Apparatus and method for continuous microfolding of sheet materials

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9033857
APP PUB NO 20090325772A1
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12310784

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A machine (10) and method for the continuous folding of sheet material (15) into difference three-dimensional patterns is featured. The innovative machine and method folds sheet material by force converging the sheet to a final stage that imparts a final fold or pattern. Unique programming allows for the change of convergence sequencing and change of materials. A plain die fold multiplier is placed before the final stage to double the number of folds in the sheet material and halve the height thereof.

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RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYOLD QUEEN'S SOMERSET STREET NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08901

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Basily, Basily B Piscataway, US 12 95
Elsayed, Elsayed A East Brunswick, US 5 57

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