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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351189 | Cutting device for the transverse cutting of at least one material web A cutting device is used to accomplish the transverse cutting of at last one material web. The cutting device includes a transport cylinder that is arranged to form a first cutting gap in cooperation with a first transverse cutting device. The transport cylinder is ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347809 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stand and inclu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329219 | Folding apparatus in a web-fed rotary printing press A folding apparatus (1) in a web-fed rotary printing press for folding signatures (2) which are cut off from a running web of material (6) by a cutting device (40) and carried on a signature transport surface (10) of a folding blad... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7290652 | Container, especially for cigarettes The invention relates to a container, especially for cigarettes, having a base and a lid. The base includes a bottom area and a first wall, and the lid includes a cover area and a second wall. The base and the lid are hinged to each other on a first side of the firs... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279438 | Coated insulation board or batt An insulation composite for attenuating energy or sound transmission has a body layer of insulating material with a roughly textured face and a uniform thickness solid cover layer permanently embedded in the body layer to a partial depth so that material of the body... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278094 | Variable text processing for an electronic press A software system is useful for generating a page file from a template file and database entries. The database entries are representative of variable information and the template file includes data designating a variable text area. The software system includes a com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7175578 | Rotary die cutter with rectilinear split die cylinder translation A rotary die cutter having an anvil cylinder that is operable alternately with one of a pair of die cylinders includes a vertical support and rectilinear translation arrangement that permits selective repositioning of each of the die cylinders between an operative p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163503 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stand and inclu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7090631 | Methods and apparatus for scoring and trimming imaged sheet media A sheet finishing apparatus includes a media path configured to receive a sheet of media moving along the media path. A creasing tool is located proximate to the media path and is configured to form a crease in the sheet of media. The apparatus also includes a sheet... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7028598 | Apparatus for longitudinally perforating a web of paper in a rotary printing press A rotary printing press has a folding station where the printed web is perforated both transversely and longitudinally in order to expedite subsequent folding thereof into signatures. In order to incorporate a longitudinal perforator into the folding station without... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011616 | Cutting cylinder for crosscutting a printing material web in a rotary press A cutting cylinder is mounted such that it can rotate and be driven and is provided with four cutting blades on its circumference, which blades divide the circumferential length into four sections arranged on the circumference of the cutting cylinder. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971979 | Folded box gluing machine for producing folded boxes from blanks Known folded box gluing machines for producing folded boxes (1) from blanks comprise—a folding station (3), in which the parts of blanks provided with an adhesive strip are folded,—an adjoining transfer station (5) which is configured as a t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6952801 | Book assembly process and apparatus for variable imaging system The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled i... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6913566 | Size adjustment of corrugated boards in a box making machine A rotary die cutter mechanism for cutting and/or creasing corrugated boards including a rotatable die cylinder with a cutting die, and a rotatable anvil against which the corrugated boards are cut as they pass between the die cylinder and the anvil. A computer is us... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6692424 | Rotary trimmer apparatus and method A rotary trimmer apparatus and signature trimming method are provided that enable operators to set a gap spacing between a rotating knife and an anvil at different predetermined sizes in an easy and accurate manner. The operator chooses the optimum knife/... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673001 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stan... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6551227 | Device for seizing of flat material on a transporting surface The present invention is related to a device for seizing a flat material (25) such as a web of material (1) on a transporting surface (15). A first cylinder (7) has at least one knife assembly (12) assigned to its respective surface (9). A paper conductin... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6431038 | Vacuum assisted method of cutting a web material An apparatus and method for distributing wear over a plurality of elements on a rotating member. In the case of a cutoff or perforation roll, a plurality of retractable cutoff or perforation blades can be actuated to be extended or retracted to selectivel... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6296601 | Vacuum assisted roll apparatus and method An apparatus and method for distributing wear over a plurality of elements on a rotating member. In the case of a cutoff or perforation roll, a plurality of retractable cutoff or perforation blades can be actuated to be extended or retracted to selectivel... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6247914 | Casing material and a method and apparatus for its manufacture The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for perforating a web of material intended to form an outer casing sheet of absorbent articles. As the web is advanced, the web is first provided with a large number of mutually separated cuts in the n... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6165117 | Device and method for the slitting of a web and slitter/scorer machine incorporating said device The device comprises at least one circular slitting tool (25; 25B) with an axis of rotation located on one side of the path of the web, which works in conjunction with an edge (68; 68B) that supports the web (N) and that is situated on the opposite side o... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162155 | Folding score and method and apparatus for forming the same A folding score and a method and apparatus for forming the folding score which includes a pair of longitudinally extending and laterally spaced side scores and a plurality of longitudinally spaced cross scores positioned therebetween. The apparatus for fo... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6112505 | Method and a machine for the manufacture of rigid packets with hinged lid Rigid packets of the type with a hinged lid are fashioned from diecut blanks presenting a central longitudinal portion flanked by two lateral portions, each consisting in a series of longitudinally disposed flaps. The method of manufacture involves direct... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6071222 | Lengthwise cutting and grooving machine for webs of corrugated board A lengthwise cutting and grooving machine for webs of corrugated board comprises a grooving station, a lengthwise cutting and grooving station and a lengthwise cutting station which are disposed one after the other in the conveying direction of a web of c... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6071221 | Cardboard cutting kit A cutting device is provided including a base adapted for being fixedly positioned on a piece of material to be cut. Also included is a handle slidably mounted on the base. Next provided is a control assembly including a shaft slidably mounted on the hand... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6007468 | Apparatus for manufacturing a product in membrane or film form for covering sanitary towels or nappies or for filtering systems An apparatus is described for forming a web (N) that is permeable to liquids and designed to separate two environments and to allow the liquid to flow in one direction from one of said environments to the other, in which said web is caused to pass between... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5935682 | Facing sheet for an absorbent article and method for producing same A facing sheet (10) for absorbent articles is disclosed in the form of a laminate made up of at least a first layer (12) and a second layer (14). The first layer is intended to face a wearer when the absorbent article is in use and presents a plurality of... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5906569 | Conversion machine and method for making folded strips A machine and method for making folded strips, which machine and method are characterized by features that enable a reduction in the size, weight and cost of the machine. The machine and method comprises a housing having first and second housing sections,... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899447 | Apparatus for stacking pop-up towels An apparatus for forming a stack of interleaved, partially overlapping discrete sheets suitable for a pop-up dispenser. The apparatus comprises: a first cutter for cutting a plurality of first discrete sheets; a second cutter for cutting a plurality of se... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5879278 | Method and machine for cutting liners and inserting cut liners into closures Method and apparatus for repetitively making products, such as cap liners continuously from web material. A rotary knife drum having an array of die cutters cooperates with a counter-rotating anvil to thereby define a convergent web working zone therebetw... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5779617 | Tool head positioning device A tool positioning device for use in combination with a machine for working paperboard blanks conveyed in a horizontal direction through the machine. The machine includes pairs of parallel rotary shafts wherein each pair of shafts includes upper and lower... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5755654 | Method and apparatus for pinch perforating multiply web material A method and apparatus for pinch perforating multi-ply web material to increase the perforation ply bond and/or perforation ply bond retention by pinching the multiple plies of web material together and then perforating the material using an anvil and per... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5596918 | Sports card slitting device and method A slitting assembly for producing a plurality of "interrupted cut" slits in a large sheet of sport card photos includes a horizontal support track carrying a plurality of individual upper slitting assemblies each including a freely rotatable upper hub, an... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5573491 | Method and apparatus for producing a resilient product A method and apparatus characterized by slitting a sheet of material having a natural resilience into a plurality of strips to form a body of such strips and folding each of the strips into a zig-zag shape. The folding step/function is accomplished by adv... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5552101 | Method for manufacturing plastic case A method for making plastic case blanks is disclosed. A molten plastic material is passed through a nip of a first, preforming pair of molding cylinders to form a semi-solidified sheet having a first thickness, The semi-solidified sheet is then molded to ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5469788 | Paper train inlet in a longitudinal fold gate A paper train inlet in a longitudinal fold gate utilizes an upstream paper guide cylinder and a downstream paper guide cylinder, which is situated adjacent to the gate, to guide superimposed paper webs to the longitudinal fold gate. At least one traction ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5378221 | Assembly and method for axially aligning slotting, trimming, scoring or like heads A device and method for axially aligning a rotary head assembly. The rotary head assembly includes a rotary head and an axial alignment assembly. The axial alignment assembly includes a guide plate means fixed to the rotary head. The guide plate means has... | 01/03/1995 |
