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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Denis J. Stemmle, Stratford, CT (US);
Cornelius S Mcnab, New Haven, CT (US);
Darryl T Rathbun, Stratford, CT (US);
Denis J. Stemmle, Stratford, CT (US);
Cornelius S McNab, New Haven, CT (US);
Darryl T Rathbun, Stratford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to turning and recording and/or reproducing multiple pages or leaves from a material, such as a book or periodical. A leaf lifting mechanism lifts the leaves of the material (e.g., book, periodical, etc.) from which the images are to be obtained. The leaf lifting mechanism can turn the leaves of the material itself, or also work cooperatively with an image recordation mechanism to turn the leaves of the material. During recordation, the image recordation mechanism follows the curvature of the leaf being recorded to minimize image distortion or degradation. The recorded images may be reproduced by a reproduction device such as a photocopier or printer.