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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061702 | Signature transport device A device for removing folded signatures from a saddle-back conveyor includes a moving arm, a first gripper mounted on the moving arm, and an electromechanical actuator connected to the first gripper for opening and closing the first gripper, the electromechanical ac... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7938389 | Method and installation for processing printed products during conveyance Printed products produced by assembling on saddle-shaped supports are conveyed onwards lying on the supports and during this conveyance are processed in the area of their fold line between a tool acting from outside and a counter-tool acting from inside, i.e., from ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931261 | Signature hopper with lap straightening device A signature hopper is provided comprising a first drum having a first gripper for a lead edge of a folded signature, a second drum having a second gripper for an open edge of the folded signature, the second gripper having a gripper finger with an end curled in a di... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7891649 | Sheet feeder for supplying a conveying arrangement with folded signatures A sheet feeder for supplying a conveying device with folded signatures from a stack of folded signatures, the sheet feeder including a gripper drum. The gripper drum includes at least one gripper to individually remove respective signatures and a stopping device. Th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7628389 | Gatherer stitcher for brochures A gatherer stitcher for brochures has a stitching machine, a delivery station that receives brochures step-by-step during operation, a trimming apparatus, and transport components (brochure ejector, trimmer feed) that transport the brochures from the delivery statio... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628390 | Installation and method for the lifting of folded printed products from a conveyor In an installation and a method for the lifting of folded printed products (1) from a conveyor, wherein the printed products (1) are transported straddled across a saddle (2), the saddle (2) includes a counter tool (4) for processi... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7556249 | Storage medium and method steps for making a booklet 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. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7503554 | Book finishing station with heating element and method of use A book finishing station configured to process a media sheet includes a support apparatus, a clamping apparatus, and a heating element. The clamping apparatus is spaced from the support apparatus. During use, a media sheet is positioned between the support apparatus... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494117 | Signature gatherer with detachable feeders A device for gathering signatures, positioned straddling, into printed products such as newspapers, magazines, and brochures includes a conveying arrangement that has a saddle-shaped gathering section, and at least one signature feeders. The at least one signature f... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494118 | Arrangement for gathering and transporting print products deposited straddling on a conveying device An arrangement for gathering and transporting print products, deposited straddling on a conveying device, includes a first conveying device including a first double chain having first and second strands and a second conveying device including a second double chain h... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7431277 | Device for collecting printed sheets in a certain sequence astride and atop one another to form a printed product A device for collecting printed sheets in a certain sequence astride and atop one another to form a printed product has a saddle-shaped support supplied by a sheet feeder with printed sheets. The saddle-shaped support is arranged above a conveying device transportin... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404550 | Method for stitching print products and stitching machine for realizing said method A wire stitching machine and a method for wire-stitching print products with the wire-stitching machine. At least one stitching head is arranged to move along with a respective print product to be stitched during a stitching operation. A control device is arranged t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396007 | Positioning device for a rotationally displaceable positioning element A positioning device for a positioning element, which is rotationally displaceable about a first axis, including a positioning member engaged with the positioning element. The positioning member is rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to and spaced from the f... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7324242 | Photographic processing system A photographic processing system comprises: a printing unit 3 for forming photographic prints based on image data read out from a negative film; a CD-R writing device 2 for writing the image data in a CD-R; a sorter 14 having numerous trays 1... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281706 | Gatherer stitcher A gatherer stitcher having a gatherer chain configuration includes roof segments forming a ridge region and drivers having respective stop surfaces and being mounted so as to be adjustable between an operating position and a position pivotable away therefrom. An aux... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261507 | Book binding method and system for saddle stitched bound booklet A book binding system for a saddle-stitched bound booklet comprises a sheet feeding section (1) feeding sheets or sets of sheets (P) one by one, a sheet folding section (3) sequentially receiving a sheet or a set of sheets (P) from the sheet feeding se... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234694 | Saddle stitcher including card gluers for dispensing personalized printed cards and method therefor A saddle stitcher for producing personalized saddle stitched brochures includes a stitching station, at least two folded sheet feeders for the feeding of nonpersonalized folded sheets, an assembly chain, a drive system, and at least two card gluers arranged along th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232125 | Device for collating laminar workpieces A device for the assembly of brochures from folded sheets includes a continuous conveyor which defines a direction of conveyance, feeders which deliver the folded sheets to the continuous conveyor, and controls for controlling the operation of the feeders and the co... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104537 | Method and apparatus for making booklets Method and apparatus for assembling sheets of printing media for booklets. In one aspect the sheets are folded, sheet-by-sheet, and in another aspect the sheets are collected, sheet-by-sheet, and registered on a fold in each sheet. In still another aspect printed sh... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090212 | Apparatus for producing a bound print item An apparatus for producing a bound print item from unbound printed products supplied in a straddling position to be stitched with wire staples comprises a conveying device with a support that is slanted toward the side and consists of individual elements. The convey... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077042 | Three-side trimmer The three-side trimmer comprises an alignment station (F) for receiving booklet bundle (32) and aligning the booklets, and a cutting station (D) for cutting the top, bottom and fore edges of the bundle, and a chuck mechanism (40) which holds the bundle... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073785 | Apparatus for processing printed products The processing conveyer device (10) has a plurality of receiving elements (18) that are arranged one behind the other and are driven in a circulatory direction, said elements having a support element and a base element for supporting the printing produ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063313 | Device for holding printed products A device for holding printed products fed in variations of at least collecting and collating feed modes. The device includes a holding element for holding products fed in different feed modes. The holding element, in turn, includes a deflection element which, in a p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055814 | Apparatus for collecting printed products An apparatus for collecting, stitching and/or cutting printed products includes an endless collector chain and feeders arranged one behind the other and above the collector chain for placing the printed products on the collector chain, and a stitching device for sti... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032898 | Wire-stitching apparatus for producing wire stitched print items A wire-stitching apparatus for producing wire-stitched print items includes a conveying arrangement for supplying folded, printed products in a straddling position; a wire-stitching unit installed at an adjustable distance above the conveying arrangement and includi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033123 | Booklet maker A booklet maker, including a pivotable collecting device including two supporting sides formed as a saddle shape, and a rotatable transferring device including a displaceable clamping component, where the transferring device delivers a folded sheet material to the c... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997450 | Sheet folding and accumulation system for a booklet maker A sheet folding and accumulation system and method inverts folded sheets onto a saddle where the sheets are accumulated and bound into a booklet. The inverting of the sheets onto the saddle for accumulation and binding eliminates the need for the saddle or other she... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994337 | Book bindery and trimming apparatus Book bindery and trimming apparatus which is directly connectable to the output of a digital printer enable substantially automatic book production. Individual sheets are cut from a printed web, folded and driven into a sheet stacker. The stacker collects the sheets... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981830 | Pivotable collecting device A pivotable collecting device for handling a folded sheet material, including a supporting edge for supporting a fold of the folded sheet material, two supporting sides opposing one another, and means for pivoting the supporting edge and supporting sides about a fir... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6929256 | Post processing device with saddle stitching An image forming apparatus integrally having a sheet post-processing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a center folding unit for creasing, a stack unit which has an angular shape, and a pushing unit which pushes up the paper sheets stacked on said stack... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904845 | Method for producing advertising forms for insertion into different magazines The present invention relates to techniques for efficiently producing regional advertising for insertion into different magazines. In an implementation, the method includes establishing a uniform closing period for submission of advertising material, associating the... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866257 | Gathering-stitching machine having a guide element in the stitching region A stitching device includes at least one stitching station having an inlet region and an outlet region, and a transport device for conveying a plurality of folded signatures to the stitching station through the inlet region for stitching the plurality of folded sign... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830242 | Delivery device for removing folded printed products Delivery device for removing printed products which straddle a saddle-shaped support of a conveying arrangement with the aid of circulating carriers. A gripping device comprises two rotating gripping members respectively positioned on the circumference of a rotating... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827346 | Method and apparatus for making booklets This invention relates to a method and apparatus for making booklets. Such structures of this type, generally, employ a saddle, a plurality of skis, and a cutting mechanism to retain and cut individual sheets of media and, subsequent, fasten the individual sheets to... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805340 | Device for producing bound printed products A device for producing bound printed products has a continuous folding device to which are supplied sequentially individual printed sheets and in which the printed sheets are folded individually to folded printed sheets. A gathering device receives the folded printe... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6796554 | Apparatus for stacking folded paper sheets An apparatus for stacking a folded paper sheet includes a collecting device having a first side and a second side, a first sheet drive assembly including a first sheet contacting component, and a second sheet drive assembly including a second sheet contacting compon... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6789793 | Rotary signature transport device A signature transport device has a conveyor for moving a plurality of signatures in a first direction, and a rotary blade device having a first blade having an edge for lifting a first signature of the plurality of signatures from the conveyor, the edge being parall... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6779789 | Method for identifying advertising forms for insertion into publications The present invention relates to a technique for accurately identifying advertising forms for insertion into different publications. In an implementation, the method includes providing the advertising forms with a lap area, and printing a lap identifier onto the lap... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764069 | Apparatus for processing flat objects, especially printed products An apparatus for processing flat objects, such as sheet-like printed products. The apparatus has a rail system which defines a closed path of travel, and a plurality of conveyor elements are supported by the rail system for free and independent movement along the pa... | 07/20/2004 |
