Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturing from a sheet or web inventions 03/09

20090082185 - Multi-cellular container with cut-score: A multi-cellular polypropylene container with a cut-scored region connecting the cells of the container is described. By varying the cut-score depths depending on the orientation of the plastic material, greater consistency in the tearability of the individual cells is achieved. One or more star-cut patterns may be provided between the... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20090082186 - Hanging manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing air enclosure: A first hanger and a second hanger are disposed on a working platform according to a hanging manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an air enclosure, in which the first hanger is constituted by a first hanging frame and a plurality of first supporting arms and used for hanging a first hot... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20090082187 - Dunnage conversion machine and method: A dunnage conversion machine (36) converts a sheet stock material into a dunnage product that is relatively thicker and less dense than the stock material, but is relatively thin and sufficiently flexible to function as a protective wrap. The conversion machine includes a feed mechanism (40) that advances a sheet... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090082188 - Folder with common chopper: A folder includes a first signature conveyor conveying first signatures along a first signature path; a second signature conveyor conveying second signatures along a second signature path; and a chopper located between the first and second signature paths imparting a fold on both the first and second signatures. A chopper... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20090075798 - Cigarette filter: A process of producing a cigarette filter comprises the steps of assembly a filter segment comprising a hollow tube with a filter plug at one end thereof and a space adjacent the plug. The filter segment is horizontally positioned, and the space is partially filled with a predetermined amount of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090075799 - Method and apparatus for making curled decorative grass: Curled decorative grass having a variety of configurations and methods for making such decorative grass is provided which, because of its increased bulk, can also be used as a packing material, an animal bedding, cat litter, mulch for soil and a media for plants. The curled decorative grass is produced... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090075800 - Sheet-fed dunnage apparatus: The preferred embodiment of a dunnage apparatus includes a crumpling device configured for crumpling sheets of paper to produce low-density packaging dunnage. A paper feeder is provided to feed feeding sheets of paper into the crumpling device for crumpling.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090062094 - Creasing/slotting device: A plurality of pairs of upper movable frames 6and lower movable frames 7are arranged perpendicularly to the sheet feed direction. An upper feed screw mechanism 10having a threaded shaft 11for individually moving each of the upper movable frames 6, a lower feed screw mechanism 14having a threaded shaft 15for individually... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090062095 - Folded box gluing machine with improved accessibility: A folded box gluing machine for the processing of folded box blanks includes at least one feeder unit arranged to transport the folded box blanks to downstream processing stations including a folding station, a glue applicator unit, a transfer station, a gathering and pressing mechanism, and a safety mechanism for... Agent: Heidelberger Drucksmaschinen Aktiengeselischaft C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090062096 - Creasing device, post-processing apparatus equipped therewith, creasing method, image forming apparatus and crease-added printing method: A creasing device includes a feeding mechanism, a creasing mechanism, sensors, and an aligning mechanism. The feeding mechanism conveys paper on which an image has been formed in a post-processing apparatus main body direction. The creasing mechanism makes a crease on the paper. The sensors detect a deviation of the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090062097 - Z-folding apparatus and sheet processing apparatus: A Z-folding apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes a pair of feed rollers to transport a sheet along a specified transport passage, a contact portion with which a head of the transported sheet comes in contact, a press member to press a specified position of the sheet apart... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090062098 - Creasing device: A plurality of creasing units 40 each comprising a female creasing roll 41 and a male creasing roll 42 provided thereunder are provided so as to be positionable in a direction perpendicular to the feed direction of a corrugated sheet S0. As many roller arms 43 as the creasing units... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090062099 - Folding roller for sheet processing apparatus: A medium processing apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of rollers constituting a plurality of roller pairs, a pair of feed rollers, a first pair of folding rollers, and a second pair of folding rollers, and when an angle between a line connecting axial centers of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090062100 - Sheet folding device and image forming apparatus: Plural conveying paths including guide plates are arranged on both sides of a sheet in its thickness direction, being linked from an upstream side to a downstream side in a conveying direction of the sheet. A stopper is arranged in at least one of the conveying paths to make contact... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C