Peter M. Coombs
31Patents
10h-index
19Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 28, 1980 → May 2, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6450934B1 | High speed post processing machine | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US6330999A | Set binding, stapling and stacking apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 68 | Expired |
| US4977432A | Decurling and offsetting device | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5066984A | Decurler | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US5618035A | Offset stacker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6450492B1 | Method and apparatus for set binding, stapling and stacking | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6948224B2 | Automatic stapling method and stapler | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US6328299A | Moving shelf set finishing mailbox | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6746008B2 | SET FINISHING DEVICE HAVING A SINGLE MOTOR DRIVEN APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING THE SET FINISHING DEVICE IN A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT FINISHING STATIONS AND MOVING THE SET FINISHING DEVICE INTO AND OUT OF FINISHING POSITION | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US5255902A | Sorter with set displacing in-bin stapler | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US5328170A | Locked drawer sorter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5354042A | In-bin stapling sorter with variable power stapler | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5575469A | Sheet receiver with infeed speed varied by measured length of sheet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US5713566A | Alignment means and fixed stapler | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US5531437A | Telescoping registration member for sheet receivers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5193801A | Variable speed drive for sorter tray shifting cams | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US4320961A | Jam detecting apparatus and method for electrostatic copier | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US5393042A | In-bin stapling sorter with flexible alignment arm | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US5180158A | Moving bin-set sorter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US5348288A | Moving tray sorter with variable tray shifting motor controller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US4330114A | Sheet delivery apparatus with horizontal plate | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6260838A | Stapling stacker | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US5593153A | Tray configuration for sheet receiving apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US5350164A | Sorter operated jogger | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US5257778A | Sorter with molded tray shifting cam construction and method of making the cam | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.