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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775960 | Drum for a creasing device A drum for a creasing device, a resilient creasing ring and method are provided. The drum includes first and second drum parts that cooperate with one another to define a circumferential channel of the drum a base and two side wall for receiving a resilient creasing... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7686754 | Drum for a creasing device A drum for a creasing device, a resilient creasing ring and method are provided. The drum includes first and second drum parts that cooperate with one another to define a circumferential channel of the drum a base and two side wall for receiving a resilient creasing... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7563220 | Drum for a creasing device A drum for a creasing device, a resilient creasing ring and method are provided. The drum includes first and second drum parts that cooperate with one another to define a circumferential channel of the drum a base and two side wall for receiving a resilient creasing... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7396323 | Folding blade Folding blade (1) that is particularly applicable to devices for the closure of flexible tubular packaging, taking the form of a flat plate, provided on one of its lateral edges with a tab (5) in the form of a hook that is adapted to hold the packaging... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7335152 | Web forming machine A web forming machine, and a method of forming a web is described and which includes a first rotatable assembly; a second rotatable assembly positioned in spaced relation relative to the first rotatable assembly, and wherein a gap is defined between the first rotata... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329221 | Assembly for and method of gripping sheets of material in an interfolder A folding machine includes a first folding roll with a series of the gripper assemblies and a series of tucker assemblies uniformly and alternately spaced to interact with a series of gripper and tucker assemblies of an adjacent second folding roll. The series of al... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281463 | Rotary cutting tool with die plate position adjustment A rotary cutting tool with easy to adjust rotary die plates comprises a rotary die cylinder, a die plate adjustably mounted to the rotary die cylinder, an external eccentric mounted on the rotary die cylinder having a first axis of rotation with respect to the cylin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7247131 | Folding machine for the graphics industry The invention relates to a folding machine for the graphics industry. The machine has a folder, at least one pair of blade shafts following the folder, and a separate roll frame that supports the pair of blade shafts. In order to be able to perform changeover operat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214175 | Folding gear comprising a cylinder with adjustable circumference A folding gear is comprised of a cylinder that is mounted to a frame for rotation. At least one clamp is arranged on the outer surface of the cylinder. The at least one clamp can be positioned by an actuator which includes a flexible toothed shell that is shaped by ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175738 | Automated fold and seal apparatus A folding and sealing apparatus supporting a feed platform for feeding a supply of pre-glued forms to the folding and sealing apparatus. The housing accommodating a first roller, a second roller, a third roller and a fourth roller, and the first and second rollers f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6994662 | Machine for punching blanks out of a web of corrugated cardboard and for forming folding lines in said blanks A machine for punching blanks (10) of corrugated cardboard out of a web or plates of corrugated cardboard and for forming folding lines (5) in said blanks. The machine has two cylinders (2, 3) rotating towards each other and of which at least on... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6939283 | Booklet maker with flexible gate upstream of crease rolls In a booklet maker or sheet folder wherein one or more sheets are pushed through a nip formed by a pair of crease rolls, a pair of flexible gate members cover the nip while sheets to be folded are being loaded. When the sheets are pushed through the nip, the flexibl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923752 | Folding cylinder with expansion segment A folding cylinder includes a frame having a work-side support and a gear-side support, at least one expansion segment for providing an effective diameter of the cylinder, the expansion segment being located between the work-side support and the gear-side support an... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912941 | Steel rule die with removable cutting units A steel rule die for cutting cloth and synthetic materials. The cutting die includes a primary substrate and a plurality of cutting units that are removably attachable to the substrate in such a manner that they are easy to adjust, remove and replace. The cutting un... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6709376 | Jaw cylinder in jaw folder A jaw cylinder in a jaw folder is provided. A first base (1) includes a stationary member (11) in a jaw mechanism. A second base (2) includes a swing member (21) having a jaw portion accessible to the jaw portion of the stationary member ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6629914 | Device for positioning a plate on a roll with magnetic fixing The invention concerns a device for positioning a plate (3) on a roll (1), in particular a chopper or folding roll. Said device is characterized in that the roll is provided with magnetic fixing means maintaining the plate on the surface thereof, and two ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6609355 | Adjustable carton stop In a packaging machine that includes an elongated mandrel for the formation of a blank into a carton, wherein the mandrel includes a secured end and a distal end, a method and apparatus are provided for correctly positioning the blank relative to the dist... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6308945 | Apparatus for placing folded signatures on a transport device Signatures (1) are individually gripped from a stack (2) by a rotatable extracting cylinder (A) and transferred to a first rotating opening cylinder (B) and a second rotating opening cylinder (C) which open the gripped signatures (1) at the edges (4, 5) o... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6267713 | Tabber apparatus and method A tabber apparatus includes a frame, a friction drive roller rotatably and operatively connected to the frame, and a take-up spool rotatably and operatively connected to the frame and operatively connected to the friction drive roller to allow backing pap... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6179763 | Box making machines and method of retrofitting An existing box-making machine is retrofitted by first removing the pull rolls and impression cylinder and other associated parts and cross-ties. However, the heavy duty side frames and drums, including the print cylinder are left intact in the box-making... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6110094 | Method for folding an inflatable airbag for an airbag system In a method for folding an airbag of an airbag system connected to a gas generator a tailored fabric consisting of two fabric layers defining the airbag volume is laid out flat and then engaged by a tool at the center of the length of the tailored fabric.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6071225 | Scoring rule A resilient scoring rule for a rotary cutting die produces a creased or indented line in cardboard or paperboard along which line the board is subsequently folded when formed into a final product, such as a container. The scoring rule has a longitudinally... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5924969 | Wax dot machine An apparatus for manufacturing a wax dot comprising a housing enclosing a rotating drum. The drum has at least one hole in its surface for receiving a wax to form the wax dot. The wax dot apparatus further includes a wax channel in the housing to deliver ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5830120 | Apparatus for adjusting the folding jaws of a folding jaw cylinder An apparatus for adjusting folding jaws of a folding jaw cylinder having an axle on which a first cylinder part supporting at least one uncontrolled folding jaw and a second cylinder part supporting at least one controlled folding jaw are provided so as t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5740714 | Rotary blade clamping assembly A blade clamping assembly for use with a rotary cylinder is designed to allow a quick change of a perforating blade, cutting blade or scoring blade. The assembly comprises an elongated retainer bar, an elongated backing plate and at least one compressive ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5707330 | Folding machine for folding and cutting webs in a rotary printing press The present invention provides an apparatus for producing at least two 4-page signatures (340) and an apparatus for producing at least one 16-page signature (460). The signatures are produced by folding and cutting sheets cut from a continuous web in a fo... | 01/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5638733 | Rotary die cutter unit with rapid die connection A rotary die cutter unit with rapid die connection has a die equipped with connecting bars, and a die-holding cylinder. The die-holding cylinder has longitudinal grooves with openings receiving the bars when connecting the die to the die-holding cylinder.... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5582569 | Shaft mounting and drive for carton blank processing machine A carton blank processing machine is disclosed having rolls for printing, cutting, creasing and otherwise processing carton blanks. The processing rolls are driven by shafts extending into bearings supported by spaced-apart frame members. At least one sha... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5571069 | Paper folding assembly with a cutting cylinder lap adjustment apparatus and method A paper folding assembly (15) with a plurality of rotatable rollers (18) including a cutting cylinder (60) with a cutting cylinder body (76) mounted for rotation with a rotary drive shaft (66) and having cutting members (84A, 84B) for cutting a paper ribb... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5547452 | Method and apparatus for cross-folding signatures A collecting cylinder and a folding flap cylinder cooperate to form a cross-folding device for signatures in a rotary printing press. The leading edge of each signature is initially retained on the collecting cylinder and is held there after insertion of ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5517880 | Bottom die for a stamping tool for producing cardboard blanks A bottom die for a stamping tool for producing cardboard blanks consists of a composite plate made from a support foil and a top layer consisting of phenol-resin bonded paper with a textile insert. Scoring grooves are milled into the top layer of phenol-r... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5507714 | Apparatus for adjusting jaw gap of jaw cylinder for folder A jaw cylinder 30 includes a jaw cylinder body 31 and a folding jaw support 36 rotatably supported with respect to the jaw cylinder body 31, and two folding jaws 11 and 15 are attached to the jaw cylinder body 31 or the jaw cylinder support 36, respective... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5494270 | Cross folder and method of cross folding Folder for cross folding printing products which have been cut from a web by a cutting device includes at least one cross folding device having a tucker blade cylinder and a folding jaw cylinder, the folding jaw cylinder having at least one folding jaw fo... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5466212 | Device for trouble-free conveyance of products in a folding apparatus Device for trouble-free conveyance of products in a folding apparatus both through a nip between two product-guiding cylinders and through a rearwardly extending wedge region bounded laterally by circumferential surfaces of both of the cylinders and at th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5429578 | Folding machine for an offset printing press A machine for cutting and folding an uninterrupted printed web of paper to produce folded sections includes a cutting cylinder cooperating with a transfer cylinder. The transfer cylinder is rotationally driven about its longitudinal axis and interacts wit... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5409442 | Adjustable-height scoring rule An adjustable-height scoring rule includes a base member and a plurality of interchangeable scoring inserts which are detachably secured to the base member to adjust the height of the scoring rule. The base member includes insert-receiver for receiving th... | 04/25/1995 |
