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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:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wilfred S Viens, Lisbon, CT (US);
George L Denison, III, Hope Valley, RI (US);
Donald Simmons, Ashaway, RI (US);
Charles F DeGaetano, Groton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Gunther International, Ltd., Norwich, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
533816 ; 532843 ; 53569 ; 532817 ; 533851 ; 533861 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for inserting a folded product into an envelope and closing the flap of the envelope performs a method in which the envelope is transferred from an envelope hopper by a rotatable shuttle unit having cooperating suction cups and a T-shaped flap engagement member, the folded product is stuffed into its envelope, and then flap of the envelope is closed by an envelope closing device. The envelope inserting and closing apparatus and method are designed for use in a high speed electronic finishing system.