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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162308 | Paper sheet processing device and method for controlling paper sheet processing device The present invention avoids a problem in that wound-up banknotes are located unevenly on substantially the same position on a winding drum. The paper sheet processing device is configured to process paper sheets. The paper sheet processing device includes: a receiv... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7360683 | Automated transaction machine with sheet accumulator and presenter mechanism An automated transaction machine (600) includes a note receiving storage and dispensing mechanism (624). The mechanism (624) includes a stacker mechanism (654). The stacker mechanism collects in a stack notes such as currency bills that a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7191704 | Conveyor unit for conveying flat objects A conveyor unit for conveying flat objects includes at least first, second and third endless belts, together with a cylinder. The first endless belt extends along a part of the circumference of the cylinder and forms, with the cylinder circumference, a section of a ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7014181 | Sheet foldover apparatus A method and apparatus for folding over a portion of at least one top sheet of a stack of interfolded sheets. The foldover apparatus includes a conveyor adapted to move the stack in the downstream direction, a vacuum assembly adapted to separate at least a portion o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6968783 | Method for printing security documents using sheets with identifiers For manufacturing security documents, a plurality of security documents are printed on a sheet. The sheets are being processed in batches (15a, 15b). Each sheet carries a unique, machine readable identifier. During manufacturing, the batc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969064 | Paper sheet storing and releasing apparatus The present invention provides a paper sheet storing and releasing apparatus which stores and releases paper sheets by winding and unwinding a tape between a wheel and a reel, wherein the apparatus can remove dust stacked on the tape during an operation thereof and ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945923 | Method for producing a newspaper A method of producing a newspaper having at least one section which is formed from at least one centrally folded printed sheet. The following steps are carried out according to the invention: a) individual sequentially printed sheets, which are intended for forming ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6443450 | Sheet stacking apparatus and method A document creating apparatus comprises an image transfer system and a sheet stacker for stacking sheets of material. The sheet stacker is coupled to the image transfer system and is adapted to transport the sheets of material from the image transfer syst... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6419219 | Signature delivery apparatus including two rotating buckets A delivery apparatus for sorting a single stream of signatures into two or more streams, the apparatus includes two counter-rotating bucket assemblies. Each bucket assembly includes a plurality of buckets spaced from one another along a common axis. The r... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6247692 | Signature delivery apparatus including two rotating buckets A delivery apparatus for sorting a single stream of signatures into two or more streams, the apparatus includes two counter-rotating bucket assemblies. Each bucket assembly includes a plurality of buckets spaced from one another along a common axis. The r... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6139009 | Device and process for delivering imbricated products A device and a method for depositing products or signatures on a conveying belt utilizes both a fixed stripper and a rotating stripper, in conjunction with a delivery paddle wheel. The cooperation of the fixed and rotating strippers deposits the signature... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5975525 | Paddle wheel for laying out folded products A paddle wheel is used to deliver folded products to a conveyor belt in a shingled fashion. The paddle wheel has a plurality of pockets which are formed by circumferentially spaced curved paddles. The thickness or width of each product receiving product i... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5746425 | Gripper-accumulator A gripper-accumulator and system for gripping, accumulating and transporting two or more pieces along an production line. The gripper-accumulator is particularly useful in accomplishing higher production speeds in the production of periodicals and magazin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5735516 | Apparatus for handling sheets Apparatus is described for handling sheets, such as bank notes or other value sheets. An inserted note is transported to an intermediate position in which the note can either be rejected or encashed without affecting notes already stored on a temporary st... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5639083 | Device for the delivery of folded products The invention relates to a device for the delivery of folded products with fan arrangements that are positioned opposite to one another. Multiple fans are disposed in spaced relation on a common axis of rotation. The circumferences of the fans overlap in ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5165674 | Folded sheet product opening and transfer system, and method of opening folded sheet products The folded products are not completely creased across their width in a folding apparatus but, rather, leaving an open loop or bulge or end portion (101). A separating cylinder (100) includes gripper or holding elements (38-41) located spirally about the c... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5112033 | Folder apparatus for a web-fed printing press A folder apparatus of a web-fed printing press having a printed-product delivery with two fan arrangements, each of which is formed of a plurality of mutually adjacent fans spaced-apart from one another on a common axis, the respective common axis of each... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5098075 | Apparatus for assembling and depositing signatures An apparatus for assembling and depositing signatures and for laying one upon the other of two different or differently oriented partial inner books made up from the signatures thus assembled.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5078375 | Method of superposing webs A method for superimposing webs where multiple ply cut pieces are applied to a carrier from one vacuum applicator cylinder or drum by first cutting multiple pieces from continuous webs and aligning the trailing edge of the multiple pieces or web lengths. ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5064180 | Electrostatic diverter A folder of a web-fed rotary printing machine includes a device for separating a stream of signatures into a plurality of secondary streams thereof having a device for applying an electrostatic charge to a signature, two diverter cylinders disposed alongs... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4971303 | Paddle wheel distributor system for printed products To provide for gentle braking by braking fingers (12) located in axial slots between paddle wheel vanes or blades (9, 10) of paddle wheels (8), the fingers have an outer contour which is shaped and dimensioned, at least in the inlet region of gaps (11) fo... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4948112 | Folding machine in a rotary press A folding machine in a rotary press of the type in which a printed a paper web is twice-folded and then cut into folded sheets by means of cutter drums, and the folded sheets are conveyed through a distributor section on the downstream side of the machine... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4925173 | Apparatus for assembling and depositing signatures An apparatus for assembling and depositing book signatures by means of signature-receiving compartments which are movable independently of one another and independnetly of a common rotary hub on which the compartments are carried to provide improved signa... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4896870 | Compact transport and storage system for folded or connected sheet products To permit storage of folded products, an elongated storage strip of finite length includes carriers for the folded products, the folded products being placed in predetermined position against the strip such that the sheets engage with a surface facing the... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4886260 | Method and apparatus for receiving folded printed products from printing machines or the like A conveyor device which is equipped with grippers secured to a chain structure is arranged beneath a rotary bucket or fan wheel of a printing machine, typically a printing press. These grippers engage trailing edges of the printed products which still abu... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4822018 | Sheet handling apparatus A sheet handling apparatus for accumulating currency notes into a stack includes a rotatable cylinder (14), an endless belt (22) driven together with the cylinder (14) and arranged to be in cooperative relationship with the cylinder (14) over a major part... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4768768 | Apparatus for processing printed products using a mobile winding and unwinding band storage unit The winding core mounted to be rotatable and removable in a mobile storage unit, is placed into rotation by means of a drive roll which engages at the outer surface or circumference of the widing core or, as the case may be, the wound product package form... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4585113 | Apparatus for transferring articles An apparatus transforms a single file of articles on a conveyor into separated batches of articles on the conveyor. The batches of articles are discharged into receptacles such as product buckets. The separation of the articles into batches provides suffi... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4537390 | High speed folder fly A rotary fly conveyor for use with the folders of newspaper printing presses which comprises a fly hub, generally curved fly fingers extending outwardly from the hub to form pockets for receiving newspapers and a gripping means located within each of the ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4523751 | Apparatus for convoluting sheets of paper on a core Partly overlapping sheets of a scalloped stream of sheets are transported against one side of a flexible band which is being convoluted onto a first core so that the sheets form convolutions which alternate with the convolutions of the band. The latter is... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4519598 | Signature gathering machine with segment wheel calibrated to main drive shaft An insert is incorporated in a book of gathered signatures by a segment wheel which makes one-half turn per machine cycle; to calibrate the speed of the wheel to the lineal speed of the signature a coupling incorporating principles of a Whitworth drive is... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4501415 | Balanced deflection gripper for sheet handling equipment A gripper mechanism for printing press folding machines or other sheet handling equipment comprises a rigid holder mounted on a pivot shaft and a resilient gripper finger, fixed to the holder, which pivots into engagement with an angled clamping surface. ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4491310 | Adjustable folding apparatus For manufacture of booklets consisting of an inner portion and a cover having material different than the inner portion on a folding apparatus including a collecting cylinder, two successively-disposed band guidances associated with the collecting cylinde... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4473219 | Gatherer with binding mechanism for papers discharged from a bin drum A gatherer comprises a generally cylindrical bin drum having circumferentially thereon a plurality of inclined shelves spaced apart each other for receiving papers. The gatherer further comprises a paper-size changing body and a switching means for the ch... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4468021 | Pickup and deacceleration drive of a sheet conveyor An arrangement, for the drive of a sheet conveyor connected to a sheet processing machine, facilitates the uniform movement of sheets to a pick-up station and the non-uniform movement of the sheets accumulated thereat to a discharge station. The arrangeme... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4453707 | Method and device for automatically processing sheet piles of numbered multiple-note security papers, notably banknotes, into bundle packets A pile of printed sheets comprising n×m banknotes per sheet are cut in a strip cutting unit into m strip piles and banded, the previously banded strip piles belonging to the same pile of sheets being gathered and delivered simultaneously as a group in th... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4445881 | Method and apparatus for improving newspaper folding and cutting mechanisms An improvement in the method and apparatus for folding newspaper in the "collect" mode. Inside and outside web sections are printed with the same number of lines and transferred to a folding cylinder which collects them in overlapping relation. Expanding ... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4381106 | Collect cylinder for a rotary folder A folder collect cylinder comprises at least five gripper mechanisms and an equal number of tucking mechanisms controlled by non-rotating cams that are selectively masked by masking cams that rotate about an axis coincident with the cylinder axis. The mas... | 04/26/1983 |
