Adapted To Be Magnetically Manipulated Patents (Class 493/469)
  • Patent number: 6749551
    Abstract: A container body with a container opening and a flap partially secured to the container body and completely covering the container opening is disclosed. The flap is secured to the container by a hinge or fold line and formed from the same substrate as the container body. The container body contains a first magnetic region adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the container opening. The flap contains a second magnetic region aligned with and opposite the container body's first magnetic region. The first and second magnetic regions are magnetically attracted to each other. The flap is held in a closed position by magnetic attraction between the flap's magnetic region and the container body's magnetic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Mead Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Paul Metzler, Mark Anthony Stanton
  • Patent number: 6629914
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for positioning a plate (3) on a roll (1), in particular a chopper or folding roll. Said device is characterized in that the roll is provided with magnetic fixing means maintaining the plate on the surface thereof, and two centring elements whereof at least one (9) is mobile and longitudinally spaced apart from the first, so as to cooperate with matching means maintaining the plate (3), the mobile centering element (9) being linked to control means (15) for displacing it along the transverse axis of the roll (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Komori-Chambon SA
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Roux
  • Patent number: 6394441
    Abstract: Folding of stapled documents is accomplished by using magnetic force to manipulate the document. The magnetic force is applied to the staples in the document and results in movement of the document when the magnetic force is applied. Since the magnetic force is applied at the staples, paper handling operations, such as folding are accomplished with the document aligned in accordance with a staple line. Magnetic force can further be used to transport documents to desired locations, such as individual output bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Israel Cruz, Marco A. Guerrero, Roberto Obregon