Patents by Inventor Jerry F. Sleve

Jerry F. Sleve 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).

  • Scuff sheet separating device
    Patent number: 5007627
    Abstract: A scuff separating device capable of feeding difficult to separate sheets from the outside of a stack includes a feed belt or roller for contacting the outside sheet and feeding it off the stack. A retard roller is supported by a support arm pivoted about a pivot downstream, and rests on the feed belt or roller and prevents double feeds. A brake on the retard roller prevents rotation when more than one sheet is in the nip but permits rotation when one or no sheets are in the nip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Giannetti, Jerry F. Sleve, Robert H. Shea
  • Duplex document handler
    Patent number: 4884097
    Abstract: A duplex document handler includes a supply tray on one side of a stationary exposure position, a simplex exit tray on the opposite side of the exposure position from the supply tray and a duplex exit tray above the supply tray. A turnover drum receives sheets from the supply tray and guides them past an exposure station and to the simplex exit tray or past the exposure station and through an inverting path to a reversing location, back to the exposure station and then back through the reversing location to the duplex exit tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Giannetti, Robert L. Couture, Jerry F. Sleve
  • Document sheet support mechanism
    Patent number: 4853746
    Abstract: In a document handling device two drive rollers are located on opposite sides of an exposure position. A drum is urged against the rollers and guides document sheets through the exposure position. Because the drum is not radially constrained except for the drive rollers, it is inexpensive to mount and manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Giannetti, Jerry F. Sleve, Timothy H. Kelley
  • Bottom scuff sheet separating device
    Patent number: 4844435
    Abstract: A scuff separating device capable of feeding document sheets from the bottom of a stack includes a feed belt below and contacting the bottom of the stack. A retard roller rests on the belt and prevents double feeds. The retard roller and belt both have high coefficients of friction. A brake on the retard roller prevents rotation when more than one sheet is in the nip but permits rotation when one or no sheets are in the nip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Giannetti, Jerry F. Sleve, Robert H. Shea
  • Sheet separating device
    Patent number: 4822021
    Abstract: A sheet separating device for a stack of sheets having feed and retard means forming a nip includes an insert held against the free end of the stack. The insert is moved into contact with the retard means to release its force on the last sheet, facilitating feeding of the last sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Giannetti, Jerry F. Sleve