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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Glemser, Stuttgart, DE;
Jürgen Ries, Ostfildern, DE;
Joachim Schneider, Ostfildern, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/966 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/966 ;
Abstract
The invention is in the field of aligning sheets of printed materials, of the type that aligns sheets of printed materials for a desired output, for example, from a finishing device. According one aspect of the invention, an alignment device is provided configured as a separate, replaceable unit. According to a further aspect of the invention, an alignment device and process are provided wherein a sheet is inverted about one or both axes.