Xerox Corporation

John M Palmer

James M Maryniak

Kris J Walker

Richard W Flemming

John P Parsons

Lee J Gang, Jr

John D Ormonde

Bernard J Dunham

Dennis P Eidem

A method for feeding uneven media from a high capacity feeder includes rotating the pages in a stack 180&#xb0; every 100-250 pages. This is only done with non-flat pages, such as, envelopes, pages with labels thereon, etc., which create tilted stacks and limit the number of pages that can be placed in the high capacity feeder. Rotating the pages 180&#xb0; distributes the uneven build-up of the pages and creates a relatively flat stack, allowing the high capacity feeder to be filled to capacity. A camera or sensor placed in the high capacity feeder will detect the orientation of the stack on the fly so the image can be rotated accordingly.

Method for increasing the capacity of high capacity feeder trays for uneven stock

A sacrificial circuit connector for interposition between male and female connector terminals for applications in which the expected connect and disconnect cycles may exceed the rated cycle limits of at least one of the connector terminals. The structure of sacrificial connector is largely determined by the need for connection compatibility between the sacrificial connector and the connector terminals. By making repeated disconnections at the sacrificial connector rather than between the connector terminals, the usable life of at least one connector terminal can be significantly increased, thereby adding efficiency and reliability while decreasing costs.

Sacrificial circuit connector for connect/disconnect applications that exceed the rated cycle limits of circuit connector terminals

An apparatus for retracting and engaging the cleaning blade from the imaging surface and preventing copy reprint. At least one of two momentary switches are depressed by one of at least two lobes on a motorized cam. When the copying machine is in a standby condition, a computer controlled signal energizes the cam motor to advance the cam until the appropriate switch is depressed by the cam lobe.

Blade controller assembly with modified cam

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John M Palmer