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:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen M Borostyan, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271213 ; 271220 ;
Abstract
An apparatus which damps movement of sets of sheets being stacked on a support member. The support member moves, at selected intervals, to offset adjacent sets of sheets from one another. A pair of pivotably mounted arms have their free ends engaging the outermost sheet of the sets of sheets stacked on the support member. The arms apply a normal force on the sets of sheets without applying a lateral force thereon. In this way, the sets of sheets are damped without disturbing the integrity of the sets of sheets during offsetting.