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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303519 | Automatic machine and method for forming a corrugated pallet A folding and gluing machine is provided for converting a corrugated blank into a panel having at least two parallel struts formed from the blank. The machine forms the struts by having compression chains on each side that exert pressure on the sides of the blank so... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7243940 | Side airbag and method of folding A method and apparatus for providing a side airbag device for use in a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable cushion for deployment from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. The inflatable cushion is positioned behind a headliner of the vehicle in an un-inflated s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7118648 | Paper Strap Among other things, the present invention provides various apparatus useful in paper manufacturing and recycling. On such apparatus is a paper strap that includes a paper body that is formed of a compound structure. Such a paper strap further includes an adhesive ma... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077797 | Apparatus and method for creasing media to make booklets This invention relates to an apparatus and method for making booklets. Such structures of this type, generally, employ a variety of creasing techniques in order to form the booklet. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6944928 | Process and apparatus for producing a pallet from folded material The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the production of pallets (2), which are assembled from several base beams (4) and at least one load deck (3), which is folded to form a deck level (10) comprising essentially prism-... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6860308 | Apparatus 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 bearing side; ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6711876 | Apparatus for attaching a tag and a thread to a filter bag This invention describes a two-wheeled apparatus with rotating translators means and multiple pincers for the packaging tag connected to the terminal free end of a handling thread, whose other free end is fixed to the bag itself. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705604 | Pre-folding machine for covers and wrappers The novel pre-folding machine for book covers and/or wrappers, has two symmetrical units each provided with two parallel axes on which marking disks and counteracting cylinders are installed. One of the two symmetrical units is fixed, while the other is positioned o... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6508751 | Method and apparatus for preforming and creasing container board A method and apparatus for preparing container board having a corrugated medium and at least one liner formed thereon for folding which comprises a tool for displacing in a non-destructive manner the corrugated medium and the liner in a portion of the boa... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6290635 | Device for folding a web of material An apparatus and method for producing a zig-zag folded filter element from a web of material (18), which is supplied through a feeding device to a stamping unit (10). To define the folding line, the stamping unit is fitted with an anvil roll (21) and a st... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6186935 | Method and apparatus for producing folders A method and an apparatus for producing folders of the kind comprising two cover sheets, a spine, which is connected with the cover sheets by means of creasing lines, and a binding agent, which is applied to the inside of the spine and which is activable ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6159137 | Apparatus for folding sheet material having improved slitting, scoring/crushing, gathering, and folding sections or devices A apparatus for manufacturing an object of a folded sheet material has improved slitting, scoring/crushing, gathering, and folding sections or devices. Qualifying means, slitting means, and scoring/crushing means are adjustable with respect to a flat, pla... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6071367 | Method for forming a mailpiece A method for forming and using a mailpiece requiring special services is provided. The method includes providing a mailpiece having an integral document section requiring special service mailing that includes folding the sheet along fold lines and sealing... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6030330 | Paper roll width reduction A method and apparatus are provided for producing a signature having a backbone fold defining a closed end and an intermediate fold transverse to the backbone fold using a reduced width of paper coming from a roll. The method and apparatus reduce gusset w... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5997459 | Device for processing a blank transported along a conveyor path at a predetermined conveying speed The present invention relates to a folding machine for folding the side flaps flanking the middle section of a foldable cardboard blank. For this purpose in the frontal area of the folding machine auxiliary folding devices are arranged. In addition turnin... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5899842 | Method for folding plane surfaces Method for folding plane surfaces wherein, given a plane surface on which there are identified a pluratity of alternative primary folding lines and, parallel to each other and capable to generate a wavy structure, each primary folding line is linked to th... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5840002 | Substantially rectangular-bottomed container, and apparatus and method for manufacturing same A container apparatus is deployable from a substantially flat, collapsed configuration to a substantially rectangular-bottomed configuration. The container apparatus includes a front panel, a back panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5816993 | Apparatus and method for attaching carrying handles to bags An apparatus and a method for attaching at least one carrying handle to a bag, such as a shopping bag, grocery bag, or the like. Individual handles are severed from a continuous web of handle material. Bags are conveyed at a predetermined velocity, with a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5738621 | Cushioning conversion machine and method for a cushioning product having a tab portion A cushioning conversion machine for converting stock material into a continuous strip of a cushioning product. The machine includes a stock-preparing assembly which prepares the stock material; a stock-shaping assembly which shapes the prepared stock mate... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704886 | Method and apparatus for scoring paperboard package sheets A container and corresponding blank from which such container is formed is particularly suitable for packaging liquid products and aseptically packaging liquid foods. The rectangular shaped blank may be formed of a laminated sheet material that preferably... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5690601 | Method and apparatus for slitting and scoring corrugated paperboard sheets for folding Corrugated paperboard box blanks are formed with corner fold lines defined by a colinear slit and score. The score deflects one slit edge of the liner out of the plane of the blank such that, when a subsequent lateral fold is made on the line, one slit ed... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5626710 | Fold plate for inline folder/gluer machines A fold plate for use with in line folder/gluer machines and particularly folding machines that fold a blank having a multiplicity of layers of material, which machine includes a vertically adjustable stop and one roller on its bottom which contacts the la... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5582571 | Apparatus and method for perforating and creasing paperboard The present invention provides an apparatus and method for perforating and creasing a paperboard sheet utilizing a rotary die process. The method and apparatus employ a die rule that comprises a base adapted to be attached to a die roll of a rotary die ma... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5466211 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing articles employing folded honeycomb panels A method is disclosed of folding a honeycomb panel, the panel preferably comprising a honeycomb core having opposing face sheets. A slit is preferably cut through one face sheet and the underlying honeycomb core and a wedge is driven into the honeycomb pa... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5439436 | Boxed pocket folding machine A folding machine which takes a prescored blank of paper, folds side flaps up, and glue tabs down, applies a glue line to the tabs, and folds end flaps of the blank about score lines onto the glue tabs to form boxed pockets and then delivers the finished ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5389059 | Honeycomb structural material A honeycomb structural material formed from flat sheet material 60 by establishing a plurality of channels along parallel channel fold lines 68 and reverse channel fold lines 74 and reverse channel cuts 70. A spaced array of holes 66 are cut in the top su... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5372570 | Method and apparatus for folding of sheet material There is disclosed a method and apparatus for folding of sheet material into symmetrical and nonsymmetrical shapes. The method and apparatus is shown as applied to making a pallet construction wherein a series of symmetrical stringer members made on the a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5337680 | Fiberboard pallet A fiberboard pallet comprises a deck of multi-wall corrugated fiberboard having a lower surface to which three, four or more elongated legs are permanently attached, for example, by gluing. Each leg is formed of a die cut blank having a series of five pan... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5207631 | Method and apparatus for folding of sheet material There is disclosed a method and apparatus for folding of sheet material into symmetrical and nonsymmetrical shapes. The method and apparatus is shown as applied to making a pallet construction wherein a series of symmetrical stringer members made on the a... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5154410 | Apparatus for straightening and stacking envelopes for photosensitive materials Envelopes which are about to receive developed photographic films and/or prints are advanced toward a stacking station in a predetermined orientation and each envelope is provided with one or more fold lines extending in the direction of advancement of en... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5064409 | Method and apparatus for forming containers with rounded edges To produce a container with a rounded edge, the container blank is scored with several substantially parallel, laterally spaced score lines adjacent the intended location of the rounded edge. When the blank is bent, a portion of the total deflection is ab... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5037363 | Method and apparatus for protecting the finished surfaces of sanitary fixtures The present invention concerns a method of protecting the finished surfaces of a sanitary fixture against damage during installation and construction at an installation site. In general, the method involves installing a removable protective covering over ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5037368 | Folder apparatus An improved folder apparatus includes a first folder assembly which forms a first fold in sheet material along the path of movement of the sheet material. A second folder assembly forms a second fold in the sheet material in a direction extending transver... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4837066 | Foldable rigidified textile panels A carpeting material of nonwoven synthetic thermoplastic resin fibers, capable of being folded so as to fit onto sharply irregular surfaces such as car trunk liners, made by the process of needle-looming a nonwoven carpeting material having higher and low... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4792325 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing cardboard pallets There is disclosed a method and apparatus for continuously making cardboard runners and stringers and assembling them into a cardboard pallet. Whether a runner or stringer is involved, the method involves essentially supplying a fiberboard blank of approp... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4731047 | Apparatus for making filter frames An apparatus for the production of frames for filters from a continuing reel of framestock, each frame having a given length and width determined by a preset cutting and corner notching function and each frame having a prefolded cross section or a pinched... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4586917 | File hinge folding assembly A folding assembly for forming a gusset in a file folder hinge and folding the file folder with the gusset inside of the file folder, the assembly including a transporting arrangement for moving a file folder in sequence through a scoring station, a creas... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4557714 | Apparatus for folding a sheet of material into a folder An apparatus is provided for folding a sheet (1) into a folder provided with a spine and at least one cover. In the portion of the sheet forming the spine of the folder after folding, there is applied a bead (2) of binder for binding sheets of paper, inse... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4540396 | Apparatus for folding paper sacks to Z shape Apparatus for folding paper sacks to a Z shape about transverse fold lines comprises scoring wheels for defining the fold lines, folding blades and folding means consisting of folding bars for turning the sacks about the folding blades. A first double bel... | 09/10/1985 |
