"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364148 | Sheet combining device and a method for combining sheets A sheet combining device includes at least one former, at least one longitudinal cutter, and at least two partial web guide routes. A respective partial sheet of partial cut webs can be conveyed on each of the at least two partial web guide routes. These sheets can ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351189 | Cutting device for the transverse cutting of at least one material web A cutting device is used to accomplish the transverse cutting of at last one material web. The cutting device includes a transport cylinder that is arranged to form a first cutting gap in cooperation with a first transverse cutting device. The transport cylinder is ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7246557 | Printing group of a rotary printing press A printing group of a rotary printing press includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one transfer cylinder. The forme cylinder has at least two printing forme end receiving channels. These two channels are spaced circumferentially. At least one of these for... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7182020 | Devices for guiding a partial width web, guide element for guiding a partial width web and processing machine comprising said devices A web is guided in a processing machine by the use of a device which includes a regular device and at least one further web guiding element. These cooperate to subject the web to an offset or to a change in direction. The regular device and the at least one further ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140295 | Printing group including cylinders supported for movement A printing group of a printing machine is comprised of a pair of cylinders each having a circumference that corresponds essentially to a length of a section of a side to be printed. The effective generated surface of at least one of the cylinders comprises, at the m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137554 | Card mailer system and method of preparing card packages for mailing An automate card package mailer for preparing card packages (60) composed of one or more cards(50) attached to matching carrier forms (33) for mailing has a carrier folding apparatus that is programmable to fold the carriers into different confi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7090632 | Folder with multiple-motor drive A folder includes a first cylinder having at least one first gripper for holding signatures and at least one tucker for tucking the signatures to define a first fold, a second cylinder having at least one first jaw for holding the signatures at the first fold, a fir... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083562 | Geared folding apparatus A folding apparatus utilizes a primary drive motor, at least one cylinder that is driven for rotation by the primary drive motor, and a pair of folding rollers. The folding rollers can be driven for rotation by an auxiliary motor. The folding rollers can be coupled ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044902 | Printing press folder and folder components A folder operable to cut a printed web received from a printing press. The folder includes a cutting section having cutting cylinders that cut the web into individual printed products, and a cutting motor that is operable to drive the cutting cylinders. A delivery a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6957523 | System to form, fill and seal flexible bags A system to form, fill and seal (FFS) flexible bags including the steps of: a total printing of the film as it winds off the supply reel; a dry cleaning; a gimballed aligning for the folding of the printed and washed film; a hot-bar welding of the folded film; a val... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6889970 | Delivery apparatus for folding machines A delivery apparatus for folding machines having a folding apparatus FA and a delivery apparatus DA, comprising a delivery fly 3 for receiving signatures S1, S2 and S3 folded by the folding apparatus FA, a conveyor C for operating the del... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6588739 | Device for feeding a web of material into a folding machine A device for feeding a web of material utilizes a pair of low angle bar superstructures situated adjacent to each other. Two cross or transverse folding devices are situated on the same or on different planes after, in the direction of web travel, the sup... | 07/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6193640 | Paper feeding in a folder Folders in a web-fed rotary printing press are associated with two spaced horizontal planes. Each of these planes is provided with a superstructure carriage that supports a plurality of turning bars. Each of the superstructure carriages can be displaced h... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5775222 | Individually driven folder for a rotary printing press A rotary printing press comprising a plurality of folder units including a cutting cylinder and a folding jaw cylinder with each of the folder units having a separate drive motor mechanially driving each folder unit separately from the plurality of printi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5676056 | Rotary printing press with a freely mountable folder In a rotary printing press with at least one folder, which comprises at least one cutting cylinder and one folding jaw cylinder, each folder is driven, due to being equipped with at least one separate drive motor, mechanically independently at least from ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5535996 | Apparatus and method for producing wrinkle-free signatures In order to eliminate gusset wrinkles in a closed end signature, a unique new and improved method and apparatus are disclosed. The method and apparatus contemplate printing a plurality of webs on presses to provide ribbons to be utilized in forming the si... | 07/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5405126 | Format-variable combination folder A folder having, disposed in succession in a web-and-copy traveling direction, at least a first longitudinal folding device, driven severing members, and cross-folding devices formed of folding cylinders to which a first copy delivery is assigned, and a s... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5259604 | Cross-folding apparatus for printed webs, particularly to obtain one-third/two-third folds superimposed To cross-fold a moving web into one-third lengths, a cutter blade cylinder (1, 26) is at a cutting position with a counter cylinder (4, 28), which carries needles and may also carry cutting knives. The cutting knives are arranged to cut the web into a for... | 11/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5072919 | Versatile folding apparatus to provide folded products of selectively different folding patterns A web (17) received, for example, from an 8-page or 16-page printing machine, is severed in a cutter blade cylinder (6) needle-tucking blade cylinder (7) combination and the severed sheets are provided with a cross fold in a first system (A) formed by the... | 12/17/1991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4352671 | Sheet folding apparatus for use with continuous web printing machine To permit angular adjustment of a gripper system (51) on a pick-up cylinder with respect to the leading edge (c, d) of a sheet (b) of printed paper for folding intermediate the length thereof, for example in the center, by projecting a creasing blade (61'... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4344610 | Folding apparatus for reel or web-fed rotary printing machines Folding machine in web-fed rotary printing machines for longitudinally folding, for cross-cutting the paper web and for collecting separated copies on a collecting cylinder cooperating with a knife cylinder, the collecting cylinder having an odd number of... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4279410 | Folder for a web-fed rotary printing press A method and apparatus for folding sheet stacks in a web-fed rotary printing press is disclosed. The sheet stacks are severed from groups of paper ribbons and are conveyed by suitable conveying cylinders to spaced folding tables. Each folding table is pro... | 07/21/1981 |
| 3942782 | Compensating former fold A method is disclosed wherein the longitudinal fold edges of the respective sections of a newspaper are disposed alternately on opposite sides thereof to form a more uniform, stable product; and apparatus is disclosed for practicing the method.... | 03/09/1976 |