Patents by Inventor Walter J. Steinmayr

Walter J. Steinmayr 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 of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus
    Patent number: 5956930
    Abstract: A method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus includes the step of advancing a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet to a sealing station within the document security apparatus. The method includes the step of holding both the first enclosure sheet and the second enclosure sheet stationary relative to the sealing station. The method also includes the step of securing the first enclosure sheet to the second enclosure sheet during the holding step. A document security apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Privatizer Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Baker, Walter J. Steinmayr, Donald Barker, George M. Cross, Mark E. Spitler
  • Apparatus and method for enclosing a confidential sheet between a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet within a document security apparatus
    Patent number: 5946889
    Abstract: A method of enclosing a confidential sheet in an envelope within a document security apparatus includes the step of operating a print engine so as to advance a first enclosure sheet therethrough. The method also includes the step of advancing the first enclosure sheet from an output of the print engine to a first position at a sealing station. The method further includes the step of advancing a second enclosure sheet to a second position at a sealing station. The method moreover includes the step of securing a first portion of the first enclosure sheet to a second portion of the second enclosure sheet at the sealing station so as to create the envelope having an access opening defined therein. The method also includes the step of operating the print engine so as to advance the confidential sheet therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Privatizer Systems, Inc
    Inventors: William D. Baker, Walter J. Steinmayr, Donald Barker, George M. Cross, Mark E. Spitler
  • Apparatus and method for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side in a document security apparatus
    Patent number: 5937619
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side includes a support roller. The envelope includes (1) a first enclosure sheet having a first pressure sensitive adhesive thereon, and (2) a second enclosure sheet having a second pressure sensitive adhesive thereon. The sealing assembly also includes a sealing member which is movable between the first lateral side and the second lateral side. The first pressure sensitive adhesive is urged into contact with the second pressure sensitive adhesive by interaction between the sealing member and the support roller when the sealing member is moved between the first lateral side and the second lateral side. A method of sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral in a document security apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Privatizer Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: William D. Baker, Walter J. Steinmayr, Donald Barker, George M. Cross, Mark E. Spitler