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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442276 | Separator device for franking machine feeder This invention relates to a separator for separating envelope flaps from envelope bodies, of which the active separation zone is formed by a supple part which comprises a peripheral edge arranged at the level of an envelope conveyor deck. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427059 | Paper handling system materials exit path arrangement A materials handling system includes an insertion subsystem for inserting materials into envelopes to form mailpieces of a first type and mailpieces of a second type. The materials handling syatem also includes a first mailpiece transport path located downstream fro... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425244 | Moistening device for sealing envelope flaps A moistening device that significantly reduces any loss of contact between the applicator and envelope flap regardless of the thickness of the mail piece or size of the flap, thereby ensuring sufficient wetting of the glue line on the envelope flap with moistening f... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7384500 | Manually operated moistener for items with a water-activated glue A manually-operated moistener, to which a mail piece is supplied lying flat with a down-turned but not yet adhered flap on the underside of the envelope, has a blade in an upper part and a moistener rocker that can be opened upwardly and can be rotated with at least... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364621 | Water feed device for a moistener of a mail handling machine A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps, which moistener is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device including a water tank which is mounted on a support and from which a quantity of water flows thro... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7245975 | Skew compensation A system and method for generating master and slave reference signals is disclosed, wherein at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a master section and at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a slave section, said slave section being a slave of said mas... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7125454 | Device for selectively moistening envelope flaps This invention relates to a device for moistening envelope flaps, comprising a reservoir of liquid, means for pumping this liquid and, disposed transversely with respect to a direction of advance of the envelopes and inclined with respect to a horizontal plane for s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7067036 | Active moistening system for mailing machine A device for moistening an envelope flap includes a reservoir for holding a moistening fluid and an applicator mounted above the reservoir for applying the moistening fluid to the envelope flap. The moistening device also includes a fluid transfer member that is mou... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6952910 | Gas filled bodies In a plastic tube (1) for the production of gas filled bodies, with two superimposed sheets, connected in a gas tight manner to each other along a first longitudinal edge thereof, the upper sheet (2) and the lower sheet (3) are welded together i... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913054 | Envelope flap moistening apparatus A device for moistening an envelope flap includes a mechanism which defines an envelope feed path and a plate disposed adjacent the envelope feed path. The plate passes between the envelope body and the envelope flap. A plurality of orifices formed in the plate disc... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893534 | Universal device for moistening envelope flaps This invention relates to a device for moistening envelope flaps integrated in a mail item feed module and successively comprising, along a path of travel of these mail items, at least one pair of drive rollers for conveying these mail items, a separator for separat... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6843884 | Apparatus for moistening an envelope A moistener for applying liquid to an envelope, for use in sealing the latter, comprises a liquid storage tank (70a, 70b) and means, such as wicks (71) for transporting the liquid to the envelope (not shown). The level of liquid in... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6808594 | System and method for managing overflow of moistening fluid in a mailing machine A system and method for managing overflow of moistening fluid in a mailing machine is provided. An overflow pipe is provided in the reservoir, positioned over a sump located beneath the reservoir. The top of the overflow pipe in the reservoir is located slightly abo... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6804932 | Envelope sealing device for a mailing machine The present invention includes apparatus and methods for sealing an envelope. A sealing nip is formed by an upper roller and a lower roller. The upper roller is mounted on an upper shaft and the lower roller is mounted on a lower shaft. A mechanism associated with t... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803100 | Rewettable adhesive systems The invention relates to new rewettable adhesive systems containing colloidal dispersion mixtures obtained by copolymerization of at least one water-soluble monomer with at least one non-water-soluble comonomer in the presence of a micelle-forming emulsifier. The in... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6783594 | Self-adjusting moistener system for a mailing system A self-adjusting moistening system for a mailing system is provided. The applicator is coupled to a float mechanism, placed in the reservoir of moistening fluid, by a spring. When the reservoir is full of moistening fluid, the spring is compressed, and therefore doe... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6708467 | Envelope moistener with temperature adjusting apparatus A method and system for moistening and sealing an envelope in a high speed mail processing machine including steps and components for heating a liquid to moisten the glue on the envelope flaps to more quickly soften the glue and provide an improved seal. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6635145 | Packaging filler product A packaging filler product and machine for making the product wherein the product includes an air-filled pouch having sealed edges and spots connecting the opposing sheets of the pouch together. The machine includes a frictional belt system for gripping a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6554956 | Method and apparatus for sealing closed envelopes The present invention is directed to an envelope processing system system in which a supply of envelopes is placed for moistening and sealing. The moistening and sealing apparatus is designed to receive all types of intermixed mail envelopes with various ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6406591 | Mailing machine including a stripper blade having a raise edge A mailing machine including a base, a registration wall and a stripper blade. The base includes a deck defining a deck plane along which an envelope having an envelope body, an envelope flap and a top edge may be fed in a path of travel. The registration ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6361603 | Apparatus for moistening envelope flaps This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a non-contact apparatus for moistening envelope flaps that projects moistening fluid without pumping fluid. The present invention is directed to, in a general aspect, a non-contact e... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6322663 | Configuration for closing envelopes A mail processing system has an envelope-separating apparatus with a moistening apparatus for moistening and discharging an envelope in an open state. A franking device is disposed downstream of the envelope-separating apparatus and is optionally provided... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6035915 | Tab dispensing apparatus and related method An apparatus for dispensing an adhesive tab ready for placement on the an edge of a substantially flat article, such as a folded mailer or the like. Adhesive tabs are disposed on a roll formed of a reverse-wound backing strip housed in the base of the app... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6001910 | Use of anionic or cationic plasticizers with sulfonated polyesters in hot melt formulations A remoistenable hot melt adhesive composition comprising (i) 25 to 80% by weight of a sulfonated polyester; (ii) 3 to 40% by weight of an anionic or cationic plasticizer; (iii) 0 to 40% by weight of a polar tackifier; (iv) 0 to 3% by weight of an antioxidant; and (... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6001217 | Cut and seal unit for sheet material A cut and seal unit for sheet material, wherein an actuating unit has a single powered input, and two identical output transmissions linked to each other and to the input; the two output transmissions are connected to respective cut and seal tools, which ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5976313 | Adjustable spray moistener for envelopes This invention relates to the creation of a swifter, cleaner, way of moistening envelope flaps to seal them. It represents an improvement over other designs of systems using nozzles in that it adjust for a variety of envelope flap shapes and lengths and d... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5946889 | Apparatus and method for enclosing a confidential sheet between a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet within a document security apparatus A method of enclosing a confidential sheet in an envelope within a document security apparatus includes the step of operating a print engine so as to advance a first enclosure sheet therethrough. The method also includes the step of advancing the first en... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944946 | Apparatus and process for perimeter pressure sealing Method and apparatus for activating longitudinal and transverse pressure sensitive adhesive strips in marginal edge portions of paper business forms are disclosed in the form of one or more roll sets which are formed to activate both the longitudinal and ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5941048 | Apparatus and method of sealing an envelope in a document security apparatus A sealing assembly includes a support roller. The sealing assembly also includes a center roller having a sealing ridge attached thereto which operatively contacts the support roller so as to urge a first enclosure sheet into contact with a second enclosu... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937619 | Apparatus and method for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side in a document security apparatus A sealing assembly for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side includes a support roller. The envelope includes (1) a first enclosure sheet having a first pressure sensitive adhesive thereon, and (2) a second enclosure sh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934045 | Method for providing confidentiality to a facsimile transmission having information associated with a first page of the transmission printed on a first enclosure sheet A method for providing confidentiality to a facsimile transmission includes the step of advancing a front enclosure sheet into the print engine. The method also includes the step of printing information associated with a first page of the facsimile transm... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5887411 | Apparatus and method for positioning a number of non-transparent enclosure sheets in a document security apparatus A method of positioning a number of non-transparent enclosure sheets in a document security apparatus includes the step of positioning a first non-transparent enclosure sheet on a first support. The method also includes the step of positioning a second no... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5863373 | Pressure sealing method for business forms Business forms are sealed by pressure with reduced tenting and pillowing. Each form has a strip of pressure sensitive adhesive of a predetermined width. In an automatic continuous, sequential manner, upper and lower rollers operatively biased together by ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5840123 | Mailing system moistener apparatus with recirculating excess moistening fluid A moistening apparatus includes a moistening fluid supply means. A moistening means is connected to the moistening fluid supply means for applying the moistening fluid onto the glue line of an envelope flap or onto the glue area of a postage meter or parc... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5814183 | Method and mechanism for sealing an envelope An envelope is moved along a first path by a first pair of rollers, with the envelope oriented with its lower edge forward, the front panel next to the path, and the flap open. A second pair of rollers is positioned with its nip near the path for capturin... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5807463 | Mailing machine including a moistener system An envelope handling device including a moistener module where the moistener module includes a reservoir assembly, a first well tank and a second well tank. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir tank for holding a supply of reservoir water having a ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5770005 | Envelope flap sealing device A housing confines therewithin a saturated sponge, the same disposed for moistening the flap of an envelope. Too, the housing has a entry slot for an envelope, and a switch, with an operating sensor or limb which detects the entry of an envelope into the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5746881 | Moistener for a postage meter The moistening system is used in combination with a postage meter system, wherein the postage meter system includes a horizontal extend deck supported by a meter housing. A portion of the deck defines a printing station. The moistening system includes a h... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5739653 | Servo motor feedback used as drive train diagnostic Diagnosis of servo motor driven drive train problems based upon changes in the rotational velocity of the servo motor as electrically operable drive line components are selectively engaged. The unloaded (unloaded) rotational velocity of a servo motor is d... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5722538 | Label assembly for package sleeve accommodating a storage media disc and method for sealing a package sleeve A label assembly for a package sleeve accommodating a storage media disc in a sleeve cavity thereof. The label assembly includes a removable tear strip covering the sleeve cavity such that when the tear strip is detached along perforation lines, the disc ... | 03/03/1998 |
