Rimage Corporation

David J Suden

John S Lee

Westin W Nelson

Takashi Onozato

Tadashi Nakamura

Phillip Charles Salisbury

Hiroshi Takahashi

Toshihiko Hatakeyama

William L Vangen

Tadami Kikuchi

Jay Carter

Darrin William Piekkola

A compact disc processing system allows for more efficient processing of compact discs. The system included a transporter mechanism that can grip and transport more than one compact disc at a time. As such, a second disc can be gripped while a first disc is being processed. This eliminates the need to wait for processing operations, such as recording or printing, to be completed prior to transporting the second disc. The system includes a gripping head with at least two vacuum controlled mechanisms for selectively gripping the discs. A disc organizer can be provided which includes trays that can be used to store discs for selective retrieval. The organizer eliminates the difficulty encountered in locating a processed disc from a large stack of discs.

Medium handler and organizer

A compact disc transporter has been described that includes a two-step printer. The printer uses an intermediate transfer sheet to receive a print image that is subsequently transferred to a compact disc. The transporter allows parallel processing of image data and content data. A significant time reduction can be achieved by preprinting the image to a transfer sheet prior to transferring the image to a CD.

CD transporter with re-transfer printer

An apparatus as disclosed that receives, vertically stacks and directionally collates computer diskettes. The apparatus stacks the diskettes in the actual order in which they are received, with the first diskette received at the top of the stack and the most recently-received diskette at the bottom of the stack. A tray attached to a drive nut receives diskettes in a lowered position and, if appropriate, swivels the tray 90 degrees before raising the diskette into a bin opening located at the bottom of a vertical stacking bin. Retractable wedge-shaped finger members support the diskette stacked in the bin and retract as a diskette is raised. The tray and drive nut are raised and swiveled by way of a rotating shaft extending in the bore of the drive nut. The shaft has a double helical groove on its surface which is engaged by a pawl swivelably attached to the drive nut.

Upstacker and orientation collator

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

David J Suden