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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. 02, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew Lynn Klopfenstein, Rochester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/904 ;
Abstract
A sheet material conveying apparatus includes a plurality of pockets, each pocket including a setting device for adjusting a height of the pocket when the pocket is stationary so as to define a set height. A sheet delivery section delivers sheet material into the pockets and a release station for releases the sheet material from the pockets. A reset station automatically resets the pockets to the set height. A method and a sheet material pocket are also provided.