media having at least one indicia. The evaluation region includes at lea... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198265 | Imaging apparatus including a movable media sensor An imaging apparatus includes a printing mechanism having a media path. A print media source is provided for supplying a sheet of print media to the printing mechanism. A drive unit is provided, with a drive shaft coupled to the drive unit. A media sensor device is ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197173 | Automated check processing system with check imaging and accounting A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182338 | Apparatus for discriminating sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus for discriminating the kind of a sheet material, comprising: a substrate having a recessed portion; a press member situated so that a sheet material can be deflected using the recessed portion; a support member that is def... | 02/27/2007 |
