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US Patent 4900009 - Sorter
US Patent Issued on February 13, 1990
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 19, 2008Estimated 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.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 19, 2008Estimated 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.AbstractA sheet material distributing apparatus includes a plurality of bins for accommodating sheet materials, a first sheet material gripping and conveying device displaceable to be opposed to a sheet material inlet of each of the bins, and a second sheet material gripping and conveying device displaceable to receive a sheet material from a sheet material discharging device and for transferring the sheet material to the first sheet material gripping and conveying device. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 183705 filed on 04/19/1988US Classes:271/296, By diverter or conveyor moving past receivers271/288, With control means to vary mode of operation271/292, With movable receivers or receiver portions271/304Bidirectionally rotating diverter rollerField of Search271/296, By diverter or conveyor moving past receivers271/302, By conveyor section movable to direct sheets along alternate paths271/287, Of successive sheets to plural receivers in succession271/288, With control means to vary mode of operation271/293, With means to increase spacing between receiver defining portions271/298, With means to program discharge destination271/292, With movable receivers or receiver portions271/304Bidirectionally rotating diverter rollerExaminersPrimary: Kashnikow, AndresAssistant: Trainor, Christopher G. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4405225, CollatorIssued on: 09/20/1983 Inventor: Perrault4478406, Apparatus for sorting photocopies Issued on: 10/23/1984 Inventor: DuBois4498665Paper sorting/storing apparatus Issued on: 02/12/1985 Inventor: Watanabe Foreign Patent References
International ClassB65H 039/10Foreign Application Priority Data1987-04-20 JP |
