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8181957 Sheet conveying apparatus and sheet conveying method  
To provide a sheet conveying technique that can realize highly accurate skew correction with an inexpensive and simple apparatus configuration. A sheet conveying apparatus includes: first and...
8177228 Method and apparatus for monitoring the singling of sheet material  
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for monitoring the singling of sheet material, in particular of bank notes. The invention starts out from monitoring the singling of sheet...
8180272 Movable trail edge sensor for duplex registration  
A print device for registering a printable medium during a duplex printing process. The print device includes a controller, at least one leading edge sensor operably connected to the controller,...
8162309 Sheet conveying device and image recording apparatus comprising sheet conveying device  
A first convey roller conveys a sheet in a sheet conveying direction such that a leading edge of the sheet passes through a nip of a second convey roller disposed downstream from the first convey...
8141870 Methods for moving a media sheet within an imaging device  
A method for moving a media sheet within an imaging device includes moving a media sheet along a media path past a predetermined point PP on the media path by rotating a roller. After moving the...
8136811 Automatic document feeder  
An automatic document feeder includes a paper guide casing, a photo interrupter, a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit and a controller. During the paper is transported through the paper...
8109507 Recording apparatus  
A movable component which can be moved between a protruding position in which the movable component protrudes from the outer chute into a curved path toward an inner chute so as to be able to...
8109506 Sheet observer with a limited number of sheet sensors  
A method and system for determining sheet position and orientation of a sheet as the sheet moves along a feed path is provided herein. The method includes moving the sheet along the feed path and...
8091886 Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus  
A sheet conveying device which has a reduced size and is capable of detecting the amount of lateral sheet registration deviation and correcting the deviation at high speed. The sheet conveying...
8091888 Sheet handling apparatus  
In an apparatus for handling sheets, first and second sheet transfer members are movable to transfer one of the sheets between the first and second sheet transfer members, the first and second...
8083228 Closed loop lateral and skew control  
According to aspects illustrated herein, a method, a system, and a printmaking device for performing closed loop lateral and skew control of a sheet is provided. The printmaking device includes a...
8066279 Sheet conveyance apparatus  
A sheet conveyance apparatus capable of detecting a sheet end portion in a short time period even if sheets are conveyed at a narrow interval and at high speed, thus making it possible to expedite...
8056897 Moving sensor for sheet edge position measurement  
A method and apparatus for determining the lateral position of a moving sheet in a sheet registration system. A side edge sensor is moved from a known location until the side edge of the moving...
8047536 Image forming apparatus  
An image forming apparatus has a sheet feeding portion feeding a sheet; a conveyance passage for conveying the sheet inside the apparatus; an image forming portion forming an image on the sheet; a...
8038148 Meander control system, and meander control method  
A meander control is performed by using: a guide roller that alters the conveying direction of a aluminum sheet conveyed along a conveying path; a first edge sensor that detects the amount of...
8033544 Edge sensor calibration for printmaking devices  
According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a printmaking device, a method, and a system for calibrating sensors. The printmaking device includes a calibration system with a media...
8020859 Edge sensor gain calibration for printmaking devices  
According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a method, a system, and a printmaking device for calibrating sensors. The method begins by transporting a media sheet along a media path,...
8020858 Accurate sheet leading edge registration system and method  
Accurate sheet leading edge registration system and method including a first and second nip assembly, a first sheet leading edge sensor and a controller. The first and second nip assemblies being...
8014692 Image forming apparatus  
When an instruction reception section receives an image forming instruction from an operator, a detector detects an toner image forming unit which performs an image forming operation in connection...
8002275 Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus having a first skew feeding correction unit and a second skew feeding correction unit  
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a plurality of skew feeding correction rollers, a detection portion and a control portion which controls each sheet conveying speed of the plurality of skew...
7986912 Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus with rollers to correct sheet misalignment  
A sheet conveying apparatus which conveys a recording sheet fed from a sheet feeding section toward a transfer position with controlled timing, including: a pair of registration rollers; a pair of...
7984905 Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A first detecting unit S1 for detecting a conveyed sheet at a first detecting position and a second detecting unit S2 for detecting the sheet at a second detecting position are provided. A...
7971876 Method of and system for module to module skew alignment  
One disclosed feature of the embodiments is a method of aligning transport modules in a printing system, the method comprising a step (a) including passing at least one substrate media in a process...
7971867 Sheet feeding apparatus and medium detecting method  
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a feeding unit capable of feeding a sheet-like medium, plural speed detecting units capable of respectively detecting a speed of the medium fed by the feeding...
7959151 Image forming apparatus and recording medium conveying device included in the image forming apparatus  
An image forming apparatus conveying a recording medium through a sheet conveying path may include a recording medium conveying device, and includes an edge position detector to detect a position...
7942409 Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first conveyance unit to convey a sheet, a second conveyance unit to convey the sheet received from the first conveyance unit, a sheet detection unit to...
7942408 Image forming apparatus and method for transporting sheet thereof  
Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a first sensor which is provided on a transportation path of a sheet and detects a first passage time of the sheet; a second sensor which is...
7938399 Sheet conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus  
A curved conveying guiding portion which guides a sheet toward a skew correcting unit is provided on a sheet conveying direction upstream of the skew correcting unit which corrects a skew of the...
7914000 Feedback-based document handling control system  
A method and system for performing sheet registration are disclosed. Output values for a sheet may be identified within a reference frame. A difference between each output value and a corresponding...
7900913 Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same  
An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first sensor that is provided in a conveying path for a sheet and detects a first passage time of the sheet; a second...
7896339 Sheet transporting apparatus and sheet processing apparatus using the same  
A sheet transporting apparatus, includes: a sheet transportation path; a predetermined number of transport members disposed in a sheet transportation path; a side position regulating mechanism...
7866663 Method for sensing paper skew and method for correcting paper skew  
A method for sensing a paper skew adapted for a device having a paper feeding mechanism is provided. The device has a feed sensor which is fixed at a start position of paper feeding; and, a...
7866664 Method for sensing paper skew and method for correcting paper skew  
A method for sensing a paper skew adapted for a device having a paper feeding mechanism is provided. The device has a feed sensor which is fixed at a start position of paper feeding; and, a...
7845635 Translating registration nip systems for different width media sheets  
Methods and systems feed media sheets along a media path within an apparatus in a media path direction from a media source to a destination and align the media sheets as the media sheets travel...
7848696 Image forming apparatus  
The invention provides an image forming apparatus wherein, when forming an image on transfer sheet, the transfer sheet is shifted across the width immediately before transfer of the image onto...
7837191 Sheet carrying state determining device and sheet carrying state determining method  
A technique is provided that enables detection of the state of a sheet skew or the like without adding a special sensor or the like in a sheet carrying apparatus if possible. Information about...
7823880 Stepper mechanism  
A stepper mechanism for transporting a substrate along a linear transport path, which includes a stationary member and first and second transport members, extending widthwise across the transport...
7819399 Method and apparatus for relieving stress in a pre-registration nip  
A method of using a buckle for relieving the stresses in sheets caused by differential displacements of drive nips during the registration process includes creating a buckle between...
7810808 Image forming apparatus, sheet-conveyance control method, and sheet-conveyance control program  
A register roller conveys a recording sheet to a transfer position. A sheet feed roller conveys the recording sheet toward the register roller. A conveyance control unit controls rotation-start...
7806396 Sheet handling apparatus  
A paper note handling apparatus includes a pay-in and pay-out mouth through which a paper note is paid in or paid out, a conveyance for conveying the paper note, a discrimination part to...
7806403 Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a sheet conveying part that conveys sheets; a detection part that outputs a signal according to a position of each sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying part in...
7802789 Sheet conveying device, sheet punching device, sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and method for determining mounting state of measuring unit  
A sheet conveying device includes a conveying unit that conveys a sheet in a sheet conveying direction; a measuring unit that measures a position of a side edge of the sheet in a measurement area;...
7798491 Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A registration unit includes a skew correction roller pair configured to rotate a sheet conveyed from a conveyance roller pair and to correct skew of the sheet. The registration unit sheet further...
7798490 Sheet conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus  
A sheet conveying apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and an image reading apparatus are capable of stably correcting the delay or the advance of a sheet even if sheet conveying rollers such as...
7780163 Device and method for aligning bank notes  
An apparatus and a method for aligning bank notes in a transport system in which, when aligning bank notes in a transport system the alignment of a bank note transported separately in the transport...
7775518 Sheet carrying device and sheet carrying method  
A technique is provided that can realize highly accurate skew correction without employing any particularly complicated device configuration. The quantity of skew of a sheet is determined in...
7766325 Paper rotation method and apparatus  
Apparatus for rotating a sheet moving in a first direction, the rotator comprising: at least one first roller that rotates against a sheet first side, the at least one first roller having a first...
7748708 Feedback-based document handling control system  
A method and system for performing sheet registration are disclosed. Output values for a sheet may be identified within a reference frame. A difference between each output value and a corresponding...
7751931 Design support apparatus and design support method therefor  
A design support apparatus that can easily verify the conveyance design for a flexible medium based on input design information. A transit time is calculated when a flexible medium passes a...
7748697 Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A sheet feeding apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes conveying suction belts which have a function of rotating an adsorbed sheet and a function of conveying the sheet; a...
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