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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:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert Eugster, Strengelbach, CH;
Felix Kramer, Vordemwald, CH;
Assignee:
Grapha-Holding AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 5214 ; 270 5219 ; 271204 ; 1988031 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for collecting or gathering printed products to form final printed products, such as newspapers, magazines, brochures and/or books, wherein the printed products are moved along supply lines and are supplied to one or more processing locations. At least two of the printed products intended for forming a final printed product are combined at a collecting point provided in a supply line and the combined printed products are further transported together.