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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922642 | Devices and method for feeding at least one material web or web strand into a folding device A device is usable to feed at least one material web and/or at least one strand that is comprised of several material webs into a folding device. A superstructure is part of the device, as is a former that can be displaced in relation to the material web, and a tran... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7771336 | Folder for rotary press In a variable cut-off length type rotary printing machine, to perform processes such as a process of folding a cut-off sheet with a high degree of accuracy, a folding machine includes a cut-off unit capable of varying and cutting a cut-off length of a web fed from a... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7361131 | Systems and methods for processing a container blank A system includes a first scoring station, an optional second scoring station, and a cutting station. The first scoring station includes a stationary platen for supporting a substrate, a movable platen juxtaposed a spaced distance therefrom, and one or more scoring ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7172107 | Envelope having improved overlap profile An envelope assembly is provided for improved performance of a mailing envelope in the automated mail handling process. The envelope comprises a front panel having top, bottom and side edges and forming an envelope front surface, side flaps extending front the side ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156798 | Blanking station of a diecutting press The blanking station of a diecutting press comprises an upper cradle for a blanking device and gripper bars for conveying the sheets in progress. This upper cradle includes devices for the removable mounting alternately of a blanking device or of a delivery device o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6253817 | Apparatus and method for preparing printing labels An apparatus for the processing and segmenting of a cover-forming laminate web or sheeting structure which is adapted to interconnect a plurality of containers, such as the base members of blister packages each of which is designed to contain a hydrophili... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6095959 | Method and unit for feeding, in a product wrapping machine, a continuous band of wrapping material, the surface of which is pre-impregnated with an aromatizing substance In a method and unit for feeding, in a product wrapping machine, a continuous band of wrapping material, the surface of which is pre-impregnated with an aromatizing substance, the band is unwound from a reel of wrapping material and is fed, along a given ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074333 | Machine for cutting discrete components of a multi-component workpiece and depositing them with registration on a moving web of material The present invention provides a machine for cutting at least two components of a multi-component workpiece from webs of material which are moving at different speeds relative to one another, and depositing the two cut components on a third web of materia... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6059710 | Process for cutting of discrete components of a multi-component workpiece and depositing them with registration on a moving web of material The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a multi-component product comprising at least two components cut from moving webs of material, registering the components with respect to one another, and depositing the registered components on a... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5820539 | Device and method for continuous plaiting of web-shaped material A device (1) for continuous plaiting of web-shaped material with a plaiting table (2) and a plaiting arm (3) possesses auxiliary depositing means (5) insertable between the plaiting arm (3) and the plaiting table (2). The auxiliary depositing means (5) en... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5762596 | Rotating cutting apparatus A rotating cutting apparatus has an arrangement for controlling and finishing the cutting which is arranged between a cutting station and a receiving station. This arrangement includes a conveying arrangement for box blanks, an arrangement for acting on t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5555786 | Rotary press cutters In a rotary press cutter for the production of envelope blanks, a flexible foil cutting die (8) is used. The leading edge of the foil cutting die (8) is anchored against a leading face (20) of the rotary punching roller (10), and the trailing portion of t... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5492522 | Method of making pop-up action products A method of manufacturing pop-up action products from a single continuous web of material. A preferred form of the method includes the steps of cutting the web into two separate ribbons, defining a continuous series of predetermined shapes in one of the r... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5421805 | Method and apparatus for producing handled bags Apparatus for producing handled bags includes a web dispenser; a perforator for creating perforated seams transversely across the web at predetermined intervals to generate a succession of adjacent web sections; means for attaching at least one handle to ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5393294 | Method and apparatus for producing sheets of corrugated cardboard with a variable format Method for producing sheets of corrugated cardboard with a variable format in which a web of corrugated cardboard is removed continuously from a heating and pulling device of s conventional corrugated cardboard installation. The sheets are processed to th... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5383836 | Letter sheet forming apparatus A machine for forming letter sheets from a paper web having regularly spaced transverse cut lines extending inwardly from pin hole edges and leaving a perforated but uncut middle portion has a tractor feed, a slitter for removing the pin hole edges of the... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5312032 | Bag machine having bursting rollers for separating a web The invention concerns a bag machine for attachment of strip sections or labels to a passing bag base, including an application drum with a gripper which can be actuated to open and close, and with a knife interacting with the gripper. In this bag machine... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5298009 | Letter sheet forming apparatus and method A machine for forming letter sheets from a paper web having regularly spaced transverse cut lines extending inwardly from pin hole edges and leaving a perforated but uncut middle portion has a tractor feed, a slitter for removing the pin hole edges of the... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5269211 | Method and apparatus for severing work objects A method for severing work objects constructed of laminate materials including establishing a high pressure jet of fluid passing substantially along a longitudinal axis; placing the work object and the jet of fluid in alignment with each other so that the... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5171203 | Seat cover forming machine A device for fabricating toilet seat covers from paper sheeting comprises three paper shearing and folding assemblies positioned one over the other, each assembly including a drive roll, as well as two additional compression rolls which shear and fold the... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5120296 | Method and apparatus for forming filter element A tape like material including synthetic resin for a filter element is bent into a corrugated pattern while the material is passed between pairs of forming and cutting rollers. Since pairs of cutters are provided within the rollers and since guide plates ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5098367 | Seat cover forming machine A device for fabricating toilet seat covers from paper sheeting comprises three paper shearing and folding assemblies positioned one over the other, each assembly including a drive roll, as well as two additional compression rolls which shear and fold the... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5014582 | Carton blank deceleration unit A machine is described for handling die-cut carton blanks as they emerge from the die-cutter. The die cut web is separated into sheets of blanks and projected sequentially onto a conveyor. The conveyor is operated at a speed which is less than that at whi... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4979933 | Reclosable bag A reclosable bag having an open end with a side margin adjacent the open end, a metal segment in the side margin having ends extending beyond the opening and a sealing tape overlying the metal strip for encapsulation thereof. Apparatus for manufacturing r... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4968292 | Driving force transmission device in corrugated cardboard box making machine A corrugated cardboard box making machine wherein the units such as feed unit, printing unit and slotting unit are separably connected in alignment with a driving shaft being provided on each one of the units, and on an external gear which is one element ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4929226 | Process and apparatus for producing and conveying pack blanks When blanks for producing (cigarette) packs are made in the region of the packaging machine itself, especially by being severed from a web of material (12), the blank production must be matched to the performance of the packaging machine. For severing bla... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4890440 | Method of producing packaging boxes and packaging boxes obtained with this method A method of producing packaging boxes starting from pallets of sheets of board each having stamped therein a plurality of plane blanks joined in adjacent transverse and longitudinal strips by connections which can be broken and are provided with notches, ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4799660 | Device for feeding a paper web to a cross cutter A device for feeding a paper web to a cross cutter which is located downstream from a rotary printing machine in a travel direction of a paper web and which delivers cut sections of the paper web in flat disposition includes draw rollers and a former disp... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4785696 | High-speed apparatus for forming sheets from a web A method and apparatus for presenting a serial succession of cut sheet portions to a work station. The sheet portions are cut from a continuous webbing which is processed by a cutting station and a web-breaking station. The cutting station partially sever... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4778165 | Apparatus for folding and cutting web stacks In the apparatus for binding stacks (31) of zig-zag-folded layers (40) a folder (10) is followed by a stacking device (43), which has a lifting table (14). In stacking area (41) following folder (10) is provided a separating device (24) in the form of a r... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4758215 | Photographic paper handling apparatus A photographic paper handling apparatus for handling a photographic paper in a continuous form having a plurality of images sequentially printed thereon in the longitudinal direction thereof is provided with a cutting-perforating section and a folding sec... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4708708 | Method and apparatus for skiving and hemming A method and apparatus are disclosed for skiving and hemming one or more edges of a paperboard web or blank to improve the sealing qualities of a container made from the paperboard. The paperboard is skived twice generally parallel to its edge, once to de... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4645484 | Method for thinning regions of packing material to facilitate package assemblage A method for thinning a web along selected regions of a blank or a web of a material having at least one layer of paper or cardboard by passing the material over one or more die rolls, each being provided with raised portions which bring the material into... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4617850 | Machine for the treatment web material A die-cutting machine comprises two form-carrying rolls (10,12) operable in timed relation to produce alternate blanks, with minimum wastage between the blanks, from a web fed at constant speed by a conventional feed mechanism (14). The rolls (10,12) are ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4608037 | Method of and apparatus for abrading mechanically perforated cigarette filter tipping paper The invention relates to method and apparatus for removing the flaps from a perforated web of paper by drawing the perforated web over an abrasively surfaced drum rotating in the same direction as the paper is traveling and at a peripheral speed about sev... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4508526 | 3-D Glasses and method for producing same A plurality of 3-D glasses are produced by cutting a sheet of material to provide first and second parallel series of eyeglass cutouts therein, each of the series of eyeglass cutouts including first and second eye cutouts, first and second ear cutouts and... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4388794 | Apparatus for cutting and transporting blanks from a web of flexible material Apparatus for producing discrete blanks from a web of foil or the like is provided, in which the foil or the like are given continuous constrained guidance during the phase between separation of the web until transfer to a packet or packing machine. The w... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4360354 | Machine for the treatment of web material A die-cutting machine comprises two form-carrying rolls (10,12) operable in timed relation to produce alternate blanks, with minimum wastage between the blanks, from a web fed at constant speed by a conventional feed mechanism (14). The rolls (10,12) are ... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4283185 | Stacker conveyor run separation control Box blanks produced from a moving web by a paperboard corrugator are shingled on a stacker conveyor. The corrugator includes a shear which severs the web in response to a production run change signal into leading and trailing portions. A cut-off machine c... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4175477 | Plate type punching machine A plate type punching machine in which sheets of paper supplied to the machine are transferred intermittently while held by sheet holding pawls on endless chain belts. Upon reaching the punching die, each sheet is formed with cut lines. This sheet is plac... | 11/27/1979 |
