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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:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J. Semanick, Bethlehem, PA (US);
John H. Vitko, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies Company, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 ; B65H 5/04 ; B65H 3/104 ; B65H 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 ; B65H 5/04 ; B65H 3/104 ; B65H 9/10 ;
Abstract
A sheet-size and stacking direction adjustable accumulator and method are disclosed. The accumulator is easily adjustable for handling sheets of different widths and for either under or over accumulating. The adjustability is provided by allowing accumulator ramps to be added or removed without having to deconstruct the accumulator and without the need for special skill.