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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:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideaki Furukawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271290 ; 271294 ; 271298 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a sheet sorter with plural sorting bins, in which a selected bin is automatically switched, when sheets of a predetermined number which varies according to the sheet size, are stored therein, to another bin in order to prevent breakage of bins and to ensure smooth bin movement.