Patent · US Expired

Sheet distributing method and apparatus

US4768767A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
15References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1987
Grant dateSep 6, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H43/06
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collator control system capable of stack, collect and collate operations, which automatically finds an appropriate set of empty bins for the desired mode of operation and provides indications of when the bins have been filled. The system operates on sheets of paper, some of which may be unfolded and others of which may be folded one or more times.

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