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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5324021 | Fuzzy control device to feed and adjust sheets of paper A fuzzy logic control device is used in conjunction with a pair of coaxially aligned and independently controlled paper feed rollers and a paper skew detector to detect and correct skew in a conveyed paper in a paper feeding device.... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5295586 | Apparatus for separating a sheet from an array of sheets The instant invention provides an apparatus and method for reliably separating a selected sheet from a spaced array of sheets transported on a conveyor. The invention continuously maintains vacuum on the conveyors, and uses selectively activated jets dire... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5292006 | Screening apparatus A screening plant having a feed plate located between a grizzly grate and a conveyor driven by a hydraulic motor. A first source of fluid supplies hydraulic fluid to a first cylinder to open the feed plate and to a second hydraulic cylinder to swing the g... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5287977 | Roller system for use in a roller screen The roller screen arrangement includes a plurality of roller systems and a motor for driving the rollers of the roller system. Each roller system includes a drive shaft drivable by the motor driver and a roller associated with the drive shaft. One end of ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5280898 | Image forming apparatus having a front loading paper feeding member with an improved paper jam removing mechanism An image forming apparatus having a front loading paper feeding member is described which has an improved jam removing mechanism. The apparatus includes a sheet holding section having sheet trays arranged in a vertical direction for holding copy sheets. A... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5273273 | Sheet inverting mechanism having dual drive assemblies A sheet-inverting mechanism for use in a high-speed copier or printer includes a sheet containment chamber, a drive shaft rotatable in a forward direction, and a sheet-moving driven shaft assembly for moving sheets into and out of the chamber. The mechani... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273269 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus having a sheet supporting tray for supporting sheets, a sheet supply roller for feeding out the sheet supported by the sheet supporting tray thereon, a separating device having a plurality of separating surfaces of different coef... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273166 | Apparatus for sorting opaque foreign article from among transparent bodies An opaque foreign article sorting apparatus which can sort an opaque foreign article during dropping from a conveyor precisely with a high degree of accuracy. Objects including transparent bodies in which opaque foreign articles may mix are scanned, durin... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273270 | Driving device for a plate-shaped body feeding kicker In a driving device for a plate-shaped body feeding kicker, a durability of a slide section is improved and mixing of paper powder onto a slide surface can be prevented by supporting a rear end of a screw shaft for moving the kicker by use of a block enco... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5267826 | Sheet handling apparatus A cash dispensing unit includes first and second cooperating endless belts (72, 74) for feeding a stack (76) of the currency notes to an exit port (54). End portions of the first and second belts (72, 74) respectively pass around first and second pulleys ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5267675 | Pouring devices for viscous liquid such as paint Pouring devices for accurate blending of color tinters to a base paint are known, but are generally of metal construction including a spout covered by a movable cover plate, with accurate pouring being due mainly to the rigidity of the metal components pr... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5265868 | Sheet feeder A sheet feeding system includes a first conveyor and a second endless, clamp conveyor wherein the first conveyor includes an endless belt and an idler roller which is biased toward the belt and adjustably mounted along the belt relative to a clamp on the ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263702 | Paper supply cassette insert for copying machines Paper supply cassette inserts for copy machines are disclosed which adapt cassettes for such machines for feeding sub-standard paper sizes. These inserts carry the sub-standard paper to be fed and are completely inserted in the paper cavity of existing pa... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261651 | Feeding and delivery structure for cutform media in printer A feeding and delivery structure for a cutform medium for use in a printer having a feeder positioned upstream of a platen, includes rollers disposed adjacent to the platen, a stacker having a curved bottom face member for storing delivered cutform media,... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261538 | Aerosol testing method The present invention comprises a method for measuring the amount, i.e., mass, of a volatile liquid which comprises passing the mass over a heat loss measuring device, calculating the amount of heat loss accompanying the vaporization of the mass and corre... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5259606 | Sheet feeding device for image forming equipment A sheet feeding device for image forming equipment and having a sheet position changing mechanism for changing the orientation of a sheet being fed from a sheet storing section toward an image forming station defined in the equipment by 90 degrees in the ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259609 | Blank stacking apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for stacking, from above, thin, flat articles such as blanks of cardboard or like material, of variable shapes and formats, these blanks being supplied, upstream, on a conveyor and being successively deposited on one another on t... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259510 | Apparatus for separating and removing fine particulates from a particle flow An apparatus for separating fine particulates from a particle flow having a generally vertically disposed column with a particle flow channel. A particle flow inlet and outlet are located at opposite ends of the column in which an airstream is produced. A... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259513 | Method and a device for sorting returnable bottles, cans and other returnable packages The invention relates to a method and device for sorting returnable bottles, cans and other returnable packages. In the method, a returnable package is transferred by means of a transferring device to an identification device having a data processing unit... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5253857 | Device for feeding sheets from one or two sources A device for feeding single sheets to a packaging, labelling or packeting machine, comprising a support structure provided with a table for positioning a stack of sheets to be fed, at least one pair of rotary drums arranged rigid with a drive shaft, and a... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253855 | Sheet feeding device The present invention relates to a device for feeding sheets, one by one, to an automatic photographic processor or the like. The sheet feeding device generally includes a suction pad for taking out an uppermost sheet of stacked sheets stored in a sheet p... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5249791 | Arrangement for braking printed products in a fan delivery of a folder In a fan delivery unit of a folder having a plurality of fan discs arranged next to one another on a motor shaft, the fan discs being formed with a plurality of fan blades having fan pockets therebetween, there is provided a device for braking printed pro... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249790 | Apparatus for separating thin flat articles An apparatus is disclosed for separating thin, flat articles, such as blanks of cardboard displaced successively, in a continuous line, on at least one conveyor. This apparatus is characterized in that it comprises, opposite the conveyor, a lever for hook... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248043 | Modular retro-fit screen system for a screening deck A screening deck is shown and described including an intermediate frame structure mountable to the screening deck in a manner similar to that of an original screen component, but providing mounting formations for attachment of a plurality of screen module... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248045 | Method and apparatus for uncasing and sorting bottles An uncasing and sorting machine for refillable plastic bottles includes a first conveyor arrangement having an inlet section, an intermediate section, and an outlet section, the intermediate section being positioned within a water bath. Crates of sortable... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248139 | Document transport apparatus A document transport apparatus (100) that may be attached to or integrated with a system (200) for performing a plurality of functions on a single sheet of paper. The apparatus (100) includes one or more elongate tray elements (102), having an end stop el... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5246220 | Sheet feeding device Disclosed herein is a device for feeding sheets, one by one, from a stack of sheets stored in a sheet placement unit. The sheet feeding device basically comprises suction cups or pads facing one end of the edge of an uppermost sheet of the stacked sheets,... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5246119 | Customized arrangement for presorting recyclable materials An arrangement for presorting recyclable materials includes a first sector-shaped plastic bag having a first opening, a second sector-shaped plastic bag having a second opening, and a third sector-shaped plastic bag having a third opening. A first connect... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5244202 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding device includes a vibration member having at least one circular-arc portion, for generating a travelling wave, and a sheet guide for guiding a sheet. Since an amplitude of vibration at an inner circumferential side of the vibration member ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5240365 | Bale spike frame A bale spike frame for lifting and carrying bales weighing 2,000 pounds or more. The frame members are tied together and reinforced at strategic locations by an integrating plate. The frame is a welded assembly made basically of tubular steel stock having... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5240238 | Cassette used for electrophotographic process engine An optional cassette can be used for a electrophotographic process engine which occupies a minimum installation space and provides easy removal of jammed paper. A lower surface of the electrophotographic process engine is joined in steps with an upper sur... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5240241 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus having a sheet support for supporting sheets, a rotary sheet supply roller for feeding out the sheets stacked on the sheet support, a rotary feed roller for feeding the sheet in normal and reverse directions with respect to a she... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5240239 | Paper sheet feeding apparatus The present invention describes an automatic paper sheet feeding apparatus for automatically feeding a number of paper sheets one by one at regular intervals. A cylindrical bushing 10 inserted in and fixed at a automatic paper sheet feed roller shaft 3 ha... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5234564 | Mobile screen assembly for rubble and debris A vehicle for feeding and screening material including a wheel-supported vehicle frame and a material-transport conveyor extending from one end of the vehicle frame to a raised end located between the ends of the vehicle frame. A multiple deck screen asse... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5234208 | Document feeder apparatus utilizing driven belts A document feed apparatus is provided which feeds document sheets from a stack of sheets seriatum to a position remote from the stack. Two motor driven feed belts are pivotally mounted to contact or not contact a top sheet of the stack. The belts are driv... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5232128 | Apparatus for depositing pieces of flowable material onto a transport belt A rotary drum assembly contains a flowable material and includes peripheral openings through which the material can flow to form pieces of the material on a belt traveling beneath the drum assembly. A guide contacts the outer periphery of the drum assembl... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5232211 | Sheet transport device capable of preventing multiple feeding A sheet transport device includes a first cassette which holds first conventional thin, wide sheets; a first sheet separator positioned along a first transport path in order to separate the first sheets from one another, and including a first forward roll... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5232216 | Sheet feeding apparatus for flat bed optical scanner A sheet feeding apparatus for sequentially moving sheets into a predetermined registration position with a sheet support surface of an associated optical imaging device including a sheet displacement assembly for engaging and guidingly displacing the shee... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228671 | Sheet feeder with single sheet bypass A sheet feeder with single sheet bypass sheet feeding capability has a sheet support platform for supporting a stack of sheets, at least one sheet feed roll fixedly mounted on a rotatable shaft and having a segmented feed portion for contacting and feedin... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228675 | Sheet separation pile feeder A sheet separation pile feeder (34) includes a sheet separation enhancer comprising first and second tubular blow members (42, 42'), each having a plurality of specially-arranged blow holes (44, 44' 44a, 44'a) therein, extending across a leading side (22)... | 07/20/1993 |
