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US Patent 7222844 Hopper loader with lateral deblocking

Patent 7222844 was granted and assigned to Quad/Graphics on May, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Quad/Graphics

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72228440

Patent Inventor Names

Jon M. Ferus0

Date of Patent

May 29, 2007

Patent Application Number

101132970

Date Filed

March 29, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Mark A Deuble

Patent abstract

The invention relates to a signature hopper loader and method for feeding signatures to a hopper on a binding line. The hopper loader includes a conveyor and a deblocker that work together to feed signatures to the hopper. The deblocker is preferably positioned adjacent the conveyor such that the deblocker serves to laterally shift the signatures facilitating deblocking and/or alignment of the signatures.