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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980174 | Page of a printed product having a plurality of information fields arranged in different print columns, and longitudinal perforation device for producing the page A page of a printed product having a plurality of information fields arranged in different printed columns is provided. At least one perforated line, extending parallel to the height of the page, is generated in the page between at least two printed columns. The at ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7493855 | Method for the production of a printed product, processing device, and system for the production of printed products A printing system is used for printing newspapers or for job printing and includes a web-fed press, including an unreeling stand, and one or more printing units for printing a web that is unrolled from a roll at the unreeling stand. A re-rolling stand may be used to... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7410314 | Apparatus for receiving inverting and returning sheets from and to a printer for large-sized paper An apparatus for receiving, inverting and returning sheets from and to a printer for large-sized paper, said printer being adapted to be automatically fed a web of paper from a supply of paper through an inlet (6), defined by a portion of a paper-supporting p... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7258424 | Printer with a MEMS printhead A printer provided with a micro-electro-mechanical printhead for producing wallpaper, the printer comprising: a micro-electro-mechanical printhead extending at least the width of a media web; drive means to drive the media web past the printhead; at least one proces... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7007602 | Method and apparatus for controlling a cutting position of a web member and device therefor A method and apparatus for controlling the cutting position of a web member in a printing press by setting a reference tensile value, detecting the present tensile value of a web in a printing press during an actual printing operation, and controlling the starting a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6955122 | Crop mark splitting A process and device are provided for setting the crop mark for and/or in a print production, in which prints are continuously printed on a web. At least one printing couple for printing on a web is provided. A lengthwise cutting device cuts the web into a first web... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6928929 | Process for making sheet having indicia registered with lines of termination An apparatus and process for making sheets having indicia spaced in a machine direction. Between or among the indicia are perforations or chop-off cuts. The spacing, in the machine direction, between the indicia and perforations or chop-off cuts is maintained over l... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923436 | Process for the manufacture of sets of printed pages for the preparation of books, and set of printed pages manufactured by that process The process is based on printing, in an electronic printing machine, the various bodies of text of the pages with symmetrical distribution with respect to the center of symmetry of the sheet being printed and likewise symmetrically with respect to one or both axes o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6821038 | Newspaper producing method A newspaper producing method can produce a plurality kinds of newspapers different in page numbers and colors by using a single printing unit. This method includes a plurality of printing cycles, each of which produces a plurality of lateral printed rows on each sid... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6752078 | Device for guiding flat or sheet-like copies in folders A device for guiding sheet-like copies which are severed from a material web in a cutting nip of a cutting-cylinder pair, including a copy guide disposed in an outlet wedge of the cutting-cylinder pair for gripping leading ends of the sheet-like copies for guiding t... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748857 | Crop mark setting device A printing press with crop mark setting device and process is provided. A printing couple for printing on a web is used with a lengthwise cutting device for cutting the printed web lengthwise into a first web strand and at least one second web strand. A convergence ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6684787 | Method and device for processing printed materials Sheets or strips of printed materials, with each sheet or strip having a printed image including plural individual copies, are inspected. Each copy is inspected by an inspection device. The sheets or strips of printed materials are separated into individu... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6662721 | Rotary press In a rotary press, a first press roller adapted to retreat during printing and advance during plate changing to contact a web is provided on a travel route of the web between a printing unit and a dryer. A second press roller having the same function as t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6634296 | Printer document presenter apparatus and method A kiosk printer for unattended operation is equipped with a presenter to prevent a user from prematurely trying to remove a printed document. The presenter has motor driven feed rollers and a document sensor for determining when the printing document is i... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6606944 | Device and method for determining a signature lap A folder system includes an adjustable-lap folder for folding signatures so-as to define folded signatures, an optical sensor for measuring a presence of the fold&ed signatures, and a controller connected to the rotary blade folder and the optical sensor ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6568323 | Synchronous control system having automatic cutting and printing registering functions The present invention is intended to automatically adjust cutting and printing registers based on the detection of predetermined marks for different colors in a rotary press using a paper web, thereby eliminating the need for skill of an operator and redu... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6543353 | Method for monitoring a strip of fabric The tension in a moving web of material is measuring using a measuring roller or cylinder. This tension is repeatedly compared to a threshold value. If the measured value deviates from the threshold value beyond a certain amount, this is used as an indica... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6257142 | Rotary printing press for production of multiple center spread signatures Several printing units are arranged in a row for printing on as many separate webs traveling in centerline alignment and in phase with one another. At least one preselected web, on issuing from one printing unit, is directed over an angled guide rod there... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6148724 | Selective flexographic printing A web of paper is printed with selective non-variable information and vastly different variable information on portions of the paper web which are ultimately separated into discrete documents. At least one ion deposition print unit and a number of flexogr... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5812276 | Reproduction of medical image on web-like reproducing material In reproducing medical images which are supplied in digital form and which vary in size, a web-like reproducing material is used. The reproducing material is cut at variable lengths in correspondence with the sizes of the images.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5778781 | Method and apparatus for printing on opposite sides of a web A continuous web of material is unwound from a roll by driven pull rolls that feed the web material to a printing unit in a feedline of an envelope making machine. The printing unit prints a selected one of the inside surface and the outside surface of th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5768675 | On-demand narrow web electrophotographic printer An on-demand narrow web electrophotographic printer and method of printing forms a latent image and a narrow web paper feeding mechanism feeds paper from a roll for closely spaced printouts of tickets or labels, such as adhesive-backed labels, for bar cod... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5692440 | Cutting device A cutting device for transversely severing a printed web into signatures utilizes a collection and counter-cylinder, in cooperation with a cutting cylinder support that carries two cutting cylinders. Each cutting cylinder is rotatable with respect to the ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5315398 | Automatically adjustable sheet member cutting device A cutting device includes a mechanism for receiving and cutting a sheet member between two blades, a motor for driving the mechanism, and a mechanism for detecting the operational state of the cutting mechanism. If the cutting operation cannot be complete... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5229827 | Image recording apparatus with sheet stackers An electrostatic plotter includes a housing having a side to be confronted by an operator. A recording head is disposed in the housing for recording a latent image on a recording paper supplied from a roll of recording paper disposed in the housing near t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228388 | Scoring or perforating bar for offset presses An improved score or perforator bar device is adapted for use with certain printing presses having a blanket cylinder revolving upon an axle shaft and with an elongate slot for attachment of the blanket. The adapter device includes a bar of a length subst... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5133235 | Skip-scorer, skip perforator for use with printing press systems An attachment for use with existing cylinders in printing press equipment. The existing cylinder is machined to have an an annular groove around the center portion thereof. The attachment is mounted in the groove such that a scorer/perforator blade extend... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5123347 | Scoring or perforating bar for offset presses A score or perforator bar device is adapted for use with certain printing presses having a blanket cylinder revolving upon an axle shaft and with an elongate slot for attachment of the blanket. The adapter device includes a bar of a length substantially t... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5063845 | Anti-wrap for high speed printing press An anti-wrap apparatus and method for high speed printing press involves detecting the start of web wrap after web break to deactivate the press motors and apply the press brakes. In addition the detection mechanism which senses a change in the web path, ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5045045 | Skip-scorer, skip-perforator for use with printing press systems A web scoring and/or perforating apparatus for signature folding machines or the like including first and second rollers. Each roller has a scoring or perforating blade portion and a resilient roller portion. The rollers are mounted, preferably, on existi... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5025725 | Double paper cut system for printer mechanism A paper cutting system for use with printer mechanisms, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for double cutting paper in a printer to trim the final output paper to a standard length. The invention provides an economical means for printing a f... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4955265 | Web cutting position control system A web cutting position control system capable of cutting a web having a print pattern thereon in such a manner as to match the print pattern without limiting the mounting position of a synchronizing mark detecting means for detecting synchronizing marks o... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4909148 | Drop-in print station for multi-color printing press A removable print station has opposed, outwardly extending support portions configured for complemental reception within existing die cutter slots of a press frame. The drop-in printing station includes a plate cylinder which cooperates with an anvil roll... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4905599 | Notch cylinder unit A notch cylinder unit for selectively activating a plurality of impaling pins such as might be used for separating and removing a strip from a paper web. The notch cylinder unit comprises a cylinder having a longitudinally extending hole and a hollowing d... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4852786 | Tape module for a modular mailing machine The tape module for mounting in a mailing machine includes a tape track supported by a support means such that the tape track is supported in a generally cantilevered manner. A tape positioning means selectively positioning the support means in a first po... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4793251 | Process and apparatus for the processing of security-paper prints and identification of misprints The print carriers which bear security-paper prints arranged in longitudinal and transverse rows and on which misprints are marked are numbered in such a way that all security-paper prints arranged in succession in a longitudinal row, but excluding mispri... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4784031 | Replacement cheekstrip apparatus for use with cutting cylinder knives A replacement cheekstrip having an upper part and a lower part for fitting into a knife box assembly that is installed in the rotary cutting cylinder of the folder used on a roll fed printing press. The upper part is made from a hard solid material connec... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4587898 | Corrugated paper installation for manufacturing of printed corrugating paper cuts with a corrugated paper machine and a rotary printing machine integrated therein A corrugated paper arrangement for manufacturing printed corrugated paper cuts, in which a corrugated paper machine has an integrated rotary printing machine with several printing stations, and at least one longitudinal cutter and at least one transverse ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4524962 | Pre-fold, web scoring apparatus for signature folding machines Prefold, web scoring apparatus for signature folding machines or the like comprises mating first and second web scoring rollers, each scoring roller having alternating scoring blade and resilient roller portions. The scoring rollers are mounted, preferabl... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4312597 | Printer The printer includes a slide member adapted to be reciprocally moved by a drive source. The printer comprises a paper cutting member reciprocally movable for cutting the printed paper, a connecting member connected to the paper cutting member and arranged... | 01/26/1982 |
