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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:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick J. Lawrence, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gradco (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/104 ;
Abstract
Sheet receiving apparatus is disclosed for receiving paper sheets from a supply of printed sheets, aligning the sheets edgewise, dropping the sheets to a receiver tray through horizontally openable preliminary sheet supporting plates, the sets of sheets being either stacked in vertical alignment or horizontally offset relationship, and in one form means are provided for stapling the sets of sheets.