Edward H Zemke

US Patent:

44215878, Dec 20, 1983

Filed:

Jul 19, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/399605

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL
Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL
Gerald D. Warden - Easton PA

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 3118
B32B 3500

US Classification:

156256

Abstract:

A device for feeding address labels on a web with the address labels arranged in a column, each address label equal in size to adjacent address labels. There are non-addressed areas at equally spaced distances along the web, with the non-addressed areas separated by the address labels. There are two cutters placed after the web feeder. The first cutter operates after each increment of the web. The second cutter operates only after an increment of the web wherein the web is fed the distance of an address label plus the height of a non-addressed area. The non-addressed area is cut from the address label and removed, and the cut address label is affixed to the mail piece. The device provides for incrementing the web either a distance equal to an address label or a distance equal to an address label plus the height of a non-addressed area. The web feeding and cutting is synchronized with the application of the labels to the mail pieces, with the movement of the mail pieces through the web application area also synchronized with the web feeding and cutting.

US Patent:

39836797, Oct 5, 1976

Filed:

May 30, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/582360

Inventors:

Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B65B 6304

US Classification:

53 21FW

Abstract:

A mail or letter preparing system prepares both "self mailers" and envelope letters for mailing. The system includes apparatus for cutting individual-page letter sheets or leaving letter sheets as united pages. The united page sheets are folded by a first folder to be the same size as individual-page sheets. A second folder then folds both the individual sheets and the united-page sheets to letters of a predetermined envelope size. Also under the control of a central computer, a sealer seals some of these folded letters for mailing as they are and transports the others "as self-mailers" to inserter apparatus. Likewise, the inserter apparatus after adding any additional inserts which are to accompany enveloped letters, stuffs the unsealed letters into respective envelopes, but merely transports the sealed self mailers there-through without stuffing them into envelopes. Both stuffed envelopes and self mailers are expelled from the inserter from the same exit and transported by the same conveyor to a sorter. The sorter sorts these items to be mailed in accordance with instructions from the central computer.

US Patent:

44624280, Jul 31, 1984

Filed:

Feb 22, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/350924

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL
Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL
Gerald D. Warden - Easton PA

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

F16K 1114

US Classification:

137868

Abstract:

The illustrated embodiment teaches a three-way valve system for an ink jet printer. The system has an inlet, a main outlet, a vent, and two needle valves (a shut-off valve and a vent valve) which sit in respective valve guides. The passageways are arranged so that for ink to reach the outlet or vent, it travels through the shut-off valve seat and guide. Similarly, to reach the vent, fluid must pass through the vent valve seat and guide. The shut-off valve and vent valves are arranged to reciprocate through the action of a lever with a fulcrum between the two needle valves. The lever is connected to an actuator solenoid and an opposing bias spring. For opening of the valve system, the solenoid pulls the lever to shut the vent valve, thereby permitting the pressurized ink to lift the shut-off valve off its seat. When the shut-off valve is seated, a smaller area is exposed to pressure than when it is not seated. Therefore, the ink exerts a greater force on the opened shut-off valve.

US Patent:

44947429, Jan 22, 1985

Filed:

Sep 7, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/415494

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL
Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B65H 3902

US Classification:

270 58

Abstract:

An inserting machine having an improved hold-down member which provides for reduced friction between the hold-down member and the inserts as the inserts pass beneath the hold-down member. An endless belt moves with the lugs in order to transport the inserts along the insert track while friction between the bottom-most insert in a stack and the insert track. The possibility of thin or flimsy inserts jamming the insert track or being erroneously moved to another insert pile is greatly reduced.

US Patent:

43984592, Aug 16, 1983

Filed:

Feb 18, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/349782

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL
Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B41T 912

US Classification:

101 9301

Abstract:

A bar code printing device with mechanical generation of a parity or check character. The mechanism is indexed by moving a plurality of push buttons or levers which when individually moved, engage a code belt which is connected to a parity generating mechanism. Each of the push buttons is associated with a single character of a sequence and can be moved in random order.

US Patent:

44165633, Nov 22, 1983

Filed:

Mar 29, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/362778

Inventors:

Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL
Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL
Friedrich W. Baethke - Chicago IL

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

F16C 300

US Classification:

403 14

Abstract:

A device for allowing the removal of a central or coupling shaft which is connected to a main shaft having its ends retained within bearing supports. At the joints between the coupling shaft and main shaft there is complementary coupling pieces which align the coupling shaft with the main shaft. A releasable collar maintains the shafts in a locking relationship and there are locating means on the shaft to positively position the collar around the joint.

US Patent:

41224574, Oct 24, 1978

Filed:

Sep 13, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/722899

Inventors:

Rolf B. Erikson - Lincolnwood IL
Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL
Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G01D 1518

US Classification:

346 75

Abstract:

The inventive ink jet printing system is driven from a repertoire data storage medium such as perforated tape or cards, magnetic tape or cards, or the like, on which the stored data may be changed, updated, increased or decreased, or deleted in whole or in part. The data read from this storage medium is fed into a microprocessor which directs a ganged multiplicity of ink jet printing heads, to simultaneously printout a plurality of lines of type. A transport mechanism picks up and feeds paper, magazines, or the like through a printing station where the ganged ink jets print out responsive to the data supplied from the repertoire storage medium. A number of housekeeping functions are carried out simultaneously, to insure that ink is delivered to and collected from the nozzles of the printing heads.

US Patent:

44609035, Jul 17, 1984

Filed:

Jul 19, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/399388

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Guenther - Park Ridge IL
Edward H. Zemke - Chicago IL
Gerald D. Warden - Easton PA

Assignee:

Bell & Howell Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G01D 1518

US Classification:

346 75

Abstract:

An improvement in an ink jet printing system which uses a catcher or gutter to intercept drops of ink deflected from the ink jet printing stream. The ink drop catcher serves to remove the drops of ink which have collected on the face of the catcher by means of capillary paths extending from the face of the catcher to a porous block. The porous block may be connected to a vacuum souce for removing the ink from the printing head.