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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
GRAPHA-HOLDING AG	6052 HERGISWIL

International Classification(s)

• B31F:MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER OR CARD....

• 2002 Application Filing Year
• B31F Class
• 137 Applications Filed
• 34 Patents Issued To-Date
• 24.82 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Merkli, Peter	Oftringen, CH	22	96
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 96

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 5 Citation Count
• B31F Class

• 8.89 % this patent is cited more than
• 19 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
August 29, 2006	US,7097608,B2   US7097608B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
October 03, 2002	US,20020142907,A1   US20020142907A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 7097608

Signature folding device

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Abstract

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A folding device for signatures includes a saddle-shaped folding sword having an upright folding edge and an inside guide element below the upright folding edge on which the signatures are folded while passing through the folding device. An outside folding element follows and operates jointly with the inside guide element for folding the signatures.

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• PD2001

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Aug 29, 2006	I	Issuance
Oct 03, 2002	P	Published
Mar 29, 2002	F	Filing
Mar 19, 2002	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MERKLI, PETER;REEL/FRAME:012742/0128 Owner name: GRAPHA-HOLDING AG, SWITZERLAND Effective Date: Mar 19, 2002
Mar 29, 2001	PD	Priority Date