| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6572098 |
Sheet diverter for collating signatures and a method thereof |
June 3, 2003 |
| Provided is a sheet diverter for directing signatures moving in serial fashion along a diverter path to one of a plurality of collation paths. The sheet diverter includes a pair of diverter rolls for directing a signature to one of the plurality of collation paths and a diverter wedge |
| 6572097 |
Apparatus for slowing down and guiding a signature and method for doing the same |
June 3, 2003 |
| A signature slow-down section in a folder of a printing press for slowing down signatures is provided. The folder is driven by a folder drive mechanism and the signature slow-down section includes a frame, a slow-down mechanism supported by the frame, and a motor connected to the slo |
| 6464218 |
Delivery apparatus for a printing press |
October 15, 2002 |
| An improved delivery section of a folder of a printing press in which the bucket assemblies and side guides are adjustable to accommodate varying widths of signatures. |
| 6419219 |
Signature delivery apparatus including two rotating buckets |
July 16, 2002 |
| A delivery apparatus for sorting a single stream of signatures into two or more streams, the apparatus includes two counter-rotating bucket assemblies. Each bucket assembly includes a plurality of buckets spaced from one another along a common axis. The respective common axis of each |
| 6394445 |
Apparatus for slowing down and guiding a signature and method for doing the same |
May 28, 2002 |
| An apparatus for decelerating signatures moving in tandem fashion through sheet processing equipment is provided. A pair of counter-rotating cams lying in general face-to-face relation along a travel path of the signatures reach into the travel path of the signatures to effectively g |
| 6302392 |
Sheet diverter for collating signatures and a method thereof |
October 16, 2001 |
| Provided is a sheet diverter for directing signatures moving in serial fashion along a diverter path to one of a plurality of collation paths. The sheet diverter includes a pair of diverter rolls for directing a signature to one of the plurality of collation paths and a diverter wedge |
| 6254093 |
Sheet diverter wedge including air discharge ports |
July 3, 2001 |
| A diverter wedge for a pinless folder is adapted for cooperative association with a diverter guide mechanism operating to direct the lateral disposition of the leading edge of a signature relative to the wedge to one of a plurality of collation paths. The diverter wedge includes an e |
| 6247692 |
Signature delivery apparatus including two rotating buckets |
June 19, 2001 |
| A delivery apparatus for sorting a single stream of signatures into two or more streams, the apparatus includes two counter-rotating bucket assemblies. Each bucket assembly includes a plurality of buckets spaced from one another along a common axis. The respective common axis of each |
| 6244593 |
Sheet diverter with non-uniform drive for signature collation and method thereof |
June 12, 2001 |
| Provided is a sheet diverter for directing signatures moving in serial fashion along a path to one of a plurality of collation paths. The sheet diverter includes a non-uniform angular velocity drive mechanism, the function of which is to improve the collation process such that the qu |
| 6231044 |
Delivery apparatus for a printing press |
May 15, 2001 |
| An improved delivery section of a folder of a printing press in which the bucket assemblies and side guides are adjustable to accommodate varying widths of signatures. |
| 6131903 |
Signature stripping mechanism |
October 17, 2000 |
| An adjustable signature stripping mechanism for stripping signatures from a rotating bucket assembly in a folder of a printing press. The mechanism includes a stripper shaft having a mounting portion and a pivot axis and a plurality of strippers mounted on the stripper shaft for strippin |
| 6116595 |
Sheet diverter wedge including air discharge ports |
September 12, 2000 |
| A diverter wedge for a pinless folder is adapted for cooperative association with a diverter guide mechanism operating to direct the lateral disposition of the leading edge of a signature relative to the wedge to one of a plurality of collation paths. The diverter wedge includes an e |
| 4500223 |
Carrier for hinged support of pages |
February 19, 1985 |
| A carrier (10) for holding a plurality of pages (2) including a support member (13) and at least one ring (12) extending therefrom that includes a lower retention finger (20) of substantially uniform thickness and a flexible upper finger (21) of decreasing thickness. The fingers (20, 21) |
