81 |
Sheet feeder stack support |
US624555 |
1984-06-25 |
US4597571A |
1986-07-01 |
Thomas P. Redding; H. William Gray |
An apparatus in which successive flexible sheets are advanced from a stack. One edge of the stack of sheets is supported rollably in a substantially vertical orientation. Successive outermost sheets are fed from one side of the stack. The stack of sheets moves toward a sheet feeder so as to position successive outermost sheets of one side thereof in a feeding relationship therewith. |
82 |
Envelope feeder for a duplicating press |
US379732 |
1982-05-19 |
US4478400A |
1984-10-23 |
Louis P. Commers |
An envelope feeder for a duplicating press having a suction feeder wherein the envelope feeder includes a conveyer for transferring envelopes one at a time from a magazine storing a supply stack to a feed stack from which the suction feeder of the duplicating press removes the envelopes one at a time from the top of the stack. The conveyer coacts with the magazine and other means for taking the envelopes from the bottom of the supply stack one at a time and feeding them to the bottom of the feed stack at the press. A detector at the feed stack shuts down the conveyer when the feed stack reaches a predetermined height, and thereafter starts the conveyer when the stack diminishes to a given level. |
83 |
Electrostatically assisted retard feeder method and apparatus |
US145649 |
1980-05-02 |
US4327904A |
1982-05-04 |
Maurice F. Holmes |
A method and apparatus for selectively increasing the effective frictional force between a retard member and a feed member by making both the feed member and retard member from conductive elastomers, and providing a source of electrical potential to produce an electrical potential between them. A sensor is located downstream of the retard member that will sense a multi-feed of sheets between the pad and retard member. The sensor effects the production of electrical potential thereby increasing the friction between the two members and causing separation of the multi-feed of sheets. The potential is then removed and the frictional forces returned to the original level. |
84 |
Mobile structure for handling flat articles |
US3780881D |
1973-02-14 |
US3780881A |
1973-12-25 |
FRIEL J |
The structure referred to finds particular use with a machine for feeding paperboard blanks to a carton forming machine, for example.
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85 |
DEVICE FOR HANDLING SINGLE SHEETS, FOR INTRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING RECTANGULAR SINGLE SHEETS, ESPECIALLY BANK NOTES, RESPECTIVELY INTO AND OUT OF A CONTAINER |
PCT/EP2009054446 |
2009-04-15 |
WO2009127648A3 |
2010-05-27 |
HOLLAND-LETZ GUENTER; ASLAN AYHAN; HOISCHEN LUDGER; LOESER MARTIN; BREXEL DIRK |
The invention relates to a device (14a to 14d, 30, 200, 252, 270, 350) for handling single sheets, for introducing and distributing rectangular single sheets (38) resepctively into and out of a container (12a to 12d). Said rectangular single sheets can especially be bank notes (38). The device (14a to 14d, 30, 200, 252, 270, 350) for handling single sheets has a feeding mechanism provided with feeding elements for feeding single sheets (38) sheet by sheet and for placing said single sheets (38) in a pile (36) of single sheets in the container (12a to 12d). The device for handling single sheets also comprises a separating system provided with separating elements for removing single sheets (38) arranged in the pile (36), sheet by sheet, from the container (12a to 12d). The feeding elements and the separating elements are arranged separately from the container (12a to 12d). |
86 |
MODULAR FRANKING SYSTEM |
PCT/US0206378 |
2002-02-22 |
WO02069280A2 |
2002-09-06 |
MOY CHRISTIAN; FLUCKIGER DANIEL; STUTZ PETER |
A customized modular mailing system 10 including a module capable of metering value 14 and having a plurality of disabled operating features that are not available for use is described. The system 10 includes the ability for generating an authorization code for disabling certain designed operating features and for entering the authorization code into the value metering module 14 whereby the desired combination of operating modules 11, 12, 13, 15 having the desired operating features could be placed in communication with the metering value module 14 to create a desired modular mailing system.10. |
87 |
FRANKING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE |
PCT/US0205685 |
2002-02-25 |
WO02069278A2 |
2002-09-06 |
ROSENKRANZ DANIEL; MOY CHRISTIAN; MANIURA THOMAS; ZEHNER STEFAN |
A franking machine control panel and its associated method provide users with touch screen (120) displays in which the main screens (320) contain history tabs (332). When a history tab is pressed, the display reverts to the previous status of the category of interest, and allows the user to make changes if desired. In the preferred embodiment, the history tabs (332) allow users to view and modify information which is mandatory to the franking process, such as the mail class and postage rates. Another aspect of the present invention allows the user to configure the more actively used buttons of touch screen on one side or the other, depending on the dominant side of the user's body. |
88 |
REMOVABLE DATA CARRIER |
PCT/US0206375 |
2002-02-22 |
WO02069279A3 |
2003-09-12 |
FLUCKIGER DANIEL; STUTZ PETER; MOY CHRISTIAN |
A franking machine has an easily removable module. The module can comprise a flash memory for rapid updating when postal rates change. A RAM can also be used for additional data storage. |
89 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING FLAT POSTAL ITEMS |
PCT/DE0000421 |
2000-02-14 |
WO0051925A3 |
2001-03-29 |
WANNER BERTRAM; REBEL BURGHARD; BRADY RAYMOND P; MAURER CHRISTOPH; SCHUSTER RUDOLF; HOEPLER ADOLF; KASSEL CHRISTIAN; STROESSNER MATTHIAS; LACHNER KURT |
The invention relates to a pick-off element that comprises a plurality of pick-off belts (1, 2) that run on rollers and are driven in a controlled manner. At least one pick-off belt (2) is provided with sections that have a repeatedly reusable, adhesive surface. |
90 |
SHEET FEEDER WITH MODULAR SINGULATOR AND INTER-DOCUMENT GAP CONTROL BASED ON SHEET LENGTH |
PCT/US0002273 |
2000-01-24 |
WO0043671A3 |
2000-11-23 |
SKADOW HERMAN G; ARCHER STEPHEN R; PARA THOMAS D; PANKAJAKSHAN RAMESH; SZEWCZYK RICHARD M |
A sheet feeder apparatus and method with throughput control. By varying the speed at which sheets are fed from a supply, the sheet feeder apparatus and method assures that the throughput capacity of a downstream operation is never exceeded. The speed of the feed assembly (300) is controlled by a controller which receives information from photosensors (600) indicative of the length of the previously fed document to create an optimal inter-document gap. Singulator (400) is comprised of modular, pre-fabricated, self-contained conveyor sub-assemblies (460) which are easily placed upon and removed from shaft (420) and held in place by end cap (439). |
91 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING A PRODUCT FLOW |
PCT/EP2007010513 |
2007-12-04 |
WO2008067983A3 |
2008-09-25 |
BLUEMLE MARTIN |
The invention relates to a method and a device for discharging a discontinuous product flow comprising flat material pieces from a machine housing. According to the invention, the flat material pieces that are to be discharged are arranged within the machine housing in the form of a first stack with the help of corresponding intermediate stacking means in a first step. A staggered flow which is conveyed out of the machine housing is then formed from said first stack with the help of corresponding staggering means. The flat material pieces discharged with the staggered flow are then disposed outside the machine housing in the form of a second stack with the help of stacking means. |
92 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING A PRODUCT FLOW |
PCT/EP2007010513 |
2007-12-04 |
WO2008067983A9 |
2008-08-14 |
BLUEMLE MARTIN |
The invention relates to a method and a device for discharging a discontinuous product flow comprising flat material pieces from a machine housing. According to the invention, the flat material pieces that are to be discharged are arranged within the machine housing in the form of a first stack with the help of corresponding intermediate stacking means in a first step. A staggered flow which is conveyed out of the machine housing is then formed from said first stack with the help of corresponding staggering means. The flat material pieces discharged with the staggered flow are then disposed outside the machine housing in the form of a second stack with the help of stacking means. |
93 |
AN INTERNET FRANKING SYSTEM |
PCT/US0205811 |
2002-02-25 |
WO02069103A3 |
2002-11-28 |
STUTZ PETER |
A modular franking system (10) for processing envelopes into mailpieces having a path through the modules (11, 12A/12B, 13, 14, 15, 16) for performing steps on the envelopes such a weighing (12A/12B) each envelope and calculating a franking charge (14)for each envelope. The franking system (1) includes a network protocol stack and a network controller or node (N1, N2) that connects the system (10) to a gateway such as a LAN (21). The LAN (21) can allow access to the Internet (22). Via the LAN (21), the franking system (10) can be remotely configured. |