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Patent US7896796 - Methods of forming outserts and outserts formed thereby - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsOutserts having printed information thereon are disclosed and are formed in accordance with a method in which a plurality of parallel folds are made in a sheet of paper in a first fold direction using a plurality of pairs of folding rollers and stop members to form an intermediate folded item and in...http://www.google.com/patents/US7896796?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7896796 - Methods of forming outserts and outserts formed therebyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7896796 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/123,980Publication dateMar 1, 2011Filing dateMay 20, 2008Priority dateMar 21, 2005Also published asCA2540327A1, CA2540327C, CN101184684A, CN101184684B, CN101239512A, CN101239512B, DE602006016788D1, DE602006017088D1, EP1890955A1, EP1890955B1, EP1927566A1, EP1927566B1, US7175586, US20060211560, US20070126228, US20080227614, WO2006102256A1Publication number12123980, 123980, US 7896796 B2, US 7896796B2, US-B2-7896796, US7896796 B2, US7896796B2InventorsRoger Mattila, William C. NeubauerOriginal AssigneeVijuk Equipment, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (2), Classifications (14), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods of forming outserts and outserts formed therebyUS 7896796 B2Abstract Outserts having printed information thereon are disclosed and are formed in accordance with a method in which a plurality of parallel folds are made in a sheet of paper in a first fold direction using a plurality of pairs of folding rollers and stop members to form an intermediate folded item and in which a plurality of cross-folds are made in the intermediate folded item to form the outsert. The cross-folds may be made to divide the length of the intermediate folded item into ten panels, fourteen panels, or eighteen panels.
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CORP., ILLINOISFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:VIJUK EQUIPMENT, INC.;REEL/FRAME:027996/0823Effective date: 20120330May 21, 2008ASAssignmentOwner name: VIJUK EQUIPMENT, INC., ILLINOISFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MATTILA, ROGER B.;NEUBAUER, WILLIAM C.;REEL/FRAME:020975/0948Effective date: 20050317RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google