Patents by Inventor Barry D. Hageter

Barry D. Hageter 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).

  • Apparatus and method for stuffing a folder
    Patent number: 7000364
    Abstract: A novel apparatus and method of automatically stuffing folder pockets includes providing a folder with one or more pockets; providing one or more inserts which can be of differing sizes; the accumulation of the one or more inserts in a stack for insertion into the one or more pockets of the folder; opening the one or more pockets of the folder; and the insertion of the accumulated stack of the one or more inserts into the one or more folder pockets. Predetermined inserts can be selectively processed and stuffed into selected folder pockets. An embodiment also can fold the folder, producing a final product of a stuffed folder ready for distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Bowe Bell + Howell Company
    Inventors: Neal J. Middelberg, Gerard A. DeRome, Jr., Barry D. Hageter
  • Apparatus and method for stuffing a folder
    Publication number: 20030121236
    Abstract: A novel apparatus and method of automatically stuffing folder pockets includes providing a folder with one or more pockets; providing one or more inserts which can be of differing sizes; the accumulation of the one or more inserts in a stack for insertion into the one or more pockets of the folder; opening the one or more pockets of the folder; and the insertion of the accumulated stack of the one or more inserts into the one or more folder pockets. Predetermined inserts can be selectively processed and stuffed into selected folder pockets. An embodiment also can fold the folder, producing a final product of a stuffed folder ready for distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies Company
    Inventors: Neal J. Middelberg, Gerard A. DeRome, Barry D. Hageter