US Patent Issued to Canon Finetech Nisca on Sept. 15 for "Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,291, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. (Saitama, Japan).

"Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system" was invented by Mamoru Kubo (Yamanashi, Japan) and Kakeru Aoki (Yamanashi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet processing apparatus performs a binding discharge process and a sorting discharge process. In the sorting discharge process, a second operation is repeatedly performed to form an unbound first sheet bundle on the stacking portion, and a third operation is repeatedly performed to form an unbound second sheet bundle on the stacking portion. In the second operation, a sheet conveye...