Patents by Inventor Eric E. Blohm

Eric E. Blohm 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).

  • Printed product binding method
    Patent number: 8393843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for replacing a rejected book on a binding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Blohm, Paul Volz, Ken Frohmader
  • Co-mailing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7102095
    Abstract: The combination of a first and a second product mail streams wherein the first stream includes wrapped products and the second stream includes unwrapped products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Quad/Graphics, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric E. Blohm
  • Printed product binding method
    Publication number: 20040265095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for replacing a rejected book on a binding line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Blohm, Paul Volz, Ken Frohmader
  • Co-mailing apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030093179
    Abstract: The combination of a first and a second product mail streams wherein the first stream includes wrapped products and the second stream includes unwrapped products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Quad/Graphics, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric E. Blohm
  • Method of producing a printed product having a packaged compact disk
    Patent number: 5950401
    Abstract: A method of producing a printed product having a computer disk incorporated therein, including the steps of providing a sheet of material, placing personalized indicia onto either the disk or the sheet of material, depositing the disk onto the sheet of material, folding the sheet of material over the disk to produce a package, gathering the package with a signature to produce a book block, and binding the book block to produce a printed product. The placing step can include the step of printing or the step of adding a label to either the disk or the sheet of material. The depositing step can include the step of positioning the disk over the personalized indicia such that the disk covers the personalized indicia. The placing step can occur either before or after the depositing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Quad/Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Blohm, William T. Graushar
  • Method of producing a printed product having a packaged compact disk
    Patent number: 5881538
    Abstract: A method of producing a printed product having a computer disk incorporated therein. The method includes the steps of depositing the disk onto the sheet of material, folding a first portion of the sheet over the disk and over at least a second portion of the sheet, securing the first portion to the second portion, folding a third portion of the sheet into overlapping relation with the first portion to produce a package, maintaining the third portion free from securement with the remainder of the sheet, and gathering the package with a signature to produce a book block while maintaining the third portion free from securement with the remainder of the sheet. The method further includes the step of perforating the sheet with a plurality of perforations to form a perforation line. The perforation line is formed substantially parallel to a fold line produced by the folding step, and preferably before the folding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Quad/Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric E. Blohm