Feeder for feeding document to document imaging system and method for feeding documents
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United States of America Patent
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Jul 14, 2015
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Apr 19, 2011
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Apr 19, 2010
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing documents are provided. The apparatus includes a feeder for receiving a packet of a plurality of documents and separating the documents to serially feed the documents to a scanner. A retard adjacent the feeder is operable in first and second positions. In the first position the retard forms a nip with the feeder so that the retard is operable to impede the progress of one or more documents in the packet while the feeder feeds one of the documents in the packet. In the second position, the retard is spaced apart from the feeder to form a gap between the feeder and the retard. The system further includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic of the documents in a packet indicative of whether the number of documents in the packet exceeds a predetermined threshold. A drive mechanism automatically drives the retard pad between the first and second positions in response to the detected characteristic.
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International Classification(s)
- 2011 Application Filing Year
- B07C Class
- 103 Applications Filed
- 78 Patents Issued To-Date
- 75.73 % Issued To-Date
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- 2 Citation Count
- B07C Class
- 10.94 % this patent is cited more than
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