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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177229 | Sheet transport roller system A sheet transport roller system and methods for reducing sheet skew using a sheet transport roller system are disclosed. A sheet transport roller system for use in a document processing device may include a plurality of idler rollers, a plurality of drive rollers an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7398047 | Image tracking control algorithm An image-to-sheet closed loop registration system tracking the image drum position and/or velocity and coordinating movement of the sheet into the transfer nip based on such information. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7350993 | Paper storage apparatus, and a paper processing apparatus having a paper storage apparatus A paper storage apparatus for stacking and storing paper in sequence comprising a first discharge roller 21 for discharging paper (check S1) in a specified discharge direction; a paper storage pocket (check storage pocket 12) for stacking the pa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7140796 | Recording apparatus A printer includes: a recording section for recording information on a recording medium; a medium carrying mechanism for carrying the recording medium on which information has been recorded by the recording section; a medium accommodating section extending in a vert... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7021755 | Printing apparatus A small-sized printing apparatus, which is stable in printing operation and high in reliability, is provided, although the installation area and the utility area are small. For this purpose, the conveying direction of a supplied printing medium is reversed generally... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017733 | Driver, especially for use in collecting and packaging machines A driver for use in collecting and packaging machines has a base member securable on a transport system. A drive lever is arranged pivotably on the base member so as to pivot at least between a swung-out drive position and a folded safety position. A spring element ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6832761 | Flexible media pusher for image forming device In one embodiment, an image forming device includes an image forming mechanism for forming an image onto print media. The device includes a media pusher having at least one flexible arm for moving the imaged media along a media path. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6702282 | Card transport mechanism roller support A roller support includes a body member, a bushing member, and a step member. The body member includes a first guide roller receiver that is adapted to receive an end of a first guide roller. The bushing member extends from a surface of the body member an... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6672581 | Sheet conveying apparatus for an image information processor A sheet conveying apparatus for an image information processor includes a driving apparatus having a sheet supply opening and a sheet discharge opening arranged above and below and in the same direction, and a registration roller, a delivery roller, a sca... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6654133 | Recording apparatus The present invention relates to a recording apparatus which has a positioning means for manual sheet feeding for aligning a sheet feeding position, and a positioning means for auto sheet feeding provided on an auto sheet feeder for aligning the sheet fee... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6554125 | Device for changing the position of objects conveyed in an overlapping stream An apparatus for changing the position of flexible flat objects, in particular printed products, as they are advanced on a first conveyor in an overlapping stream, and which includes a position changing device positioned above the first conveyor and which... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6409168 | Device for transforming an overlapping stack of objects into an overlapping arrangement An apparatus for transforming an overlapping stack of flexible flat objects, such as printed products, arriving on a first conveyor into an overlapping formation on a second conveyor which is positioned downstream of the first conveyor. A displacement ele... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6364308 | Document feeder with overlap prevention A document feeder with overlap protection that prevents the overlap of successive documents moving from a document stack and that utilizes a nudger. An independent motor selectively drives the nudger. Document edge detectors sense the location of document... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6122820 | Battery plate stacker including a wire flattener module A battery plate stacker is delineated for enveloping expanded metal battery plates and stacking positive and negative plates in an alternating pattern, comprising, a battery plate feeder; a carrier coupled to the battery plate feeder; and a wire flattener... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5993132 | Transferring a stack from a cartridge A method and apparatus for transferring a stack of flat articles from a cartridge. The method and apparatus are adapted for use in connection with a method and apparatus for automatically stacking mail into cartridges in output compartments of a sorting m... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5964461 | Pusher block assembly for printing press A pusher block assembly is provided for use in the aligner section of a printing press. The assembly includes a pusher which automatically tilts rearwardly and translates downwardly at the discharge end of the aligner section, thereby preventing damage to... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5901953 | Diverter apparatus and method for sheets or envelopes A diverter apparatus and method are provided for high-speed media processing for diverting media such as envelopes or envelope inserts including folded sheets of paper from a conveying path and in a divert direction substantially opposite to the direction... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5727785 | Apparatus for loading envelopes onto sorting machines An apparatus for loading envelopes onto switching machines, characterized in that there are provided: a sliding plane with a lower support rim on which said envelopes rest; a plurality of pusher members arranged in successions, said pusher members being suited... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5722651 | Sheet handling A system for separating alternately stacked first and second sheets (5,6) such as film plates and paper. The system comprises a first sheet holding device (8,9) for holding a first sheet (5) of the stack; an eccentric (2) for causing relative separation m... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720587 | Process and arrangement for feeding an article into a conveying arrangement An article to be inserted in a conveying arrangement is picked up by the vane of a rotating element, and pushed into the conveying device. Because the motion of the element is rotational, a high feed rate can be achieved, and the article can be contacted ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5713718 | Object picking device An object discharge mechanism of an object picking device for discharging a bottommost object from a stack of objects includes a bottom platform on which the bottommost object of the stack of objects rests. The platform has a longitudinal slot running alo... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5645679 | Apparatus for feeding sheet-like products to a processing device for printed products The conveying device exhibits a plurality of clamps which are each articulated, via a carrying arm and a linking member, on rotational elements. The pivot position of the carrying arm is controlled by a first slotted-guide path and, separately from this, ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5576754 | Sheet holding device for an arcuate surface with vacuum retention A sheet holding device includes a sheet-holder having a concavely-curved surface for receiving a sheet, a sheet feeder at a first end of the concavely-curved surface for feeding a sheet thereon, a releasable holder at the second end of the concavely-curve... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5546428 | Differentially encoding quadrature phase shift keying modulation method and apparatus thereof A differentially encoded quadrature modulation method comprises the steps of setting an index corresponding to a phase variation value constituted of input data, forming a phase value to obtain a phase-modulated output phase value from a given table and f... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5447015 | High speed insertion device In accordance with the present invention apparatus for inserting enclosures into an envelope comprises an insertion section and an envelope staging section located upstream and below the insertion section. The envelope staging section includes structure f... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5409209 | Sheet delivery mechanism for a printer A sheet passage is formed so as to extend from a sheet feed position via a printing position to a sheet delivery position, delivery rollers driven by a driving unit are disposed between the printing position and the sheet delivery position on the sheet pa... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5402221 | Guideplate assembly having substrate velocity control arrangement An imaging apparatus having a drive roller in an imaging zone includes a guideplate assembly for controlling the velocity of a substrate. The assembly has a guideplate with the inlet end disposed adjacent to a dispensing magazine and the outlet end dispos... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5375827 | Feeding apparatus for metal sheets A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first feeding device having an endless traction member circulated at a constant speed and a carrier pawl mounted on the traction member for engaging a trailing edge of a sheet to be advanced. The apparatus further has ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5358595 | Label feeder for open-top containers A label feeder for use with an automated packaging machine wherein open-top containers are moved along a conveyor line. The label feeder comprises an open frame with a substantially horizontally extending supporting arm extending therefrom and a motor mou... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5350167 | Apparatus for transporting sheet-like products An apparatus for transporting sheet-like products includes a belt conveyor with a flexible conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is driven in a conveying direction at a conveying speed. A takeover conveyor has individually controllable clamps which are arrange... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5324014 | Process and apparatus for processing printing products The processing drum, rotatable about the axis for processing printing products, has advancing means for the step-by-step advancing of the printing products deposited in a straddling manner on the rests. In the upper region of the circulating path, these a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5301937 | Method and apparatus for processing printed products A method and apparatus is provided for processing printed products such as newspapers, magazines or parts thereof in which the printed products are transported by controllable grippers of a conveying device wherein the printed product is held at a first e... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5297790 | Driver for feeding thin metal sheets on a can welding machine The driver (12) comprises a carrier (14) for attachment to a conveyor, for example an endless chain. A pusher (16) made of hard-wearing material is attached to the carrier (14) in such a way that when the support moves forwards the pusher engages a rear e... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5275395 | Universal guide apparatus for inserter transport In an inserting machine, guide apparatus for maintaining control of individual sheets and collations that are conveyed along a transport deck by at least one pair of pushers, comprises a mounting beam coupled to a frame member of the inserting machine, an... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5248210 | Apparatus for the transportation of record sheets in an ink-jet printer A pair of conveyor rolls for transporting each record sheet to be printed past the ink-jet printing head is disposed directly below the printing zone of an ink-jet printing head to permit the transportation of freshly printed record sheets within an ink-j... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5174559 | Sheet material handling apparatus and method using a skewed sheet stack and an alignment mechanism An apparatus for handling sheet material articles includes a hopper which supports a stack of sheet material articles with front edge portions of the articles skewed at an acute angle to the axis of rotation of a feed drum. A separator is sequentially eng... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5141216 | Apparatus for the controlled feed of products in sheet form in a collating or packaging machine Apparatus for the controlled feeding of products in sheet form in a collating or packaging machine comprising a framework on which there is installed a magazine portion containing the products in sheet form to be fed, a drawing/advancement unit for drawin... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5100125 | Apparatus for adjusting alignment of advancing sheet material Apparatus is disclosed for aligning, i.e., de-skewing, sheet material having squared upstream and downstream edges which is being advanced along a path. The advancing apparatus includes a pair of endless belts having pushers projecting therefrom which eng... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5090684 | Guide for a sheet aligning station of a package producing machine A guide for a sheet aligning station for lateral positioning of a sheet includes a supporting surface mounted on a belt to support the trailing edge of a sheet and a roller extending slightly beyond the supporting surface to contact the sheet edge and red... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5080217 | Book block transport channel An improved book block transport channel has adjustable lateral guide members, which define the channel width, and an adjustable skid plate with support finger projections outwardly in two opposed directions. The skid plate support fingers are received in... | 01/14/1992 |
