System and method for heat assisted saddle finisher folding

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11136212
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16803316

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A system and method for assembling booklets in document finishers such as saddle staplers includes first and second opposed rollers configured to receive an edge of a stapled crease of a stack of printed documents. The rollers apply both heat and pressure to the crease to form a tight fold. A second set of rollers provides further heat and pressure to the fold to increase tightness even further. Pressure and temperature of one or both roller sets is controllable to accommodate paper stacks having different numbers of pages or different paper characteristics.

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TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Connors, William M Lexington, US 22 45
Lawrence, Michael W Lexington, US 26 43
Towe, Brad W Versailles, US 11 0

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