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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909524 | Folding edge guide assembly for an imaging apparatus A media edge guide assembly for use in an imaging apparatus having a media supply source includes a first edge guide portion and a second edge guide portion. The first edge guide portion and the second edge guide portion are arranged to have an axis of rotation pass... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7618205 | Web conveyance mechanism and image forming apparatus A web conveyance mechanism for conveying a band-type web includes: a side guide provided on one end side of the web in its width direction that guides one end of the web in the width direction which abuts on the side guide and that serves as a positional reference i... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7434801 | Versatile paper feeding device of image forming apparatus A versatile paper feeding device of an image forming apparatus includes a pick-up roller, a paper support tray under the pick-up roller to stack paper on, a paper support expansion tray to be able to freely slide toward or away from the paper support tray to support... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7390133 | Duplex printer including print unit shifting and web shifting mechanisms After the front surface of a web is printed by a first-side printing unit, the web is shifted in the direction of its width by a direction-changing unit, flipped over by rollers, and transported to a second-side printing unit, where the back surface of the web is pr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7319842 | Pivotal sheet conveying apparatus for skew correction and image forming apparatus To provide a sheet conveying apparatus capable of enhancing an accuracy of correcting a skew of a sheet, and of preventing position shift of a sheet. The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet by a sheet conveying unit disposed ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7258500 | Media processing apparatus and scanner unit The media processing apparatus has a first transportation path for guiding the check, a second transportation path and a third transportation path that diverge from the first transportation path, a front scanner that is rendered along the first transportation path f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249819 | Apparatus and methods of detecting relative position of RF signature on print media The presence of a radio frequency signature (88) on a cut sheet of print media (28) is detected by a radio frequency interrogating device (94) to determine it's relative left/right position on the print media (28). Either the leading edge... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7207736 | Paper insertion limiting device for a paper feeding unit A paper insertion limiting device of a paper feeding unit which prevents papers from being inserted to a drive roller when the papers are loaded. The paper insertion limiting device of a paper feeding unit is provided with a sheet regulating member mounted on the fr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187294 | Apparatus and methods of detecting print media orientation A radio frequency signature (88) on a cut sheet of print media (28) is detected by a radio frequency interrogating device (94) to determine whether the print media (28) is properly oriented. The leading edge (124) or trailing edge ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178914 | Media pre-feed in intermittent printer A printer (1) in which a first sheet (5) to be imaged by printhead (3) is followed by a trailing media sheet. The first sheet is stopped intermittently so that the printhead can traverse the first sheet to print a partial image. The trailing med... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160041 | Linerless label printer with controller to relieve print pressure following print cycle There is disclosed a hand-held printer for printing on linerless label webs wherein a thermal print head is maintained in pressure contact with the linerless web and a platen roll throughout successive printing cycles, but wherein the pressure is automatically relie... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7116343 | Multi-media printer including paper path sensors A printer capable of transferring images to different types of media is disclosed. Media sheets of different sizes and types may be dispensed through a single input path to a print station including a printhead and a platen. The printhead is adapted for transferring... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7056048 | System for ensuring correct placement of printed matter on a tangible print medium A system for ensuring that printed matter is properly printed on a print medium including a printer having a feeding device and a plurality of detecting devices disposed along a length of the feeding device. The print medium has a plurality of signaling components, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032988 | Certified proofing A certified proofing method is disclosed that includes receiving a printable sheet and automatically detecting at least one feature of at least one component of a proofing process bearing on its quality. The method also includes automatically evaluating at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003258 | Transfer device, transfer method and image forming device A transfer device for transferring an object to be transferred in a predetermined direction has a drive mechanism unit, a transfer direction displacement information acquiring unit, a skew direction displacement information acquiring unit, and a transfer processing ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6951429 | Feed assistance member and a medium processing apparatus Provided is a medium feeding aparatus having at least one align roller to align medium in a path, wherein the align roller is positioned below the medium and is driven to transport the medium in the path. A feed assistance member includes a shaft and a feed assistan... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6934505 | Image forming apparatus A paper transferring device for an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of guide members forming a paper transferring path connecting a paper feeding device and a photosensitive drum, a feeding roller disposed on a side of the paper transferring path adjacen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910766 | Franking machine The invention relates to a franking machine, comprising at least one print head of an ink-jet printing mechanism for printing flat postal items such as letters or postcards, which can be introduced into said mechanism or which pass through the same. Said franking ma... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6869241 | Printer and printing method for obtaining a remaining printable distance on the rear end side of a paper A printer includes: a paper transport unit; a print unit including a print head; a downstream sensor mounted on the print head; an upstream sensor disposed upstream of the downstream sensor; and a control unit. The control unit makes the paper transport unit transpo... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6845227 | Print medium feed system A print medium feed system comprises a pair of first print medium feed members for feeding a print medium to a print section, a print medium detection section for detecting the print medium, a second print medium feed member for feeding the print medium to the first... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6811336 | Registration cam for a printing press A register cam and a printing press incorporating the register cam are disclosed. The register cam permits the selection of alternative configurations that permit the alteration of parameters of the registration without the removal of the register cam from the print... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6701837 | Widthwise paper drift correction device for elongated web-like print paper To stably transport an elongated web-like print paper so as not to move in the widthwise direction of the print paper, a first sensor is disposed at a first position in a paper conveying path and a second sensor at a second position downstream of the firs... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6666600 | Printer having detection and correction of tilt using skew correction There is provided an apparatus which can make a correction such that paper will not be fed in a tilted state without a need for any special mechanism. A moving mechanism C1 is driven to move a printing head 41 toward a platen and to urge the printing head... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666451 | Method and device for aligning sheets A method and a device for aligning sheets. The device includes a first and a second supporting stop for supporting the sheet against gravity in a first non-aligned position of the sheet. The device further includes two alignment stops and an actuator for ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6644875 | Printing device Before stopper members (25) of a skew correcting mechanism (10) are evacuated from a sheet conveyor path, sheet conveyor roller pairs (8) rotate a set angle in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction such that a sheet is separated from the sto... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6585439 | Printer media alignment apparatus and method A printer having a media transport mechanism defining a media path. The path extends from a media supply past a print engine. A media alignment element moves between an extended position intersecting the path between the supply and the engine, and a retra... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6499895 | Printer with control cam shaft In a printer for printing on individual printing media such as receipts, savings books and the like, a control shaft activated by the printer control system has a plurality of control cams for activation of a transport device, a printing medium alignment ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6379063 | Programmable multiple staple positioning in post-processing of sheets from sheet handling equipment A discharge tray for a sheet material handling device such as a printer includes multiple stapler mechanisms. The multiple stapler mechanisms are positioned along an edge of a discharge tray so that, by selectively engaging the stapler mechanisms, a desir... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6367910 | Multiple inline print head with servo driven mechanical interlocked print head assemblies A method and a printer for printing on a substrate with a plurality of print head assemblies, wherein each assembly includes at least one print head. The printer includes a roller assembly to move the substrate towards the print head assemblies along a fe... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6260284 | Aligning apparatus for aligning sides of a stack of paperboards carried toward a paperboard processing device An aligning apparatus includes a carrier moving along a guided straight path for carrying a paperboard stack between a stack aligning position and a stack feeding position. When the carrier is in the stack aligning position, a first electrically driven po... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6213658 | Sheet supply apparatus A sheet supply apparatus for supplying record sheets to an image forming apparatus, the sheet supply apparatus includes a sheet supply table for supporting the record sheets stacked thereon; vertically moving device for vertically moving the sheet supply ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6152628 | Sheet supply apparatus with feed protrusions for skew correction A sheet supply apparatus adapted for use with a recording apparatus such as a printer. The sheet supply apparatus comprises a frame having a sheet conveying surface, a shaft rotatably arranged above the sheet conveying surface, and a plurality of protrusi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6074114 | Color printer for repetitively printing a document The present invention discloses a color printer and its printing method for accurately printing different colors on a document. The printer comprises two roller wheels for clamping and carrying the document forward and backward, a stepping motor for drivi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065886 | Image forming apparatus with sheet separator An image forming apparatus includes a print media supply with a pair of opposite sides and a bottom for supporting a plurality of print media sheets. A paper feed assembly defines a media path through which the print media sheets travel. A sheet picker as... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5961224 | Document transport and stop device By moving the printing head of a printing unit to a position outside the printing area, a paper stop is pivoted into the paper transport path and, by lowering the printing head, a gap is opened both between the printing head and printing abutment and betw... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957598 | Printing device with an aligning station for printing aligned receiving sheets on both sides A printing device for duplex printing of a sheet, comprising a feed path for feeding an unprinted sheet and a return path for returning a sheet printed on one side in an inverted orientation to a part of the feed path which is provided with an aligning st... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5913627 | Guide and support structure for a mailing machine Mailing machine for feeding a mailpiece and printing a postal indicia thereon. The mailing machine includes: a drive assembly for feeding the mailpiece in a path of travel, a printer located adjacent to the path of travel to define a print station, the pr... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5873507 | Top of form setting apparatus for a printer A top of form setting apparatus for a printer, which has a printing device for printing on paper, a paper storage for storing the paper, a paper feeding device for feeding the paper in a forward direction toward the printing device and in a reverse direct... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5873664 | Printer apparatus Disclosed is a printer apparatus for correcting a slant of a medium at a medium insertion port. This printer apparatus corrects slants of the mediums having a variety of thicknesses. The printer apparatus comprises a slant correcting mechanism for correct... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5846006 | Paper feed device for a recording apparatus A paper feed device for a recording apparatus includes means for containing a plurality of sheets therein, supply means for feeding the sheets from the containing means, conveyor means for feeding the sheets fed by the supply means in the paper feeding di... | 12/08/1998 |
