Collator
Patent 4405225 Issued on September 20, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 23, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 23, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3460824 3561753 3774906 3871643 3905594 Multiple modular sorter system Paper hold-down device for collector Collation controls Collator Collator InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/219527 filed on 12/23/1980US Classes:399/403, Having collating271/288, With control means to vary mode of operation271/296, By diverter or conveyor moving past receivers399/77ProgrammedExaminersPrimary: Braun, Fred L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG03G 15/00 (20060101)AbstractA sophisticated collator having a general purpose microprocessor with a stored program is capable of intercommunicating with a sophisticated photocopier. In most operations, the collator functions as a slave to the photocopier. It processes a collator task by receiving and processing signals from several sensors positioned about the collator. A manual insertion assembly allows entry of sheets into the collator from a source other than the photocopier. Proofed pages can be re-fed for collating, or jobs from a second source may be processed. Thus the collator need not be a slave only to the photocopier. A second vacuum belt reduces problems of transporting wide paper. Diverting fingers may contact the conveyor system to allow sheets to pass over a bin into additional bin units attached to the sophisticated collator. | |
