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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2002
Steven M. Ferrarese, Rochester, NY (US);
John Meyers, Lakeville, NY (US);
Mark F. Scholand, Spencerport, NY (US);
Scott J. Phillips, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Jacob Eyngorn, Penfield, NY (US);
David G. Savini, Fairport, NY (US);
Steven M. Ferrarese, Rochester, NY (US);
John Meyers, Lakeville, NY (US);
Mark F. Scholand, Spencerport, NY (US);
Scott J. Phillips, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Jacob Eyngorn, Penfield, NY (US);
David G. Savini, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for improving sheet feeding in a direction of movement to a process station, including: a contact surface having ribs spaced along contact surface in the direction of movement, apertures being defined in the space between each rib; a blower; and an air plenum for supplying a vacuum generated by the blower to the contact surface so that when an leading edge of the sheet passes by the contact surface the vacuum pulls the leading edge of the sheet towards contact surface.