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8163115 Method, system and article for producing a mailpiece envelope having improved seal integrity  
A method, system and article for producing an envelope having improved seal integrity. The method comprises the steps of disposing at least one material at the interface of the adhesive seal...
8109063 Movable sealer  
An envelope sealing apparatus for sealing an envelope having a main body and a sealable flap foldable about a hinge between the flap and main body, and sealable thereto. The apparatus comprises a...
8006635 Adjustable water feed device for feeding water to a moistener in a mail handling machine  
A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps that is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device comprising a reserve stock of water from...
7980546 Mail paper sealing apparatus  
A mail paper sealing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an input part, a compression roller part, a driving unit, and a convey accelerator. The input part supplies a mail paper. The...
7951250 Integrated folding/tabbing apparatus for creating mailpieces  
A method is provided for configuring a mailpiece creation system to minimize system set-up, mitigate errors and reduce the skill level required to perform tabbing operations. The method includes...
7931770 Process and equipment for continuous decoration of structural shapes by sublimation  
Continuous decoration process with a film of inked plastic material enclosing a structural shape and consisting of the following steps: perform continuous wrapping of the structural shape with...
7748426 Envelope closing mechanism and method for closing an envelope  
An envelope closing mechanism with a deflector (11; 61) for urging a flap (6) of an envelope (3) from the transport path (20; 70); and a moistener (7) for moistening at least a portion of the flap...
7520109 Reconfigurable mailing system having interchangeable mailpiece sealing and opening modules  
A mailing machine is provided for processing mailpiece envelopes including a housing having a transport deck adapted to convey an envelope along a feed path and a receiving station. The mailing...
7442276 Separator device for franking machine feeder  
This invention relates to a separator for separating envelope flaps from envelope bodies, of which the active separation zone is formed by a supple part which comprises a peripheral edge arranged...
7427059 Paper handling system materials exit path arrangement  
A materials handling system includes an insertion subsystem for inserting materials into envelopes to form mailpieces of a first type and mailpieces of a second type. The materials handling syatem...
7425244 Moistening device for sealing envelope flaps  
A moistening device that significantly reduces any loss of contact between the applicator and envelope flap regardless of the thickness of the mail piece or size of the flap, thereby ensuring...
7384500 Manually operated moistener for items with a water-activated glue  
A manually-operated moistener, to which a mail piece is supplied lying flat with a down-turned but not yet adhered flap on the underside of the envelope, has a blade in an upper part and a...
7364621 Water feed device for a moistener of a mail handling machine  
A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps, which moistener is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device including a water tank which...
7125454 Device for selectively moistening envelope flaps  
This invention relates to a device for moistening envelope flaps, comprising a reservoir of liquid, means for pumping this liquid and, disposed transversely with respect to a direction of advance...
7067036 Active moistening system for mailing machine  
A device for moistening an envelope flap includes a reservoir for holding a moistening fluid and an applicator mounted above the reservoir for applying the moistening fluid to the envelope flap....
6913054 Envelope flap moistening apparatus  
A device for moistening an envelope flap includes a mechanism which defines an envelope feed path and a plate disposed adjacent the envelope feed path. The plate passes between the envelope body...
6893534 Universal device for moistening envelope flaps  
This invention relates to a device for moistening envelope flaps integrated in a mail item feed module and successively comprising, along a path of travel of these mail items, at least one pair of...
6843884 Apparatus for moistening an envelope  
A moistener for applying liquid to an envelope, for use in sealing the latter, comprises a liquid storage tank (70a, 70b) and means, such as wicks (71) for transporting the liquid to the envelope...
6808594 System and method for managing overflow of moistening fluid in a mailing machine  
A system and method for managing overflow of moistening fluid in a mailing machine is provided. An overflow pipe is provided in the reservoir, positioned over a sump located beneath the reservoir....
6804932 Envelope sealing device for a mailing machine  
The present invention includes apparatus and methods for sealing an envelope. A sealing nip is formed by an upper roller and a lower roller. The upper roller is mounted on an upper shaft and the...
6803100 Rewettable adhesive systems  
The invention relates to new rewettable adhesive systems containing colloidal dispersion mixtures obtained by copolymerization of at least one water-soluble monomer with at least one...
6783594 Self-adjusting moistener system for a mailing system  
A self-adjusting moistening system for a mailing system is provided. The applicator is coupled to a float mechanism, placed in the reservoir of moistening fluid, by a spring. When the reservoir is...
6708467 Envelope moistener with temperature adjusting apparatus  
A method and system for moistening and sealing an envelope in a high speed mail processing machine including steps and components for heating a liquid to moisten the glue on the envelope flaps to...
6635145 Packaging filler product  
A packaging filler product and machine for making the product wherein the product includes an air-filled pouch having sealed edges and spots connecting the opposing sheets of the pouch together....
6554956 Method and apparatus for sealing closed envelopes  
The present invention is directed to an envelope processing system system in which a supply of envelopes is placed for moistening and sealing. The moistening and sealing apparatus is designed to...
6406591 Mailing machine including a stripper blade having a raise edge  
A mailing machine including a base, a registration wall and a stripper blade. The base includes a deck defining a deck plane along which an envelope having an envelope body, an envelope flap and a...
6361603 Apparatus for moistening envelope flaps  
This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a non-contact apparatus for moistening envelope flaps that projects moistening fluid without pumping fluid. The present...
6322663 Configuration for closing envelopes  
A mail processing system has an envelope-separating apparatus with a moistening apparatus for moistening and discharging an envelope in an open state. A franking device is disposed downstream of...
6035915 Tab dispensing apparatus and related method  
An apparatus for dispensing an adhesive tab ready for placement on the an edge of a substantially flat article, such as a folded mailer or the like. Adhesive tabs are disposed on a roll formed of a...
6001910 Use of anionic or cationic plasticizers with sulfonated polyesters in hot melt formulations  
A remoistenable hot melt adhesive composition comprising (i) 25 to 80% by weight of a sulfonated polyester; (ii) 3 to 40% by weight of an anionic or cationic plasticizer; (iii) 0 to 40% by weight...
6001217 Cut and seal unit for sheet material  
A cut and seal unit for sheet material, wherein an actuating unit has a single powered input, and two identical output transmissions linked to each other and to the input; the two output...
5976313 Adjustable spray moistener for envelopes  
This invention relates to the creation of a swifter, cleaner, way of moistening envelope flaps to seal them. It represents an improvement over other designs of systems using nozzles in that it...
5946889 Apparatus and method for enclosing a confidential sheet between a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet within a document security apparatus  
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....
5944946 Apparatus and process for perimeter pressure sealing  
Method and apparatus for activating longitudinal and transverse pressure sensitive adhesive strips in marginal edge portions of paper business forms are disclosed in the form of one or more roll...
5941048 Apparatus and method of sealing an envelope in a document security apparatus  
A sealing assembly includes a support roller. The sealing assembly also includes a center roller having a sealing ridge attached thereto which operatively contacts the support roller so as to urge...
5937619 Apparatus and method for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side in a document security apparatus  
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...
5887411 Apparatus and method for positioning a number of non-transparent enclosure sheets in a document security apparatus  
A method of positioning a number of non-transparent enclosure sheets in a document security apparatus includes the step of positioning a first non-transparent enclosure sheet on a first support....
5863373 Pressure sealing method for business forms  
Business forms are sealed by pressure with reduced tenting and pillowing. Each form has a strip of pressure sensitive adhesive of a predetermined width. In an automatic continuous, sequential...
5840123 Mailing system moistener apparatus with recirculating excess moistening fluid  
A moistening apparatus includes a moistening fluid supply means. A moistening means is connected to the moistening fluid supply means for applying the moistening fluid onto the glue line of an...
5814183 Method and mechanism for sealing an envelope  
An envelope is moved along a first path by a first pair of rollers, with the envelope oriented with its lower edge forward, the front panel next to the path, and the flap open. A second pair of...
5807463 Mailing machine including a moistener system  
An envelope handling device including a moistener module where the moistener module includes a reservoir assembly, a first well tank and a second well tank. The reservoir assembly includes a...
5770005 Envelope flap sealing device  
A housing confines therewithin a saturated sponge, the same disposed for moistening the flap of an envelope. Too, the housing has a entry slot for an envelope, and a switch, with an operating...
5746881 Moistener for a postage meter  
The moistening system is used in combination with a postage meter system, wherein the postage meter system includes a horizontal extend deck supported by a meter housing. A portion of the deck...
5739653 Servo motor feedback used as drive train diagnostic  
Diagnosis of servo motor driven drive train problems based upon changes in the rotational velocity of the servo motor as electrically operable drive line components are selectively engaged. The...
5674348 Envelope flap moistener and sealer  
Modular apparatus is disclosed for moistening and sealing an envelope flap. The apparatus comprises a base, in which a moistener is disposed and in which part of a transporter for moving an...
5665198 System for envelope sealing in an insertion machine  
An envelope sealer includes a first horizontal plate for receiving an envelope, a vacuum manifold for drawing open the envelope's downward-facing flap as it departs from the first horizontal...
5656118 Tabletop pressure sealer  
A pressure sealer for sealing pressure sensitive adhesive strips on business forms or the like is simple and straight forward, for use primarily in manual operations. First and second driven...
5628864 Cutting unit in automatic enclosing and sealing apparatus  
A continuous sheet cutting unit constituting a part of an automatic enclosing and sealing apparatus, and making single sheet from a continuous sheet and supplying the single sheet to a subsequent...
5569327 Envelope flat moistener  
This invention is directed to an envelope flap moistener that comprises a frame for supporting the moistener and an elongate substantially rectangular-shaped base removably connected to the frame....
5531828 Adhesive moistener  
A device for moistening the adhesive of a sheet material such as the flap of an envelope or a postage stamp, is disclosed having a container with hinged lid. A moistened sponge is stored in the...
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