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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318306 | Packaging method for packaging containers and lids An apparatus for use in packaging containers and associated lids together includes a moveable gantry with a first support portion and a second support portion alongside the first support portion. The first and second support portions are sized and configured to supp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318586 | Method and device for stacking sheet material A spiral slot stacker has a two-part stripper 2 for stripping out sheet material from a stacker wheel 1. The two parts 2a, 2b of the stripper are movable. A first part 2a of the stripper is moved out of the sta... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7257937 | Sheet-processing apparatus A processing system which enables automation of processing of sheet bodies with a view to raising efficiency of operations, from stacking to packing. A plurality of paper sheaves, which have been produced by cutting and chopping, are transported in a width direction... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7210893 | Flats mail autotrayer system A method and apparatus is disclosed for combining multiple small stacks of flats mailpieces into a single large stack of mailpieces and then transferring the large stack to a standard flats mail tray, all while maintaining the sequence order of the mail in the accum... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7125216 | Device for loading a three-knife trimmer In a device for loading a three-knife trimmer with brochures, periodicals or like bound book blocks (1), comprising a feed conveyor (4), a stacking device (16) operable in magazine mode and counted stack mode and including a magazine (17)... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108648 | Bundled sheets processing apparatus A bundled sheet processing apparatus has a chute unit tilting between the first and second positions. A downstream side in the chute unit conveying direction, there is provided a stopper that has the contact surface narrower than the thickness of a bundle and stops ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7052006 | Process and apparatus for producing stacks of printed products provided with an additional sheet A method and apparatus for producing stacks of flat objects, such as printed products 28, wherein the printed products are fed to a preliminary stacking compartment 20, into which opens the outlet 32 of an arrangement 12 for feeding addit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7002135 | Method and apparatus for precision counting and tracking of signatures moving between a gripper conveyor and a stacker infeed Printed products are accurately detected, counted and tracked as they move from a gripper conveyor to a lay down conveyor. The printed products are further tracked from a position where they reach a sensor upstream of the stacker where the position of selected print... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994337 | Book bindery and trimming apparatus Book bindery and trimming apparatus which is directly connectable to the output of a digital printer enable substantially automatic book production. Individual sheets are cut from a printed web, folded and driven into a sheet stacker. The stacker collects the sheets... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966743 | Device for pushing a stack of printed products from a table A device for pushing a stack of printed products from a table on which the stack is stacked has a stacking receptacle provided on the table and receiving the printed products for stacking. The stacking receptacle is defined by four lateral edges of the printed produ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935089 | Methods of manufacturing roofing products Methods of making roofing products. One such method includes (a) creating a mixture having a filler and a polymer; (b) forming a sheet from the mixture; (c) cooling the sheet; (d) embossing the sheet; (e) forming multiple roofing products from the sheet; and (f) bun... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6905449 | Bundled sheets processing apparatus and bundled sheets processing method A bundled sheet processing apparatus has a chute unit tilting between the first and second positions. A downstream side in the chute unit conveying direction, there is provided a stopper that has the contact surface narrower than the thickness of a bundle and stops ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6830425 | Process and plant for handling thermoformed objects for a single-station thermoforming machine with form and cut mould Process and plant for handling and stacking a plurality of thermoformed containers or lids, including the steps of: obtaining during a thermoforming phase mouldings of lids and containers, having at least three stacking protrusions... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6821080 | Method and device for stacking flat objects For producing stacks (20), flat objects (2) are supplied individually held by holding elements (3) in an edge zone (10). Groups (1) of the objects (2) are supplied one behind the other and arranged in a stack by placing obje... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6746202 | Method and arrangement for the production of crossed stacks Flat objects (7) to be stacked in a stacking device (2) are supplied serially, individually held and aligned with one another. Cross stacks (12) are produced by subjecting alternating groups (11, 11′) of the supplied objects (7) ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6699005 | Booklet stacking apparatus and method The present disclosure relates to a booklet stacking apparatus and method. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a booklet stacking mechanism. In one arrangement, the booklet stacking mechanism comprises a gate that is adapted to be placed ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6527499 | Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6488465 | Technique for nesting articles Disclosed herein is a method of nesting a pair of elongate articles, each having a complementary nesting surface, comprising the steps of: providing an article receiving surface; delivering a first elongate article to a first ready position on the article... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6468024 | Apparatus and method for orienting and stacking generally planar workpieces Disclosed are machines and methods of orienting and stacking a stream of workpieces when it is desirable to stack at lease some of the workpieces in a face-to-face or back-to-back orientation. The apparatus has a receiving assembly for receiving a continu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6339910 | Device for the insertion of products into a packaging container A device for insertion of products into a packaging container in a packaging machine comprises an insertion plunger which is guided along a certain path parallel to the product and a cover element which can be pre-positioned above the product by a first d... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6179548 | Folded carton stacking and packing apparatus Apparatus is provided for receiving folded cartons of non-uniform thickness from a conventional gluing device, stacking those cartons into stacks of a predefined number, and rotating successive stacks 180° from each other in order to compensate for the u... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135703 | Device and a method for orienting sheets or groups of sheets, in particular banknotes Paper sheets are oriented singly or in bundles using a device applicable to a machine by which the sheets, typically banknotes or previously assembled bundles of banknotes, are ordered into stacks. The machine comprises a series of stacking stations, supp... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6109862 | Technique for nesting articles Disclosed herein is a method of nesting a pair of elongate articles, each having a complementary nesting surface, comprising the steps of: providing an article receiving surface; delivering a first elongate article to a first ready position on the article... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5971697 | Device for overturning packaged editorial products, for association with a packaging line For association with a packaging line, a device for overturning packaged editorial products which grips the editorial products (12) advancing on a conveyor belt (13) and overturns them to superpose them on the next product in order to facilitate their fin... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961273 | Stacker for the stacking of metallic section bars in alternating, upright and reverse layers A stacker for the stacking of metallic section bars in alternating upright and reverse layers in an orderly manner, in particular of section bars originating from rolling mills by a conveying line which includes a plurality of trolleys equipped with lance... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5944478 | Automatic stacker with rotary heads for stacking, in an ordered manner in alternate upright and inverted layers, metal sections originating from a rolling mill An automatic stacker with rotary heads for stacking in an ordered manner in alternate upright and inverted layers rolled metal sections originating from a rolling mill via a transport line is characterised in that each head also undergoes vertical transla... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5842827 | Bulk handling apparatus A method and apparatus for stacking newspapers is disclosed which obviates the need to fasten individual stacks. Once ejected from a stacking device, stacks of newspapers pass through an assembly station where they are arranged into groups of three, calle... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5820335 | Apparatus for collecting plates A method and an apparatus for collecting plates from two rows of plates travelling side-by-side on a moving conveyor comprising inverting plates sequentially in one row of plates and merging said two rows of plates by depositing a plate from one row onto ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5713453 | Automatic fin rotation apparatus for a heat exchanger An apparatus for selectively orienting consecutive fin strips relative to one another as a preliminary step in the manufacture of a heat exchanger includes a sensor for sensing the presence of each of a series of fin strips all having a common orientation... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5570995 | Packing system for rolling mill stock by means of an improved suspended transfer means A process for a packing system for rolling-mill stock in which the packing system includes a continuous conveyor, an overhead transfer with a suspended electromagnet, and a lifter positioned below the conveyor in association with the overhead transfer. Th... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5558318 | Separator for forming discrete stacks of folded web A system for conveying folded web and forming discrete stacks of folded web comprising a conveyor that receives a stack of folded output web from a web folder and separator. The conveyor drives the web from an upstream end, adjacent the web folder and sep... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5507615 | Device for piling bundles of sheets A plurality of sheet-bundle piling lanes are disposed in perpendicular relation with respect to a common sheet-bundle feed lane for gradually feeding sheet-bundles. At a communicating portion between the sheet-bundle feed lane and each sheet-bundle piling... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5433582 | Device for discharging papers A device for stacking papers having a disk with a top and bottom surface, a means for rotating the disk, a pair of symmetrically opposing movable walls having opposing longitudinal flat wall sections that are kept in a parallel space apart relationship. T... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5380146 | Machine with handling assemblies to package layers of bars Machine with handling assemblies to package layers of bars, which cooperates with a feeder conveyor (11) and with a collection and discharge device (35), the feeder conveyor (11) comprising a first coordinated plurality or stationary abutments (14a) to po... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5312223 | Apparatus for stacking signatures A stacker assembly receives signatures and supports the signatures as an intermediate stack is formed. A jogger assembly engages an intermediate stack supported by the stacker assembly to accurately align edge portions of the signatures. The stacks of sig... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5263302 | Packing device A device for the packing of rigid or flexible receptacles, especially filled plastic bags, which are triangularly or teardrop-shaped in section, comprises a conveying belt for conveying the receptacles one behind the other, a discharge unit for dischargin... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5212929 | Unit to feed and stack layers of sections Unit (10) to feed and stack layer of sections, which is located downstream of a layer-forming platform (11) and upstream of a packaging assembly (32), the layer-forming platform (11) comprising a plurality of conveyors (29), the unit (10) consisting of a ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5195731 | Method and apparatus for stacking folded products, especially newspapers, having longitudinal folds and, possibly, also cross folds To form a stack of essentially uniform height of folded products, typically newspapers, in which each one of the folded products (1, 2) may include a plurality of sheet elements, such as newspaper sections, the folded products being formed, for example, w... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5174089 | Method to package sections and rotary packaging machine that employs the method Method to package sections either in normal layers or in alternate right-side-up/overturned layers, the layers being fed from determined layers, whereby two already butted layers, one having a number N of sections and the other having a number N-1 of sect... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5147177 | Package palletizing system A package palletizing system is systematized such that it comprises a winder, an inspection station for inspecting cone packages wound up by the winder, and a palletizing station for palletizing the cone packages after inspection in alternately opposite p... | 09/15/1992 |
