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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152706 | Method and mechanism for rolling an opening perforation line A rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film is disclosed, including a carriage frame, a pressure bearing unit, an impact cushioning mechanism, and an opening cutter assembly. The pressure bearing unit includes a pressure be... | 04/10/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7335151 | Method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and roll tensioner therefor A method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and a roll tensioner therefor apply frictional resistance to the periphery of a roll of material to be converted into cushioning product with at least one roll support member which supports the roll in ad... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7137625 | Sheet finisher including means for setting cutting position image forming system including the sheet finisher A sheet finisher includes means for cutting a non-folded edge of at least one folded sheet. Means are used for setting a cutting position in accordance with a preselected length of the at least one folded sheet in a direction of sheet conveyance and a sensed length ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7022060 | Method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and roll tensioner therefor A method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and a roll tensioner therefor apply frictional resistance to the periphery of a roll of material to be converted into cushioning product with at least one roll support member which supports the roll in ad... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6854370 | Device for the cross perforation of webs A device for the cross perforation of webs, preferably paper webs for producing sacks, comprises a rotatingly driven perforating blade and a grooved roller, both of which are mounted on a machine frame and between them passes the web to be perforated. To adjust the ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6705981 | Device for retention of products on a transporting surface in a folder The present invention is related to a device for seizing flat material (1). The device includes a transfer cylinder (6) rotating about an axis and having an outer surface (16). A cutting cylinder (3) cooperates with said transfer cylinder... | 03/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6626811 | Method and machine for working an elongate web of material In a method for working an elongate web of material, use is made of a machine which comprises a feeding device for feeding the web at a given speed and a cutting device for making cuts in the web. The cutting device comprises a rotary backing roll and a r... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616134 | Device for electrically insulating rotating components in rotary printing machines A device for electrostatically charging a multilayer material web includes electrostatic charge elements assigned to outer sides of the multilayer material web, the charge elements being disposed upline of an inlet of the multilayer material web into a cy... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6514185 | Method and apparatus for producing tubular hollow items In a method and an apparatus for producing tubular hollow items, in particular for containers, form card material or the like, to improve the efficiency and thus to reduce the costs on the production of known packages, the following steps are proposed: tr... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6371902 | Method and apparatus for forming score lines on pre-cut envelope blanks An apparatus for forming a score line in a pre-cut blank, such as an envelope blank (3), includes a scoring blade roller (6) and a counter roller (7), wherein a portion of the circumferential surface of the scoring blade roller (6) is provided with a suct... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6267034 | Apparatus for cutting and stacking a multi-form web A high speed rotary cutter assembly for transversely cutting a moving web, comprising a cutting roll and an anvil roll rotating at web speed which are selectively movable toward and away from one another to set the rotary cutter assembly in operative and ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6179764 | Method and device for treating moving paper webs Moving paper webs are treated by having a cross-groove or crease pressed into them prior to being transversely cut and folded. The cross-groove or crease is produced by a radially vibrating, rail-like pressure tool that cooperates with a counter-pressure ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6165304 | Method of making readily removable labels A method is provided for applying segments of sheet material to articles by adhering leading and trailing ends of the label segments to the articles. The method further includes forming a plurality of perforations in the label segments in the vicinity of ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6056682 | Method and apparatus for severing a running material web in a folding apparatus of a web-fed rotary printing press The present invention generally relates to severing a running material web in a folding apparatus of a web-fed rotary printing press. In one exemplary embodiment, a severing element is moved in the traveling direction of the web with a speed which is subs... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6022442 | Method for making a card product Method and apparatus for producing a card product including a sheet with at least one cut-out and a card which is disposed in the cut-out of the sheet, wherein the sheet and the card are held together by at least one adhesive strip which is coated on one ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5957821 | Apparatus for cutting a strip-type packaging An apparatus for the dimensionally accurate cutting of a product carrier (1) which is in the form of a strip, is transported further in a cyclic or continuous manner in the longitudinal direction and has cells which are arranged one behind the other and a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5918542 | Device for perforating die-cutting, creasing or for envelope printing or spot varnishing with printing machines A device for perforating, die-cutting, cutting or creasing in printing machines comprises a supporting foil which at two of its opposite sides is provided with strips for mounting onto a rubber blanket cylinder of a printing unit, whereby a component for ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5816994 | Box-blank printer/slotting apparatus A box blank forming apparatus includes at least one printing assembly, a slotting assembly, and a feeding and conveying mechanism for feeding blanks through the apparatus. The printing assembly includes a rotatable printing cylinder, and the slotting asse... | 10/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5768969 | Perforating knife A signature perforating knife that is useable to perforate multi-layer signatures is formed as a compound knife using either several knife blades or a combination of knife blades and spacer blades. Each compound perforating knife has a uniform base thickn... | 06/23/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5699710 | Slotter wheel mechanism having selectively rotatable slotter blade An improved slotter wheel apparatus (10) designed for use in the formation of box blanks is disclosed. The apparatus (10) includes a rotatable drive shaft (22), a slotter blade (16) supported on the drive shaft (22) and blade coupling structure (20). The ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5685817 | Arrangement for the scoring of continuously transported, flat workpieces to be folded along scored lines An arrangement for scoring continuously transported flat workpieces to be folded along scored lines is composed of scoring tools fastened to shafts that are parallel to each other. One part of the scoring tools features a groove and the other part feature... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5685815 | Process of using paper containing alkaline sizing agents with improved conversion capability Fine paper that is sized with a 2-oxetanone alkaline sizing agent and that does not encounter machine feed problems in high speed converting or reprographic machines, including continuous forms bond paper and adding machine paper, processes for converting... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5681253 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5651851 | Method for making insulated container blank A flat insulated container blank for forming the sidewall of a conventional insulated paper container made on a rotary turret single wrap cup making machine includes an inner layer of container stock, an intermediate layer of insulating material adhered t... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5647277 | Skip-scorer, skip-perforator apparatus for use with printing press systems Attachments for use with existing cylinders or shafts in printing press equipment. The attachments are used to mount a scoring blade, a perforating blade or an anvil to the cylinder or shaft. The blade or the anvil is separably mounted to the attachment a... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5622113 | Gripping surface for cutting cylinders in a folding machine A gripping surface adapted to be mounted on the outer circumferential surfaces of a pair of cutting cylinders 12, 14 in a printing press is provided. The gripping surface includes a plurality of mounting strips 26. Each mounting strip 26 has an upper surf... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5577365 | Carton engaging assembly and method A carton engaging assembly for use in continuous motion packaging machines is designed to perform specific functions on a carton as it moves continuously along the path of travel through the packaging machine. The carton engaging assembly includes mechani... | 11/26/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5540128 | Selectively retractable slutter blade mechanism with remote activation/deactivation function Improved slotter wheel apparatus (20) for use in the formation of box blanks is provided which includes a rotatable wheel (22) supporting a shiftable blade holder (24) and a slotting blade (26), with cooperating cam track (174) and follower (86) structure... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5389060 | Notching machine for cardboards The present invention relates to a cardboard notching machine which mainly consists of a body, a transmission group, a roller group, an adjustment group, and a forming group. The roller group is driven by the transmission group so as to feed in cardboards... | 02/14/1995 |
| 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 |
