Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturing from a sheet or web inventions 03/08

20080070769 - Method and machine for constructing a collapsible bulk bin: A machine for making a reinforced, collapsible bulk bin assembly is provided. The machine includes a body blank feeding device for providing a body blank from a stack of body blanks, an erecting device for partially erecting the body blank, and a bottom insertion device for inserting a partially folded... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080070770 - Method for manufacturing a packaging laminate: A method for manufacturing a dimensionally stable and impermeable packaging container from a laminate comprising at least a thermoformable base layer devoid of liquid or moisture soaking properties, a barrier layer and, adjacent to the barrier layer, a laminate layer directed towards the inside of the container. The layers are... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080070771 - Queue-based bag forming system and method: A method of forming a series of bags for bulky articles from rolled thermoplastic film and padding element includes arranging a linear, longitudinally traveling queue of layers of film and padding element according to a set of desired bag dimensions and characteristics and controlling the advancement of the queue to... Agent: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP

20080070772 - Folding device and printing system: A folding device for folding continuous paper, which is previously provided with fold lines at given intervals, along the fold lines in a zigzag pattern. The folding device comprises a feeding member of the continuous paper, a swinger fin that swings using its one end as a fulcrum like a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080070773 - System and method for crumpling paper substrates: The present subject matter relates generally to a system and a method for crumpling paper substrates. Specifically, the system and method provide for the crumpling of paper substrates to form fill material to be utilized in product packaging to fill void space and/or to wrap around products thereby allowing for... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20080064582 - Decorative grass having an appearance simulating the appearance of cloth: Decorative grasses having an appearance or texture simulating the appearance or texture of cloth are disclosed, as are methods for making such decorative grasses from materials wherein at least one surface of the material is modified to simulate the appearance or texture of cloth.... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080064583 - Folder having a retractable covering cam for changing operating mode: This folder includes a device for cutting sheets from a web of paper, a folding cylinder which is provided with movable retention devices and movable blades for folding the sheets cut from the web, a cam for controlling the movement of the movable retention devices by contact with cam followers,... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080058189 - Carton feeding and forming machine with selectively actuated lugs and related methods: A machine for intended use in feeding and completing a partially formed carton is disclosed. In one embodiment, the machine includes an overhead conveyor with selectively actuated, depending lugs that engage and convey the carton in a first direction while a first flap on a lid is folded and sealed.... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20080058190 - Apparatus and method for operating a folding machine for a web-fed printing press: An apparatus and method for operating a folding machine for a web-fed printing press is disclosed. The folding machine includes a cutting blade cylinder operable with a folding blade cylinder and a folding jaw cylinder. A drive is connected to the cutting blade cylinder. The drive is operable in a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080058191 - Cushioning product and method and apparatus for making same: The invention relates to a crumpled paper tube for use as a cushion in packing items, and to a method and apparatus for producing the same.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP