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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7417752 | Method and system for customized mail piece production utilizing a data center A system and method for preparing mail pieces is disclosed. A business provides one or more designs for a mail piece to a data center, which converts the designs to a format suitable for viewing via an on-line network connection utilizing a browser. A custom Web sit... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7201555 | Pallet loader and separator A system for loading pallets onto an assembly line wherein the system has at least one arm capable of lifting a stack of pallets and then depositing the bottom-most pallet of the stack of pallets onto an assembly line surface for subsequent delivery to the assembly ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185751 | Device and method for forming groups composed by a variable number of products A device for forming groups composed by a variable number of products including a path of advance along which, in use, a continuous array of products advances along a direction of advance with the products in mutual contact. An arresting member is included against w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6419441 | Lamination dispenser and method of dispensing laminations A lamination dispenser is provided for dispensing a predetermined stack of laminations from a string of laminations. Each lamination has an outer edge with a first area of the outer edge opposing a second area of the outer edge. A third area of the outer ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6113344 | Method and apparatus for sorting stacks A method and apparatus for sorting books of sheets in which individual books are generated in succession is provided. This process entails the stacking of cut sheets that form a completed book in an offset arrangement relative to adjacent books. Each offs... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6022186 | Method and apparatus for sorting stacks A method and apparatus for sorting books of sheets in which individual books are generated in succession is provided. This process entails the stacking of cut sheets that form a completed book in an offset arrangement relative to adjacent books. Each offs... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5820334 | Paper set feeding In a sheet set feeder, a shutter mechanism disposed at least in part beneath a hopper for receiving a stack of offset-jogged sheet sets defines an aperture sized to admit individual sets from the stack. The shutter mechanism is driven so that the aperture... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5694679 | Device for automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for the manufacture of armatures of electrical machinery or the like In a device for the automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for armatures of electrical machinery or the like, the pack (P') is formed by the controlled drop of a sheet stack (P) housed in a tubular magazine (1) open at the bottom. The pack is ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5556254 | Paper set feeding In a sheet set feeder, a shutter mechanism disposed at least in part beneath a hopper for receiving a stack of offset-jogged sheet sets defines an aperture sized to admit individual sets from the stack. The shutter mechanism is driven so that the aperture... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5537731 | Method for automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for the manufacture of armatures of electrical machinery or the like In a method for the automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for armatures of electrical machinery or the like, the pack (P') is formed by the controlled drop of a sheet stack (P) housed in a tubular magazine (1) open at the bottom. The pack is ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5026250 | Apparatus for singularizing stacked portions of books and the like Apparatus for singularizing successive stacks of a series of stacks consisting of superimposed groups of sheets has a transporting unit which advances successive stacks of the series in a horizontal plane against a barrier which intercepts each but the lo... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4966521 | Tail stopping and knockdown device A device for slowing cut sheets in seriatum flow by nipping the trailing edge of the sheets as they leave a high-speed conveyor system is provided whereby the sheets pass to a stacking pile at a slow speed. The nipping device is provided in several embodi... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4949953 | Device for stacking sheets A device for stacking sheets, especially sheets of paper that arrive overlapped. The device has a layoff platform that can be raised and lowered, a separating mechanism that is positioned behind the stack, that can be raised and lowered, and that can be i... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4919587 | Apparatus for separating and transferring soft cups An apparatus for separating a stack of cups made of soft material one from each other and transferring them is provided. This apparatus includes a continuously rotating cup holder and a suction nozzle that is mounted on a vertically and horizontally movab... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4915572 | Conveyor system for rod-like articles A cigarette buffer reservoir system includes mobile containers (18) which are loaded and unloaded by transfer of successive batches of cigarettes between the container and a common transfer station (16) connected to a mass flow conveyor system (2-19) link... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4907942 | Arrangement for separating paper sheet pads from a stack A method and an arrangement of the present invention are intended for individualizing non-glued paper pads having cardboard backs from a stack which includes a plurality of cut paper layers and intermediate cardboard sheet layers. One end of the stack whi... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4869487 | Method for feeding a blocked sheet unit A method for feeding a blocked sheet unit for continuously taking out a blocked sheet unit from a sheet unit forming section and feeding the blocked sheet unit to a subsequent step, the method for feeding a blocked sheet unit comprises a first step of tak... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4796879 | Method and apparatus for stacking sheets conveyed continuously to a stacking point A method and an apparatus for stacking sheets conveyed continuously at a stacking point. With the assistance of a separating member (6, 7), which can be introduced into a natural gap between the upper side of a stack and the sheets conveyed in an overlapp... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4735713 | Lamination dispenser A dispenser is provided to dispense laminations to a forward position whereat they may readily be manually grasped for withdrawal from a dispenser and insertion into a preformed coil. One or more laminations may be dispensed in a selected group of laminat... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4710085 | Lamination stack selection method and apparatus A lamination stack selector for supporting a vertical column of laminations in a chute and for selecting a stack of laminations having a predetermined height from the bottom of the column. The selector includes a plurality of support pins biased to a firs... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4701092 | Pallet dispenser Methods of and apparatus for first establishing an elongate vertical stack of pallets within a surrounding vertical frame on special supporting and dispensing apparatus and thereafter sequentially dispensing individual pallets from the low end of said sta... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4662624 | Apparatus for maintaining a sufficient stock of blanks for a packaging machine To maintain a sufficient stock of blanks (10) in packaging machines, especially for hinge-lid packs to receive cigarettes, there is a magazine (11) with a plurality of magazine shafts (13, 14, 15), from which a stock of blanks (16) is extracted successive... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4662816 | Method of breaking up stacks of paper sheets or the like Stacks which are about to be subdivided by a sword-like tool at a dividing station are monitored by a spring-biased mechanical sensor which causes the generation of signals serving to change the position of the stack at the dividing station with reference... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4650391 | Electrical connector pick-up station An electrical connector pick-up station for use in feeding electrical connectors from a magazine into an electrical connector transfer nest, for transfer to a work station, comprises a cable supporting the magazine, a seat for the nest having guide roller... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4648772 | Three-knife cutting machine workfeed A three-knife cutting machine for trimming the front side and the head- and foot-side of brochures, books, and the like, in which the products to be trimmed are slidable in stacks with the back side forward from a magazine charged from above downward by c... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4647265 | Paper sheet manipulator A paper sheet manipulator has a main manipulation member, an auxiliary manipulation member and devices for moving the main and auxiliary manipulation members. The main manipulation member is adapted to temporarily receive the front edges of paper sheets b... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4592462 | Carousel type feeder for carton blanks An article infeed unit includes a plurality of carrier pocket devices movable to and away from an article delivery station, and a confronting receiver pocket is mounted at the delivery station. The receiver pocket has upstanding sides, and the sides are p... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4544315 | Separation of sheet metal elements from a stack A method of separating at least one sheet metal element from the lower end of a stack (4) of apertured sheet metal elements, the separation comprising utilizing in motion phases two tool parts (1, 2), the method comprising: (a) a first motion phase, where... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4462515 | Apparatus for transferring groups of disc-shaped objects In apparatus for transferring a group composed of a selected number of objects from a first conveying device to a second conveying device for supply, in groups, to a packaging machine, there are provided a lowering channel which is pivotal between a first... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4439100 | Device for separating and taking off of sheets from a stack A device for separating and taking off of one or more notched stamped sheets from a stack of sheets located in a receiving magazine is provided. A tool having first and second tool parts which are movable relative to one another is used to remove the shee... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4436472 | Sheet piling devices A piling device (11) forms a pile (15) of sheets (12). For pile change, the finished pile (15) is separated from sheets of the subsequent pile by means of a separating finger (22). After the main stop (17) at the front pile edge has been swung away, the p... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4396336 | Apparatus for feeding lifts of limp sheets A sheet magazine supports a stack of limp flexible sheets. The magazine has a bottom with a slot formed therethrough and spaced opposite first and second ends with an end feed gateway at the first end. A mechanical sheet separating and segregating device ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4396334 | Sheet stacking apparatus A stack (S) of sheets is formed on a downwardly moving platform (4), the stack being divided into portions (P) each consisting of a predetermined number of sheets. As each alternate portion is completed, that portion is gripped between two plates (5, 20) ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4364467 | Apparatus for handling biscuits Apparatus for transferring batches of biscuits (11) in succession from a magazine (10) to the infeed conveyor (28) of a wrapping machine which includes a transfer unit which includes a platform (15), a support (17) for the batch (12) of biscuits to be tra... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364549 | Apparatus for feeding cardboard blanks or the like to a magazine Apparatus for supplying preselected numbers of superimposed prefabricated cardboard blanks of the type having alternating larger and smaller marginal flaps from an auxiliary magazine into the main magazine of a packing machine has a frame which carries th... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4359218 | Continuous sheet collection and discharge system A collector and discharge mechanism permits a continuous flow of sheet material into a stacker station while predetermined size batches are removed from the growing stack and discharged for processing and cartoning. The mechanism includes a kick-off assem... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4354589 | Method and apparatus for grouping flat items in stacks A method and an apparatus for grouping flat items in stacks, particularly cookies which are advanced to a grouping device in at least three mutually parallel channels. The grouping device forms mixed groups of the items such that each group contains at le... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4313703 | Apparatus for breaking up stacks of paper sheets or the like Apparatus for breaking up stacks of paper sheets or the like into two or more thinner layers has a tongs having an upper and a lower idler roller, a reciprocable sword-like dividing tool which can penetrate into an edge face of a stack extending into the ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4297066 | Paper sheet layer forming and transferring arrangement An arrangement for forming successive layers of sheets of paper and the like from a stream of individual sheets supplied in succession to a collecting station by a supply conveyor, and for transferring the formed layers to a continuously advancing dischar... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4286908 | Device for facilitating separation of sheet groups A device for use in conjunction with a sheet group separator of the type having a rotating slotted disk supporting a stack, together with a depressor for the lowermost group, and a finger for separating a corner of said group from the stack. The device co... | 09/01/1981 |
