Patents Assigned to Robert A. Foisie
  • Method and apparatus using electrostatic charges to temporarily hold packets of paper
    Patent number: 5228373
    Abstract: In a paper processing machine, the method and apparatus of this invention apply an opposite electrostatic charge to stacks and reams of paper to eliminate the repelling force from like charges on both sides of the individual sheets of the stack or ream to thereby temporarily bond them together. With the sheets thus temporarily bonded, the stacks and reams of paper can be easily transported between work stations without undesirable sliding of the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Robert A. Foisie
    Inventor: Bernhard J. Welsch
  • Method and apparatus using electrostatic charges to stabilize the upper sheets of a stack of paper
    Patent number: 5062764
    Abstract: In a paper processing machine, the method and apparatus of this invention apply an opposite electrostatic charge to stacks and reams of paper to eliminate the repelling force from like charges on both sides of the individual sheets of the stack or ream to thereby temporarily bond them together. With the sheets thus temporarily bonded, the stacks and reams of paper can be easily transported between work stations without undesirable sliding of the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Robert A. Foisie
    Inventor: Bernhard J. Welsch