| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 053429000 | Folding | 16 |
| 20080209860 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A FOLDING STATION AND INSERTING SYSTEM - For determining a setting of an apparatus for folding documents to be inserted into windowed envelopes, a tentative folding setting is determined. Then, an overlay image representing the envelope and at least a portion of a side of the folded document that would be visible through the envelope window after folding of the specimen of the documents in accordance with the tentative folding setting and insertion of the folded specimen into the envelope is displayed. If the overlay image is not satisfactory, another tentative folding setting is inputted and an accordingly changed overlay image is generated. If the overlay image is satisfactory, the current tentative folding setting is selected as the folding setting to be applied for folding documents. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090094941 | Method for Bifolding an Article and Article Made Thereby - A method is provided for bifolding articles on a high speed production line on which the articles are moved along a predetermined path. The method includes the use of a vacuum conveyor assembly to engage the leading end portion of an article and transport it in the machine direction, thereby potentially reducing the occurrence of undesirable misalignment of the article end edges during a bifolding process. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100064635 | PACKAGING A CONTINUOUS LENGTH OF PRODUCTS USING INDEXED LAYERS - The present disclosure provides a method of packaging a continuous length of a product or material in a container using rows or layers that are indexed a pre-determined distance when placed on a previous row or layer. The method permits an end-user to dispense the entire contents of a container with one set-up, and eliminates the need to splice within the box to obtain a continuous supply of the product. The indexed layers form horizontal layers that provide stability and balance to the container while the product or material is dispensed by an end-user. Indexed layers provide a natural separation plane between adjacent layers so that the product or material can be dispensed more quickly. A container that is packaged and filled using indexed rows or layers of a product or material by the method is also disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110016830 | PACKAGING FOR WINDOW TREATMENTS - A device and method for packaging and protecting window treatments to provide cushioning and protection against impact. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110088356 | INFLATABLE AIRBAG CUSHIONS WITH DEPLOYMENT FLAPS AND METHODS FOR FOLDING - A deployment flap can be used with inflatable airbag to reduce the risk of the airbag getting caught between the instrument panel of a vehicle and an out of position occupant. The manner in which the airbag and deployment flap are folded prior to deployment alters their deployment characteristics, such as trajectory. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110154782 | HIGH SPEED INTERFOLDER SEPARATOR - An interfolder separator apparatus and method utilize a pair of count fingers that are movable longitudinally along and transversely to a stream of folded sheets, for temporarily supporting each successive pack formed by the separator and then releasing each successive pack when partly completed to alternating build fingers, so that the operation of separating successive packs from one another is performed separately from the operations of completing the build of each pack and transporting the completed packs to downstream operations. The count fingers may be mounted to pivot about axes that are movable longitudinally along and transversely to the stream of sheets. A first or last panel of the completed pack may also be folded back partly upon itself, after the partly completed pack is released by the count fingers. Some or all of the fingers may be spring loaded and automatically resettable for clearing jams. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110167765 | METHOD OF FOLDING ABSORBENT ARTICLE | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120096810 | Apparatus and Method for Producing Printed Mailings - An apparatus for producing a printed mailing has an accumulator module in which an envelope and an insert are compiled to a set. In a folding module arranged downstream of the accumulator module, the set is folded to form the printed mailing. In the accumulator module the envelope is positioned displaced relative to the insert and the set is folded at least twice in the folding module. In the method for producing a printed mailing, an envelope and an insert are complied to a set. The envelope is positioned such that a first end portion of the envelope projects past the insert transversely to a folding edge. Envelope and insert are folded jointly such that a second end portion of the envelope is positioned between two layers of the folded insert. The first end portion is then folded across a section of the envelope that encloses the insert. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120167527 | BULK PACK NAPKIN SEPARATOR - A bulk pack napkin separator and method utilize various combinations of simultaneous compression of several bulk packs and various forms of bulk pack accumulators for improving speed and functionality of the separator. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130067862 | Sturdy, Collapsible, Folding Mattress Support Having the Appearance of a Box Spring - A foldable mattress support is made by covering a metal frame with a fabric covering. The metal frame includes two sections that fold together at two hinges. A first section includes first upper and lower frames, and a second section includes second upper and lower frames. Each of the upper and lower frames is pivotally attached to a hinge. A bolt that is oriented along a first axis passes through the first upper frame and through a plate of the hinge. The first upper frame pivots about a first axis; the second upper frame pivots about a second axis; the first lower frame pivots about a third axis; and the second lower frame pivots about a fourth axis. Each of the axes is orthogonal to the plate, and the third axis is spaced farther apart from the fourth axis than the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140245699 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENVELOPING PRINTED SHEETS - An add-on to a standard multi-tray duplex printer ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140290182 | ROTATING BUCKET FOR PRODUCT HANDLING APPARATUS - Improved product handling and transfer apparatus includes rotatable product buckets for receiving product and re-orienting product for packaging in diverse configurations or containers. Buckets preferably include channels spanned by deposited product or receiving product therein, with bucket turning as appropriate to a packaging configuration. Flat bottom buckets and methods are disclosed. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140311097 | DEVICE FOR COVERING A DOOR TO PROVIDE FOR SMOKE AND ODOR INSULATION AND METHOD FOR USING AND PACKAGING SAME - A device for covering a door of an entryway when the door is in a closed position, comprising a rectangular sheet pre-cut to a predetermined length and width, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coated onto one side of the rectangular sheet. The pressure sensitive adhesive is spaced apart from an edge of the rectangular sheet and extends around an entire perimeter of the rectangular sheet. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140352258 | FESTOONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING A CONTINUOUS LENGTH OF MATERIAL INTO A CONTAINER - A festooning device is provided for packaging a continuous length of a material or product in a container at high operating speeds, with little or no operator adjustment until the container is completely filled. The festooning device can include an articulated paddle that further increases the fill of product from edge to edge in the container. The movements of the shuttle arm, container, and/or articulated paddle are synchronized to reduce the travel distance that the individual components of the festooning device, avoid overthrows of material over the upper edge of the container at high operating speeds, and provide maximum fill of the container. Also provided are a system and a method using the festooning device. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150068156 | Apparatus for Packing Products into Containers - A method and apparatus for packing products into containers is described herein. More particularly, the method and apparatus are directed to packaging sheets of packages such as pouches or sachets that are joined together end-to-end. The apparatus may include a folding mechanism and a collection receptacle. The method and apparatus may perform one or more steps simultaneously so that the folding and packing of such sheets into containers can be carried out without the flow of incoming sheets being interrupted. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150143779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGE OF EXTRACTION BAG - A method for manufacturing a package in which an extraction bag having four triangular surfaces is stored in an exterior bag includes: a direction regulation step of regulating a direction of the extraction bag to be a specified direction; a pressing step of pressing the extraction bag so that one surface or one side of the extraction bag is folded into two; a folding step of folding the extraction bag by surface-pressing of the extraction bag from both sides of surfaces that are overlapped upon being folded into two; and a packaging step of forming a package in which the folded extraction bag is stored in the exterior bag. According to the method, when a trigonal-pyramid pack is packaged with an exterior bag, the trigonal-pyramid pack can be closed in the exterior bag in the state of being folded flat in a fixed form. | 05-28-2015 |
