Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Sheet associating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-08
2008-08-05
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Sheet associating
Reexamination Certificate
active
07407155
ABSTRACT:
A sheet finisher of the present invention includes a punching unit configured to punch a sheet handed over from an image forming apparatus to the sheet finisher. A scrap conveying unit conveys scraps produced from the sheet punched by the punching unit. A hopper stores scraps conveyed thereto by there scrap conveying unit. The hopper is mounted on the front side of the sheet finisher.
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Andoh Akihito
Iida Jun-ichi
Kikkawa Naohiro
Nagasako Shuuya
Okada Hiroki
Crawford Gene O.
Nicholson, III Leslie A
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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