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A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311651 | Transport device A transport or conveying device is used in a folding apparatus for transporting or conveying signatures. A transport or conveying cylinder, which carries the signatures, is placed in cooperative engagement with another cylinder. A position of a terminal end of a sig... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7172547 | Variable-circumference folder A variable-circumference folder includes a gathering cylinder fitted with pin systems for reliably holding products of different thickness fed to the gathering cylinder by an accelerating device without any adjustment effort. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7143692 | Device for producing folded products A device for providing folded products utilizes a funnel-shaped structure that consists of at least two funnels that are usable for providing two longitudinally folded strands or webs. A register device is usable for adjusting a path of at least one of the strands o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7036413 | Device for the transverse cutting of at least one web in a folding apparatus A printed, endless web is transversely cut by the cooperation of a cutting blade cylinder and a sheet gripping cylinder that also carries cutting blocks. If the web that is to be cut, is noted as having a defect, for example in the printing applied to it, the cuttin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008364 | Sheet folding apparatus and method In some embodiments of the present invention, a method and apparatus for folding sheets are disclosed in which single transverse folds are created by vacuum rolls in one operational mode and double transverse folds are created by vacuum rolls in another operational ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971311 | Magnetic tucker bar for a printing press A tucking device for tucking a printing plate into a gap of a plate cylinder includes a tucker bar having a tucking surface and at least one magnet for creating a repulsive magnetic force at the tucking surface. An actuator connected to the tucker bar is used for mo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6899026 | Folding installation on a rotary roller press and as rotary roller press A folding installation of a web-fed rotary printing press includes a first group of at least two folding formers and at least one additional folding former which is offset vertically from the first group. The folding formers of the first group are adjacent and are o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892635 | Arrangement for processing a web a folded product from a rotary roller press and a rotary roller press An arrangement for processing webs in a rotary web-fed printing press includes a turning device that is usable for shifting the web about an uneven multiple of a half web-width of the web. A folding installation is also provided. The web or webs, which are displaced... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6895212 | Paper post-processing method, paper post-processing apparatus and image recording apparatus A paper post-processing apparatus for folding a paper ejected from an image forming apparatus at a paper folding process section, having a pair of folding rollers; a pair of fold/transporting rollers each of which contacts with each of the pair of folding rollers; a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6820869 | Variable folder In order to provide a variable folder which allows smearing-free operation, the cutting blade of an upstream cross-cutting arrangement is provided with recesses, which leave behind residual crosspieces in the strand which is to be cut, and arranged in the product-di... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6682063 | Folding apparatus for napkin stacks having two-color sequences Dual folding apparatus using multi-width parent rolls to produce color sequenced stacks of napkins, including means for unwinding, slitting and advancing same-color product webs to a turning and lane separating device to selectively transfer first-color w... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6367792 | Copy-guiding cylinder of a folder In a rotary printing machine, a folder operatable in different folding modes, and having a copy-guiding cylinder to which copies severed from a material web by a cutting-cylinder pair are feedable, the copy-guiding cylinder having a circumferential surfac... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6250622 | Cylinder assembly for a folding apparatus of a rotary printing press The present invention is related to a paper conducting cylinder in a folder which is assigned to a rotary printing press such as a rotary newspaper printing press. A plurality of cylinder's surface sections (19) is mounted about the circumference of said ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6109029 | Wave energy converter An apparatus and method as seen in FIG. 2 for converting the motion of waves on a body of fluid 52 into useable energy. This apparatus employs a wave follower 20 to track the rising and falling waves. The reciprocating wave follower interacts with a drive... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5765459 | Method for moving point neeedles in a two stage extension path Point needles in a collecting cylinder are driven in a two stage extension process to initially needle or pierce the leading edge of a product web being cut. Once the cut has been made, the needle tips are moved further radially outwardly from the cylinde... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5707054 | Folding apparatus having a copy-forming auxiliary module Folding apparatus having a main folder and an associated auxiliary cutting module for cutting into copies at least one longitudinally folded strip or web section originating from a web coming from a rotary printing press, the auxiliary cutting module havi... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5685528 | Paper web feed for a folding apparatus A pair of partial paper web receiving superstructure units are placed above a transverse folding unit in a folding apparatus. Either a drawing unit or a longitudinal folder and its associated folder hopper inlet can be placed between the superstructure un... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5653428 | Phase control system for a folder fan A phase control system for a fan blade assembly of a folder is provided which includes a fan blade assembly, a folded product transport assembly, and a control system. The fan blade assembly includes a first and second rotating fan blade assembly. The fir... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5607146 | Mechanism for diverting of products in a folding apparatus A device for diverting signatures into pockets of at least two slow-down devices is provided. The device includes a set of high-speed tapes (3) arranged downstream of a pair of cutting cylinders (2). A set of diverting belts (6) comprises raised surface p... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5588644 | Interleaving apparatus for rolled up segments Rolls of individual plastic bags are formed on apparatus that overlaps the bags before the bags are fed into the roll to provide a compact roll of individual bags. The apparatus overlaps portions of the bags so that a plurality of bags can be continuously... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5551678 | Cylinder folding apparatus A cylinder folding apparatus for a web-fed rotary printing press utilizes solid cutting and a collecting cylinders to cut a paper web into signatures. A hollow folding drum is provided with an interior folding blade cylinder whose axis of rotation is offs... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5527256 | Device for converting the function of a cutting/collecting cylinder of a folding apparatus A device for converting the function of a cutting/collecting cylinder (4) of a folding apparatus for rotary printing presses is provided. The cutting/collecting cylinder is convertible from a "collect" to a "non-collect" mode of operation and vice versa. ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5386979 | Rotary folding apparatus with a special cylinder arrangement for web-fed rotary printing presses Folding apparatus for signatures having a given format includes at least a first longitudinal folding device, a plurality of cylinders arranged in succession thereafter and followed by at least a second longitudinal folding device. Also included are a cyl... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5176371 | Rotary printing machine and printed web folding and handling system combination To ensure accurately aligned handling of a plurality of superposed webs (3, 4) forming a composite web, which is to be folded longitudinally twice, particularly to maintain alignment of the individual folded web portions for subsequent application of indi... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5080338 | Folding apparatus for rotary printing machine A folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine with two folding formers arranged one behind the other, nip rollers and cutting cylinders for two paper webs longitudinally folding by the folding formers, as well as deflectors, fans and deliveries for st... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5078374 | Machine for cutting and folding a printed paper strip In the machine, a tabloid brochure produced from the strip is either stripped directly from a folding cylinder (30) or passed between the folding cylinder and a second fold cylinder at which a transverse, so-called second fold is made. The folding cylinde... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5037076 | Folder In the case of a folder with two production lines which each have a transverse folding means and a conveyor belt extending therefrom and of which at least one is provided with a longitudinal folding means having an associated conveyor belt running through... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4726578 | Paper-folding apparatus Apparatus for forming a longitudinal fold in a web of paper includes a paper feed arrangement, paper folding means arranged below and downstream of the paper feed arrangement, and guide means extending between the paper feed arrangement and the paper fold... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4655739 | Gauze folding machine Apparatus for continuously manufacturing surgical sponges from a web of gauze is disclosed. The apparatus cuts the web into discrete pieces, and thereafter folds, irons, stacks and counts the pads as an integrated and automated operation at a high rate of... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4648586 | Gear folder A gear folder for paper web ribbons utilizes four cooperating cylinders. The paper web is delivered between a cutting cylinder and a pin-holing and grooved bar cylinder where one or more cutting knives sever the web into signatures. The signatures are tak... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4605210 | Apparatus for folding traveling webs using a series of roller pairs A plurality of folding stages, in which each folding stage carries out a folding operation, in steps, are provided. The folding stages each have a folding roller pair (2, 2'. . . 5, 5'), one each roller being located above, and one below the web or superp... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4582743 | Toilet paper The invention concerns toilet paper as it is usually manufactured in rolls. Considering that in use the central area of the paper is particularly subject to tearing and strain, the toilet paper of this invention has a central area which is significantly t... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4519597 | Folding apparatus with compound tucker blade motion A folding apparatus for separating a web into individual signatures and producing two folds in each signature, comprises an upper cylinder, a lower cylinder and an intermediate cylinder. Each of the cylinders is rotated about an axis, the axes of the uppe... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4490132 | Paper folding machines for use in rotary presses A paper folding machine comprises a slitter for longitudinally slitting a web of printed paper into two halves, a pair of triangular plates for longitudinally folding slitted halves of the web, a cutting drum for transversely cutting the folded halves int... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4368879 | Cutting and folding apparatus in rotary press A cutting and folding apparatus receives a printed web from a printing section including a plate cylinder and produces a variety of signatures. The apparatus includes a folding cylinder having a diameter two or more times as large as that of the plate cyl... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4360194 | Web unit handling method and apparatus A web unit handling method and apparatus wherein a plurality of web units are separately advanced along a plurality of delivery paths which are aligned along a lineal collection path, each web unit being transferred into the collection path and thereafter... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4349185 | Folding apparatus Folding apparatus for quarter-folded web products such as paper napkins wherein belt means are associated with a pair of vacuum folding rolls for stripping products from one roll and thereafter urging the product against a simultaneously folded product ca... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4295644 | Device for stacking thin-walled bags In a machine for stacking bags manufactured from thin thermoplastic foil material, the combination of a rotatable supporting drum with radially projecting collecting pins and clenching means for the bags, said means comprising a radially and tangentially ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4190243 | Folder assembly for book folding A folding assembly for book folding in web-fed rotary printing machines is disclosed. A take-over or transfer cylinder, which is capable of operating in either straight or collect run production, transfers signatures to an acceleration section which is ru... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4190242 | Gear folder A gear folder for folding paper webs or sheets is provided with a cutting knife cylinder, a counter-cut groove cylinder, and a collecting and folding blade cylinder. The collecting cylinder has an odd number of fields for receipt of sheets and further inc... | 02/26/1980 |
