Patents by Inventor Joseph Adrian St. Ours
Joseph Adrian St. Ours 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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Patent number: 9486992Abstract: A printing press is provided. The printing press includes a print unit printing a stream of printed products having a first pitch, a pitch changing device and a controller. The pitch changing device includes an upper roller mounted on an upper axle, a lower roller mounted on a lower axle, the upper and lower rollers forming a roller nip and at least one motor driving the upper and lower rollers in opposite directions. The roller nip receives the stream of printed products. The controller is connected to the at least one motor and is configured to decrease an initial velocity of the roller nip to a final velocity using an electronic cam velocity profile and to increase the final velocity of the nip to the initial velocity after releasing the printed products over a longer period of a cycle of the electronic cam velocity profile than decreasing the initial velocity to the final velocity. A method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Lothar John Schroeder, Barry Mark Jackson, Dieter T. Ebert
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Patent number: 9346645Abstract: An apparatus for driving a pair of nip rollers at a rotational velocity that varies within each revolution is provided. A first nip roller and a second nip roller form a nip therebetween for moving a sheet or signature. A drive configured and arranged to drive a drive shaft at a constant rotational speed. A pair of variable rotational speed couplings each have an input coupled to the drive, and an output connected to a respective one of the first and second nip rollers. Each coupling rotates its respective nip roller at a rotational speed that varies within each revolution.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Jared David Kinson, Dieter Theodor Ebert, John James Sposato, Jr., Joseph Adrian St. Ours
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Patent number: 9302875Abstract: An apparatus for transporting signatures is provided which includes a moving transport surface for transporting signatures; a pair of eccentric guide rollers, rotatable about respective axes, the pair of guide rollers positioned opposite one another to receive signatures therebetween from the moving transport surface; and a diverter positioned downstream of the guide rollers. The diverter is movable between a first position to divert signatures received from the guide rollers to a first downstream moving transport surface and a second position to divert signatures received from the guide rollers to a second downstream moving transport surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: David Elliott Whitten, Joseph Adrian St Ours, Gerald Roger Douillard
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Publication number: 20150251406Abstract: A printing press is provided. The printing press includes a print unit printing a stream of printed products having a first pitch, a pitch changing device and a controller. The pitch changing device includes an upper roller mounted on an upper axle, a lower roller mounted on a lower axle, the upper and lower rollers forming a roller nip and at least one motor driving the upper and lower rollers in opposite directions. The roller nip receives the stream of printed products. The controller is connected to the at least one motor and is configured to decrease an initial velocity of the roller nip to a final velocity using an electronic cam velocity profile and to increase the final velocity of the nip to the initial velocity after releasing the printed products over a longer period of a cycle of the electronic cam velocity profile than decreasing the initial velocity to the final velocity. A method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Lothar John Schroeder, Barry Mark Jackson, Dieter T. Ebert
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Publication number: 20150114241Abstract: An apparatus for driving a pair of nip rollers at a rotational velocity that varies within each revolution is provided. A first nip roller and a second nip roller form a nip therebetween for moving a sheet or signature. A drive configured and arranged to drive a drive shaft at a constant rotational speed. A pair of variable rotational speed couplings each have an input coupled to the drive, and an output connected to a respective one of the first and second nip rollers. Each coupling rotates its respective nip roller at a rotational speed that varies within each revolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Goss International Americas Inc.Inventors: Jared David KINSON, Dieter Theodor Ebert, John James Sposato, JR., Joseph Adrian St. Ours
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Patent number: 8602413Abstract: An apparatus for diverting incoming printed products is provided. The apparatus includes a roll, a first motor coupled to the roll and a controller coupled to the first motor for controlling the rotation of the roller for diverting printed products along one of two different paths, each path associated with a direction of rotation of the roll. This apparatus may also include a shaft with at least one flipper mounted thereon and a second motor coupled to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Mark Anthony Wingate, David Elliot Whitten, Jared David Kinson
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Publication number: 20130165304Abstract: A nip roller is provided that includes a shaft, a first nip disk portion, a second nip disk portion and an attachment section for removably securing the first nip disk portion and the second nip disk portion to the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Dieter Theodor Ebert, Joseph Adrian St. Ours
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Patent number: 8409063Abstract: A nip roller is provided that includes a shaft, a first nip disk portion, a second nip disk portion and an attachment section for removably securing the first nip disk portion and the second nip disk portion to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Dieter Theodor Ebert, Joseph Adrian St. Ours
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Publication number: 20130047875Abstract: A printing press is provided that includes at least one variable cutoff printing unit printing images of at least one cutoff length on a web, at least one cutting cylinder downstream of the at least one variable cutoff printing unit cutting the web into signatures. The printing press also includes a pair of first accelerator nip rolls receiving the web as the web is cut into the signatures and accelerating each of the signatures and at least one motor accelerating the pair of first accelerator nip rolls such that the first accelerator nip rolls have a first surface velocity equal to a velocity of the web as the web is received by the first accelerator nip rolls and the first accelerator nip rolls have a second surface velocity greater than the first surface velocity as the first accelerator nip rolls release each of the signatures. A folder and a method of operating a folder are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Dieter Theodor Ebert, Joseph Adrian St. Ours, David Elliot Whitten
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Publication number: 20120228824Abstract: An apparatus for diverting incoming printed products is provided. The apparatus includes a roll, a first motor coupled to the roll and a controller coupled to the first motor for controlling the rotation of the roller for diverting printed products along one of two different paths, each path associated with a direction of rotation of the roll. This apparatus may also include a shaft with at least one flipper mounted thereon and a second motor coupled to the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Joseph Adrian ST. OURS, Mark Anthony WINGATE, David Elliot WHITTEN, Jared David KINSON
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Publication number: 20120211936Abstract: An apparatus for transporting signatures is provided which includes a moving transport surface for transporting signatures; a pair of eccentric guide rollers, rotatable about respective axes, the pair of guide rollers positioned opposite one another to receive signatures therebetween from the moving transport surface; and a diverter positioned downstream of the guide rollers. The diverter is movable between a first position to divert signatures received from the guide rollers to a first downstream moving transport surface and a second position to divert signatures received from the guide rollers to a second downstream moving transport surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS INCInventors: David Elliot Whitten, Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Gerald Roger Douillard
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Publication number: 20120193859Abstract: A printing press is provided. The printing press includes at least one printing unit printing on a web, a folder for forming the web into a plurality of signatures, the plurality of signatures traveling in a stream at an initial pitch and a pitch changing device for changing the initial pitch of the plurality of signatures in the stream. The pitch changing device includes a first orbiting member orbiting about a first axis and rotating about a second axis and a second orbiting member orbiting about a third axis and rotating about a fourth axis. The first orbiting member and second orbiting member form a nip and the nip receives a stream of signatures. The first and second orbiting members vary a velocity of the signatures so as to alter the initial pitch. A folder and a method for changing a pitch between consecutive signatures is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, John James Sposato, Keith James Calderone
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Patent number: 8196926Abstract: An apparatus for diverting incoming printed products which includes a shaft, at least one first flipper mounted in a first fixed direction on the shaft, a motor coupled to the shaft; and a controller coupled to the motor for controlling positioning of the shaft to allowing printed products to be diverted along different paths associated with a particular shaft position. The apparatus further includes a low inertia coupler interconnected between the motor and the shaft. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a roll, a first motor coupled to the roll and a controller coupled to the first motor for controlling the rotation of the roller for diverting printed products along one of two different paths, each path associated with a direction of rotation of the roll. This alternative apparatus may also include a shaft with at least one flipper mounted thereon and a second motor coupled to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Mark Anthony Wingate, David Elliot Whitten, Jared David Kinson
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Patent number: 8141873Abstract: A device for diverting printed products is provided. The device includes a first rotating support having a first pad mounted thereon, a second rotating support having a second pad mounted thereon, a third rotating support having a third pad mounted thereon and a fourth rotating support having a fourth pad mounted thereon. The first pad has a different thickness than the second pad and the first and second rotating supports rotate together. The third pad has a different thickness than the fourth pad and the third and fourth rotating supports rotate together. A method for diverting printed products is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Kevin Lauren Cote, Lothar John Schroeder
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Patent number: 8102136Abstract: A method for determining accuracy of an actual position of a plurality of independent motors in a printing press is provided. The method includes commanding each of the plurality of motors in the printing press via a controller to move a desired initial position, comparing an actual position of each motor to the desired initial position of each motor, determining if the actual position of each motor is within a predetermined tolerance of the desired initial position, and resetting any motor outside the predetermined tolerance to be within the predetermined tolerance. A printing press is also provided. The printing press includes a plurality of printing press components and a plurality of motors. Each motor drives at least one of the printing press components and each of the motors has a desired initial position. The printing press also includes a position detector for determining an actual position of the motor with respect to the desired initial position of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Brian Patrick Caven, Kevin Lauren Cote
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Patent number: 8025291Abstract: An apparatus for decelerating a signature comprises a movable belt arrangement, and a motor coupled to the movable belt arrangement for controllably moving the movable belt arrangement through a cyclical velocity profile. The movable belt arrangement is moved through a signature engaging section with the cyclical velocity profile causing the motor to decelerate the movable belt arrangement from a first speed to a second speed while engaging a signature in the signature engaging section. The signature enters the signature engaging section at the first speed, and leaves the signature engaging section at the second speed, lower than the first speed. The cyclical velocity profile causes the movable belt arrangement to accelerate upon the signature leaving the signature engaging section, back to the first speed, prior to a next signature entering the signature engaging section.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Goss International America, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Lauren Cote, Lothar John Schroeder, Joseph Adrian St.Ours
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Patent number: 7980543Abstract: A folder for a web printing press includes a cut cylinder cutting a web into signatures; a first transport belt having a first raised section; a second transport belt having a second raised section, the signatures being received from the cut cylinder so as to be located between the first and second raised sections; and at least one variable speed motor driving the first and second transport belts. A method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Lothar John Schroeder, Kevin Lauren Cote
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Patent number: 7972256Abstract: A folder includes a first cylinder having at least one first gripper for holding signatures and at least one tucker for tucking the signatures to define a first fold, a second cylinder having at least one first jaw for holding the signatures at the first fold, a first motor driving the at least one first gripper, and a second motor separate from the first motor, the second motor driving the at least one tucker of the first cylinder and the at least one first jaw of the second cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Barry Mark Jackson, Joseph Adrian St. Ours
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Publication number: 20110109039Abstract: An apparatus for diverting incoming printed products which includes a shaft, at least one first flipper mounted in a first fixed direction on the shaft, a motor coupled to the shaft; and a controller coupled to the motor for controlling positioning of the shaft to allowing printed products to be diverted along different paths associated with a particular shaft position. The apparatus further includes a low inertia coupler interconnected between the motor and the shaft. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a roll, a first motor coupled to the roll and a controller coupled to the first motor for controlling the rotation of the roller for diverting printed products along one of two different paths, each path associated with a direction of rotation of the roll. This alternative apparatus may also include a shaft with at least one flipper mounted thereon and a second motor coupled to the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Mark Anthony Wingate, David Elliot Whitten, Jared David Kinson
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Publication number: 20110067587Abstract: A printing press is provided. The printing press includes a print unit printing a plurality of printed products, the plurality of printed products being formed into a stream downstream of the print unit. The printing press also includes at least one base and a press component, the press component is mounted onto the at least one base for placement in the stream and translational movement transverse to the stream. The press component may be a pitch changing apparatus. A method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Adrian ST OURS, Dieter Theodor EBERT, Mark Anthony WINGATE