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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. 24, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Bernard Ganneval, Paris, FR;
Pierre Hoynant, Neuilly sous Ciermont, FR;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
A method of producing folds on signatures separated from a material web stream, including a multilayer material web stream, includes the method steps of disposing two cutting and perforating devices, respectively, in a web travel direction; cutting the material web stream in the region of a first longitudinal fold by a first cutting device assigned to the fold; perforating/cutting the material web stream in the region of a crossfold forming material bridges; and providing that at least one of the cutting or perforating tools is adjustable in relation to the material web stream. The invention also includes a device for performing the method; and a folder, and more specifically, a pinless folder having the device.