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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654947 | Apparatus for adjusting a swing arc and centering of swinging director chute An apparatus for adjusting a swing arc and centering of a swinging director chute during separating, folding, stacking and transporting a continuous web that allows stacks of web that are relatively large (four-feet-high or more) to be generated at high speed direct... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7582048 | Fabric folding machine structure A fabric folding machine structure is used for receiving and folding a fabric woven by a circular knitting machine. A fabric folding machine is added to the circular knitting machine without changing the length, width, and height of the fabric rolling machine. The f... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7402130 | System and method for folding and handling stacks of continuous web This invention provides a system and method for separating, folding, stacking and transporting a continuous web that allows stacks of web that are relatively large (four-feet-high or more) to be generated at high speed directly beneath the folding mechanism and to b... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303524 | Folder unit for processing sheet-like materials Methods and devices for folding a continuous web of material are provided. Systems can include a spiral folder assembly having first and second sets of rotatable spirals, a deflection means to guide the continuous web toward the first set of spirals and the second s... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255253 | Method and equipment to divide glass plates into cut pieces A method of dividing glass plates for the purpose of reducing the required space in an interim buffer (80) reducing the transit times of different kinds of glasses, comprises generating a sequence of sub-plates (T) from the glass plates (P) stored in a blank ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140828 | Non-contact aerodynamic diverter/stacker insertion system Objects such as pieces of mail are stacked without significant contact therewith by producing laminar air flow over a surface which defines or parallels a desired movement path for the objects. The objects are placed and form a barrier between the laminar air flow a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137554 | Card mailer system and method of preparing card packages for mailing An automate card package mailer for preparing card packages (60) composed of one or more cards(50) attached to matching carrier forms (33) for mailing has a carrier folding apparatus that is programmable to fold the carriers into different confi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7080766 | Manufacture of singulated supports comprising arrays Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cutting a sheet of material into single supports where each of the single supports has an array area to which is bound an array of chemical compounds. The sheet comprises a plurality of score lines. The apparatus comprises an ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074290 | Cushioning material for packaging and method and device for manufacturing the cushioning material A recyclable cushioning material for packaging obtained by forming a cushioning material for packaging used to protect articles supplied for physical distribution from being impacted with one sheet of corrugated fiberboard and a method and device for manufacturing t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072070 | Print controlling apparatus, print controlling method, computer program and recording medium In document output including mixture of different sizes, regarding a paper (A4 size) which is not Z-folded, header/footor information is printed on the paper as a designated manner, and, regarding a paper (A3 size) which is to be Z-folded, the header/footor informat... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6969092 | Desktop printable file folder blank and filing system A file folder blank can be folded to form a file folder. The file folder blank is designed for single side printing. The file folder blank can be folded to reveal printed indicia to two directions of a single panel. The printed indicia can be printed by a standard d... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948742 | Promotional form with detachable element A promotional form is provided which includes a detachable element received within the surrounding margin of a base sheet, the base sheet being folded and sealed around one side of the detachable element to initially conceal a message, question or other indicia hidd... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949060 | Device and method for folding a flexible material web A device and a method are described for folding a flexible material web using at least one pair of counterrotating laying rollers, between which the material web may be fed to a folding location, the laying rollers being part of a laying carriage which is movable ov... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918232 | Packaging a strip of material in side by side stacks spliced end to end A package of a strip of material is formed by slitting or perforating a web to separate the web into side by side strips and fan folding the web to form a plurality of side by side stacks of the strips. The strip of each stack is spliced to the strip of the next sta... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913569 | Packed tapes as well as methods and an assembly for packing said tapes A packed tape (1) comprises a folded tape (2) and a package (3) preferably made of plastic film. The tape (2) is zigzag folded into an oblong stack in such a manner that some (2a) of the bendings of the tape flush with the e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6730012 | Process for manufacturing sheet stack Disclosed is a sheet stack manufacturing process. At first, a plurality of band sheets are fed. Each band sheet is folded at least once along a longitudinal direction thereof at a first folding step, to form folded bands. Then, each folded band is folded along the l... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6679028 | Method of packaging a strip of material A method is provided for forming a package of a plurality of side-by-side stacks of continuous strips of material. Each strip is folded back and forth about first and second fold lines to form a stack of a plurality of folded overlying strip portions whic... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6669617 | Paper web folding and cutting apparatus A paper web folding and cutting apparatus for a form printing machine includes a paper web traveling path which enables a continuous paper web to travel at a predetermined traveling speed. A cut portion forming device is disposed on the paper web travelin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6612974 | Adjustable folding station for cards An adjustable card folding station includes an adjustable vacuum bed and moveable gates. The vacuum bed includes at least two sections that are movable with respect to each other to accommodate cards of different widths. Each section of the vacuum bed fur... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6511408 | Paper folding mechanism A paper folding mechanism for folding continuous paper is provided. The folding mechanism includes a swing guide caused to pivot for guiding the paper, and first and second paper guides which are spaced from each other. The first paper guide is displaceab... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6378751 | Accumulator system for foldable sheet-like material An accumulator system for foldable sheet-like material. The system includes an accumulator bin having a pair of sidewalls, a pair of end walls, a bottom wall, and an open top. An infeed mechanism conveys the material to the accumulator bin. A chute receiv... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6341771 | Method of stacking strips of flexible material A method of converting at least one strip of flexible material 12 into at least one stack of folded members 46. The method includes the step of conveying a number of festoons 20 formed from a strip of flexible material 12. The method is characterized by t... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6336307 | Method of packaging a strip of material for use in cutting into sheet elements arranged end to end A package of a strip of material has 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 line transverse... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6321512 | Method of packaging a strip of material A method is provided for forming a package of a plurality of side-by-side stacks of continuous strips of material in a rectangular container. Each strip is folded back and forth about first and second fold lines to form a stack of a plurality of folded ov... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6321511 | Packaging a strip of material with compression to reduce volume A package has at least one stack of a strip of material repeatedly folded back and forth so that the stack contains a plurality of folded overlying strip portions of the strip. Each strip portion is folded relative to one next adjacent strip portion about... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6306480 | Single-ply dispenser napkin The present invention is a new elongate single-ply paper napkin that achieves the necessary absorbency, strength, hand feel and softness for commercial use but which is less expensive than traditional napkin products. More particularly, the invention is a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293075 | Packaging a strip of material A method is provided for forming a package of a plurality of side-by-side stacks of continuous strips of material without intervening rigid container walls. Each strip is folded back and forth about first and second fold lines to form a stack of a plurali... | 09/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6241232 | Apparatus and method for folding a textile fabric length An apparatus (1) for folding a textile fabric length (11) is provided with at least two transport belts (2, 3) which can be driven in opposite directions, wherein a gap (27) is disposed between the transport belts (2, 3), through which gap the fabric leng... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6159136 | Easy to open handle bag and method of making the same A method of forming a plurality of easy to open handle bags is provided. The method includes providing a flattened tube of thermoplastic material oriented in a generally longitudinal direction. The flattened tube has a first longitudinal side edge, a seco... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155551 | Reciprocating stacker for continuous strip material A reciprocating stacker for relatively narrow, thin, and flexible continuous strip material provides for the stacking of such material in evenly distributed layers on a pallet or the like. The machine includes a distribution or feeder head which receives ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 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 |
