Randy R Seidel, Age 6688 Chestnut Hill Rd, Emmaus, PA 18049

6893016, May 17, 2005

Jun 21, 2002

10/177698

Darrell E. Pav - Bethlehem PA, US
Randy R. Seidel - Bethlehem PA, US
Michael White - Bethlehem PA, US

Graphic Management Associates, Inc. - Bethlehem PA

B65H005/34

271270, 270 17

A combined insert feeder and printer is employed such that blank inserts are stored in its hopper. The blank inserts are then fed by a transporter to a printer. The printer prints onto the insert to create a printed insert which is transported into a moving pocket.

6907316, Jun 14, 2005

Jun 19, 2003

10/465284

Eric W. Bader - Doylestown PA, US
Peter J. Braschoss - Bethlehem PA, US
Gary L. Davenport - Sellersville PA, US
Robert S. James - Whitehall PA, US
Darrell E. Pav - Orefield PA, US
Randy R. Seidel - Allentown PA, US
Douglas B. Walter - Nazareth PA, US
Barry D. Yekel - Allentown PA, US
Daniel Langengger - Brittnau, CH

Graphic Management Associates, Inc. - Bethlehem PA

G06F007/00
B42B002/00
B42B002/02
B65H039/00
B65H039/02

700220, 700221, 270 5229, 270 5829

The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.

7384031, Jun 10, 2008

Mar 29, 2005

11/092314

Timothy E. Goszka - Emmaus PA, US
Randy R. Seidel - Allentown PA, US

Graphic Management Associates, Inc. - Allentown PA

B65H 5/08
B65H 3/08

271101, 271 99, 271100, 271106

This invention discloses an apparatus and method for separating and feeding flat products from a stack to a gripper drum. The invention employs a specially-positioned pivoting and articulating sucker bar, having several degrees of motion, operating in timed relationship with a reciprocating and articulating pusher blade, to reduce the travel distance of vacuum suckers, to reduce the diameter of the gripper drum, and to increase the speed at which products are separated from the stack and transferred to the gripper drum.

7577494, Aug 18, 2009

Apr 18, 2005

11/109182

Eric W. Bader - Doylestown PA, US
Peter J. Braschoss - Bethlehem PA, US
Gary L. Davenport - Sellersville PA, US
Robert S. James - Whitehall PA, US
Darrell E. Pav - Orefield PA, US
Randy R. Seidel - Allentown PA, US
Douglas B. Walter - Nazareth PA, US
Barry D. Yekel - Allentown PA, US
Daniel Langengger - Brittnau, CH

Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, Inc. - Allentown PA

G06F 7/00
B42B 2/00
B42B 2/02
B65H 5/30
B65H 39/00
B65H 39/02
B65H 41/00
B65H 29/04

700220, 270 5229, 271206

The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.

7578501, Aug 25, 2009

Oct 14, 2005

11/250721

Randy R. Seidel - Allentown PA, US
Timothy E. Goszka - Emmaus PA, US

Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, Inc. - Allentown PA

B65H 29/68

271182, 271273

An apparatus feeds paper inserts or other flat products from one area to another. The apparatus is particularly useful for newspaper insert machines. A rotating gripper drum or pusher disk feeds paper products from the bottom of a stationary stack down into open moving pockets. Roller assemblies are employed to first speed up the product and then slow the product down as the product exits the feeder. In operation, the product is first quickly accelerated to a speed faster than the circumferential speed of the drum or pusher disk, to maximize feeding speed, and then is quickly decelerated to a slower speed, to prevent the product from bouncing or crumpling in the bottom of the pocket.

2008025, Oct 23, 2008

Apr 21, 2008

12/148604

Randy R. Seidel - Emmaus PA, US
Ryan R. Seidel - Emmmaus PA, US
Richard J. Merwarth - Huron OH, US

B07C 5/38

209707

An apparatus and method for processing newspaper-type insert media into a newspaper-type jacket using bottom-up collating presenting an inverted shingled stream onto a conveyor means. A feed system picks inserts off of the top of a stack by a series of grippers. Each insert is layered into an inverted shingled stream using bottom-up collation, collecting downstream inserts and placing them below the upstream insert in the proper order. The inverted stream of the system takes advantage of gravity and aerodynamics to reduce flyaway inserts. The system uses a loop of continuous pocket means to receive collected and collated inserts into one side from a stream, while collecting the jacket part for which the insert is intended, processing each individual jacket in a continuous stream to prepare the jacket to be placed properly for acceptance of the collated inserts in a continuous stream.

2010003, Feb 18, 2010

Aug 18, 2009

12/543150

Eric W. Bader - Doylestown PA, US
Peter J. Braschoss - Bethlehem PA, US
Gary L. Davenport - Sellersville PA, US
Robert S. James - Whitehall PA, US
Darrell E. Pav - Orefield PA, US
Randy R. Seidel - Allentown PA, US
Douglas B. Walter - Nazareth PA, US
Barry D. Yeakel - Allentown PA, US
Daniel Langengger - Brittnau, CH

MULLER-MARTINI MAILROOM SYSTEMS, INC. - Allentown PA

B65H 5/02
B65H 3/08
B65H 1/04
B65G 47/22

271 11, 271264, 414783

The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.

5265915, Nov 30, 1993

Feb 5, 1992

7/831695

Randy R. Seidel - Allentown PA
Roger Honegger - Andalusia PA

Graphic Management Associates, Inc. - Southborough MA

B42D 300

281 46

A device for dividing a product such as a newspaper into two substantially equal portions, the device including a pocket assembly which receives the newspaper (fold down) when open. The pocket then closes and a retainer, at one corner of one pocket wall, prevents the extended portion of the newspaper from curling. A divider splits the newspaper into two portions, and the retainer then moves to a position wherein one of the portions is held between the retainer and the adjacent pocket wall. The pocket assembly is tilted so that the other portion of the newspaper falls away from the first portion as the pocket is opened. At the same time, the divider withdraws and another retainer, at the opposite corner from the first retainer, holds the corresponding corner of the first portion against the pocket wall.