Frederick P Lawrence

US Patent:

20040051227, Mar 18, 2004

Filed:

Sep 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/245021

Inventors:

Frederick Lawrence - Tustin CA, US

International Classification:

B65H033/04

US Classification:

270/058080

Abstract:

In an image processing machine, having a housing, and including, within the housing, at least one sheet stack accumulation station at which a stack of sheets having been operated on by the image processing machine are accumulated, a method and apparatus for automated post processing sheet stack binding is disclosed which may comprise: an automated sheet stack binding station; a sheet stack transfer mechanism adapted to seize a stack of sheets and to transfer the stack of sheets from the accumulation tray to the automated sheet stack binding station and to hold the stack of sheets in a binding position at the automated sheet stack binding station during a binding operation; a sheet stack binding strip supply mechanism containing a plurality of sheet stack binding strips; a sheet stack binding strip transfer mechanism adapted to transfer one of the sheet stack binding strips from the sheet stack binding strip supply mechanism to the automated sheet stack binding station; the automated sheet stack binding station further comprising an automated sheet stack binding mechanism adapted to attach the binding strip to an edge of the stack of sheets and adjacent portions of a top and a bottom sheet contained in the stack of sheets. The binding strip may comprises a generally flat binding strip having a thermally setting adhesive, a pressure setting adhesive, or both, and the automated sheet stack binding mechanism may further comprise a heating element adapted to apply heat to the thermally setting adhesive.

US Patent:

D2611473, Oct 6, 1981

Filed:

Sep 24, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/078399

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

Assignee:

Gradco/Dendoki, Inc. - Newport Beach CA

International Classification:

D1603

US Classification:

D16 32

US Patent:

D2770105, Jan 1, 1985

Filed:

Nov 29, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/098537

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

US Classification:

D16 31

US Patent:

D2663333, Sep 28, 1982

Filed:

May 7, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/147368

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

International Classification:

D1603

US Classification:

D16 32

US Patent:

D2612720, Oct 13, 1981

Filed:

Sep 24, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/078398

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

Assignee:

Gradco/Dendoki, Inc. - CA

International Classification:

D1603

US Classification:

D16 32

US Patent:

53441311, Sep 6, 1994

Filed:

Mar 29, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/044439

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

Assignee:

Gradco (Japan) Ltd. - Tokyo

International Classification:

B42B 202
B65H 3136
B65H 3910

US Classification:

270 53

Abstract:

A sorter of the moving bin type has a set of horizontally extended trays moved vertically between positions above and below a sheet entry location by cams which provide an enlarged entry space. A stapler is moved between a non-stapling position and a stapling position. The cams also enlarge the space between trays at the stapling position to permit a tray to be received in the throat of the stapler between stapler anvil and body. A sheet aligning jogger has opposed jogging bars extending vertically at opposite sides of the trays and simultaneously moveable towards and away from one another to engage opposite sides of the sheets in the trays to align the side edges of the sets of sheets in a neat stack. The jogging bars are also rotated in opposite directions to apply a force to the sheets urging the trailing edge of the sheets opposite to the direction of feed into the trays against an alignment surface on the tray normal to the side edges for aligning the trailing edges of the sheets in the set.

US Patent:

D2640937, Apr 27, 1982

Filed:

Jun 12, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/158862

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

Assignee:

Gradco/Dendoki, Inc. - Newport Beach CA

International Classification:

D1603

US Classification:

D16 31

US Patent:

D2616530, Nov 3, 1981

Filed:

Sep 18, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/944330

Inventors:

Frederick J. Lawrence - Tustin CA

Assignee:

Nashua Corporation - Nashua NH

International Classification:

D1402

US Classification:

D14110