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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850162 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device blows air on a sheet stack supported on a tray, raises several sheets, attracts an uppermost sheet to an attraction conveying belt, and conveys the attracted sheet. The sheet feeding device includes a next-sheet detection mechanism for detecti... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7635125 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus An air blowing portion blows air to the end of sheets supported by a lifting and lowering tray. The sheets blown up by the air from the air blowing portion are sucked and conveyed by a sucking and conveying portion. The sheets are preliminarily blown up above the su... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7588244 | Sheet feeder with optical sensor According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a sheet feeder including; an air blowing unit floating and separating an upper portion of sheet of paper laid on a tray; and a transfer belt adsorbing and transferring uppermost sheet of paper laid on the tr... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7419152 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus When a top sheet of a sheet stack stacked on a sheet tray capable of moving up and down is fed by sheet feeding device, air is blown to the end face of the sheet stack by air blowing device for improving a separation characteristic. The quantity of blown air for the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7267337 | Sheet curl correction method and feeder apparatus A pneumatic sheet feeder is selectively actuable to acquire a sheet from a stack and transport the sheet towards a take-away nip. The feeder includes a feedhead having an acquisition surface substantially aligned with the take-away nip. A sensing apparatus detects t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258336 | Integrated vacuum slide feeder A sheet feeder assembly for acquiring and conveying a sheet comprises a plenum connectable to a vacuum source and having an opening facing the sheet to be conveyed, and a slide plate covering the opening. The slide plate has an acquisition surface facing the sheet t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204363 | Machine for inspecting bottles A machine for inspecting bottles which has a conveyor for conveying bottles at a first velocity. A bottle spacing mechanism receives bottles conveyed by the conveyor at a first location and releases bottles on the conveyor at a second downstream location. The bottle... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182339 | Thickness measuring system, having improved software, for use within a mail handling system, and method of using same A thickness measuring device for measuring the thickness dimension of an article being conveyed along a conveyor system comprises a rotary encoder, and a lever arm pivotally mounted upon the shaft of the rotary encoder. The lever arm has an end portion thereof dispo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175176 | Device for feeding suction air or blowing air in a sheet-processing machine A device for feeding suction air or blowing air to a sheet-retaining device displaceable relative to a machine element in a sheet-processing machine, includes a first air-feeding element connectible in terms of flow to a suction-air or blowing-air source. A second a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156605 | Substrate transport and marking assembly An apparatus for transporting and marking a substrate, such as a collapsed corrugated cardboard carton. A feeder station is configured to receive a substantially vertically aligned stack of substrates. An advancement assembly of the feeder station successively moves... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7032322 | Method for processing infectious waste and system for the same A processor and method for treating infectious waste utilizes a processing chamber having an inlet for delivering processing water at an elevated temperature and under pressure into the processing chamber, an opening in the processing chamber for receiving of infect... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6942212 | Mechanical media top level elevator A media handling mechanism in a printing device includes an input tray for holding a stack of media sheets at a top level. The input tray includes a platform on which the stack of media sheets rests. The media handling mechanism also has a driving means coupled to t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6460846 | Reproduction machine having a safe tiltable paper tray A safe tiltable sheet feeding apparatus including a tiltable sheet support tray having a lead edge and a trail edge, for supporting a stack of sheets to be fed lead edge first from the stack. The tiltable sheet feeding apparatus also includes a feed head ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6279896 | Systems and methods for dynamically setting air system pressures based on real time sheet acquisition time data A sheet feeder feeds sheets separated from a stack to a feed head which is translatable toward take away nip rolls. The sheets are separated from the stack by fluffers and acquired by an acquisition surface of the feed head which is in communication with ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6203004 | Device for feeding blanks on a packing machine A method and device for feeding blanks on a packing machine, whereby a conveyor feeds along a horizontal path a succession of blanks positioned perpendicular to the path; the path terminating at a pickup station having a stop surface defined by a frame, w... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6123330 | Method of feeding flat mail for separation by suction of material input The invention relates to a method for the steady feeding of flat items for separation by suction of material input into a distribution unit by using a feeding device, preferably comprising a separating blade and a conveyor belt underneath it. In accordanc... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5845900 | Apparatus for sheet singling and alignment on the top side of a sheet pile Apparatus for sheet singling and alignment on a top side of a sheet pile of a rotary printing press includes a suction device extending transversely to sheet transport direction in the vicinity of the leading edge of the sheet pile, the suction device bei... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5709379 | Sheet-fanning device Auxiliary device for assisting in singling or separating sheets in an upper region of a sheet pile provided for single-sheet transport in a sheet transport direction within a sheet processing machine, a respective top sheet of the sheet pile being removab... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5540795 | Label applicator The label applicator for applying a label to an article. The label includes a first side having printed matter visible thereon and including a second side having a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon. The label applicator includes plasma coated tray the d... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5499806 | Collating machine The collating machine comprises a frame (10), a plurality of superposed trays (20) in the frame in order to be loaded with stacks of paper (28), each tray (20) being fitted with an individual sheet ejection device and a transfer device, and a vertical con... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5447301 | Governor foot assembly for cyclically sensing the height of a feeder sheet pile Governor foot assembly for cyclically sensing the height of a feeder sheet pile of a sheet-fed printing press includes a governor foot mounted above the sheet pile so as to be variable in height and so as to be swingable out of the vicinity of the sheet p... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5435862 | Label applicator A label applicator for applying a label to an article. The label includes a first side having printed matter visible thereon and including a second side having a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon. The label applicator includes label support structure fo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5421571 | Apparatus for the separate supply of film bags to a filing machine Apparatus for the separate supply of film bags to a filling machine, with a belt conveyor receiving the film bags as an oblique, fanned out stack. A drive acts on the belt conveyor. A separating wheel is positioned adjacent to the delivery section of the ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5263704 | Device for determining the height of a pile of sheets A device for determining the height of a pile of sheets includes a measuring sensor formed as an expansion member and drivable by compressed air with given contacting force towards a top surface of the sheet pile, and a measuring device for determining th... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5246223 | Automatic magazine speed control for document processing system A document processing system includes a feed magazine for supporting a stack of flat documents in generally upstanding on-edge relation and advancing the documents along a feed path with the documents disposed generally transverse to the feed path, a feed... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5207416 | Stack height sensing system An apparatus in which a stack of sheets is detected at a preselected location. An air jet is directed towards an edge of the stack of sheets at a preselected location. A pressure transducer is located at the prescribed location and positioned to have the ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5125641 | Device for determining the height of a pile of sheets A device for determining the height of a pile of sheets, includes a measuring sensor formed as an expansion member and pneumatically drivable towards a top surface of the sheet pile.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5052672 | Paper feeding device having a suction member driven by a four-bar linkage arrangement A paper feeding device for a collator is provided wherein a drive mechanism for moving suction heads between the upper surface of a stack on a paper supply shelf and feed rollers disposed at a paper feeding station in front of the paper supply shelf inclu... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4978416 | Stack fed labeling machine Labeling machine of the stack fed type in which the labels are precut and arranged vertically in a horizontal stack. Pressure is applied to the rear of the stack to move the stack forwardly as the labels are dispensed to a label transfer mechanism such as... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4940221 | Suction-type sheet-separating device for a feeder of a printing press A suction-type sheet-separating device for a feeder of a printing press has suction-type grippers for lifting off an uppermost sheet from a pile of sheets and for transferring the lifted-off sheet to a transporting device for conveying the lifted-off shee... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4930763 | Paper feeding apparatus A paper feeding apparatus is provided wherein a paper supply shelf with a stack of paper sheets, from which the uppermost paper sheet of the stack is picked up, is guided for vertical movement and urged upwardly by the resilient force of a spring, and the... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4730823 | Adaptive document feed pick mechanism Sheet feeder having adaptive mechanism for assuring dependable automatic operation when the stack of sheets to be fed consists of sheets having varying thicknesses and weights. In a sheet feeder having pickers to move a document from the top of a stack of... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4714395 | Lifting platform for panels and method of operation thereof A lifting platform for feeding stacks of panels to a machining line, in synchronism with the operation of a composite pusher (12) which skims the top side of a stack on the platform, and has transverse beams (5-5') for locally lifting the stack. The pushe... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4610444 | Controlling system for mechanisms delivering sheets taken off from a pile in a processing machine A controlling system for mechanisms which deliver sheets taken off from a sheet pile in a processing machine. A first height detecting element for a rear part of the sheet pile and a second height detecting element for a front part of the sheet pile are p... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4588180 | Loader for signatures, sheets and similar products, for the feeders of packaging machines, bookbinding machines and the like A loader for box-type feeders of packaging machines, bookbinding machines and the like, in which the products are loaded into a feed channel with an inclined base formed by a conveyor belt, to be brought into contact with a counteracting plate. Sucker arm... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4566685 | Document feeding device A document feeding device having a hopper oriented at an acute angle with respect to a horizontal plane, the hopper having an upstream aperture and a downstream aperture and able to support a pack of documents to be fed therefrom, a device situated at the... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4480826 | Paper feeder An improved paper feeder for use with a printing machine includes a suction head which moves up and down by suction force and moves forward and backward by action of a cam. The paper feeder further includes an arrangement for controlling the height of the... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4406447 | Device for positioning a sheet separator A device for positioning a sheet separator for a stack of sheets in a sheet feeder includes a drive for the sheet separator operable for moving the latter in two opposite directions. A stop gauge for the rear edge of the sheet stack is slidably supported ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4369959 | Sheet feed machine A sheet feed machine comprising guides for holding sheets in a stack at a sheet input station, a first conveyor for successively feeding sheets from the bottom of the stack at the sheet input station into a stream with adjacent sheets in an overlapped con... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4358101 | Sheet feeder device for a printing machine A sheet feeder device for a printing machine, having a pneumatic feeder head including a regulating screw mounted therein and provided with a pressure spring which is arranged between a shoulder of the regulating screw and a rest which is attached to a tw... | 11/09/1982 |
