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Amfit, Inc.

Reginald T Lamb

Paul D Rolloff

A foot impression unit is provided with an array of gauging elements, a control mechanism for urging the gauging elements into contact with the undersurface of a person's foot to form an impression of the undersurface of the foot, a locking mechanism for releasably locking the gauging elements in place to retain that impression, and a sensing mechanism for scanning the gauging elements to produce digital signals indicative of the positions of the gauging elements. These digital signals are stored and processed by a computer to provide a stored data record serving as a digital representation of the impression of the undersurface of the foot. The computer may also be employed to provide stored additional information for modifying that data record to compensate for a perceived defect of the foot. In response to the stored data record and any stored additional information for modifying that data record, a shaping unit shapes an insert blank to form a custom-made shoe insert conforming to the undersurface of the foot and compensating for any perceived defect of the foot.

Apparatus, system and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts

System and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts

A linear array of optical sensing elements is moved transversely to the relative motion of an optical image such that each element can sense the optical density of pixels over which is passes, and such that all pixels in each of successive rasters across the image are sensed by at least one optical sensing element. The linear array of optical sensing elements may be combined with a linear array of printing elements in a single moving head to share components and thus to reduce cost of a facsimile transceiver.

Apparatus for digitizing optical images

A sheet-feeding apparatus for separating and feeding sheets of paper, cardboard, metallic and plastic material and the like individually from a stack of such sheets is described. The apparatus as described is provided with a curved sheet-receiving chute for containing and temporarily storing a stack of sheets. A chamber having an apertured movable wall is provided adjacent the stack of sheets. The movable wall is positioned and freely movable to contact the top sheet of the stack. A low-pressure blower is provided for evacuating air from the chamber and drawing the top sheet into sealing contact with the movable wall about the aperture. Sealing of the aperture creates a partial differential pressure which moves the wall, reducing the volume of the chamber and removing the top sheet from the stack. Means, such as a roller, is also provided within the chamber. The roller extends slightly through the aperture to contact the sheet once the sheet is removed from the stack. Thereafter and upon command, the roller is moved for translating the sheet longitudinally and transversely and thus aligning and positioning the sheet for subsequent pickup and removal from the apparatus. When the sheet is removed from the apparatus, the aperture in the movable wall is opened and the wall falls automatically to pick up the next sheet.

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Reginald T Lamb