The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
John M Fiske, Medford, MA (US);
Robert P Crandall, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Electrostatographic apparatus for providing bound sheet sets suitable for folding. The sides of the sheet sets are staggered so that, upon folding, the edges become accurately aligned. Staggering is accomplished by progressively cutting the sheets shorter as they are to be positioned in the stack, and aligning the stacked sheets in a trapezoidal shape before stapling the sheets together. Aligning is accomplished by an inclined surface which makes an acute angle of approximately 32.degree. with the flat surface of the sheets. Movement of the images on the sheet is also provided to keep the outside borders on the various sheets equal.