Patents by Inventor Elton Hsieh

Elton Hsieh 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).

  • Patent number: 7018507
    Abstract: This invention provides a pressure sealer apparatus, for folding and sealing papers coated with adhesion at part of margins thereof into a smaller size, comprising: a buffer, controlled by a buffer motor and a buffer switch to move between an inactivated and an activated position; a paper entry provided at a downstream of the buffer; a paper alignment provided at a downstream of the paper entry, including an alignment roller set and a ball set, the ball set having a ball freely rotatable in a frame and suspended above the alignment roller set; a folding device provided at a downstream of the paper alignment; a presser provided at a downstream of the folding device, including a pressure cylinder situated to form an angle with respect to the alignment roller; and an exit provided at a downstream of the presser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Printmail Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Elton Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6865866
    Abstract: A mail inserter for inserting a mail into an envelope having a flap and a throat, including: an envelope entry; an envelope carrier, provided downstream of the envelope entry; an envelope retainer, provided at the downstream of the envelope carrier; a mail entry, for advancing the mail into the mail inserter; a mail carrier, provided downstream of the mail entry; a sealer, provided downstream of the envelope retainer; wherein the envelope entry, envelope carrier, envelope retainer and sealer jointly form an envelope path, and the mail entry and, the mail carrier jointly form a mail path that merges into the envelope path after the mail carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventor: Elton Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20040251605
    Abstract: A correspondence collator for collating at least one page of paper directly printed out from a printer in a regular order, including: a paper entry for advancing the page of paper into the correspondence collator; an organizer, provided downstream of the paper entry for flipping the page of paper end-to-end and upside-down; a paper carrier, provided downstream of the organizer, including: a chain carrying the flipped page of paper through the paper carrier; an optional folding device, and a mail exit, provided downstream of the paper carrier for discharging the page of paper from the correspondence collator; wherein the paper entry, organizer, paper carrier, optional folding device and mail exit jointly form a paper path
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Elton Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20040250517
    Abstract: A mail inserter for inserting a mail into an envelope having a flap and a throat, including: an envelope entry; an envelope carrier, provided downstream of the envelope entry; an envelope retainer, provided at the downstream of the envelope carrier; a mail entry, for advancing the mail into the mail inserter; a mail carrier, provided downstream of the mail entry; a sealer, provided downstream of the envelope retainer; wherein the envelope entry, envelope carrier, envelope retainer and sealer jointly form an envelope path, and the mail entry and the mail carrier jointly form a mail path that merges into the envelope path after the mail carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Elton Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20040159405
    Abstract: This invention provides a pressure sealer apparatus, for folding and sealing papers coated with adhesion at part of margins thereof into a smaller size, comprising: a buffer, controlled by a buffer motor and a buffer switch to move between an inactivated and an activated position; a paper entry provided at a downstream of the buffer; a paper alignment provided at a downstream of the paper entry, including an alignment roller set and a ball set, the ball set having a ball freely rotatable in a frame and suspended above the alignment roller set; a folding device provided at a downstream of the paper alignment; a presser provided at a downstream of the folding device, including a pressure cylinder situated to form an angle with respect to the alignment roller; and an exit provided at a downstream of the presser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: PRINTMAIL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Elton Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20030137100
    Abstract: A feeding direction altering device for documents comprising a receiving device having a bottom plate and a top plate that form a gap therebetween to receive a document to be fed thereinto; a first transmitting mechanism provided on the receiving device for transmitting the document along a Y direction; a positioning device for positioning the document; and a second transmitting mechanism for transmitting the document along an X direction and out from the feeding direction altering device; wherein the Y direction and the X direction are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Elton Hsieh