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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7280348 | Positioning mechanism for a pen-based computing system In one embodiment, the invention provides a pen-based computing system. The system comprises a tablet unit including a display screen and an electronic assembly housed within an enclosure; and a separate base unit including two panels connected via a hinge, a first ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7247129 | Outsert-forming method A method and apparatus for forming informational items such as outserts and booklets may include folding a sheet of paper having product information printed thereon by making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper to form a first folded article; (b) making a fol... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7182723 | Informational item final folding apparatus A method and apparatus for forming informational items such as outserts and booklets may include folding a sheet of paper having product information printed thereon by making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper to form a first folded article; (b) making a fol... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7121992 | Informational item forming machine and method A method and apparatus for forming informational items such as outserts and booklets may include folding a sheet of paper having product information printed thereon by making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper to form a first folded article, the folds in the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6916280 | Apparatus for folding cardboard articles To simplify and speed up folding of plate-like elements (1) along a fold line (2), more particularly in a continuous operation, a method and a an apparatus for folding plate-like elements (1) are proposed which eliminate the use of counter-impre... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6689031 | Paper cutting apparatus for folder There is provided a paper cutting apparatus for a folder, the folder for a web rotary press being provided with a forming roller pair and at least one nipping roller pair on a downstream side of the forming roller pair in a paper passage between a former ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 5944645 | Finisher A finisher includes moving devices, which are movably mounted relative to a conveying path for applying additional-workings to a sheet having an image formed surface, such as a folding stopper which adjusts the position for folding the sheet, an aligning ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5743066 | Longitudinal sealer for bag maker-packaging machine A longitudinal sealer for a bag maker-packaging machine is controlled such that when an abnormal condition is detected and the operation of the machine is stopped temporarily and then restarted after the abnormal condition is removed, the mechanism for mo... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5176605 | Folding device for producing cigarette packs Folding mandrels (11) of a folding turret (10) are in the form of elongate thin-walled hollow bodies and are susceptible to mechanical stress. The folding mandrels (11) are monitored by a monitoring unit (13) with inductive tracers (14, 15; 29, 30) as reg... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4724429 | Diagnostic and control system for cigarette filter rod making machine A system for monitoring each of multiplicity of variables in the operation of a filter rod making machine includes sensors located at various points on the machine. These sensors measure the value of such variable parameters as the width of the tow, the a... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4673381 | Cartoning machine having auxiliary flap sealer Apparatus for adhesively affixing together flaps of a container box includes a conveyor belt on which the box is carried, a glue applicator for applying glue to at least one of the flaps, a main flap folding unit for folding the flaps together during norm... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4607252 | Monitoring system for production lines A system for monitoring the operation of an input transducer of a central control unit for machines employed in production and product packaging lines, the system having a first circuit for detecting operating defects of the input transducer including a f... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4592190 | Sleeve carton end panel and flap folding and sealing assembly In a carton erecting, loading and sealing machine for packaging a plurality of articles in a sleeve type carton, the gluing and sealing station of the machine is provided with a pair of upper folding plates and a pair of lower folding plates on either sid... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4196560 | Dispensing apparatus for machines for packeting cigarettes into hinged-lid rigid type cigarette packets A dispensing apparatus for machines for packeting cigarettes into hinged-lid rigid type cigarette packets is of the type comprising an intermittently rotating wheel having radially disposed compartments for housing individual cigarette packets. A dispensi... | 04/08/1980 |
| 3982380 | Device for sealing thermoplastic overwraps A device for controlling the sealing of thermoplastic wraps comprises contrivances for heat-sealing each wrap, at a speed compatible with individual speed levels of a wrapping machine; cams for causing the heat-sealing contrivances to operate with a recip... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3977306 | Automatic carton sealing system An automatic carton sealing system in which sealing is effected by the direct application of a gaseous flame to the surfaces to be sealed. In the system, an unsealed carton formed of paperboard stock coated with a thermoplastic layer and having a flap whi... | 08/31/1976 |
