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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410158 | Image forming apparatus and method A copy machine achieves a reduction in power consumption when performing a saddle-stitching operation. An image forming unit forms visible images on recording sheets in accordance with image data stored in a memory device. A post-processing unit collects the recordi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7344130 | Sheet processing apparatus and image processing apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet processor apparatus comprising: a sheet stack portion on which a sheet is stacked; a sheet conveyance path for conveying a sheet stacked on the sheet stack portion; a sheet conveyor for conveying to the sheet conveyance path ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325799 | Method and apparatus for booklet production A stack of sheets of sheet material is stapled along an axis and fed to a position from which it is folded along the axis by a blade to form a booklet having a curved spine. The blade also inserts the booklet into a position between clamping jaws and determines its ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288059 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing tray on which sheets are stacked in a bundle form, an intermediate portion stapler which staples the intermediate portion of the sheet bundle stacked on the processing tray, a sheet bundle conveying member which con... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7178799 | Post processing device with saddle support An objective of the present invention is to provide a post processing apparatus to load a center-folded sheet on a loading member and unload the paper sheets when a number of sheet reaches a predetermined number without damages with sheets. A Post-processing apparat... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152856 | Sheet processing apparatus and image processing apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet processor apparatus comprising: a sheet stack portion on which a sheet is stacked; a sheet conveyance path for conveying a sheet stacked on the sheet stack portion; a sheet conveyor for conveying to the sheet conveyance path ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121994 | Assembly for and method of adjusting the phasing of folding rolls to create a fold in sheets of material A folding machine includes a first folding roll with a series of the gripper assemblies and a series of tucker assemblies uniformly and alternately spaced to interact with a series of gripper and tucker assemblies of an adjacent second folding roll. The series of al... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7024736 | Apparatus and method for manufacture of multilayer metal products Apparatus for manufacturing multi-layer metal feedstock material for stamping shaped parts eliminates the need for rolls of metal at the stamping site. Multilayer metal feedstock material is assembled from multiple rolls of metal stock, then folded in a zig zag fash... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6823571 | Apparatus and method for manufacture of multilayer metal products Apparatus for manufacturing multi-layer metal feedstock material for stamping shaped parts eliminates the need for rolls of metal at the stamping site. Multilayer metal feedstock material is assembled from multiple rolls of metal stock, then folded in a zig zag fash... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6090467 | Method and apparatus to manufacture a towel or tissue stack A tissue stack (10) including a plurality of discrete leaves (11-14), which each leaf including a pair of panels (15A) between which there is folded a pair of panels (15B) of the next adjacent leaf. There is also disclosed a machine and method for manufac... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5819666 | Mailing system controlled by the computer software The printing and post-processing system according to the invention provides as a compact integration unit a computer unit (10) for commanding with programs each component of the system for selective and controllable operation, a printer unit (12) selectiv... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5067698 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing interfolded toweling A method and apparatus is provided for manufacturing toweling interfolded in a zigzag manner, particularly partially overlapping, interfolded toweling folded "n" times. The method includes alternatingly cutting sections of toweling of equal length from a ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4549729 | Overlap conveyor apparatus This conveyor apparatus is used primarily with continuous business form processing machines to provide a means of producing a stream of overlapped blanks disposed on a continuous web. The apparatus includes upper and lower conveyors. The upper conveyor is... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4279411 | Method of lapping webs A method of lapping webs wherein two series of web sections are advanced, reversely folding a portion of each section about a transverse line adjacent the section leading edge to lap a portion of the preceding section adjacent the trailing edge, and retar... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4254947 | Sheet overlap device A sheet overlap device or apparatus that includes an improved and novel method and means for overlapping of sheets and in particular for overlapping hand towels at high speeds using a vacuum arrangement. The transfer from one vacuum roll to the other is m... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4163548 | Method of lapping webs and product A method of lapping webs to provide a product suitable for zig-zag folding or rewinding wherein a web is advanced from each of a pair of parent rolls, the web transversely severed into discrete identical sheets which are then lapped no more than one-third... | 08/07/1979 |
