Patents by Inventor James E. Self

James E. Self 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 inverting device
    Patent number: 4466607
    Abstract: A device for inverting a sheet includes an input and output transport means and a sheet receiving tray. Sheet deflectors are provided to deflect portions of a sheet as it leaves the input transport means and moves into the tray. A reversal drive arrangement, including a drive roller within a vacuum plenum, contacts a sheet supplied to the tray and moves the sheet into engagement with the sheet output transport means. This arrangement adds beam strength to a sheet entering the tray and permits a second sheet to be supplied to the tray prior to complete removal of the previously inverted sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Albert R. Clark, William A. Ernst, Svetislav Mitrovich, James E. Self