Patents by Inventor Damon Peter Smith

Damon Peter Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sheet folder
    Patent number: 8641590
    Abstract: A sheet folder comprising input rollers, exit rollers and a fold box having a fold plate which is curved substantially along its whole length, wherein the curved fold plate is configured to induce a sheet to curve in two different directions during the folding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Neopost Technologies
    Inventors: Damon Peter Smith, Paul Francis Hitchings, David John Barrett
  • SHEET FOLDER
    Publication number: 20120004085
    Abstract: A sheet folder comprising input rollers, exit rollers and a fold box having a fold plate which is curved substantially along its whole length, wherein the curved fold plate is configured to induce a sheet to curve in two different directions during the folding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Damon Peter SMITH, Paul Francis HITCHINGS, David John BARRETT
  • Collator
    Patent number: 6915184
    Abstract: A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end of the conveyor system, and control elements, including elements for determining which one of the plurality of feeder stations is the prime feeder station, the control elements being operable to control each feeder station independently in such a way as to ensure that the documents from each of the enclosure document feeder stations located upstream of and including the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other with the prime document on top and the documents from each of the feeder stations downstream of the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: PFE International Limited
    Inventors: Keith John Yates, David Mark Dronsfield, Richard Stephen Maher, Damon Peter Smith
  • Collator
    Publication number: 20030233167
    Abstract: A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end of the conveyor system, and control means, including means for determining which one of the plurality of feeder stations is the prime feeder station, the control means being operable to control each feeder station independently in such a way as to ensure that the documents from each of the enclosure document feeder stations which are located upstream of and including the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other with the prime document on top to form a prime document package and the documents from each of the feeder stations downstream of the prime feeder station are stacked one on top of each other to form an enclosure document package, and the prime document package is transported along the conveyor system at a predetermined distan
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: PFE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith John Yates, David Mark Dronsfield, Richard Stephen Maher, Damon Peter Smith