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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:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
John H Andrews, Jr, Monkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
Ward Holding Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101232 ; 101233 ;
Abstract
A machine is disclosed for printing and/or otherwise processing blanks of sheet material in which the interior of the machine is pressurized to a super-atmospheric pressure such that the blanks are forced firmly against the transfer conveyor between sections of the machine and dust in the ambient air is prevented from entering the machine and contaminating the print function.