Patents by Inventor John C. Geres
John C. Geres has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20040173956Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20040148053Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling personalized CDs, DVDs and other types of optical disks, magnetic media, and data storage devices into magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and other printed products in order to enhance the amount and quality of personalization associated with the printed product includes reading and/or writing personalized information to/from a data storage device and assembling the data storage device within a printed product that is to be delivered to a particular individual. The reading and/or writing of personalized information may be directed to either digital information stored on the data storage device or to more conventional optical indicia that is printed on and/or optically scanned from the data storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20040143365Abstract: A log of printed products having thereon an identification that is programmable and then readable to access information regarding the printed products that make up the log such as product identification, orientation and destination, the printed products including either bound and non-bound printed products.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres, Edward J. Anderson
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Patent number: 6694219Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling personalized CDs, DVDs and other types of optical disks, magnetic media, and data storage devices into magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and other printed products in order to enhance the amount and quality of personalization associated with the printed product includes reading and/or writing personalized information to/from a data storage device and assembling the data storage device within a printed product that is to be delivered to a particular individual. The reading and/or writing of personalized information may be directed to either digital information stored on the data storage device or to more conventional optical indicia that is printed on and/or optically scanned from the data storage device.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 6682062Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 6675062Abstract: A log of printed products having thereon an identification that is programmable and then readable to access information regarding the printed products that make up the log such as product identification, orientation and destination. The printed products include either bound or non-bound printed products. A method of utilizing a smart log includes creating a log of printed products, programming an identification associated with the log with information relating to the printed products, coupling the identification to the log, transporting the log to a destination for processing, reading the identification while the identification is coupled to the log, and handling the log in response to the information read from the identification.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres, Edward J. Anderson
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Publication number: 20030139845Abstract: A log of printed products having thereon an identification that is programmable and then readable to access information regarding the printed products that make up the log such as product identification, orientation and destination, the printed products including either bound and non-bound printed products.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres, Edward J. Anderson
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Publication number: 20030062293Abstract: The invention relates to the combination of mail streams in a printing finishing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: April 3, 2003Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20030030208Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20020100253Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling personalized CDs, DVDs and other types of optical disks, magnetic media, and data storage devices into magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and other printed products in order to enhance the amount and quality of personalization associated with the printed product includes reading and/or writing personalized information to/from a data storage device and assembling the data storage device within a printed product that is to be delivered to a particular individual. The reading and/or writing of personalized information may be directed to either digital information stored on the data storage device or to more conventional optical indicia that is printed on and/or optically scanned from the data storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2002Publication date: August 1, 2002Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 6415582Abstract: An apparatus and a method to produce magazines, books, catalogues, brochures, periodicals, or the like on a collation or binding line, transport these products in a single stream of products towards a packaging line, divide the single stream of products into distinct streams of products where one such stream comprises products requiring wrapping and another such stream comprises products which do not require wrapping, transport the products requiring wrapping to a wrapping machine and sending these products through a wrapping process, transport the products that do not require wrapping around the wrapping machine, and merge the separate streams of products back into a single stream of products such that the products are arranged in a predetermined output order, such as demographic order.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20010037624Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method to produce magazines, books, catalogues, brochures, periodicals, or the like on a collation or binding line, transport these products in a single stream of products towards a packaging line, divide the single stream of products into distinct streams of products where one such stream comprises products requiring wrapping and another such stream comprises products which do not require wrapping, transport the products requiring wrapping to a wrapping machine and sending these products through a wrapping process, transport the products that do not require wrapping around the wrapping machine, and merge the separate streams of products back into a single stream of products such that the products are arranged in a predetermined output order, such as demographic order.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2001Publication date: November 8, 2001Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: Willliam T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 6302388Abstract: The present invention concerns an apparatus and a method for securing an item to a cover of printed material. According to one aspect of the present invention, the item is displayed in such a manner so as to enable the item to be viewed through the cover but also reduce the appropriation of the item from the cover before the printed material reaches the end user.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20010028140Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 6269609Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method to produce magazines, books, catalogues, brochures, periodicals, or the like on a collation or binding line, transport these products in a single stream of products towards a packaging line, divide the single stream of products into distinct streams of products where one such stream comprises products requiring wrapping and another such stream comprises products which do not require wrapping, transport the products requiring wrapping to a wrapping machine and sending these products through a wrapping process, transport the products that do not require wrapping around the wrapping machine, and merge the separate streams of products back into a single stream of products such that the products are arranged in a predetermined output order, such as demographic order.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1999Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 6267366Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Publication number: 20010001359Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method to produce magazines, books, catalogues, brochures, periodicals, or the like on a collation or binding line, transport these products in a single stream of products towards a packaging line, divide the single stream of products into distinct streams of products where one such stream comprises products requiring wrapping and another such stream comprises products which do not require wrapping, transport the products requiring wrapping to a wrapping machine and sending these products through a wrapping process, transport the products that do not require wrapping around the wrapping machine, and merge the separate streams of products back into a single stream of products such that the products are arranged in a predetermined output order, such as demographic order.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 1999Publication date: May 24, 2001Inventors: WILLIAM T. GRAUSHAR, JOHN C. GERES
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Patent number: 6125760Abstract: A method for customizing a book using a printer conveyor system which provide 100% non-contact print coverage on any portion of both covers of a book being conveyed thereon while maintaining custody and precisely registering each book prior to non-contact printing.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1999Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres
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Patent number: 5467973Abstract: A system having a printer for customizing signatures delivered and processed on a conveyor line in groups of completed books of variable thickness includes an arrangement for maintaining a constant distance between the printer and the books regardless of the thickness of the books in order to preserve the quality of printing on the books. The system further includes an arrangement for selectively diverting completed books to a stacker, a mail stream conveyor and a poor quality book conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1993Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Quad/Tech, Inc.Inventors: William T. Graushar, John C. Geres, Todd J. Dettmering