Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Alan Giles

Geoffrey Alan Giles 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).

  • Leaflet production
    Patent number: 8409067
    Abstract: A leaflet is produced from a pre-printed sheet of material by folding the sheet with at least one crease-line along the line of advancement of the sheet but preferably with two or more such crease-lines so that the sheet is fan-folded. The crease-lines are squeezed by a roller nip and then the sheet is fed into a diametral slot in a mandrel of elliptical cross-section. The leading edge of the sheet is gripped within the slot and then the mandrel is rotated to wind the sheet around the outer surface thereof. The wound sheet is then removed from the mandrel and is squeezed through a roller nip so as to form a substantially flat folded leaflet. The leaflet may be converted to a booklet by joining together the overlying sheets along one folded edge of the compressed leaflet and slitting open the other folded edge of the compressed leaflet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Digi Leaflet Technologies Limited, Vacuumatic Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Cooper, Geoffrey Alan Giles, Edward William Colvill, Peter William Sevenoaks
  • Leaflet Production
    Publication number: 20110065561
    Abstract: A leaflet is produced from a pre-printed sheet of material by folding the sheet with at least one crease-line along the line of advancement of the sheet but preferably with two or more such crease-lines so that the sheet is fan-folded. The crease-lines are squeezed by a roller nip and then the sheet is fed into a diametral slot in a mandrel of elliptical cross-section. The leading edge of the sheet is gripped within the slot and then the mandrel is rotated to wind the sheet around the outer surface thereof. The wound sheet is then removed from the mandrel and is squeezed through a roller nip so as to form a substantially flat folded leaflet. The leaflet may be converted to a booklet by joining together the overlying sheets along one folded edge of the compressed leaflet and slitting open the other folded edge of the compressed leaflet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicants: DIGI LEAFLET TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, VACUUMATIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael John Cooper, Geoffrey Alan Giles, Edward William Colvill, Peter William Sevenoaks
  • Dispensing closure with pouring spout
    Patent number: D247611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: Metal Box Limited
    Inventor: Geoffrey Alan Giles