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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7301658 | Device transmission tracking An object is optically scanned to form a corresponding message data in storage. The message data is transmitted over an interconnecting network to an address of an addressed recipient. After receiving an acknowledgement of receipt of the message data from the addres... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283276 | Method and system for producing proof data for package printing A method for producing proof data for a blank of a package in an electronic reproduction system for packages includes linking CAD data from a CAD system and graphic data from a graphic system to form blank data, and using the blank data in a sheet assembly system to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278634 | Device for controlling printed products A tape transport system for printed products includes a tape having a tape width, a pulley, and a lever arm supporting the pulley, the lever arm having a first side and a second side. The pulley has a first section disposed on the first side of the lever arm and a s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249903 | Assembly for feeding a continuous roll of web material to a sheet fed printing device An assembly for feeding, printing, and cutting a continuous web of material is provided. The web is fed from a roll supported in a roll feeding unit to a printer unit. The web can carry distinct image-receiving media items or can be a plain continuous web material. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7200356 | Discharge roller device A discharge roller device includes at least one roller pair, at least one first free roller and at least one second free roller. The roller pair includes a driving roller and a pressure roller pushed against the driving roller. The first free roller is disposed at a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7096743 | Device for measuring the bending strength of flat consignments An apparatus for measuring the flexural rigidity in the longitudinal direction of flat items of mail transported one after another on a conveying path includes a control device, a sensor for detecting the edges of the items of mail and signaling the control device w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088384 | Image recorder for punching hole by movable punching element An image recorder includes a punch unit for punching a hole in a plate. The punch unit has six punchers disposed movably. Punches of the punchers can punch holes of different configurations. A punch of a required configuration moves to a required location toward a p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085687 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing packaging optimization A simulation program that determines a packaging configuration for placement of any math-based part/assembly into a selected shipping container(s) for transfer of the product to customer plants. The simulation program determines either automatically or manually an e... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081914 | Image recorder An image recorder includes a punch unit for punching a hole in a plate. The punch unit has six punchers disposed movably. Punches of the punchers can punch holes of different configurations. A punch of a required configuration moves to a required location toward a p... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073444 | Method for checking the quality of flat workpieces and device for carrying out said method Method and apparatus for checking the quality of blanks processed with a machine processing blanks of at least a certain type, comprising: carrying out a registering for said possible blank types, feeding a register parameter (n) defining a required number of blanks... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055818 | Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet treating apparatus and an image forming apparatus having the same which are excellent in durability and exhibit excellent sheet transportability while allowing saving of space, in which a large number of curled sheets can be stacked in an aligned state. In t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058353 | Paper detecting device of paper feeding cassette and an image forming apparatus having the same A paper detecting device to detect paper presence on a paper plate in a paper feeding cassette, and comprising a light-emitting device and a light-receiving sensor. In the paper feeding cassette, an end-fence is movably mounted, and at least one of the light-emittin... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055350 | Packaging system, apparatus and method therefor Known packaging machines are only able to package objects in a limited number of arrangements usually limited to a single pack type. The present invention provides a server and client arrangement in which a user makes a number of selections respectively based upon a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6929595 | Printing system, controller, printing method and storage medium A controller of a printing system creates imposed printing data in which a plurality of printing data for representing a printing image on one side of a sheet printed) are imposed (i.e., data to represent printing images covering a single page of a printed matter). ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6811527 | Method of producing printed packaging laminate, and an apparatus for carrying the method into effect In the production of printed packaging laminate in web form, a method of reducing both waste quantity and stereo cost in connection with lamination, printing and splitting a material web, the material web being split into narrower semi-webs which are provided with a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6776750 | Drive for a folder A low-oscillation and space-saving drive for a changeable format folder of a rotary printing is provided, the rotary printing machine having rotating subassemblies that can be driven, in particular a cutting cylinder, a pin folding blade cylinder, a folding jaw cyli... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761676 | Device for controlling printed products A tape transport system for printed products comprising a first tape, a pulley supporting the tape, and a lever arm supporting the pulley, the lever arm including a first side rail and a second side rail, the pulley supported rotatably between the first and second s... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6705982 | Pre-fold sword insertion device A folder includes a first cutting device for partially cutting a web of material, a former to fold the web of material, so as to form a folded web, a stationary signature opening device located between sides of the passing folded web, and a second cutting device loc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6689035 | Method and apparatus for designing and creating a package A comprehensive model design environment for creating a comprehensive model having a graphical design and a structural design includes at least two design stations and a database. Each design station comprises a graphical. design module for generating sig... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682469 | Inside printing of flexible packages A flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, that provides for the presentation of graphics inside the package using existing converter and vertical form and fill packaging machine technology. The invention involves producing a slightly wider fi... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6599226 | Image forming system An image forming system with a finisher connected to a copying machine via an inverting unit. The finisher has a stapling section which staples sheets stacked on a tray with a stapler and a folding section which folds a sheet with folding rollers. In a co... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6562171 | Method for making a two sided image A method and apparatus for the manufacture of a two-sided image product is disclosed, comprising the steps of: providing a web of media having an image bearing side and a non-image bearing side; printing a plurality of undetermined images on the image bea... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6513427 | Device for guiding material webs in rotary presses A device for guiding material webs (A through D; E through H) via an angle-bar deck (2), including a folding section that is arranged on a plurality of planes (3.1, 3.2, 3.3), from where the material webs (A through D), (E through H) enter folding apparat... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6436023 | Printer continuous paper drive A paper stacker for use with a printer which prints connected sheets that are to be stacked in a folded relationship having a surface for receiving the paper with a frame surrounding the paper that is raised in relationship to the paper in order to mainta... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6394730 | Method and apparatus for making an album page A method and apparatus for making a photo album leaf from a media having a front and back side. The apparatus includes a processing path along which the media moves through the apparatus; a digital printer disposed along the processing path for printing i... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394498 | Method and apparatus for making an album page A method and apparatus for making a photo album leaf from a media having a front and back side. The apparatus includes a processing path along which the media moves through the apparatus; a digital printer disposed along the processing path for printing i... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6299572 | Print image positioning A method and apparatus for punching an image-recordable plate with a notch of variable depth or a hole at variable distance from a reference line, such that enable the plate to be mountable on the cylindrical surface of the drum of an imagesetter, with a ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6280374 | Multi-view print cutting apparatus using lenticular material as an alignment guide An apparatus for accurately cutting a multi-view print from a sheet of print material is disclosed comprised of a lower body portion and a cutter blade residing in the lower body portion. The cutter blade has a cutting outline corresponding to the outline... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6224529 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus for stapling multiple sheets with a stapler and delivering the sheets in folio, includes a staple hitting device, a stapler having an anvil opposed to the staple hitting device with respect to a sheet path and a shifting devic... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6183406 | Printer tractor paper feeder and ironer A paper stacker for use with a printer which prints connected sheets that are to be stacked in a folded relationship having a surface for receiving the paper with a frame surrounding the paper that is raised in relationship to the paper in order to mainta... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6162160 | Card and process for producing the same A process for producing a card comprising: recording variable data comprising photographic data on at least one selected from a surface of a center core to be used for the card, and a back surface of an oversheet in a sheet form supplied from a roll thereof, ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162159 | Ticket dispenser A ticket dispenser has a dispenser body with an internal chamber, and a lid for closing the chamber. The lid has an external ticket-receiving surface. A roll of paper or the like is contained in the chamber, and is fed between a rotating drum and an uprig... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6090027 | Method for parcel marking and three dimensional label thereof A method of marking a parcel (68) includes folding a label (33) about a chosen corner (123) of parcel (68) having contiguous sides (43) and converging edges (44) to permit an individual to rapidly locate the label. The label may be printed in ink and/or e... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6076332 | Process for manufacturing containers having high quality, weather resistant graphics on exterior surfaces A method for making weather resistant packaging with high quality graphics on the exterior of packaging material wherein the desired graphics are printed on a thin vinyl sheet with an offset lithographic printing process using solventless, styrene-based, ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5776619 | Plate stock An improved coated paperboard or plate stock useful for forming substantially rigid food containers such as plates, bowls, trays and the like and a process from producing the improved coated paperboard are provided. A base coat comprising a styrene acryli... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5685815 | Process of using paper containing alkaline sizing agents with improved conversion capability Fine paper that is sized with a 2-oxetanone alkaline sizing agent and that does not encounter machine feed problems in high speed converting or reprographic machines, including continuous forms bond paper and adding machine paper, processes for converting... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5661948 | Packaging system A packaging system has a conveyor, a coil of a web of box material, and a box-making unit adjacent the coil for pulling the box-material web from its coil, printing on the box-material web, cutting the printed box-material web into individual carton blank... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5582570 | Method and apparatus for binding sheets using a printing substance A method and apparatus for binding sheets using a reactivatable printing substance such as toner comprises a printing device for applying printing toner to a binding edge of a sheet. Printing text can be applied simultaneously to the sheet by the printing... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5496253 | Method and apparatus for forming bookbinding strips Apparatus and method are disclosed for preparing a preprinted book cover for application to a book block in a perfect binding system A double-walled tubular attachment strip is adhesively attached to the cover spine portion of successive covers in a conti... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5456646 | System and method for manufacturing sealed packages A system and method for constructing sealed printed packages and one-piece mailers provides fixedly applying printing toner to predetermined locations upon a first part of a face of a printable sheet. The sheet is then folded so that a second part of the ... | 10/10/1995 |
