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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887040 | Sheet deceleration apparatus and method with kicker A sheet deceleration apparatus includes a pair of rotatable rollers, being rotatable about first and second axes, the rollers positioned on opposite sides of the travel path. At least one of the rollers is moveable relative to the other to nip the sheet between the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7753357 | Stacking apparatus having tiltable main conveyor and variable length transfer conveyor A sheet stacking apparatus includes a conveyor support, a main conveyor connected to the conveyor support and having a discharge end movable between a lowered position and a raised position, a transfer conveyor having a intake end roller support holding the intake e... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744079 | Multi-station system and method for processing paper postal items A transport track extends through first and second stations for transporting paper postal items through the stations. The first and second stations are equipped with first and second drives for driving circulatable surfaces of the respective station along the transp... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735820 | Sheet delivery apparatus with sheet extraction device A sheet delivery apparatus includes sprockets and delivery grippers, a sheet delivery device, a switching cam, and conveyor belt, driving roller, and driven roller. The sprockets and delivery grippers hold and convey a sheet. The sheet delivery device delivers the s... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7431280 | Method and device for forming groups of flat articles Groups are formed from flat articles being supplied in a plurality of supply streams by combining the supply streams to form a group stream, and by separating article groups from the head end of the group stream through clamping and accelerating aligned leading arti... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7383016 | Electrophotographic device capable of performing an imaging operation and a fusing operation at different speeds An electrophotographic imaging device comprises generally, an image transfer station configured to transfer a toned image to a substrate, a fuser assembly configured to fuse the toned image to the substrate and a transport device configured to transfer the substrate... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364155 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus In a standby state wherein a document is set in a document tray and can be supplied when needed, when a start signal is not inputted (S21: NO), a controller determines whether a document regulating plate has been operated or not based on a detection output of... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7316394 | Sheet feeder having a drive for the synchronized feeding of sheets to a sheet-processing machine In a sheet feeder for a sheet processing machine, such as a sheet-fed rotary printing press, and initial torque spike when the sheet feeder is first switched into the system is reduced with a switch-on torque limiter. The torque limiter is disposed in the drive trai... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7192028 | Device for processing printed products supplied to a stacking device In a device for processing printed products supplied to a stacking device, the printed products are picked up at a delivery of a printing machine or a printed product processing machine by a transport device and are transported in a suspended position on a transport... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192027 | Signature transport device A signature transport device includes a first conveyor for moving a plurality of folded signatures in a first direction and a second conveyor including a first blade having a first edge for lifting a first signature of the plurality of signatures from the first conv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168697 | Device for delivering printed products and machine and method for processing printed products A device that is usable for delivering printed products includes two bucket or paddle wheels that can rotate about two different axes of rotation. Each bucket or paddle wheel includes a plurality of scoop-type elements that can receive printed products from a first ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168473 | Apparatus for making a nonwoven synthetic-resin web or fleece A web or fleece of synthetic resin strand collected on a sieve belt is discharged from the sieve belt into further processing equipment over a rerouting roller at the discharge end of the sieve belt. The rerouting roller is perforated and air or another fluid medium... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150454 | Method of conveying flat, flexible products and apparatus for implementing the method The invention relates to a method of conveying flat, flexible products, in particular printed products, in which the products are conveyed continuously by means of a conveying device in an overlapping formation to a transfer region and are picked up there by an outw... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131645 | Device for separation of folders in a layer of folders A device for separation of folders within a layer of folders includes elements for blocking the advance of a folder in the layer, elements for unlayering the folders preceding the retained folder, and elements for retaining the blocked folder and the folders followi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124877 | Method and device for the conversion of a conveyed stream of flat articles For converting a stream of flat articles from transverse conveyance to parallel conveyance, two continuously operated conveyors are provided, a transverse conveyor having a direction (FQ) of transverse conveyance and serving as supplying conveyor and a parallel conv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6976675 | Method and installation for transforming a stream of flat articles conveyed in a held manner into a imbricated stream in which the arrangement of the articles is selectable A supply stream (1) of flat articles (8), in particular of printed products that are conveyed hanging and held by grippers, is transformed into an imbricated stream (2, 3, 4, 5) or into sections of an imbricated stream, in which the articles are... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969059 | Dual modulated vacuum shingler A shingling apparatus for sheets of paper or paperboard includes a pair of independently operable vacuum plenums in a gap between an in-feed conveyor and a reduced speed shingling conveyor. One of the vacuum plenums decelerates an incoming sheet to shingling conveyo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945531 | Device for the separation of a series of products that are superposed in a scale-like fashion A device for achieving the separation or extension of the scale of products in a conveyance in superposed copies in which means are provided that are capable of increasing the speed of the belts (12, 17) conveying the separated or extended scale relative to t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6877732 | Feed conveyor with opening apparatus The apparatus has a feed conveyor (12) which is assigned an opening apparatus (18). Located at the downstream end of the feed conveyor (12) is the transfer region (16), through which the movement path (26) of clamps (24) run... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871849 | Delivery for a sheet-processing machine, especially a rotary printing machine A delivery includes sheet brakes and sheet supports constructed of modules including respectively identical carrier modules and braking modules with operationally revolving braking elements, the braking modules being selectively connectable to the carrier modules, a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6814352 | Installation for the processing of piece goods An installation for processing piece goods including a processing station and a supply unit and/or removal unit. Supply and removal units are displaceable relative to the processing device. Supply and removal units include a closed-in-itself rail track and a plurali... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802503 | Transport mechanism of sorting machine for large thin objects In a transport mechanism of a sorting machine for large thin objects, objects to be transported (paper sheets such as postal matter) stored in transport boxes can be made collectable into smaller collection boxes than the transport boxes. The transport boxes storing... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6749190 | Method and device for the gathering of flat articles An apparatus and method are provided for gathering flat articles (5) into stacks (9) by conveying stacks in production successively along a gathering route (1) past feed stations. The stacks (9) are conveyed on stack supports (2) w... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6726201 | Method and device for the horizontal positioning of serially conveyed, flat objects For the horizontal positioning of serially supplied, flat objects (1) to be conveyed onward, the objects (1) are supplied suspended, one of their main surfaces (10) facing downstream and the other main surface (11) facing upstream. Prior ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6702100 | Device for the transfer of serially supplied articles to a conveying-away system Flat articles are taken over from a supply device supplying the products e.g. in the form of an imbricated stream and, for creating groups, are transferred to a conveying-away device. Thereby the supply direction and the conveying-away direction are angle... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698742 | Apparatus for applying supplementary products to printed products A number of circulatory elements arranged one behind the other are driven in a direction of circulation and have a suction element and a supporting element in each case on the first side and on the second side. The circulatory elements receive a supplemen... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669192 | Method and device for transforming a conveying stream of flat articles A conveying-in stream in which flat articles (4) are conveyed held gripped individually is transformed into a conveying-away stream in which the articles (4) are loosely lying overlapping one another in an imbricated manner and in alternating groups orien... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666324 | System and method for reorienting flat articles A system and method reorients flat articles in a serial stream, by receiving a horizontally moving, serial input stream of substantially vertically oriented flat articles each having a downwardly oriented primary edge, laterally diverting the flat article... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6619651 | Process and apparatus for forming a double imbricated formation of printed products A process and an apparatus for forming an imbricated stream of first and second printed products, in which in each case a first and a second printed product are located substantially congruently one upon the other in double imbricated formation. The first... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612563 | Stacking and counting device for planar products The device stacks successive planar products (newspapers) and separates a plurality of the products into individual stacks. A circular conveyor has a plurality of grippers thereon which are spaced apart by a circumferential distance, grasps the planar pro... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6588745 | Method and device for changing the hold of flat articles being conveyed held by grippers Flat articles (3) each held by a feeding-in gripper (5) on a leading first edge are fed-in to a hold changing station (1) one after the other, are pulled onto a changing support situated in the changing station (1), and are deposited on it by opening the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585263 | Deceleration drum assembly containing air guides A deceleration drum assembly has a deceleration drum with at least one gripper for gripping and transporting signatures. A guide surface assembly is provided which produces a fluid flow for transporting the signature in a contactless manner above the guid... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585258 | Automatic document feeder having a document shunting path In an automatic document feeder for use in an image forming device such as copy machine and facsimile machine: a document shunting path for temporarily shunting a document is provided at an upstream side of a document reading portion; in a different-size ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578846 | Device for transporting a sheet for a rotary printing machine A device for transporting a sheet for a sheet-processing machine in a processing direction includes first grippers for gripping the sheet at a leading gripper edge, as viewed in the direction of processing, the first grippers revolving in a first directio... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6554266 | Guide apparatus for use in folder A guide apparatus is composed of a guide plate which is disposed in such a manner as to be able to move between an active position located within the sheet transfer space and a retreat position where the guide plate does not interfere with the sheet trans... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6367796 | Sheet-like object feed unit in sheet-fed rotary printing press A sheet-like object feed unit in a sheet-fed rotary printing press includes a feedboard, paper feed belts, connecting plate, improper paper feeding detector, swing arm shaft pregripper, transfer cylinder, non-motion roller, gripper closing cam, and air cy... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6338479 | In-line processing of flat objects In the in-line processing of flat objects (S1 -S7), the flat objects (S1 -S7) are fed from a device (4) and serially transferred to a downstream system (5). In the system (5) the objects (S1 -S7 | 01/15/2002 |
| 6257819 | System for handling and in particular for hooking and picking up flexible printed circuits to be introduced into a kiln or the like A device for hooking, picking up and unloading flexible printed circuits to be introduced into a kiln, comprising one or more jaws to grip the circuit and to rotate freely around a horizontal axis--to supports which slide along vertical guides; handling s... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6241648 | Signature-delivery-pitch regulating apparatus for a delivery apparatus of a folding machine A signature-delivery-pitch regulating apparatus includes a grip mechanism adapted to grip a signature received in a rotating delivery fan, push the signature out of the delivery fan, and then release the signature on the transport conveyer operating at a ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6196538 | Apparatus for processing flexible, sheet-like products The apparatus has an intermediate conveyor (18) with conveying elements (26) distributed in the circumferential direction on bearing plates (36). Each conveying element (26) has a roller segment (54), which is driven counter to the direction of circulatio... | 03/06/2001 |
