Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturing from a sheet or web inventions 09/07

20070225140 - Apparatus for forming a reverse kiss cut and score line in a sheet of deformable material: Methods and apparatus for forming a score line with a reverse kiss cut in a deformable material are provided. A method can include providing two plates, such as a die plate with a scoring rule thereon and a counter plate with an aligned corresponding recess with a knife edge positioned... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070225141 - Slider zipper assembly and shroud with high pressure pasteurization protection system: The present disclosure relates to methods for forming reclosable bags with slider zippers which can be used in high pressure pasteurization. In particular, these methods form reclosable bags with a shroud formed over the slider zipper, with a patch or cap for protecting the slider during high pressure pasteurization. When... Agent: Day Pitney LLP Account: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070219080 - Sheet processing apparatus, sheet aligner, and sheet aligning method: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a first folder to fold a sheet in a first folding direction relative to a given orientation of the sheet, a line of the fold defining a second edge of the sheet; a second folder to fold the folded sheet in a second folding direction... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070213189 - Paper folding apparatus with regulating speed and counting functions: A paper folding apparatus with regulating speed and counting functions includes a casing, a paper folding portion, a paper tray, at least one paper folding plate, a switch, a circuit board and an operation control portion which has a speed regulation means. The circuit board receives a signal detected by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070213190 - Folding device for folding textile or other foldable material: The invention relates to a device for folding articles of foldable material, such as towels or pillowcases. The articles includes at least two article parts which are to be folded over each other, a first horizontally supported part and at least a second, depending part. The device comprises a frame,... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070207908 - Device for laying web material: A device for laying continuously supplied web material in zigzag lengths has a pendulous arm positioned within a supply path of the web material and a holding-down device pushing down the web material at least in the area of the reversal points of the zigzag length. By arranging the holding-down... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20070207909 - Folder with signature removal and slowdown process: A folder includes a cylinder having a first gripping device receiving a folded edge of a signature and rotating the signature at a first surface speed. A conveyor presses the signature against the outer surface and the conveyor contacts the signatures at a second surface speed slower than the first... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070207910 - Outsert-forming machine and method: A method and apparatus for forming informational items such as outserts and booklets may include folding a sheet of paper having product information printed thereon by making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper to form a first folded article; making a fold in the first folded article... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP