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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7722025 | Apparatus for processing sheets inserted vertically, in particular an automatic validating machine for documents, such as cheques An apparatus (10) suitable to process sheets (13), in particular comprised of an validating machine (10) for the validation of documents (13) such as cheques or similar documents, comprising a vertical guide (11), and a pair of arm... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7549622 | Document feeder and method of preventing skew in a document feeder A document feeder includes a tray for holding one or more document sheets and a first flag disposed adjacent to the tray so as to engage a document sheet in the tray. A second flag is disposed adjacent to the tray to engage the document sheet so that the first and s... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7411706 | Original feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus An original feeding apparatus includes a sheet feeding tray for stacking an original; a feeding device for feeding the original stacked on the sheet feeding tray one at a time; a transport roller for receiving the original from the feeding means at a predetermined n... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367555 | Recording medium transfer apparatus A recording medium transfer apparatus includes a motor control unit for controlling the motor to rotate at higher speed when the recording medium is fed to the liquid ejection area than that when the recording medium is discharged out of the liquid ejection area, an... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7339654 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus is provided including a sheet feed tray on which sheets of a plurality of sizes are placed. A conveying unit conveys a sheet on the sheet feed tray to a predetermined processing position. A sheet position detector has a plurality of light... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7231171 | Image copying apparatus and image copying method The image copying apparatus of the present invention comprises a document drawing-in port for drawing an original document before reading operation in and a document discharging port for discharging the original document after reading operation, and copies images of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195237 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192026 | Duplexer having an auxiliary roller that exhibits slippage This invention relates to a duplexer, comprising; a media input nip, an auxiliary roller nip located downstream of the media input nip such that the auxiliary roller nip comprises an auxiliary drive roller that exhibits slippage so that the auxiliary roller nip main... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168698 | Sheet sucking/removing method and sheet sucking/removing device In a sheet sucking/removing device, suction cups are controlled to a state of a first negative pressure which is a minimum pressure needed to suck and remove only one uppermost printing plate, and sucking/removing is carried out. Thereafter, the suction cups are con... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7091427 | Apparatus using resonance of a cavity to determine mass of a load A scale is provided, the scale including a cavity having a resonant frequency which is alterable with variations in mass of a load applied to the cavity. The scale also typically includes a comparator operatively coupled with the cavity to detect actual resonant fre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7020429 | Sheet supplying apparatus and image reading apparatus comprising the same A sheet supplying apparatus includes a sheet feeding stacker for storing the sheet; a sheet discharging stacker arranged in parallel to the sheet feeding stacker in a vertical direction for storing the sheet; a U-shape conveying path disposed between the sheet feedi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996263 | Network interconnected financial document processing devices 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... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6901312 | Apparatus for preparation of mailpieces and method for downstream control of such apparatus A system, method and apparatus for preparing mailpieces. A inserter system for assembling mailpieces in a mailing job is controlled in accordance with mailpiece records in a corresponding mailing control file. The inserter system scans control inserts included in th... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6872018 | Method and apparatus for controlling paper transport based upon ambient printer temperature A printing apparatus having a paper feeding unit with a feed roller that moves paper supplied from a paper tray to a printing unit, and an exit roller that releases the paper on which the printing operation is performed by the printing unit, the printing apparatus i... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6810231 | Sheet transfer apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transfer apparatus transfers a sheet to a predetermined position. The apparatus includes a discharge tray; a support device for rotationally supporting the discharge tray; an interconnecting device that activates according to a rotation of the discharge tray... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806946 | Feed paper apparatus A paper feed has a door and a paper carrying tray, and raises the tray as paper is fed. A first detector that detects the presence of paper is located below a paper feed position by a margin corresponding to a given number of paper sheets, and second detector that d... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6796434 | Sheet handling machine with thickness detection of multiple parts of sheet There is disclosed a sheet handling machine capable of surely verifying whether the number of bills is one or not based on the kind of a bill even when bills different in thickness are inserted, handling the bills of different thickness mixed in, dealing with new bi... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796557 | Sheet processing apparatus having a plurality of calculation sections There is disclosed a processing apparatus of sheets using an accumulation device of a vaned wheel system including a vaned wheel having a plurality of blades arranged at a predetermined interval in a rotation direction, and rotating, thereby allowing continuously fe... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6761351 | Registration system effective drive roll radius compensation Systems and methods of registration system control are provided that compensate for differences in physical properties of various substrates being transported through the system that impact velocity of the substrate. Exemplary systems of the Invention include at lea... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6732011 | Apparatus for preparation of mailpieces and method for downstream control of such apparatus A system, method and apparatus for preparing mailpieces. A inserter system for assembling mailpieces in a mailing job is controlled in accordance with mailpiece records in a corresponding mailing control file. The inserter system scans control inserts included in th... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6731412 | Image forming device An imaging device is provided including a script setting plate for setting thereon a script to be read, a script positioning plate located near one end of the script setting plate and supported for up-and-down movements, a script positioning plate supporter selectiv... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6714835 | System and apparatus for preparation of mailpieces and method for file based setup of such apparatus A system, method and apparatus for preparing mailpieces. A inserter system for assembling mailpieces in a mailing job is controlled in accordance with mailpiece records in a corresponding mailing control file. The inserter system scans control documents included in ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6676316 | Media cassette having an identification device for identifying the type of media in the cassette, and an imaging apparatus having said media cassette A media cassette adapted to hold multiple media types and an imaging apparatus which includes the media cassette. The media cassette includes a device for identifying the type of media loaded in the cassette to permit an adjustment of printer electronics ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666445 | Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet discharge apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a discharge device for discharging a sheet from an image forming apparatus, a storage device for storing the sheet discharged from the discharge device, an elevator device for raising a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648320 | Document feeder and image reading apparatus A document feeder apparatus is provided with the first switchback path using a space between a supply tray and a discharge tray arranged to overlap with each other, and the second switchback path between the discharge tray and a pressing cover of a platen... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6598869 | Media handoff protocol for continuous or start/stop device A method of media handoff from a first device to a second device comprises transmitting a first signal from the first device indicating a medium is at a predetermined handoff point. The first device receives a second signal from the second device instruct... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6572096 | Image forming device having a closed-loop feedback system A media advance device includes a pick roller and a pair of sensors. The first sensor may be an encoder utilized to determine the speed of media advance. In addition, data from the first sensor and/or the second sensor may be utilized in a closed loop fee... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6570354 | System and method for increased sheet timing operation window for registration An apparatus and method for moving a receiver into a registered relationship with a moving image-bearing member in a registration mechanism. The apparatus and method account for receivers that arrive at the registration mechanism outside a normal operatin... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6567187 | Printing apparatus and feeding control method A printing apparatus has high reliability both in manual feeding and in automatic feeding of a printing medium, and a feeding control method controls the printing apparatus. In the case of manual feeding of a sheet as the printing medium, the sheet is tra... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6533478 | Image forming apparatus A control unit controls a cut roller and a pinch roller according to a detection output signal representing the type of roll paper, thereby directly delivering a printed paper not requiring protection treatment.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6378863 | Method and configuration for controlling the passage of printed media A method and a configuration for controlling the passage of printed media, especially letters or envelopes, in a separating apparatus of a mail processing system, include transferring the printed media, on the output side, with an ejector to a following d... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6334388 | Stencil printer with controlled movement of paper rack and ink drum A stencil printer includes a hollow cylindrical, porous ink drum freely rotatable. A multistage paper feeding device includes a plurality of paper stacking portions and capable of feeding papers of particular size from each paper stacking portion. At leas... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6320674 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is equipped with a document reading device for reading image data on a document at a reading section; a memory to store the image data therein, the memory capable of storing the image data of plural pages of documents; and an im... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315279 | Paper processing apparatus A paper money processing apparatus has a money reception unit and a payment unit. The money reception unit has a conveyance passage for receiving paper moneys supplied from the exterior into a money receipt box, a receipt discriminator for discriminating ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308946 | Image forming machine with foreign material removal apparatus An image forming apparatus with a foreign material removal apparatus is formed of a sheet feeding table which is vertically movable and supports printing sheets thereon; a sheet feeding device for feeding the printing sheets stacked on-the sheet feeding t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308951 | Device for detecting a sheet stack height in a tray The invention relates to a device (1) for detecting a stack height of sheets (21) stacked in an input and/or output tray (2) of an apparatus, said device comprising a feeler (10) cyclically controlled and driven by means of a drive unit (12) and a control... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305281 | Stencil printer having controller for discharge tray and master making means A stencil printer includes a document size sensing device for sensing the size of a document and a paper size sensing device for sensing the size of papers. A controller determines the orientation and size of the document and those of the paper on the bas... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6247695 | Multiple zone stack height sensor for high capacity feeder A stack height assembly consisting of two transmissive sensors and two flags, the stack height of a feeder module can be set to three different levels depending on the weight of the media. This "optimization" of the stack height to address the media's fai... | 06/19/2001 |
