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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Heiner Philipp Luxem, Durham, NH (US);
Richard Craig Meyer, Alfred, ME (US);
Inventors:
Heiner Philipp Luxem, Durham, NH (US);
Richard Craig Meyer, Alfred, ME (US);
Assignee:
Goss International Americas, Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B057/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products that includes determining the size of an incoming gap in a printed product stream and controlling a speed of the wrapping machine as a function of the size of the incoming gap. The controlling step includes intentionally leaving, in the printed product stream in the wrapper machine, at least a single product gap corresponding to the incoming gap so as to create at least one empty bag. A newspaper finishing machine and controller are also provided.