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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:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Tad T. Butterworth, Ashland, WI (US);
Inventor:
Tad T. Butterworth, Ashland, WI (US);
Assignee:
C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc., Ashland, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Folding machines and methods are provided. A folding machine that utilizes a direct transfer of sheets from a knife roll to a folding roll is provided. Sheet handling rolls are provided that incorporate movable vacuum ports to assist in transfer of a sheet from one roll to another roll.