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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 6,193,231Universal metering hopper and method for handling thick or thin newspaper products
Lapsed on the fee record
Ended Feb 27, 2009 · From the USPTO record
Lapsed on the fee recordEnded Feb 27, 2009From the USPTO record
US 4,557,472Multi-purpose feeder for successively delivering single sheet or multi-leaved articles from a stack thereof
Term ended
Term ended no later than Dec 10, 2005 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Dec 10, 2005Low confidence
US 4,702,467Multi-purpose feeder for successively delivering single sheet or multi-leaved articles from a stack thereof
Term ended
Term ended no later than Oct 27, 2007 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Oct 27, 2007Low confidence
US 4,805,381Newspaper bagging method and apparatus
Term ended
Term ended no later than Feb 21, 2009 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Feb 21, 2009Low confidence
US 4,911,421Newspaper handling and collating method and apparatus
Term ended
Term ended no later than Mar 27, 2010 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Mar 27, 2010Low confidence
US 4,919,413Newspaper handling and collating method and apparatus
Term ended
Term ended no later than Apr 24, 2010 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Apr 24, 2010Low confidence
US 4,923,064Newspaper bagging method and apparatus
Term ended
Term ended no later than May 8, 2010 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than May 8, 2010Low confidence
US 4,955,594Drop feed metering hopper for multiple section newspapers and the like
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 11, 2010 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 11, 2010Low confidence
US 5,159,798Method and apparatus for taping closed the open edge of an assembled newspaper having loose contents
Term ended
Term ended no later than Nov 3, 2012 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Nov 3, 2012Low confidence
US 5,280,900Convertible metering hopper for thin single sheet and bulky multiple sheet articles
Term ended
Term ended no later than Jan 25, 2014 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Jan 25, 2014Low confidence
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