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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874554 | Continuous separation of loose sheets The present invention relates to a method for automated, continuous singling of loose sheet material, by the steps of feeding a stack of loose sheet material to be singled located on a first feeding element from a deposit position to a position in which the uppermos... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7312903 | Scan job size This invention is directed to a system and method for generating an image of a plurality of documents. More particularly, this invention is directed to a system and method for scanning a plurality of documents wherein the scanned pages are separated into distinct do... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267217 | Apparatus and method for detecting removal of conveyed work An apparatus comprising a first detector for detecting if conveyed work that has passed or is passing a specific position is or is not present at a first position; a calculator for calculating a distance traveled by the conveyed work based on the specific position; ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264239 | Feeding device for feeding recording medium A feeding device for feeding a recording medium in a feed direction, including: a drive roller having an annular recess; and a driven roller rotatably held and positioned such that a radially outer end portion of the driven roller is positioned within the annular re... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240829 | ATM with stack transporter for bulk note deposit An ATM can accept a bulk stack of currency notes for deposit from a customer. The ATM includes a stack transporter (400) that can rotate an accepted stack while relocating it to a predetermined location inside of the machine. The stack transporter includes a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7063472 | Sheet skew correcting apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet skew correcting apparatus, incorporated in a printer or the like to correct a phenomenon of obliquely feeding a sheet called skewing. The apparatus includes a transporting path in which the sheet is transported, a pair of registration rollers, a pair of timi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048273 | System and method for monitoring grouped resources System and method for monitoring grouped resources. A system and method of monitoring resource units in a stack is provided. The system and method includes providing a group of resource units and determining a thickness of one or more of the resource units. The syst... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014105 | Bill handling machine The bill handling machine checks the authenticity of bills as the bills deposited through the deposit port are being conveyed. Once checked, the bills are held in a temporary stacker until a deposit command is entered by the user. When certain re-discrimination cond... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6843476 | Print Media Stack Clamp A print media stack clamp and method for processing print media in an output receptacle. In one embodiment, a print media output device includes an output receptacle and a surface extending over and facing the receptacle. One or both of the receptacle and the surfac... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6726197 | Device for conveying a document in an image reading apparatus A device for conveying a document of the present invention includes an insertion sensor for sensing a document inserted into the device. A conveying member conveys the document to a preselected reading position. A discharging member drives the document read out of t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722486 | Bill handling machine The bill input/output part has a movable pusher plate and a front plate and a partition plate movable between the pusher plate and the front plate to store bills, which are to be returned or paid, between the pusher plate and the partition plate, and also includes a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6691997 | Independent device for synchronization of sheet operations and conveyancing An independent motor/reductor drives a conveyance device that feeds a converting press. The converting press includes a number of stations including a feeding station, a converting station, a waste stripping station and a delivery station. The conveyance ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6334610 | Leaf transfer mechanism unit A leaf transfer mechanism unit, to be incorporated in general in an automatic teller machine, defines a leaf reception room between a pickup roller and a partition member. Behind the partition member, a leaf delivery room is defined between the partition ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6234469 | Money processing apparatus and method To determine the number of bills in a money processing apparatus, a dividing pin enters a bill housing via a guide groove to fall onto the top of the accumulated bills. The bills are circulated through a transport path, while identification of bill type a... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6076818 | Sheet sensing device for a copying apparatus A miniaturized and inexpensive sheet sensing device which is easy to control and simple in construction and makes it possible to reliably sense one circulation of the sheet. A sensing member whose tip end is reciprocatingly displaceable in the direction o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5988621 | Recycle document feeder A recycle document feeder according to the present invention includes a pair of document width regulating guides (9a, 9b) for guiding opposite edges of document originals (D) fed back onto a document placing plate (8) for alignment thereof with respect to... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5966556 | Method of duplex copying documents A method is provided for copying in which a duplex copy can be smoothly made. In making N sets of double-sided copies of M one-sided documents, a method of copying includes a first document circulating step of copying images of even ordinal numbered docum... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5931454 | Recycle document feeder A recycle document feeder according to the present invention includes a cover (251) covering a document discharge portion (30). The cover (251) is openably supported by a pivot shaft (256) between a pair of frames (255). A feed-back path (32) for guiding ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5879000 | Automatic document conveying device An automatic document conveying device comprises a document table on which documents are placed; a vacuum separating/feeding means for feeding the set documents placed on the document table; a set document stopper for positioning the front ends of the doc... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5676361 | Paper tray for an automatic sheet feeder The paper tray for an automatic sheet feeder has a tray base (2) to which is attached a lower paper alignment face (4) having a sheet ejection slot (6). An upper paper striking face (8) is located opposite the lower paper alignment face, in the vicinity o... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5314177 | Sheet stacking apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus has a shutter mechanism, having a shutter, for controlling the stacking and dropping operations of sheets to be stacked in a stacking safe. When a sensor detects that the sheets to be stacked on the shutter have been stacked to ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5310170 | Recycling automatic document feeder for a copier A recycling automatic document feeder (RADF) for a copier or similar image forming apparatus and capable of preventing curled or otherwise deformed documents from being damaged when such documents are recirculated. The RADF includes a parting plate for se... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5169135 | Recirculating document handler The invention relates to a document handling apparatus for use in a copying machine which separates a document from the bottom of a stack of documents on a loading plate to an exposure location, feeds back the document onto the top of the stack after expo... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5156386 | Original document feeder An invention document feeder is provided with a first sheet path for guiding a document from stacker to below after inversion, a second sheet path branched from the first sheet path in a switchback fashion for guiding the sheet to a process position, and ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5096180 | Image recording apparatus with the ability to determine if enough expendable supplies are available to carry out a recording job An image recording apparatus using expendable supplies, the apparatus including a rotary portion of the paper tray for detecting the amount of expendable supplies which are available for use during image recording, a similar rotary portion of the document... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5078379 | Document set end detection A system for detecting and signaling the feeding of a complete set, stack or job of document sheets, especially for a recirculating type automatic document feeder for a copier or other document imaging system with a document restacking tray, in which norm... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5078378 | Dynamic sheet count predictor In a system for detecting and signaling the approximate size of a set, stack or job of document sheets, especially for a recirculating type automatic document feeder with a document set stacking and feeding tray for a copier or other document imaging syst... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5018714 | Original handling apparatus An original handling apparatus includes a sheet cassette for storing a bundle of originals, an RDF for feeding each bundle of originals stored in the sheet cassette to an exposure position, discharging the exposed original from the exposure position, and ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4934683 | Automatic original conveying apparatus An automatic original conveying apparatus in which originals loaded on an original stacking unit are conveyed to a predetermined position one by one. Abnormal stacking of the original on the original stacking unit is detected, and continuation of operatio... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4921236 | Recycling automatic document feeder A recycling automatic document feeder usable with an electronic copier and others includes a reversing section for feeding a document to a glass platen of the copier while turning it over. The document feeder adapts itself to a single-face and a double-fa... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4912501 | Automatic original circulating and feeding apparatus An automatic original circulating and feeding apparatus apparatus comprises an original feeding base for receiving a plurality of originals thereon, which are piled up with image faces thereof turned downwardly, an original separating and feeding device f... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4860057 | Automatic original circulating and feeding apparatus An automatic original circulating and feeding apparatus apparatus comprises an original feeding base for receiving a plurality of originals thereon, which are piled up with image faces thereof turned downwardly, an original separating and feeding device f... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4834360 | Job batching system for high capacity copier with RDH An automatic document job batching system for a copier with a recirculating document handler (RDH), with a document stacking tray into which a set of document sheets is loaded for recirculative precollation copying, and a separate (SADH) document loading ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4817933 | Document handling apparatus An automatic document feeder, for example for a copier, in which the feed timing of a document is variably determined as a function of the size of an immediately preceding document, thus enabling stable feed and discharge of documents different in size.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4819023 | Automatic document feeder for automatically feeding a plurality of stacks of originals An automatic document feeder includes a reserved original feeding station including first stacking device for stacking originals, a first feeder for feeding one by one the originals stacked on the first stacking device, a first conveyor for conveying, wit... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4811049 | Original feeding apparatus There is disclosed an automatic original feeder of an improved structure capable of functioning in a first mode in which the original is ejected after exposure and in a second mode in which the original is reversed between exposures of both sides before e... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4761001 | Automatic document feeder An automatic feeder for feeding an original to be copied to a station for reading the original, includes an original supporting station for supporting an original to be copied, a first original passage for feeding the original from the original supporting... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4739369 | Copying apparatus equipped with original document circulation feeding arrangement A copying apparatus equipped with an original document circulation feeding arrangement for feeding to an original document platform. A plurality of original document sheets are stacked on an original document tray and sequentially feed from the original d... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4737820 | Duplex feeder jam recovery A duplex recirculating document sheet feeder jam recovery procedure starts with removing the copy sheets from the document sheet path and facially orienting the removed sheets the same as the top sheet in the hopper. The removed and oriented sheets are re... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4727398 | Automatic original feeding apparatus An automatic original feeder for automatically feeding two sides of an original document to a reading position for image recording, and an image recording apparatus provided with such a feeder. The automatic original feeder of the present invention includ... | 02/23/1988 |
