Patents by Inventor Martin Christopher Knapp

Martin Christopher Knapp 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).

  • Document alignment system
    Patent number: 6209866
    Abstract: A document alignment system comprises a feed system (6), defining an elongate path, for feeding documents along the path. The feed system is adjustable to vary the orientation of the elongate path in a lateral plain so as to cause a document to undergo a corresponding lateral shift as it is moved along the path. A detector (25,26) detects the lateral position of a document upstream of the elongate path. A control system (70,17,17′) is responsive to the detector (25,26) to adjust the feed system (6) so that the document undergoes a desired amount of lateral movement as it is moved along the elongate path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: De la Rue International Limited
    Inventors: Steven Michael Hosking, Martin Christopher Knapp