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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2004
William C. Neubauer, Grayslake, IL (US);
Roger Mattila, Woodridge, IL (US);
Ilija Ilijevski, Schererville, IN (US);
William C. Neubauer, Grayslake, IL (US);
Roger Mattila, Woodridge, IL (US);
Ilija Ilijevski, Schererville, IN (US);
Vijuk Equipment, Inc., Elmhurst, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming informational items such as outserts and booklets may include folding a sheet of paper having product information printed thereon by making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper to form a first folded article; (b) making a fold in the first folded article to form a second folded article; (c) applying pressure at least about 30 psi and no greater than about 500 psi to the second folded article; and (d) making one or more folds in the second folded article to form an outsert using a third folding apparatus having a plurality of folding rollers having a nip therebetween and a movable blade member.