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US 6,682,062 B2Granted
Apparatus and method of delivering signatures to a binding line
AssigneeQuad/Graphics, Inc.
InventorsWilliam T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for delivering signatures to a binding line, the apparatus and method preferably comprising a printer feeder apparatus and method for providing personalized information in a variety of locations upon a selected one of a plurality of signatures types before the signatures are fed to the binding line.
Claims9
A method for delivering signatures to a pocket of a binding line comprising:
- selecting one of a plurality of signature types to transport to the pocket, wherein the signature types are housed in respective hoppers of a single feeder;
- operating one of the respective hoppers such that one individual of the selected signature type is extracted from the respective hopper;
- and
- feeding the one individual signature to the pocket of the binding line.
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A method for delivering signatures to a binding line comprising:
- providing a plurality of hoppers mounted to a common frame;
- selecting one of a plurality of signature types to transport to a binding line, wherein each signature type is housed in a respective one of said hoppers;
- extracting one individual of the selected signature type from the respective hopper;
- guiding only the one individual signature along a common path that extends from each hopper to the binding line;
- printing personalized indicia upon the selected individual signature as the signature moves individually toward the binding line;
- and
- feeding only the selected individual signature from the common path onto the binding line after the printing of personalized indicia.
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A method for delivering signatures to a binding line comprising:
- selecting one of two signature types to transport to a binding line, wherein the signature types are housed in respective hopper feeders mounted to a common frame;
- operating the respective hopper feeder such that one individual of the selected signature type is extracted from the respective hopper feeder;
- printing personalized indicia upon the selected individual signature;
- and
- feeding the selected individual signature to the binding line after the printing of personalized indicia.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.