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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Richard A. Van Dongen, Newark, NY (US);
Stephen A. Demchock, Rochester, NY (US);
Raymond D. Wilcox, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Richard A. Van Dongen, Newark, NY (US);
Stephen A. Demchock, Rochester, NY (US);
Raymond D. Wilcox, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for supporting objects in a tray and moving different portions of the objects at different rates for inputting or outputting from an objects processor. These techniques may be applied to stacking objects that has a thickness at one end greater than the thickness at another end, for example, resulting in stacking height of the thicker end increasing faster than the stacking height of the other thinner end.