ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,682, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Sheet processing device" was invented by Hiroaki Watanabe (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sheet processing device that includes a guide, a support section, a stacker, and a gate. The guide is provided with a conveyance surface along a conveyance direction of a sheet. The support section is configured to form a conveyance path of the sheet together with the guide. The stacker is provided with a stack surface that supports a surface of the sheet conveyed through the conveyance path. The gate is configured to be able to receive the sheet int...