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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Frank B. Dunn, Waterloo, CA;
Matthew Sonnenberg, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 11/16 (2019.01); B65H 31/30 (2006.01); B65H 3/04 (2006.01); B65H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 11/16 (2019.01); B65H 3/047 (2013.01); B65H 5/006 (2013.01); B65H 31/3027 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42262 (2013.01); B65H 2403/533 (2013.01); B65H 2404/261 (2013.01); B65H 2404/2614 (2013.01); B65H 2408/13 (2013.01); B65H 2511/224 (2013.01); B65H 2511/414 (2013.01); B65H 2515/34 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1912 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting items of media along a transport path. The apparatus comprises at least one clamp member to apply a clamp force to a bunch of media items located between a support surface and said clamp member, wherein said clamp member is selectively moveable towards or away from said support surface to apply a predetermined clamp force to the bunch of media items.