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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
May. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas E Dash, Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wallace Computer Services, Inc., Hillside, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 39 ; 493410 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for fold conditioning a continuous business form web having longitudinally-extending control punch margins and equally longitudinally-spaced apart lines of transverse perforation including advancing the web along a longitudinally extending path from a printer to a folder both of which operate at a predetermined normal speed and wherein the conditioning apparatus includes a plurality of offset rollers arranged in zig-zag fashion to provide a serpentine path to alternately contact opposite sides of the web and with some of the rollers being operated at a surface speed at least greater than the predetermined normal speed.