Patent 7201089 was granted and assigned to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen on April, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A feeder for feeding flat products to a conveyor device includes a magazine for storing the products, a separating device for separating the products from the magazine and a device for producing an index in the products. A gatherer-stitcher includes a plurality of the feeders. A method is provided for producing an index cut in a product being fed.