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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988608 | Apparatus for producing longitudinally folded products An apparatus for producing longitudinally folded products has a machine frame (17) which is arranged below a former arrangement which can be charged with web material. Transporting and processing units are arranged in tandem in the machine frame (17), ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7513859 | Folding device for printing presses or folders The invention relates to a folding device for printing presses or folders which does not require pressure brushes for fixing the printed product on surface inlet and outlet sections folding table. The folding device (11) which includes a folding table (4 | 04/07/2009 |
| 7442158 | Folding apparatus A folding apparatus includes at least a first folding cylinder and a second, folding jaw cylinder. A third measuring cylinder is also provided. The measuring cylinder is usable to cut product sections or signatures of a determined length L from an endless web. The f... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7335150 | Apparatus for making pre-fastened absorbent undergarments In a method and apparatus for mechanically fastening an absorbent undergarment during the initial manufacturing thereof, the undergarment is transported in a transport direction and folded longitudinally by a folding device such that first and second end regions of ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322925 | Apparatus and method for making pre-fastened absorbent undergarments In a method and apparatus for mechanically fastening a partially assembled absorbent undergarment during manufacture, a longitudinal folding device is carried by a transport device and moveable between an open configuration in which it receives a partially assembled... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7269934 | Taco shell nesting apparatus and method The present invention is, in one embodiment, an apparatus for placing an insert within a nested group of taco shells. The insert placement apparatus comprises a vertical shaft, a horizontal shaft, a first pillow block, a second pillow block, a vacuum cup, a horizont... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264236 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having such sheet processing apparatus A pressing member is provided on a shutter member provided in a main body of an apparatus and adapted to open and close a folded sheet discharging port upon upward and downward shifting movement of sheet stacking means in such a manner that, after folding processing... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7178801 | Accumulating and delivering apparatus for cardboard sheets An apparatus for accumulating and delivering folded cardboard sheets includes at least a pair of stacking bases moveable along a loop including a stacking position for stacking the cardboard sheets on the stacking bases and a delivering position for delivering the p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156799 | Folding machine with stacking arm A paper folding machine is provided including a housing having upper and lower fold plates constructed for quick and easy removal of the upper plates from the machine so that repairs may be made. The machine includes an automatically adjustable stacking arm movable ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7097607 | Folding roller for paper converting machine An interfolding machine, having first and second folding counter rotating rollers, a substantially cylindrical body and a plurality of folding means for engaging at a contact line (15) for making a stack of folded and/or interfolded sheets in a folding area. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087007 | Sheet post-processing device and image forming apparatus A sheet post-processing device is provided with a pushing device for pushing a predetermined position of a sheet stack in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction that the sheet stack is conveyed, and a pair of rotating bodies for performing a folding ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083560 | Cushioning conversion machine having heavy duty characteristics A cushioning conversion machine for converting multi-ply stock material is characterized by a conversion assembly which comprises one or more assemblies and/or devices for converting multi-ply stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product and a stock su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080969 | Method and apparatus for stacking discrete planar objects A system for forming a plurality of discrete objects into a stack is disclosed which system includes a frame having a top, a bottom and sides; a conveyor associated with the frame and having an end edge for dispensing discrete objects, a first support mounted on the... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048270 | Method for deckle adjustment in a packaging machine and leaflet supply device The invention relates to a method for format adjustment in a packaging machine whereby a leaflet (P), folded in a folding device (16), is supplied to a leaflet transport (11) at a constant speed (V1) using a leaflet supply device (20). Th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997449 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having such sheet processing apparatus A pressing member is provided on a shutter member provided in a main body of an apparatus and adapted to open and close a folded sheet discharging port upon upward and downward shifting movement of sheet stacking means in such a manner that, after folding processing... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969342 | System for handling folded sheet material A system for handling folded sheet material, including a rotatable clamping device including a linearly displaceable clamping component, and a collecting device shaped substantially as a saddle, where the rotatable clamping device is configured to simultaneously enc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957941 | Method and apparatus for buffering a flow of objects A buffer device for buffering a flow of stacks of discrete objects between a stacking machine and a packaging machine is disclosed which buffer includes a plurality of individual trays mounted on carriers which carriers are mounted on a frame and driven about the pe... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953422 | System and method for replacing web folding boards A system and method for selectively replacing one set of folding boards with another set of folding boards is provided. In one embodiment, a first set and a second set of folding boards are secured to carriage assemblies that are moveable in and out of a web-receivi... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945923 | Method for producing a newspaper A method of producing a newspaper having at least one section which is formed from at least one centrally folded printed sheet. The following steps are carried out according to the invention: a) individual sequentially printed sheets, which are intended for forming ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942610 | Web folding machine A web folding machine for folding a continuously fed web into folded segments is disclosed. The machine includes a frame upon which the other components of the machine are mounted. A web supply provides continuous web material to these other components of the machin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935997 | Patterning technology for folded sheet structures The present invention supplies practical procedures, functions or techniques for folding tessellations. Several tessellation crease pattern techniques, and the three-dimensional folded configuration are given. Additionally several new forming processes, including ma... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918736 | Method and apparatus for stacking discrete planar objects A system for forming a plurality of discrete objects into a stack is disclosed which system includes a frame having a top, a bottom and sides; a conveyor associated with the frame and having an end edge for dispensing discrete objects, a first support mounted on the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6899026 | Folding installation on a rotary roller press and as rotary roller press A folding installation of a web-fed rotary printing press includes a first group of at least two folding formers and at least one additional folding former which is offset vertically from the first group. The folding formers of the first group are adjacent and are o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899665 | Media folding A folding mechanism couples to a printing mechanism and receives media for folding therein. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892635 | Arrangement for processing a web a folded product from a rotary roller press and a rotary roller press An arrangement for processing webs in a rotary web-fed printing press includes a turning device that is usable for shifting the web about an uneven multiple of a half web-width of the web. A folding installation is also provided. The web or webs, which are displaced... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6837840 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet processing apparatus for folding a sheet bundle at a predetermined position includes paired rotating bodies for folding the sheet bundle having nip portions, a pressing device for pressing the predetermined position of the sheet bundle into the nip portions ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6808478 | System and method for producing folded articles A system (10) for producing folded articles includes a cutting station (58) operable to segment a fabric web (42) into a continuous stream of individual web segments (86). The system also includes a rotary folder (96) comprising a ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805661 | Method and installation for folding a textile strip length, in particular a strip length for a label A method for folding a textile strip length, including the steps of first holding the strip length firmly close to an auxiliary folding edge whose direction is parallel to a definitive folding edge, folding a part of the strip around the auxiliary folding edge subst... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6773386 | Automatic paper folder A paper folder including an input drive roller arrangement having an input drive roller with a circumferential gap, and an idler roller forming an input nip with the input drive roller for advancing a paper sheet into a housing; a flexible stripper pad of high frict... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773388 | Folder apparatus with transverse loading The present invention is directed generally to a folder apparatus for sheets, and more particularly a folder with a fold path transverse to a feed path. In an embodiment, the folder comprises a channel for receiving a sheet, feed rollers for feeding the sheet along ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755410 | Sheet folding and binding apparatus and method A binding apparatus includes a receiving device configured to receive a sheet from outside and convey the sheet, and a sheet folding device configured to fold the sheet, conveyed by the receiving device, in two at a center portion thereof in a direction the sheet is... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746390 | Sheet finishing method, sheet finisher and image forming apparatus for use therewith A sheet finishing method in which a sheet delivered from an image forming apparatus main body is conveyed and stacked on a sheet placement table, and the stacked sheets are positioned and aligned, and then folded by a folding means composed of a paired folding rolle... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746389 | Method and apparatus for folding or separating bags A folder and method for folding plastic bags includes at least one folding station. The folding station has a folding point where an input, an output and a storage portion meet. The bag travels in the input portion in a different direction than in the storage portio... | 06/08/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6691995 | Conveying unit for flat objects A conveying unit that is useable for the conveyance of generally flat objects, particularly in a folder of a rotary printing press, includes endless first and second belts and a roller. A conveying path for the flat objects extends initially between the t... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6663551 | Buckle chute folding machine with a deflector control mechanism A buckle chute having a deflector disposed in front thereof to allow a sheet of document to enter the buckle chute channel or to deflect the sheet away from the channel. The deflector is pivotally linked to two actuator arms on the left and right sides of... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644646 | Paper folding machine with gate tip feeder An inexpensive paper folding machine includes a paper feeder that reliably propels sheets one at a time in a downstream direction. The feeder includes a paper supply station that biases a stack of sheets against a pickoff wheel. The pickoff wheel propels ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638202 | Bag turning device An inverting cone mounted to an expansion box for turning a bag assembly having an assembly opening, an assembly extended length, and an assembly width. The inverting cone has an inlet separated from an outlet by a length. The inverting cone inlet is smal... | 10/28/2003 |
