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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320663 | Continuous medium folding device and continuous medium printing apparatus having thereof The present invention relates to a device for folding continuous medium including a swing arm pivotable about an axis at one end of the swing arm. The continuous medium is guided by the swing arm and accordion-folded with equal widths as a result of the swinging ope... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7264583 | Folding machine with transferring device of the folded products that penetrates the folding roller The folding machine comprises a pair of folding rollers (1, 3) rotating about axes essentially parallel to each other and defining a nip (5) through which a web material (N) to be folded passes. Disposed on each of the folding rollers are folding membe... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175172 | Method and device for inserting a plurality of individual sheetlike forms of administration in a dispenser by forming a multilayer pile A process for introducing a plurality of segregated sheet-like administration forms into a dispenser under formation of a multilayered stack for individually dosable removal, with sheet-like tapes wound-up on rolls being present as starting material, utilizes the fo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144356 | Adjustable, self-correcting web substrate folding system An adjustable, web-folding system for folding a web substrate. The adjustable web folding system has an adjustable folding detour and at least one sensor for measuring a characteristic of a web substrate. A surface of the adjustable folding detour, or the folding de... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059521 | Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a pa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6976946 | Modular pouch machine A pouch machine includes a controller and first and second modules. Each module has a converting station and the electrical equipment needed to operate the station. The controller controls the converting stations and operating parameters are provided from one module... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6926655 | Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby The invention relates to a method and package for packaging a web. In the method of the invention, a web is slit into two or more narrower webs which are folded into superimposed layers. The method comprises the steps of directing the webs to a nip formed by two rot... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918733 | Hold down clamp for holding down sheet material A hold down clamp for holding down a stack of sheet material, preferably on a transportation trolley selectively in operative association with a printing machine. The hold down clamp has a vertically adjustable holding arm selectively lockable along a substantially ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6884209 | Apparatus and method for folding and stacking napkins A folding and stacking device for folded sheet articles includes a folding device for outputting a first set of sheet articles having a first fold and a second set of sheet articles having a second fold. Sheet articles from the first and second sets of sheet article... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6735925 | Flat panel sleeve with folded portions and method of manufacturing A decorative cover or container for holding a flower pot, floral grouping or botanical item, and constructed from a sheet of material having a plurality of folded portions, wherein the decorative cover or container is initially constructed in a flattened condition, ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6440052 | System for directing a leading edge of continuous form paper onto a stack Two movable members, one on either side of a pre-folded continuous form entering a paper stacking area, are driven according to a determined position of the pre-folded form to push a leading edge of the form to one or another side of the stacking area so ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6263814 | Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6176068 | Packaging a strip of material in layers with intervening splices A package of a continuous strip of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6165113 | Method and mechanism for sensing the position of the top of a stack of paper A method and mechanism for sensing the position of the top of a stack of material in a stacking apparatus. The mechanism includes, a hub assembly, an arm, a stop, a torsion device that biases the arm toward the stop, a first trigger and a second trigger. ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6102842 | Adjustable continuous forms paper stacker A continuous fan folded paper stacker that is easily adjustable to stack various sizes of forms comprising a base, guide arm and receiving platform. The guide arm acts in conjunction with the platform to allow stacking of various sized forms. The Z-shaped... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090031 | Tilting stacker for fanfold sheet An apparatus and method for forming a stream of shingled fanfold sheet device into a vertical stack comprises a first table having lengthwise belts which receive and push the shingled sheet against a stop, causing the sheet to form into a horizontal stack... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6071223 | System for directing a leading edge of continuous form paper onto a stack Two movable members, one on either side of a pre-folded continuous form entering a paper stacking area, are driven according to a determined position of the pre-folded form to push a leading edge of the form to one or another side of the stacking area so ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6067775 | Packaging a strip of material by folding A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6056683 | Active stacking system An active stacker which accepts paper through a formed wire guide at the top thereof. The wire guide directs the paper into a drive roller and idler set which pulls the paper from the printer and drives the paper downward so that it drops at about the cen... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6009689 | Packaging a strip of material in layers A package of a continuous strip of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5987851 | Packaging a strip of material A package of a continuous strip of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5891008 | Sheet products for use in a pop-up dispenser and method for forming from stretched ribbons An improved method is disclosed for forming a strata of overlapping sheets suitable for use in a pop-up dispensing system. The sheets are cut from ribbons which initially have edges essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ribbon. At least one... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5730695 | Method and apparatus for stacking folded towels and the like An apparatus for stacking zig-zag interfolded articles such as towels (3) cludes two carrier forks (22, 23) extending toward each other from opposite sides and forming a two-piece stacking table (8) onto which the folded towels are stacked. The apparatus ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5709771 | Method and apparatus for forming an expandable-collapsible article having a contoured surface A method and apparatus for forming expandable-collapsible articles comprises a horizontally oriented frame which receives one or more webs of sheet material from a feeding mechanism, a pusher bar having upper and lower gripper members engageable with the ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5676056 | Rotary printing press with a freely mountable folder In a rotary printing press with at least one folder, which comprises at least one cutting cylinder and one folding jaw cylinder, each folder is driven, due to being equipped with at least one separate drive motor, mechanically independently at least from ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5644380 | Producing a continuous-forms printer with a paper misfold detector A method for producing a printer wherein tractor drives move a length of fan-fold, continuous-form paper upwardly from a stacked source thereof, through a print mechanism, across a paper directing assembly and then downwardly to refold onto an output stac... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5466210 | Apparatus for opening tube material A tube material opening apparatus includes two pairs of rotatable wheels which are positioned at upstream and downstream locations within tube material. The peripheral edge of each rotatable wheel is rounded or tapered and contacts the inner surface of th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5460672 | Apparatus and method for joining a plurality of textile webs together in side-by-side relation An apparatus for joining a plurality of textile webs together in side-by-side relation includes a feeder for positioning a first textile web overlying a second textile web and advancing the textile webs along a predetermined path of travel, an ultrasonic ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5364334 | Continuous paper folding device for use with printer A continuous paper folding device adapted to fold a continuous paper having perforations along which the paper is to be folded. The continuous paper folding device includes a table movable between a storing position where the paper is to be received by th... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5358345 | Printer outfeed paper collector for refolding and restacking fanfold paper discharged from a continuous form printer or the like A printer output paper collector 10 is described for refolding and stacking fanfold paper 20 that is discharged from a continuous form printer 12. The collector 10 includes a frame 40 with a base 41, a printer stand section 42 and a restacking section 44.... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5350246 | High speed continuous-forms printer Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism and downward for refolding onto a fanfold stack. A set of bead chains hang vertically from the p... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5322496 | Method for handling business forms Apparatus and method for handling compacted business forms including a receiver having a horizontally disposed receiving surface and posts at one end thereof for the receipt of a dolly adapted to delimit and confine a predetermined number of forms on the ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5321464 | Jam-free continuous-forms printer Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism, across paper directing means, and downward to refold onto a fanfold stack. A misfold detector i... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5300008 | Printer and folder with chains having light weight pendants hanging therefrom Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism and downward to refold onto a fanfold stack. A set of bead or link chains hang vertically from t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5279536 | Handling apparatus for a continuous web of Z-fold computer paper Apparatus for handling a continuous web of Z-fold computer paper discharged from a printer includes a conveyor having spaced apart paper stacking and stacked paper removing regions. Included in the apparatus is a plurality of stacking blades moveable in a... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5248291 | Re-folding apparatus for continuous feed paper Continuous fan-fold paper, the flexure of whose folds has been lessened by laser printing, is re-stacked between a pair of paddle towers whose paddles, hinged on continuous vertical belts, urge the paper into folds at its transverse perforations. No synch... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5242366 | Mechanism for folding continuous-form sheet An imaging device is provided utilizing a continuous-form recording sheet (i.e., continuous-form sheeting), having a plurality of transverse perforations at predetermined intervals of length, on which the desired image is formed. At least an oscillating m... | 09/07/1993 |
