The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Lauren Cote, Durham, NH (US);
Roland Thomas Palmatier, Durham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/902 ;
Abstract
A signature transport device has a first transport section for transporting a first signature having a first lead edge and a first trail edge, and for transporting a following second signature having a second lead edge and a second trail edge. The first transport section has a signature exit and defines a transport plane; and a second transport section transports the first and second signatures so that the second lead edge is offset from the transport plane and so that the second lead edge and the first trail edge are separated in a direction perpendicular to the transport plane.