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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187158 | Paper folding station A paper folding station with a paper-feeder and a first pair of motorized rollers supported at a delivery end of the paper-feeder about respective parallel axes to draw sheets of paper from the feeder. One of the rollers is mounted on a first adjustable support. A f... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7666129 | Paper folder utilizing sheet inversion to develop auxiliary fold types A method and apparatus for folding inserts by inverting the insert sheet after the first fold is made and reintroducing the folded insert sheet into a first buckle chute from the opposite end. The second fold is then made in a second buckle chute which results in ei... | 02/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7303520 | Method and unit for folding coupons on a packing machine A method and unit for folding coupons on a packing machine, whereby the coupons are fed to at least one folding station having two counter-rotating folding rollers, and at least one locating member located at one end of a feed path of the coupons extending over the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7247131 | Folding machine for the graphics industry The invention relates to a folding machine for the graphics industry. The machine has a folder, at least one pair of blade shafts following the folder, and a separate roll frame that supports the pair of blade shafts. In order to be able to perform changeover operat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217232 | Automatic paper folder This invention provides an automatic paper folder with the adjustable distance between a retarder and a feeding wheel assuring the consistency of the automatic feed for most types of paper. The automatic paper folder includes a paper feed assembly that combines the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214176 | Folding machine with removable plate 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 can be made. The plates include a paper stop and an adjuster connected to the paper... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175738 | Automated fold and seal apparatus A folding and sealing apparatus supporting a feed platform for feeding a supply of pre-glued forms to the folding and sealing apparatus. The housing accommodating a first roller, a second roller, a third roller and a fourth roller, and the first and second rollers f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7124117 | Method and apparatus for dynamically locating and printing a plurality of postage payment indicia on a mailpiece A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including first and second fold configurations selected from a plurality of fold configurations; apparatus for accounting for postage dispensed by the processor based postage m... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101332 | Sheet folding and trimming apparatus A sheet folding and trimming apparatus for a booklet maker or bookbinder includes a folding apparatus and a sheetwise trimming apparatus configured to trim the folded sheet from the folding apparatus on three unfolded sides of the sheet in a sheetwise manner. The lo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077798 | Sheet folding apparatus, sheet folding method and image forming apparatus To avoid displacement of the fold formed on a sheet and misalignment between sheets when a fold is formed on a bundle of sheets stacked one on top of another, a sheet folding apparatus, for forming a plurality of folds on the sheet on which an image is formed, inclu... | 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 |
| 6962559 | Roller arrangement for a booklet maker A roller arrangement for booklet makers comprises at least a first (1) and a second (2) pair of rotatably driven rollers, between which booklets (4) are intended to pass successively for folding. The first pair of rollers comprises two rollers (... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939283 | Booklet maker with flexible gate upstream of crease rolls In a booklet maker or sheet folder wherein one or more sheets are pushed through a nip formed by a pair of crease rolls, a pair of flexible gate members cover the nip while sheets to be folded are being loaded. When the sheets are pushed through the nip, the flexibl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939280 | Document folding apparatus A document folding apparatus comprising: a fold plate having one end adjacent a pair of output rollers which have a nip for receiving a document from the fold plate wherein the fold plate, is pivotable about a pivot point spaced from the output rollers and means for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929261 | Feed roller mechanism An apparatus for transporting a sheet comprising: a first roller; a second roller; and an assembly for mounting the second roller for movement between a position spaced from the first roller and a position engaging the first roller for transporting a sheet; wherein ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6783488 | Paper folder with switchable folding apparatus The invention provides a table top folding apparatus that is easily reconfigured to provide a single fold folding apparatus or a multi-fold folding apparatus. The apparatus includes a frame, having first and second roller pairs and a first fold table and a second fo... | 08/31/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6648319 | Apparatus for collating sheets Sheet collation apparatus is disclosed in which an initial sheet (A1) from a sheet feeder (4) is advanced to a collation station (10), reversed into an accumulation station (8) and then returned to the collation station where it is collated wit... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641514 | Buckle folding unit and method for controlling the register of a buckle folding unit A buckle folding unit with a folding pocket having an adjustable pocket stop, includes a first detector for detecting a first instant as a sheet travels from an inlet to the buckle folding unit until it reaches the pocket stop, a second detector for detec... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6447436 | Combination folder and sealer machine A combination folder and sealer machine is much more compact than prior separate and individual folder and sealer machines. The combination folder and sealer machine comprises a folder station that grips a folded sheet simultaneously with a sealer station... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6406416 | Combination folder and sealer machine A combination folder and sealer machine is much more compact than prior separate and individual folder and sealer machines. The combination folder and sealer machine comprises a folder station that grips a folded sheet simultaneously with a sealer station... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6264592 | Combination folder and sealer machine A combination folder and sealer machine is much more compact than prior separate and individual folder and sealer machines. The combination folder and sealer machine comprises a folder station that grips a folded sheet simultaneously with a sealer station... | 07/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6224530 | Buckle folding mechanism with two or three folding pockets A buckle folder machine includes two or three folder pockets and several folding rollers mounted in a folding block which can be detached from the machine frame. The sheets are fed to the folding block via transport devices along an input plane in the dir... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206817 | Method and apparatus for folding sheets A method and system for folding a sheet having a certain length into a folded piece of a fold type having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the sheet length and the fold type are simultaneously selectable. The sheet can be folded once or twice into ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
