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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326166 | Method and apparatus for folding sheets of paper For folding a sheet of paper, a portion of the sheet situated between opposite ends of the sheet is bent to a folding nip between a pair of folding rollers. By rotating the folding rollers in an output rotation sense, whereby sections of the folding rollers in the a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318799 | Buckle folding machine with folding pocket cassette A buckle folding machine (10) includes an operator facing side wall (14) and a side wall (16) remote from an operator, the side walls (14, 16) being arranged at a distance from each other and at least one lower folding pocket (22, 24 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303523 | Paper-folding apparatus A paper-folding apparatus includes a hopper for holding one or more sheets of paper or other similar foldable media, a discharge feed and stripper assembly, a shuttle associated with the hopper operable to transfer a sheet of paper from the hopper to the discharge f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247130 | Method of forming composite informational item A method of forming a composite informational item having information regarding a pharmaceutical product printed thereon from a first informational item, such as a bidirectionally folded outsert or a booklet, and a second informational item, such as a bidirectionall... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223223 | Method of folding and stacking multiple sheet sets A method of folding and stacking multiple-sheet sets utilizes a folder having a set feeder that by-passes the folder in-feed station. Sets of multiple sheets are directed directly to the folder processing station, such as a folder station. The set feeder comprises a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179216 | Catch hook for a folding box gluing machine An apparatus in a folding box gluing machine has a catch hook mounted such that it can rotate about an axis in order to initiate a leading fold in a product. The apparatus further has a restoring device for the catch hook. The restoring device has at least one elast... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175584 | Refastenable bonding of garment side panels In a process for making prefastened and refastenable garments, a discrete article is transported in a primary direction of movement. The discrete article can define a leading half comprising first fastening components, a trailing half comprising second fastening com... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175586 | Methods of forming outserts A method of forming an outsert having printed information thereon is disclosed in which a plurality of parallel folds are made in a sheet of paper in a first fold direction using a plurality of pairs of folding rollers and stop members to form an intermediate folded... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125374 | 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 ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108260 | Flexible director paper path module A flexible media transport system includes a director element having articulating tips that provide access to selected media paths. The director element(s) can be incorporated into a director module. Multiple director modules can then be combined into a highly flexi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094195 | Method of folding and stacking multiple-sheet sets A method of folding and stacking multiple-sheet sets utilizes a folder having a set feeder that by-passes the folder in-feed station. Sets of multiple sheets are directed directly to the folder processing station, such as a folder station. The set feeder comprises a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7080834 | Sheets reversing controller and control method A sheet reversing controller has a first conveying path for conveying sheets in the first direction, sensors to detect lengths of sheets in the conveying direction; a reversing portion comprising a reversing roller that is capable of normal/reverse rotations for tak... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066871 | Folder with set feeder and telescoping stacker A folder includes a set feeder that by-passes the folder in-feed station. Sets of multiple sheets are directed directly to the folder processing station, such as a folder station. The set feeder comprises a guide mechanism that guides a set through a cover opening a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063656 | Folder with telescoping stacker and set feeder A folder includes a set feeder that by-passes the folder in-feed station. Sets of multiple sheets are directed directly to the folder processing station, such as a folder station. The set feeder comprises a guide mechanism that guides a set through a cover opening a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052005 | Sheet postprocessing apparatus for use with image forming apparatus and folding method This invention relates to a sheet postprocessing apparatus for executing postprocessing including a punching process, folding process, binding process, and the like, midway along a sheet convey path, for sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus, and a foldi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6971645 | Device for selecting mail items The present invention relates to a selection device for separating one by one, or singulating, the items of a stack of mail items, comprising a support surface, conveying means for driving these mail items over the support surface, a mobile presser plate cooperating... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6899665 | Media folding A folding mechanism couples to a printing mechanism and receives media for folding therein. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6881181 | Sheet folding apparatus A sheet folding apparatus, which may be used in conjunction with a printer or copier, includes a set of rollers forming a buckle zone, in which sheets are caused to buckle for creasing by a folding nip formed by the rollers. A blade is selectably positionable in and... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6857996 | Folding device for sheets of paper, plastic and the like A folding device for sheets of paper or plastic has at least one folding pocket for receiving a sheet to be folded and at least one deflection strip for deflecting a sheet not to be folded. A common holder is provided, and the folding pocket and the deflection strip... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846278 | Card package production system with modular carrier folding apparatus for multiple forms A card package production system (20) for producing card packages (22) with cards (26) mounted to bifold carrier forms (24) with a pair of parallel, spaced, preweakened fold lines (33) and (34) dividing the body (32) ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6827679 | 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. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6793614 | Outsert-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; (b) making a fol... | 09/21/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6743161 | Method of setting the folding-nip width of a plurality of pairs of folding rollers, and folding machine in which the method can be implemented In the case of the method of setting the folding-nip width of a plurality of pairs of folding rollers which are provided on a folding machine, the two folding rollers (12 to 22) of the pairs of folding rollers are brought into contact with one another.... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6689040 | Right angle turning device for an inserter system and corresponding method An apparatus, and corresponding method, for accumulating and directionally reorienting the movement of a stack of sheets after first folding the stack, each sheet of the stack being fed from a feed conveyor along a feed path. The apparatus includes a turn... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6645134 | Outsert-forming apparatus An 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 th... | 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 |
| 6635006 | Adjustable buckle chute folding machine A buckle chute having a stop to cause a sheet of document entering the buckle chute to buckle for making a folded edge. The ends of stop are threadably engaged with two lead screws, which are mechanically linked together by a chain, so that the lead screw... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6602175 | Process for manufacturing brochures and device for performing the process A process for manufacturing brochures, books or like products, having a jacket constructed with turned-in flaps, the folded edges of the flaps preferably protruding beyond the front cut of the block or terminating flush with the latter in which (a) leaves... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6568668 | Sheet finisher and image forming apparatus therewith A sheet finisher includes: a sheet stacking section on which sheets are stacked; a pair of folding rollers for pressing and conveying the sheets; a roller driving device for driving the pair of folding rollers; a protruding member which is protruded towar... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6458066 | Linear folding device and method A signature folding device includes a rotating belt and a plurality of blades attached to the belt, each of the plurality of blades contacting one of the signatures over an entire length of the one signature at a same time. Also disclosed is a method for ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6440053 | Apparatus for folding pluralities of product webs advancing along parallel paths Vacuum folding apparatus to make longitudinal and transverse folds in product width webs for folded napkins using a plurality of full speed web feed and cutoff anvil/knife roll couples each to process a portion of product webs slit from a wide parent web.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6251055 | Sheet feeding, folding and accumulating machine A sheet feeding, folding and accumulating machine has an integral sheet storing and feeding mechanism, and a plurality of feeding inputs from which sheets are fed to a path of travel through the machine from the sheet storing and feeding mechanism or from... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6206816 | Method for inverting a folded collation A method is disclosed for processing a collation in a folding station (100) having a folding roller assembly (106, 108, 110, 112), a first fold plate assembly (102) and a second fold plate assembly (104) downstream of the folding roller assembly and the f... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6193641 | Apparatus for folding and sealing a sheet having pressure sensitive adhesive positioned thereon An apparatus for folding and sealing a sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive positioned thereon is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller. The second roller has a roller surface, and a plurality of independent sealing pr... | 02/27/2001 |
