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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181959 | Method and apparatus for processing print products A method and apparatus for the processing of print products. The method may include conveying individually the print products with a feeding device along a feeding section, transferring individually the print products from the feeding section to a further processing... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7909325 | Sheet delivery and sheet-processing printing machine A sheet delivery has an endless conveyor for conveying printed sheets, and a secondary gripper with a gripper bar that receives the printed sheets from the conveyor at their trailing edges and deposits them on a delivery stack. A transmission generates an annular ci... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7708277 | Sheet delivery and sheet-processing printing machine A sheet delivery includes an endless conveyor for conveying printed sheets, and also comprises a secondary gripper with a gripper bar by way of which the printed sheets are received from the conveyor at their trailing edges and deposited on a delivery stack. A coupl... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7591468 | Low noise compile paddles A flexible blade for use in a paddle wheel drive element is disclosed. This flexible blade, usually made from rubber or other flexible materials is horizontally split into two sections to provide reduced audible noise when the blade contacts and moves paper sheets. | 09/22/2009 |
| 7475876 | Sheet stacking/aligning apparatus, sheet handling apparatus, and image forming apparatus In order to reduce the stack failure of a sheet bundle, there is provided a sheet stacking/aligning apparatus comprising: a stack tray for stacking sheets thereon; and a rear end aligning member for pushing and aligning the rear end of a sheet conveyed onto the stac... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7422212 | Transfer wheel A transfer wheel removes flat products from one location, such as an overhead conveyor, spaces the products apart, reorients them and then transfers the products to a second conveyor or other location. The transfer wheel is eccentrically mounted within a circular fr... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7380790 | Trailing edge rotating deflector with center passage for sheet handling apparatus A sheet handling apparatus for feeding a sequential plurality of sheets having a sheet feed path for guiding sheets in a sheet feeding direction through the apparatus, the apparatus comprising rollers for driving sheets along the sheet feed path, and a trailing edge... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7333766 | Colour proofer with curl control means A large format printer using web fed material is able to cope with roll fed material and sheets having residual curl. An anti-curl guidance device counteracts curl when feeding the medium to a second transport system. The medium is held flat by a vacuum system and d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316394 | Sheet feeder having a drive for the synchronized feeding of sheets to a sheet-processing machine In a sheet feeder for a sheet processing machine, such as a sheet-fed rotary printing press, and initial torque spike when the sheet feeder is first switched into the system is reduced with a switch-on torque limiter. The torque limiter is disposed in the drive trai... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310495 | Image forming apparatus The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that can perform stable sheet conveyance, regardless of whether a sheet processing apparatus is connected thereto. The image forming apparatus can be connected to a sheet processing apparatus that performs po... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7192029 | Sheet conveying apparatus, sheet post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus provided with sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a pair of a conveying upper guide and a conveying lower guide which guides a sheet conveyed by an intermediate roller conveying the sheet, a sheet discharging upper rotating body and a sheet discharging lower rotating body ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192028 | Device for processing printed products supplied to a stacking device In a device for processing printed products supplied to a stacking device, the printed products are picked up at a delivery of a printing machine or a printed product processing machine by a transport device and are transported in a suspended position on a transport... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147223 | Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus including the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device includes a drive roller having a shaft, a driven roller having a shaft, a biasing member that rotatably supports one of the drive roller and the driven roller and biases one of the drive roller and the driven roller against the other one of ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137943 | Sheet preparation module architecture and control methods Sheets can be manipulated for punching, perforating and/or folding. The systems and methods according to this invention allow sheets to be punched and/or perforated in various configurations. The systems and methods according to this invention allow sheets to be fol... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7090213 | Outlet roller of sheet stacking device and an image forming apparatus including the same A sheet stacking device of the present invention includes a receipt tray for stacking sheets sequentially driven out by an outlet roller. The outlet roller has a cylindrical portion and a conveying portion, which is contiguous with the end face of the cylindrical po... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080831 | Sheet-sorting apparatus A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to d... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036812 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997456 | Sheet processing device with sheet lift preventing member and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet processing device of the invention has an upper conveying guide, being rotatable in the vertical direction, for guiding the upper surface of the sheet, a lower conveying guide, on which the sheets are stacked, for guiding the lower surface of the sheet, uppe... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988730 | Sheet conveying apparatus, sheet post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus provided with sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a pair of a conveying upper guide and a conveying lower guide which guides a sheet conveyed by an intermediate roller conveying the sheet, a sheet discharging upper rotating body and a sheet discharging lower rotating body ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978991 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978998 | Positioning structure of roller adapted for an auto document feed apparatus A positioning structure of a roller adapted for auto document feed apparatus includes a flexible shaft and a flexible arm. The flexible arm has a first portion integrally formed with the flexible shaft, a second portion arranged into a clamping portion of auto docum... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6793216 | Sheet material conveying device and image forming apparatus provided with such device A sheet conveying device comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet material almost horizontally; and a supporting member movably attached to the conveying mechanism for supporting a sheet material, at least two or more supporting members being provided a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789794 | Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus equipped with the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device has a conveyance guide for guiding a sheet conveyed from a photosensitive drum and a transfer roller of a transfer portion to a pressurizing roller and a fixing roller of a fixing device, and the conveyance guide has a second guide surface a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6695307 | Bill handling machine A bill handling machine includes a first unit having a depositing port for depositing bills; a second unit having a depositing cassette for holding deposited bills; and a bill transfer mechanism for transferring bills from the depositing port to a deposit... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6675711 | Apparatus for feeding and ejecting a printing plate onto a surface plate A receiving guide is attached to an upper portion of a discharge mechanism section via a bracket. When a photopolymer plate is discharged from a photopolymer plate conveying section, a leading end portion of the photopolymer plate, which is in a state of ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669191 | Sheet delivery and position controlling apparatus for a printer Disclosed is a sheet delivery and position controlling apparatus for an ink jet printer. The sheet delivery and position controlling apparatus includes a sheet discharging unit having a sheet delivery roller for discharging in sequence printed sheets to a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6651558 | System for inserting pamphlets into a printing press An inserter (10) for synchronously feeding a preprinted portion (X1) of a pamphlet into a printing press (P) to be adhered to a complemental portion of the pamphlet in substantial registration to form the completed pamphlet is disclosed. The in... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6619648 | Sheet processing apparatus A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6588741 | Stacking device of a printing press The invention relates to a stacking device as well as to a method for depositing sheets on a stack. The task of the invention is to provide a stacking device that deposits sheets on a stacking unit quickly, cost effectively and reliably. The invention sol... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585263 | Deceleration drum assembly containing air guides A deceleration drum assembly has a deceleration drum with at least one gripper for gripping and transporting signatures. A guide surface assembly is provided which produces a fluid flow for transporting the signature in a contactless manner above the guid... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557850 | Retractable track guide apparatus for use in a document processing system A check processing module includes a hardware device disposed along a document track for processing document items moving from an upstream end of the document track to a downstream end of the document track. A number of outer panels covers the hardware de... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6390468 | Adjustable ramp for sheet material handling devices A sheet material transfer guide is described in the context of a sheet material handling system including a first sheet material processing device and a second sheet material processing device. The transfer guide includes an outfeed mechanism on the first... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6264191 | Sheet discharging apparatus and a sheet discharging method A sheet discharging apparatus including a sheet discharging device which discharges a sheet on a sheet discharging tray. A sheet tip portion guide device holds thereupon a tip portion of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device, guides the s... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257819 | System for handling and in particular for hooking and picking up flexible printed circuits to be introduced into a kiln or the like A device for hooking, picking up and unloading flexible printed circuits to be introduced into a kiln, comprising one or more jaws to grip the circuit and to rotate freely around a horizontal axis--to supports which slide along vertical guides; handling s... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6229139 | Handheld document scanner A document transport for a scanner (100) has a flexible, elongated finger (226) disposed adjacent to a document (134), and a force applied to the finger (226) urges teeth (233) on the finger (226) into contact with the document (134) which urges the docum... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5816715 | System and method for buffering materials that are produced at two different rates of speed This invention utilizes a simple mechanical buffer that will hold material and a two stage software buffering technique that controls the mechanical buffer to act as a First In First Out mechanical mechanism that allows other system events to be triggered... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5669601 | Sheet feeding device with floating guide A sheet feeding device is particularly useful in feeding sheets from a stack in apparatus in which a trailing portion of the sheet is returned toward the stack as the sheet moves through a reciprocating path. Corner nails used to help prevent double feeds... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5326093 | Universal interface module interconnecting various copiers and printers with various sheet output processors A universal interface for operatively connecting and feeding the sequential copy sheet output of various reproduction machines of widely varying ranges of sheet output level heights to various independent copy sheet processing units having widely varying ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5324025 | Physical delay buffer for paper items A mechanical buffer for imparting a substantial delay to paper items, such as envelopes which are being individually and sequentially conveyed in a high-speed paper transport system, maintains physical separation between the conveyed items and does not re... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5322275 | Bill accumulating and stacking device A bill accumulating storage unit is provided for use with a paper currency acceptor, the storage unit comprising a presser plate on one side of the currency pathway therein and a spring loaded currency support platform on the opposite side of the currency... | 06/21/1994 |
