Class 270: SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
270
SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING

1.01		WITH PRINTING
4		. Associating and folding, with rotary printer
5.01		. . Longitudinal web folding
6		. . . Cylinder collecting, with sheet folding
7		. . . . Additional-sheet associating
8		. . . Sheet folding
9		. . . . Additional-sheet associating
5.02		. . . Cutting
5.03		. . . . Slitting or perforating
10		. . Web association with cylinder collecting
11		. . . Additional-sheet associating
12		. . Sheet associating
13		. . . Cylinder collecting
14		. . . . Additional-sheet associating
15		. . . Additional-sheet associating
16		. . Longitudinal sheet folding
17		. . Additional-sheet associating
18		. Associating, with rotary printer
19		. . Cylinder collecting
20.1		. Folding, with rotary printer
21.1		. . Cutting
22.1		. Bed and travelling cylinder, web, perfecting
1.02		. Personalized printing (e.g., name or address)
1.03		. . Responsive to information on sheets or webs
30.01		RECIPROCATING-CARRIAGE PILER
30.02		. With flaw detection in material or pattern marking
30.03		. With tension indicator or control
30.04		. With synchronized feeding
30.05		. With clamp
30.06		. . Traveling supply
30.07		. With edge aligner
30.08		. Cutting
30.09		. . Traveling supply
30.1		. With height adjustment of support or carriage
30.11		. Traveling supply
30.12		. With speed control
30.13		. With driving control
32		ASSOCIATING AND FOLDING
37		. Stapling or stitching
38		. . Cylinder collecting
39.01		. Zigzag package
40		. . Longitudinal web folding
39.02		. . Including stack separating
39.03		. . Web feed from below
39.04		. . With sheet insertion
39.05		. . Zigzag web
39.06		. . Interfolding multiple sheets
39.07		. . . Associating before folding
39.08		. . . By blade
39.09		. . . By rotating drum with pocket member
41		. Longitudinal web folding
42		. . Cylinder collecting, with sheet folding
43		. Web associating, with cylinder collecting
44		. . Additional-sheet associating
45		. Sheet associating
46		. . Stop sheet
47		. . Cylinder collecting
48		. . . Additional-sheet associating
49		. . . . Revolving pivotal folding blade
50		. . . Revolving pivotal folding blade
51		. . Additional-sheet associating
52.01		ASSOCIATING OR DISASSOCIATING
52.02		. With control indicia (e.g., barcode)
52.03		. Personalized stacks
52.04		. With rejection control
52.05		. . Reorder control
52.06		. With incomplete stack sensor
52.07		. Web associating
52.08		. . Aligning or registering
52.09		. . Cutting web into stacked sheets
52.1		. . Webs of different material (e.g., paper and carbon)
52.11		. Web decollating
52.12		. Web bursting
52.13		. Securing sheet onto web
52.14		. Signature associating
52.15		. . Mis-fed signature sensor
52.16		. . Gathering line
52.17		. . Cutting
52.18		. . Binding
52.19		. . Insetting
52.2		. . . Signature carrying hopper
52.21		. . . Roller signature feeder
52.22		. . . . With signature in-feed conveyor
52.23		. . . Signature opener
52.24		. . . . By suction
52.25		. . . . By gripping
52.26		. . Saddle associating
52.27		. . . Saddle opener
52.28		. . . . By suction
52.29		. . . Gathering line
52.3		. . . Rotating saddle
56		. . Interrupter
58.01		. Sheet associating
59		. . Stop sheet
60		. . Cylinder collecting
58.02		. . Sheet arrival sensor
58.03		. . . Mis-fed sheet sensor
58.04		. . With dissimilar-sheets sensor (e.g., different sizes or weights)
58.05		. . . Cover sheet
58.06		. . Envelope stuffing
58.07		. . Performing operation on stacks (e.g., binding, cutting)
58.08		. . . Binding
58.09		. . . . Including condition responsive control (e.g., stack thickness)
58.1		. . . . Lapstream
58.11		. . . . Including stack presentation
58.12		. . . . . With edge aligner
58.13		. . . . . With vertically movable stacker
58.14		. . . Plural stackers
58.15		. . . . Means to spread apart stackers
58.16		. . . . With edge aligner
58.17		. . . With edge aligner
58.18		. . Plural stackers
58.19		. . . Movable stackers
58.2		. . . With hopper
58.21		. . . . Radially arranged
58.22		. . . . Annularly arranged
58.23		. . Sheets received from plural supplies
58.24		. . . By suction
58.25		. . . By simultaneous feeding
58.26		. . . Pusher for sequentially piling sheets
58.27		. . With edge aligner
58.28		. . Vertically movable stacker
58.29		. . Gathering line
58.3		. . With lapstream
58.31		. . Inserting marker sheet
58.32		. . . Tab or strip
58.33		. Sheet disassociating
58.34		. . Separate stackers

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Last Modified: 6 October 2000

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification as of June 30, 2000

Class 270 SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
270
SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING