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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:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rudi Haupenthal, Epfenbach, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101232 ; 101410 ;
Abstract
Suction-type grippers for a sheet-transfer drum includes a sheet-supporting element having a sheet-supporting surface formed with a plurality of suction-air openings disposed along a region thereof to be covered by at least one sheet edge, at least one flexible planar member disposed adjacent to said sheet-supporting element at a side thereof facing away from the sheet-supporting surface thereof, the flexible planar member having a member for sealing at least some of the suction-air openings.