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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsWilliam Yuen, Martin C. Wight
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The present invention provides a method and apparatus separating a media combination from a stack of interleaved slip-sheets and printing plates and relates to image recording systems such as, for example, computer-to-plate (CTP) systems. Image recording systems include imaging systems that image an image recordable material in response to imaging information. Image recordable materials can include, for example, printing plates. Image recording systems can include integrated systems that additionally process the image forming materials. Additional processing can include, but is not limited to materials punching, materials bending, exposure to non-imaging radiation, chemical development and materials drying. The present invention relates to a materials handling system that separates a media combination from a media stack that includes image recordable materials. A slip-sheet separates each of the image recordable materials from one another in the media stack. The image recordable materials removed from the stack are subsequently imaged and optionally additionally processed. The slip-sheets removed from the stack are stored in a slip-sheet holder.
A method for handling a first combination of media from a media stack that includes one or more combinations of media, wherein each combination of media comprises a plurality of media and the first combination of media is an uppermost combination of media in the media stack, the method comprising:
Apparatus for handling a first combination of media from a media stack that includes one or more combinations of media, wherein each combination of media comprises a plurality of media and the first combination of media is an uppermost combination of media in the media stack, the apparatus comprising:
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