Patents by Inventor Johannes Lap

Johannes Lap 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: 4473223
    Abstract: A sorter for collating sheets into sets comprises a plurality of sheet-receiving bins defined by an array of movable plates 1-5, 5a and an indexing wheel 23 for indexing the input ends of the bin plates sequentially past a fixed feed throat 22 to align the bin openings in turn with the feed throat 22. Adjacent bin plates 1-5, 5a are relatively movable apart and together for varying the sizes of the bin openings and are interconnected to limit their maximum spacing. The bin plates are arranged in a fan-like array and are so mounted that their inner ends abut to define the maximum bin spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Johannes Lap