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Sheet feeding or delivering March listing by industry category 03/10

20100072689 - Media processing device, control method for a media processing device, and a control program therefor: A media processing device, a control method for a media processing device, and a control program for the same can accurately detect the last one or specified number of media stored in the media stacker. Media stackers store media in a stack. Media processing units write data and/or print a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100072690 - Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus: Sheets fed out of a cassette supporting the sheets by a pickup roller are separated and fed by a sheet separation feeding unit having a feed roller and a separating roller which is rotatable in a direction opposite to a sheet feeding direction. A charge eliminating mechanism for eliminating charges... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100072691 - Recording sheet feeder and image forming apparatus providing easy maintenance with simple structure: In a recording sheet feeder, a recording sheet tray moving mechanism moves a recording sheet tray between an upper position, at which an uppermost recording sheet of a plurality of recording sheets loaded on the recording sheet tray contacts a feed roller, and a lower position, at which the uppermost... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100072692 - Sheet processing system: A sheet pre-processing device includes a space portion as a sheet receiving unit that receives a pre-processed sheet, a first sheet conveying path for discharging the sheet to the sheet receiving unit, and a second sheet conveying path for reversing the sheet. A sheet post-processing device is removably attached into... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100072693 - Sheet processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and image forming apparatus: A sheet processing apparatus which is cable of moving a sheet without applying extra load to the movement of the sheet in the case of laterally moving the sheet for sorting after completion of punching of holes in the sheet. A sheet is conveyed toward an abutment member. The sheet... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20100072694 - Method and apparatus for laterally aligning a sheet in a processing machine and sheet-fed printing machine having the apparatus: A method and an apparatus for laterally aligning a sheet in a processing machine, in particular a printing machine, carries out lateral sheet alignment on a cylinder of the printing machine, e.g. a feed cylinder. In order to achieve large correction distances in relation to a possible lateral movement capability... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20100072695 - Method and device for ejecting defective sheets at a feeder of a processing machine and feeder having the ejecting device: A method and a device for ejecting a defective sheet at a feeder of a processing machine, in particular a sheet-fed rotary printing machine, include a transporting device, which can be regulated independently of machine operation, for transporting a sheet identified as a defective sheet with deceleration in such a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20100072696 - Document processing apparatus with rotatable gap sensor: A document processing apparatus includes a sheet passageway, a sheet-feeding mechanism and a rotatable gap sensor. The sheet-feeding mechanism transports a first sheet and a second sheet successively through the sheet passageway. The rotatable gap sensor is rotated by movement of the first sheet and the second sheet for the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20100072697 - Collapsible grippers based media handling transport apparatus with process and cross-process direction registration: This is a media transport apparatus using gripper segments that are connected to conveyor belts. These segments grip the leading edges of paper media and pull the media on a path toward a paper exit. Above the conveyor belts are baffle panels that have at least two panel separations. It... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20100066004 - Sheet feeding apparatus: A sheet feeding apparatus includes: a sheet loading unit configured to load a plurality of sheets; a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheets loaded on the sheet loading unit; a light emitting unit configured to irradiate a sheet loaded on the sheet loading unit; an image sensor disposed... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100066005 - Discharged-sheet monitoring mechanism and method for printer: A discharged sheet monitoring mechanism for a printer includes: a paper receiving tray configured to receive and stack discharged printed sheets thereon; a stack amount detector configured to detect a stack amount of discharged sheets stacked on the paper receiving tray; a remaining amount calculator configured to calculate a remaining... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20100066006 - Printer and dual trays for image receiver media sheets: A printer having a sheet tray, a drive for advancing sheets past a marking mechanism, and a picker to remove sheets from an aligned tray includes a load position and a pick position. The trays are selectively moved between the load and pick positions. A transmission is engagable to connect... Agent: David A. Novais, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20100066007 - Method and apparatus for feeding sheets to a processing machine: A method and an apparatus for conveying and aligning sheets being fed to a processing machine, include conveying a sheet which has been separated from an overlapping stream back into the overlapping stream in the case of a machine “stop,” wherein a rear sheet edge is raised by a mechanical... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20100066008 - Self leveling elevator plate for paper feed tray: Apparatus and method for controlling the slope angle of sheet stock in a feeder/loader for copying/printing where leading edge side of the stock is elevated by elevating one side of the support tray to position the top sheet for nudging into a nip. When the slope angle of the stock... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20100066009 - Image forming apparatus: There is provided an image forming apparatus which does not need height adjustment of the main body and the sheet post-processing device at the time of attaching the sheet post-processing device to the main body and which can prevent jam from occurring while securing the conveying force to convey paper... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100066010 - Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus: An oblique feeding roller and a reference guide are provided on a re-conveying path for conveying a sheet in which an image has been formed on one side by an image forming unit to the image forming unit again. The sheet is obliquely fed by the oblique feeding roller. A... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100066011 - Device and method for detecting and counting articles, released by a feeder device, in particular sheet articles released by a sheet feeder: The method comprises the steps of: intermittently releasing sheet articles by the feeder (10); conveying the sheet articles (3) across the passage region (9); detecting the disturbances induced in the electromagnetic field after the passage of one or more superimposed sheet articles (3); calculating the number of sheet articles (3)... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20100066012 - Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and sheet feeding apparatus: An image forming system capable of controlling a handover timing of sheets between an image forming apparatus and a sheet feeding apparatus at high precision. A transmission path transmits information between the image forming apparatus and the sheet feeding apparatus. A signal line transmits a handover signal output from the... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20100066013 - Sheet stacking apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A recording material stacking apparatus equipped with a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of stacking trays can be set to normal mode and large capacity stacking mode each having a different maximum loading capacity. A stacking tray on the upper side has a plurality of lower limit positions... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100066014 - Lifting mechanism with a tilting platform for transferring paper stacks: This is a lifting mechanism especially suited to move a stack of paper to a height so that it is easier to remove or work with. The lifting mechanism has as a bottom portion a tilting platform that receives and holds a paper stack and its support. This tilting platform... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20100059920 - Envelope conveying and positioning apparatus and related methods: An apparatus for processing envelopes. A support plates and a pressure sensing lever support a stack of envelopes in a generally upright orientation. The pressure sensing lever pivots in accordance with pressure exerted by the stack of envelopes. A feeding apparatus is operatively coupled to a sensor such that pivotal... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100059919 - Transporting apparatus for discrete sheets into envelopes and related methods: An apparatus transports a discrete paper or film object in a machine direction for insertion into an envelope. A guide assembly of the apparatus includes opposed first and second channels facing one another for guiding the object in the machine direction, with the channels extending upwardly to thereby define an... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100059921 - Apparatus and method for disk stacking and compiling media sheets: An apparatus (100) and method (1200) that disk stacks and compiles media sheets. The apparatus can include a media sheet transport (120) configured to transport media sheets and a stacker (130) configured to stack the media sheets (110). The apparatus can include a rotatable disk (140) coupled to the media... Agent: Prass LLP

20100059922 - Printing apparatus: A printing apparatus includes a holding section connected to a downstream end of a main transfer path for consecutively transferring paper sheets and formed of a curved transfer path, which consecutively transfers the paper sheets led out from the main transfer path in a curved state and holds them in... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20100059923 - Document processing machine such as an envelope opener: A document processing machine including means for moving a document in a longitudinal direction and a device for cutting off a portion of the document is described. In an illustrative configuration, the document processing machine includes, adjacent to the cutting device, a mobile guide path for the cut-off portion of... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc.

20100059924 - Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device: A sheet feed device includes a first sheet cassette having an accommodating portion accommodating a first plurality of sheets and a second sheet cassette, disposed on the first sheet cassette, accommodating a second plurality of sheets. The sheet feed device also includes a sheet feeder configured to selectively feed the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100059925 - Image forming apparatus: In an embodiment of the invention, a detection unit arranged near a feed roller is rotatably arranged. A space where the feed roller is attached and detached is formed by rotating the detection unit. The detection unit is rotated in accordance with an operation of attaching and detaching the feed... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20100059926 - Rotation-body controlling apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus, and image recording apparatus: A rotation-body controlling apparatus including: a first motor configured to rotate a first rotation body; a second motor configured to rotate a second rotation body; a first rotation amount detecting portion configured to detect a rotation amount of the first rotation body rotated in synchronization with the first motor; a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100059927 - Method and apparatus for controlling a fluffer port in an image production device: A method and apparatus for controlling a fluffer port in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving an input from one or more sensors; the one or more sensing at least one of media type, media weight, temperature, and humidity, selecting a fluffer port configuration from... Agent: Prass LLP

20100059928 - Paper supply apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same: A paper supply apparatus for conveying paper to an image forming apparatus has a paper accommodating unit to accommodate paper and to be drawn out from an accommodating space in a main body of the image forming apparatus. The apparatus also has a handle to rotate about an axis extending... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20100059929 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including the same: A sheet feeding device has: a sheet accommodating portion that accommodates a sheet stack of a plurality of sheets; a sheet carrying plate that is provided within the sheet accommodating portion and stacks the sheet stack thereon; a pickup roller that contacts an upper face of the sheet stack and... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20100059930 - Paper feeder and image forming device: A paper feeder includes a sheet container including a platen member on which sheet-like recording media is placed, the platen member having one end portion on an upstream side of a paper feed direction rotatably supported to a spindle, such that the other end portion on a downstream side of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100059931 - Device for depositing sheets in a stack: The present invention relates to a device for depositing sheets for a printing machine, said device comprising at least one rotating drivable sheet transport element, which is designed to receive or grasp a leading edge of a sheet and deposit said sheet on a stack after said sheet has traveled... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20100059932 - Card-holding device in a card-processing apparatus: In a card processing apparatus a card tray and, a card-transporting device are provided. A device for sensing the position or detention of a card in the card tray and a holding device for a card that has stopped in an irregular manner in the card tray due to manipulation... Agent: Michaud-kinney Group LLP

20100052236 - Feed device and recording device: Provided is a feed device including: a loading unit in which a plurality of sheet members is loaded in a stacked state; a delivery member which performs a feed operation in a state in which a contact surface thereof is in contact with an uppermost sheet member of the sheet... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20100052237 - Document handling apparatus: A document handling apparatus (100) is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an input module (500) for feeding documents one-by-one into the machine, a note handling assembly (400) including a note transport system, secure document analysis assembly, diverter and stacker module. The secure document analysis assembly includes one or more detectors for... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100052238 - Sheet-feeding apparatus: A sheet-feeding apparatus having simple structure and capable of single-face/double-face scanning/printing sheets at high sheet-feeding efficiency. The sheet-feeding apparatus includes a sheet-feeding path in which sheets can pass through a scanning module and/or a printing module. The sheet-feeding path includes a first passage, a second passage communicating with the first... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20100052239 - Discharge device and image forming apparatus: A discharge device comprises a discharge roller unit including a first discharge roller and a second discharge roller, and deforming a sheet on which an image is formed, the sheet being deformed such that the sheet is recessed toward one of the rollers when the sheet is fed between the... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100052240 - Image forming apparatus: A pair of conveyor rollers arranged in an image forming apparatus to convey a recording sheet which has been subjected to a fixing process toward outside of a body of the apparatus is configured to be shiftable relative to the body between a first position and a second position. A... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100052241 - Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus: A presser member which abuts on a sheet which passes through a sheet conveyance path, and rotates toward a sheet conveyance direction while being pressed by the sheet is provided rotatably in the sheet conveyance path where the sheet conveyed to a sheet stack portion passes, and a move portion... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100052242 - Warpage leveling unit, warpage leveling device, image forming apparatus and warpage leveling processing program: A warpage leveling unit includes a surface roughening member that is provided to oppose to a side end portion of an image carrier which has an endless-belt-shape, is entrained around a plurality of rollers, and carries an image on a surface of the image carrier, wherein the surface roughening member... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100052243 - Image forming apparatus, method for assisting paper sheet supplying operation and control program of the same: Described is an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to create a vacant tray. The apparatus includes a paper sheet managing section to conduct consecutive operations including: acquiring the residual amount of the paper sheets accommodated in each of plurality paper sheet trays; calculating a total sum of residual... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100052244 - Recording sheet transporting apparatus and image forming apparatus: A recording sheet transporting apparatus includes a first roller which transports a recording sheet, a first transmitting gear to which a drive force is transmitted from a drive source, a second roller which is movable in a radial direction with respect to the first roller, a second transmitting gear which... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100052245 - Media fixing device: A media fixing device includes a stationary plate, a bar linking member, a main pressure plate, an elastic member, an auxiliary plate and a pivot rod. The bar linking member is configured for movably connecting the main pressure plate. The elastic member is configured for movably connecting the main pressure... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20100052246 - Media size sensing system and method: A media size sensing system includes independently moveable length and width edge guides, in a media tray, for positioning against orthogonal edges of media sheets. A linearly sliding sensor device is provided, and a single linkage connects the length and width edge guides to the sensor device, the single linkage... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20100052247 - Sheet supply apparatus and image forming apparatus: A sheet supply apparatus is provided with a print medium storage device for storing a print medium. The print medium storage device includes a guide member for guiding the print medium thus stored; an engaging portion for engaging the guide member at a specific position; an engaged portion for engaging... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20100052248 - Printing apparatus: A printing apparatus includes: a printing mechanism forming an image on a sheet transferred in a sheet transfer route; a sheet feeding mechanism feeding sheets to the sheet transfer route; a register provided between the sheet feeding mechanism and the printing mechanism on the sheet transfer route so as to... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20100052250 - Carrier device, inspection apparatus having the same, and inspection system: A carrier device performs floating and carrying of a sheet-like member having curling tendency along a carrier path. The carrier device includes a floating air blowing unit that floats and carries the sheet-like member by blowing out air obliquely upward in a carrying direction to the sheet-like member residing on... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100052249 - Sheet feeding device and document reading device: An operation of a pickup roller to be performed upon powering on or after paper jam elimination is adjusted according the presence or absence of a document on a document sheet support. When the document is absent on the sheet support, the pickup roller is moved down sufficiently and then... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20100052251 - Sheet guiding apparatus: A sheet guiding apparatus, including: a supporting member having a supporting surface which supports a sheet; a first electrode provided in the supporting member; an electric field generating portion configured to generate an electric field between the supporting surface and the first electrode; a guide member which is distant from... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100052252 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus to form an image on a sheet of recording media includes a discharge port formed in an upper portion of a main body of the image forming apparatus and exposed from above, a discharge portion to which the sheet is discharged, disposed downstream from the discharge... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C