Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturing from a sheet or web inventions 06/07

20070142192 - Process for assembling a box: The invention consists of a method of making a container from a foldable pattern, comprising: a) placing one or more first contact glue spots on a first surface of the pattern; and b) placing one or more second contact glue spots on a second surface of the pattern, the second... Agent: Lang Michener

20070142193 - Blank and methods and apparatus for forming a dispenser case from the blank: A machine for forming a case from a blank of sheet material includes a body, a mandrel mounted on the body and having an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a portion of the case, a member mounted on the body adjacent the mandrel for applying... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070142194 - Apparatus and method for making pre-fastened absorbent undergarments: In a method and apparatus for mechanically fastening an absorbent undergarment during the initial manufacturing thereof, the undergarment is transported in a transport direction and folded longitudinally by a folding device such that first and second end regions of the undergarment are in generally opposed relationship with each other while... Agent: Senniger Powers (kcc)

20070142195 - Frame assembly of blanking tool: A frame member is provided for a lower blanking tool frame assembly of a carton die cutting machine. The frame assembly includes an outer frame for supporting a sheet of die cut paper material during a blanking operation. The sheet of paper material defines a substantially horizontal plane. An inner... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070135283 - Insert for protecting a product within a box: A corrugated fibreboard blank is configured to be folded into an insert. The insert is configured to receive and protect a product therein and the insert is configured to be received within a shipping container. The shape of the insert produces void spaces that the products cannot reach, thus creating... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070135284 - Carton bottom sealer apparatus and method: An apparatus for effecting closure of an open end of a carton blank by placing portions of the carton blank into overlying relationship to one another is provided. The apparatus includes a cam that rotates about an axis of rotation and a cam lever that is operatively connected to the... Agent: International Paper Company

20070135285 - Reciprocating sealer for web converters: Various device embodiments include first and second plate assemblies. Each plate assembly includes a base, a seal plate and a servo motor to provide a linear motion of the seal plate with respect to the base. The device farther includes at least one plate assembly motor operably linked to the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070135286 - Device and method for driving cam masks in a folder: The present invention provides a folder having a collect cylinder mounted for rotation and a collect cylinder drive mechanism for rotating the collect cylinder. The collect cylinder includes at least one gripper and a gripper actuator connected to the gripper, and including a cam follower arrangement. A fixed cam having... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070135287 - Folding machine for folding continuous web material and relative folding method: The folding machine comprises at least one folding cylinder (1, 3; 505) provided with at least one gripping member (43; 513) to mechanically grasp the web material (N) along a folding line. An electrostatic attraction member (79; 515) is associated with the gripping member (43; 513) to attract the web... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20070135288 - Image forming apparatus, post-processing apparatus, image forming method, post-processing method, computer readable medium for forming an image, and computer readable medium for the post-processing: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet; a curling unit that curls the sheet on which the image is formed; a sheet folding unit that performs a folding process for the sheet on which the image is formed; and a control... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070129229 - Method for the manufacture of bags, that includes cuts, and the corresponding bag: P

20070129230 - Method and apparatus for folding articles: A method and apparatus for folding an article includes supplying an article to a folder; engaging a first surface of a leading portion of the article with a first conveyor; moving the first conveyor at a first conveyor velocity; engaging a second surface of a trailing portion of the article... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.