Patents by Inventor Howard M. Smith

Howard M. 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 feeding devices
    Patent number: 3948511
    Abstract: A plurality of first rollers are rotatably mounted on a shaft symmetrically about the center of the shaft. The shaft is biased toward an axis about which a plurality of second rollers are mounted for rotation so that the first and second rollers contact each other. The shaft is supported for movement in a plane toward and away from the axis, and for rotation about an axis through the center of the shaft at right angles to the plane. A drive mechanism is provided for driving either the first or second rollers to forward a sheet between the nip of the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: Rank Xerox Ltd.
    Inventors: Vernon J. Smith, Howard M. Smith, Bernard F. Page
  • Sheet feeding devices
    Patent number: 3936042
    Abstract: A sheet feeding mechanism for a reproduction machine has a plurality of trays for supporting sheets of various sizes which are to be fed into the machine. A baffle plate is provided for each tray for guiding the sheets from that tray upwardly to a sheet separating roller assembly associated only with that particular tray. All of the sheets from the various trays are fed to a common output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1973
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: Rank Xerox Ltd.
    Inventors: Vernon J. Smith, Howard M. Smith, Bernard F. Page, Laurence G. Miller