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Sheet feeding or delivering December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/12

20120326378 - System and method for varying a nip point: A system for conveying sheets of corrugated paperboard material or other materials. The system includes a processing module configured for transferring the material in a conveying direction, the processing module having a first nip point. A conveyor is positioned downstream of the processing module and also configured for transferring the... Agent:

20120326379 - Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus: A sheet stacking apparatus includes an endless belt member onto which sheets are stacked and which moves rotationally to convey the sheets; a plurality of holding members that is provided on the belt member and that holds the sheets down to a sheet stacking surface of the belt member to... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120326380 - Recording-material-feeding device and image forming apparatus: A recording-material-feeding device includes a stacking portion that holds a stack of recording materials, a lifting member that moves the stacking portion up and down between a feeding position at which a recording material is fed and a refilling position at which refill recording materials are supplied, a suction member... Agent: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

20120326382 - Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus: In association with a cassette pulling operation, a separation mechanism separates a separation roller that is brought into press-contact with a feed roller in a manner in or out of contact with the feed roller, and lowers a lifter plate. A restricting portion constituted of a feed roller separation arm... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120326381 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus: A sheet feeding device and an image forming apparatus which can stably separate sheets even when the position of a pressing portion is changed are provided. A guide portion supports sheets from below and guides the sheets to a pressing portion between a sheet feeding roller which is biased in... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120326383 - Sheet feed devices and image recording apparatus comprising such sheet feed devices: A sheet feed device has a tray with holding surface for holding sheets, a feed unit for feeding sheets from the tray, and a separation plate. The separation plate has an inclined surface and two or more separation portions that separate a sheet from the sheets held in the tray.... Agent: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20120326384 - Banknote storing/feeding unit: An object of the invention is to provide a banknote storing/feeding unit which is capable of effectively utilizing winding spaces of a drum and a reel, to increase the number of banknotes to be stored. The banknote storing/feeding unit includes the drum which winds and rewinds a banknote together with... Agent:

20120326385 - Sheet material feeding device and image forming apparatus including the same: A sheet material feeding device includes a send-out means that is pressed to contact with the uppermost surface of the sheet material stacked on the sheet material stacking member to move the contact surface in a predetermined direction for sending out the sheet material, a lift up/down means that moves... Agent: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

20120326386 - Double-feed detection apparatus and image forming apparatus: A double-feed detection apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect double feed of transfer materials conveyed along a conveying path, and a control unit configured to execute detection of the transfer material under conveyance plural times with the sensor, and to determine the double feed of the transfer materials based... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120326387 - Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus, sheet conveying motor control system, and storage medium: A sheet conveying device includes a first rotator, a second rotator, and a third rotator, at least one of which is configured to convey a sheet medium; a first detection unit configured to detect a first control factor for controlling a first motor that rotates the first rotator; a second... Agent: Ricoh Company, Ltd.

20120319346 - Sheet storage device and image forming apparatus: This invention provides a sheet storage device, which can enhance sheet taking-out property in taking out of a sheet from a sorting device and sheet visibility. A sheet storage device 300 is equipped with sheet storage portions 330a to 330e which are provided in an upper portion of a copying... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120319345 - Recording device: A recording device including a feed roller that feeds a first and a second sheets sequentially, a first and a second conveying devices that convey the sheets in synchronization, a recording device that records image on the sheets, and a controller, that, after image recording on the first sheet is... Agent: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20120319347 - Sheet transport and hold down apparatus: A media sheet transport including a belt for supporting the media thereon. The belt is operably connected to a drive mechanism for moving the belt in a process direction past an image marking unit. The belt has a plurality of openings therein. A vacuum plenum has a surface disposed below... Agent: Xerox Corporation

20120319348 - Sheet feed apparatus and sheet feed method: A sheet feed apparatus which includes a sheet feed tray in which a plurality of sheets is loaded in piles; a sheet feed roller which is provided at a forward position of the sheet feed tray in a sheet feed direction, and sends the loaded sheets inside thereof; and a... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120319349 - Output mechanism: An output mechanism for transferring a print medium is disclosed. The output mechanism includes an output tray, a stand connected to the output tray, a roller assembly rotatably coupled to the stand, and a block member connected to the stand adjacent to the roller assembly. The roller assembly transfers the... Agent: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

20120319350 - Film feeding apparatus for a film scanner: A film feeding apparatus for a film scanner includes a bottom plate, a top plate formed with a slide slot and a feed-in hole, a movable plate movable between the bottom plate and the top plate, and an actuator member co-movable with the movable plate. The movable plate cooperates with... Agent: Mustek Systems Inc.

20120313310 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a body, a sheet feed unit, a regulator, an image forming device, and a sheet output unit. The sheet feed unit is removably mounted to the body to store a recording medium. The regulator has a locking portion and is disposed in the sheet feed... Agent: Ricoh Company, Ltd.

20120313311 - Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including same: A sheet processing apparatus capable of improving sheet processing performance and productivity is provided. While sheets are conveyed in a piled state toward a rear-end stopper, displacement is produced between the sheets by a pair of discharge rollers. Even if adhesion occurs between the sheets during conveyance thereof, the adhesion... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120313313 - Sheet storage apparatus and image forming apparatus: A sheet storage apparatus having a sheet conveying portion and a sheet storage portion to receive the sheet as conveyed upward from below by the sheet conveying portion and to store the sheet in a vertical direction. The sheet storage portion includes a guide portion, first and second holding members.... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120313312 - Sorting by controlling scanned document velocity: A method of scanning documents and moving such documents along a path such that after scanning sorting such documents is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of documents in an input tray and transporting each document along the path from the input tray at a transport velocity past the... Agent:

20120313314 - Pickup arm: A pickup arm for print media arranged to engage a roller.... Agent:

20120313315 - Feeding device and image forming apparatus: A feeding device includes a carrying roller to carry a top sheet of sheets in a conveying direction, a reverse roller to transfer subsequent sheets beneath the top sheet in a direction opposite to the conveying direction while being moved in the conveying direction with the top sheet, and an... Agent: Ricoh Company, Ltd.

20120313316 - Paper sheet handling machine and paper sheet handling method: A paper sheet handling machine according to the present invention includes: an imaging unit configured to take an image of a paper sheet and generate a paper sheet image; an identification unit configured to identify a character of each digit position included in a serial number, from a serial number... Agent:

20120313318 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus can include an image forming member that forms an image on a sheet, an ejecting transport member that can transport the sheet in first and second directions, and a switching unit. The guide member can move to a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position.... Agent: Oki Data Corporation

20120313317 - Sheet storing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A conveying roller conveys a sheet. A sheet holding portion receives a sheet from below and holds the received sheet with keeping its forward end upward and its rear end downward. The sheet holding portion has: a storing guide provided in a vertical state and having a guide surface configured... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120313319 - Medium processing device: To provide a device that can execute both of two kinds of processes, at least, for a target medium inexpensively with high accuracy. A plotter 20 includes a cutter 1 and a pen 2 for individually executing each specific process for paper being transferred in a predetermined direction, and a... Agent: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.

20120306144 - Discharged sheet aligning device and image erasing apparatus including the same: According to one embodiment, a image erasing apparatus includes a paper feeding section configured to feed a sheet having a erasable image, a erasing section configured to erase the image, a paper discharge section including a paper discharge member configured to discharge, downstream in a conveying path of the erasing... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120306145 - Paper-feeding apparatus for printing apparatus: A paper-feeding apparatus for a printing apparatus includes a paper input port, a first paper holding tray and a second paper holding tray. The paper input port curves the sheets of paper fed into it so as to increase the rigidity of the stack and the friction between each sheet.... Agent: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

20120306146 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus incorporating same: A sheet feeding device that can be incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeder including a belt unit including an attraction belt facing a sheet stack and first and second tension rollers to keep the attraction belt taut, and a side holder to rotatably support the belt... Agent:

20120306147 - Dual nip multi-feed detection and control system: A paper feed system for use in a printing apparatus that detects multi-feeds and separates all sheets while allowing a single sheet to continue into the machine includes a nip with a drive roller for feeding sheets. A reversible pressure roller downstream of the drive roller is connected to a... Agent: Xerox Corporation

20120306148 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including the same: A sheet feeding device includes a sheet storing portion storing sheets stacked on a stacking surface thereof; a feeding roller feeding each of the sheets by rotating while being in contact with a topmost one of the sheets; a support member having a support surface that supports downstream-side part, in... Agent: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

20120306149 - Sheet storage cassette and image forming apparatus: A sheet storage cassette can include a sheet supporting board and a restriction guide. The sheet supporting board can support at least one sheet thereon. The restriction guide can be arranged on the sheet supporting board and include a sheet holding surface that is substantially perpendicular to the sheet support... Agent: Oki Data Corporation