| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4983155 |
Paper web cutter |
January 8, 1991 |
| A paper web cutter for cutting across the width of a moving web of paper in locations along the length of the web, for severing the web in two sections. Two conveyors carry the web therebetween and hold the web against each other. One conveyor carries a cutter which operates to cut e |
| 4880350 |
Method and apparatus for handling stacks of sheets |
November 14, 1989 |
| Method and apparatus for handling stacks of sheets, including a carrier for lowering the sheets in a stacker and having a clamp which applies to the bundle and moves therewith throughout the lowering process. The clamp is mounted on the carrier for movement into and out of clamping posit |
| 4819929 |
Apparatus and method for feeding sheets to a sheet gatherer |
April 11, 1989 |
| Apparatus and method of feeding sheets to a sheet gatherer, comprising moving the sheets along a horizontal path and then arcuately downwardly to lay the sheets in the gatherer hopper. The sides of the sheets are supported by members which have irregular surfaces disposed in vertical |
| 4793227 |
Apparatus and method for trimming signatures |
December 27, 1988 |
| Apparatus and method for trimming signatures moving in a continuous stream and in an arcuate path as controlled by a conveyor. A trimming knife is stationarily disposed adjacent the arcuate path for engaging the marginal edges of the signatures and trimming those edges. Input and output |
| 4747593 |
Support for edge-standing sheets |
May 31, 1988 |
| An upstanding sheet support system which utilizes either brushes or a jagged configuration member for engaging the opposite sides of sheets standing in a horizontal bundle where the sheets are standing on their edges on a floor. The side support members can either be stationary or mo |
| 4715758 |
Method and apparatus for attaching sheets together |
December 29, 1987 |
| Method and apparatus for stitching sheets of paper together by means of a hardenable liquid applied to hollow needles which roll with the movement of the stack of sheets moving tangentially to the rotational action of the applicator needles. The needles can be readily arranged in any pat |
| 4658715 |
System for automating the palletizing of bundles |
April 21, 1987 |
| A system for automating the stacking of bundles onto a pallet, and including a stacker for positioning bundles of sheets into discrete stacks, a strapper for tying the bundles and a lift mechanism for raising the bundles to an elevation. A pallet is positioned onto a pallet holder at |
| 4650174 |
Method and system for routing a signature for stitching |
March 17, 1987 |
| A method and system of routing a signature or stitching, and including taking folded signatures from a raceway and onto support bars or fingers and moving the signatures to a rotary stitcher where they are stitched and then removing them from the bars or fingers to a collection conveyor, |
| 4645194 |
Method and apparatus for creating a gap in a sheet stream |
February 24, 1987 |
| Method and apparatus for creating a gap in a stream of sheets, and also moving the sheets at a uniform rate onto a take-off conveyor. The function is accomplished by diverting a portion of a conveyor to have it move through a longer path than the original path, and thereby have the porti |
| 4636139 |
Method for bundle stacking |
January 13, 1987 |
| Apparatus and method for stacking bundles of sheets onto a table top or the like, and with the bundles being stacked in an interlocked manner where, in all layers of the bundles, the bundles have right angled relationships with each other, for sturdy and secure positioning of the bundles |
| 4540168 |
Method and apparatus for removing sheets from a stack |
September 10, 1985 |
| A method and apparatus for singly removing the bottom one of a sheet from a stack of sheets, and utilizing counter rotating discs or plates which sweep the bottom sheet toward its opposite edges and thus create a flat and smooth bottom surface for contact by suction cups to remove the sh |
| 4519740 |
Apparatus and method for palletizing bundles of sheets |
May 28, 1985 |
| Apparatus and method for palletizing bundles of sheets to move them from a first position or pickup station and into rows and stacks on a pallet on a second or deposit station. A single overhead and endless conveyor is utilized. A bundle pickup mechanism, such as a clamp, is employed to |
| 4518157 |
Method for trimming a signature held in a rotary clamp |
May 21, 1985 |
| Method and apparatus of handling signatures which are first presented to a rotating type of trimmer and are then collected in a compensated stack where the folds of the signature are positioned on opposite sides for levelling the stack. The trimmer includes a clamp which secures the |
| 4509415 |
Method and apparatus for supplying strap to an item |
April 9, 1985 |
| Method and apparatus for supplying strap to an item, such as a bundle of sheets, and with two strapping mechanisms being made available to a fixed segment of a strap guide, such that either mechanism can be positioned in the operating position at any one time. Arrangement is made for shi |
| 4502828 |
Automated sheet-moving system |
March 5, 1985 |
| An automated sheet-moving system for moving sheets from a printing press and to a bindery and with a fully automated system where the sheets need not be manually handled. The sheets are initially formed in a stack on a stacker and are then placed onto a tray where a pick-up mechanism mov |
| 4496140 |
Apparatus for handling a signature |
January 29, 1985 |
| Method and apparatus of handling signatures which are first presented to a rotating type of trimmer and are then collected in a compensated stack where the folds of the signature are positioned on opposite sides for levelling the stack. The trimmer includes a clamp which secures the |
| 4487405 |
Method and apparatus for sheet gathering in a side-by-side generally vertical edge alignment |
December 11, 1984 |
| A method and apparatus for collecting a plurality of sheets together from a row of sheet stacks. The collection is made in upstanding buckets or trays wherein the sheets can be collected in the upright position standing on their lower edges. The system provides for high-speed collection |
| 4478398 |
System for routing a signature for stitching using a lift finger |
October 23, 1984 |
| A method and system of routing a signature or stitching, and including taking folded signatures from a raceway and onto support bars or fingers and moving the signatures to a rotary stitcher where they are stitched and then removing them from the bars or fingers to a collection conveyor, |
| 4451967 |
Crane system sheet feeder method and apparatus |
June 5, 1984 |
| A crane system sheet feeder method and apparatus employed for depositing collections of bundles of sheets in locations related to specific ones of sheet feeders, such that each collection of bundles can be utilized by an overhead crane to deliver the individual bundles to a specific one |
| 4444387 |
Sheet stacker with a separator plate |
April 24, 1984 |
| A sheet stacker with a separator plate having a movable stacker table with a stack supporter thereon. A first drive means is utilized for alternately lowering the separator plate and the stacker table, and a second drive means is utilized for alternately raising the separator plate and t |
| 4419035 |
Method and apparatus for moving bundles of sheets |
December 6, 1983 |
| Method and apparatus for stacking bundles of sheets from a pick-up station and onto a pallet and with an overhead crane system. The bundle is produced by a stacker where the crane system picks up the bundle and moves the bundle overhead and deposits the bundle onto a pallet where a c |
| 4413723 |
Method and apparatus for conveying a sheet |
November 8, 1983 |
| Method and apparatus of conveying a sheet in a turning action to alter its path of movement. The operator has the option of conveying the sheet through a bump turn mode or a flow turn mode. In the bump turn mode, the original sheet leading edge on a first conveyor is not the leading edge |
| 4361318 |
Apparatus and method for controlling sheet stacker speed |
November 30, 1982 |
| Apparatus and method for controlling the speed of the conveyor on which a stack of sheets is being collected. A first conveyor moves a stream of sheets into a stacker and onto a second conveyor which moves the stack away from the incoming stream. The stream is moved around a drum which |
| 4148391 |
Accumulator and conveyor for a row of items |
April 10, 1979 |
| An item accumulator and conveyor for accumulating a row of items and then conveying it off to one side for collection and stacking of the row. A first conveyor brings the items to two other conveyors, or to one conveyor having two sections. One of the two sections supports the items at o |
