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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883455 | Folding device with a folding blade cylinder and a folding jaw cylinder A folding device includes a folding blade cylinder and a cooperating folding jaw cylinder, each of which has several circumferentially arranged holding devices. These holding devices can be moved between a disengaged position, where the leading end of a product can ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7404790 | Airbag folding method and folding device In an airbag folding method, an airbag is folded so as to provide a rolled-up shape thereon using a core member including air suction holes from which air can be sucked in. Firstly, the core member is disposed on part of the spread airbag that is to be rolled up at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7309307 | Device for folding flaps of box blanks A device for folding flaps of box blanks having crease lines transverse to the travel direction of the blanks, for use in a folder-gluer. A rotary member is rotatable around a transverse axis and provided with at least one folding arm. A removable linking device lin... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303522 | Parallel folding device of folding machine A parallel folding device includes: a folding cylinder which transfers a signature; a first jaw cylinder having gripper boards; an upper second jaw cylinder in contact with the first jaw cylinder and having grippers; a lower second jaw cylinder in contact with and t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6994664 | Method for folding up an air bag An air bag is unfolded on a planar surface and is inflated with air. The air bag is loosely sandwiched between the upper and lower blades that are arranged in a radial configuration. Movable blocks progress toward the center to fold the upper and lower panels of the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6932755 | Folding machine with collect run mode The folding machine with a collect run mode of this invention comprises folding cylinder fixed cam means for carrying out a straight run at pins, folding cylinder rotating cam means provided with covering section so as to enable rotation of the covering sections for... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6740024 | Jaw cylinder device at the folding station of a web-fed printing press The folding station of a rotary printing press has a folding cylinder on which the printed paper web is cut into sections. Mounted opposite the folding cylinder, a jaw cylinder has cut in its surface several jaw cavities each extending parallel to the jaw cylinder a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740025 | Method of folding a gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system and folded gas bag A method of folding a gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises the following steps: first, the gas bag is unfolded between a base and an opposing surface. A spacing is provided between the base and the opposing surface, which corresponds to a height... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740022 | Rotary drum of folding device A rotary drum of the folding device includes a reference portion having a rotating shaft and a basic body rotated integrally with the rotating shaft an adjusted portion able to be rotated integrally with the reference portion and arranged so as to be displaced with ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723034 | Presentation of fastening components for making prefastened and refastenable pants A process for making prefastened and refastenable garments includes providing a plurality of discrete articles with mating fastening components disposed in the waist regions. First fastening components are separated from one another by an initial transverse distance... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712747 | Method and apparatus for creasing planar material A method and apparatus for creasing planar material includes a pair of confronting drums between which the material is passed with at least one of the drums having at least one electrical filament thereon adapted to engage the planar material as it is passed between... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6685616 | Method and apparatus for setting up at least one tool on a tool carrier in relation to format The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for setting up at least one holding arrangement for a workpiece in relation to format and/or for setting a tool on a tool carrier, selectable positions being provided in particular for the holding arrange... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6656102 | Parallel folding device of folding machine The folding device of a folding machine, which can perform parallel double folding and delta folding, and which can smoothly and reliably transfer a parallel single-folded signature between first and second jaw cylinders regardless of paper quality. A fir... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6592506 | Folder apparatus The present invention is directed generally to a folder apparatus for sheets, and more particularly an improved knife folder. In an embodiment, the folder comprises an inducer which is repositionable between a first position and second position, and an id... | 07/15/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6520901 | Apparatus for folding air bag body An air bag body (1) is expanded by charging an air therein after being expanded in a flat surface shape. Next, by gently gripping the air bag body (1) by upper and lower blades (26, 25) radially arranged in a radial direction of the air bag body (1), a he... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6394441 | Handling stapled documents for post-processing operations using magnetic forces Folding of stapled documents is accomplished by using magnetic force to manipulate the document. The magnetic force is applied to the staples in the document and results in movement of the document when the magnetic force is applied. Since the magnetic fo... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6385950 | Carton bottom folder A method and apparatus for forming the bottom of a carton on a form, fill and seal packaging machine such as the TETRA REX.RTM. packaging machine includes a sealing station for a bottom forming station that includes a pair of rotating spindles. Each spind... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6283905 | 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 plurality of folding rol... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6152867 | Method and apparatus for compactly folding an airbag for an airbag apparatus in motor vehicles A method and apparatus for compactly folding an airbag of an airbag apparatus adapted for use in motor vehicles. One side of the airbag has a central opening for connection to a gas generator, with a reinforcement preferably around the central opening. Th... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6120427 | Apparatus for accumulating sheets for a booklet The folding, and accumulation in configurations simulating a booklet, of flexible sheets (such as paper sheets) is accomplished in a simple, straight-forward, yet effective manner. A movable bar is pivotally mounted at a first end adjacent a cutter from w... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113525 | Method of and apparatus for folding flaps on blanks of packets for rod-shaped smokers' products The cardboard blanks for conversion into hinged-lid packets for arrays of cigarettes are dimensioned and configurated in such a way that an elongated reinforcing strip at the inner side of the front panel of the lid is longer than the front panel. Those t... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110094 | Method for folding an inflatable airbag for an airbag system In a method for folding an airbag of an airbag system connected to a gas generator a tailored fabric consisting of two fabric layers defining the airbag volume is laid out flat and then engaged by a tool at the center of the length of the tailored fabric.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6017298 | Spiral folder A machine for folding materials is disclosed in which the portion of the material is engaged and folded by a rotary cam such that the surface of the portion is engaged and not the edges of the portion. In the preferred embodiment, creasing rollers are pos... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5960647 | Folding-shift mechanism for a bag knitting apparatus A folding-shift mechanism for a bag knitting apparatus which folds inward the text-printed side portion of the knitted bag automatically to enhance the structural strength on both side portions and which overcomes the problem met in previous bag knitting ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5937757 | Gap adjusting device with pressure relief for a second fold roller In order to permit automated setting of operating parameters while also facilitating the removal of paper jams, a device for adjusting the gap size between folding rollers of a rotary press folding machine includes a pair of counter-rotating folding rolle... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5827162 | Folder/gluer machine for paperboard blanks A device for folding paperboard blanks, the device including folding rails for supporting the blanks traveling through the device which define a path of travel for the blanks and a conveyor for conveying the blanks through the device. The device further i... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5803891 | Apparatus of accumulating sheets for a booklet The folding, and accumulation in configurations simulating a booklet, of flexible sheets (such as paper sheets) is accomplished in a simple, straight-forward, yet effective manner. A movable bar is pivotally mounted at a first end adjacent a cutter from w... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800328 | Method of and device for folding a gas bag of a vehicle occupant restraint system A gas bag (5) for a vehicle occupant protection system, which when inflated is three-dimensional in shape, is folded from a deflated, flattened and spread-out condition. The gas bag (5) has a rear wall with a securing section (SS) featuring an inflation p... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5797832 | Apparatus and method for forming lightweight pallets An apparatus for forming lightweight pallets from tightly wound single-face corrugated board includes a support for a reel of corrugated board, tensioning apparatus for applying a tensioning force to the corrugated board, slitting and advancing apparatus ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795284 | Method of and device for folding a gas bag of a vehicle occupant restraint system A method of folding a gas bag (5) for a vehicle occupant restraining system which when inflated is three-dimensional in shape and is folded from a deflated, flattened and spread-out condition, in which its wall comprises a securing section featuring an in... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5681253 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5622113 | Gripping surface for cutting cylinders in a folding machine A gripping surface adapted to be mounted on the outer circumferential surfaces of a pair of cutting cylinders 12, 14 in a printing press is provided. The gripping surface includes a plurality of mounting strips 26. Each mounting strip 26 has an upper surf... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5614230 | Apparatus for forming a curl on an end of a tubular member An apparatus is disclosed for forming a curl on an end of a tubular member. The apparatus includes first and second members. The first member is capable of holding the tubular member and has an external shoulder beyond which the first end of the tubular m... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5569148 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing pallet spacers An apparatus for forming a pallet spacer from a one-piece blank, the one piece blank having at least a first end and a second end, a retention segment disposed between the first and second ends, the retention segment defining a retention aperture, the sec... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5538491 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5469690 | Cam mechanism for bending carton blanks fed from the magazine of a packaging machine An improved cam mechanism bends carton blanks fed from the magazine of a packaging machine. The carton blanks each have a gripped portion attached to the packaging machine and a bendable portion extending from the gripped portion. The cam mechanism includ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5300010 | Method and apparatus for making artificial flowers A mechanical apparatus and method for producing a folded paper rose from an elongated strip of paper. The apparatus is operated by feeding an elongated paper strip through a rotating shuttle assembly, and securing the end of the paper strip onto a slotted... | 04/05/1994 |
