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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056304 | Method of, and apparatus for, handling nappies For the purpose of packaging diapers (10), the latter are fed to a grouping arrangement (13) in order to produce diaper groups (20, 21) from a plurality of diapers (10) positioned closely one beside the other. The diaper groups (20, 21... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7367170 | Method and device for transferring, in particular, flavoring agents to cigarettes (Liquid) flavoring agents and other substances are transferred to cigarettes immediately prior to or during the packaging operation of the cigarettes (12). An advantageous solution is that of the substances being transferred directly to free ends of the cigar... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7344024 | Cigarette packaging, method and device for the production thereof In the case of a (soft) pack for cigarettes, the blank (10) made of paper or similar material is provided, adjacent to an end wall (16), with a multi-layered folding strip (21) running all the way round. In order that inner layers can be connect... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331451 | Cigarette package with coupon and method and device for the production thereof A cuboidal cigarette pack with a large-surface-area pack side, namely rear side (13), is provided with a blank (23), which serves as a printing carrier, in the region of this rear side (13). The blank is positioned between an outer wrapper (1... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7298111 | Method and device for controlling a production unit A method and a device for controlling a production unit in a production installation are specified, controlling referring to the controlling and monitoring of speeds of rotation or angles of rotation of individual drives (20-22) such that the movements... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296579 | Method and device for producing filter cigarettes In the production of filter-tipped cigarettes (25), an apparatus (filter attachment machine) is used, which consists of a main cylinder (10) and a plurality of assigned further cylinders. The elements of the filter-tipped cigarettes (25), specif... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7275438 | Method and device for recognition of a tear-off strip on a material web In order to check a material web (12), in particular a film web, with regard to the correct arrangement of a tear-off strip (11) extending in the longitudinal direction of the material web (12), ultrasonic transmitters are used, specifically an ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234696 | Method of, and apparatus for, handling blanks, in particular coupons For producing (cigarettes) packs (10) with a coupon positioned between the pack and outer wrapper made of film, the coupons are supplied to a packaging machine for the outer wrapper and are transported in the region of the packaging machine by a coupon convey... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222626 | Production and/or packaging installation, and method of operating the same The invention specifies a production and/or packaging installation containing a performance-limiting means, and also specifies the method of operating the same, with the result that this installation can be sold to a purchaser with a certain performance capability g... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216755 | Device for producing cigarette packages For the production of cigarette groups (11) having a formation comprising a plurality of vertical rows of cigarettes (10) arranged one beside the other, after pushing a corresponding number of cigarettes (10) out of shafts (13) of a cigar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185658 | Apparatus for producing and/or packaging cigarettes During the production of cigarettes, but in particular in the region of a cigarette-packaging machine, a comparatively large amount of tobacco accumulates as waste. This is specifically removed by arranging suction-extraction elements and/or conveying-away elements ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7146777 | Packaging machine for cigarettes For the production of (cigarette) packs of different configurations, for example standard pack (13), round-edged pack (14) or octagonal pack (15), subassemblies and elements of the packaging machine are exchanged and/or uncoupled from the drive.... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134257 | Method and device for producing hard packs for cigarettes For producing hard packs, namely hinge-lid boxes or shell and slide packs in particular, inner and outer pack units are prepared separately in each case, namely a shell (20), on the one hand, and a blank for a hinge-lid box, on the other hand. The inner pack ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086210 | Method of, and apparatus for, producing (cigarette) packs In order to produce (cigarette) packs with an insert blank (25) applied within the pack or to the outside of the latter, this insert blank is fixed temporarily by virtue of the pack or pack contents being electrostatically charged in the region of the insert ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021125 | Process and apparatus for checking rod-like articles, in particular cigarettes A process for checking rod-like articles, in particular cigarettes (12), and an apparatus which is suitable for carrying out the process, a moveable testing element (20), with mounted push rods (21) displaceable in the axial direction being move... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6843041 | Method and device for producing flap cases comprising a closing accessory Hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes, comprising a box part (12) and lid (13), are frequently fitted with a closure aid for the lid (13). Said closure aid comprises interlocking elements which can be brought into engagement with one another, namely a ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6813961 | Method and apparatus for the testing of cuboid-shaped packs For acquiring characteristic data of a pack (10), in particular of a cigarette pack, the latter is compressed between a pressure plate (26) and a bearing plate (27). The latter is connected to a load cell (28) in order to determine the ap... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6751934 | Process for producing cigarette packs In the production and packaging of cigarettes, the procedure for carrying out a product changeover is such that the entire production and packaging installation is largely emptied. In the region of a film packer (16) and of a following multipacker (17)... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6742651 | Package in the style of a carton of cigarettes The pack according to the invention, comprising a wrapper and a group of cigarette packs—cigarette multipack—the wrapper being produced by being folded from an, in particular, single-piece blank, is configured in the manner of a hinge-lid pack. This gives an imm... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6742652 | Folding box for cigarettes Folding box (hinge-lid pack) for cigarettes of the like, comprising a box component (10), a lid (11) and a collar (15), with a print carrier (28) being positioned in the folding box between a collar front wall (16) on one hand, and... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736262 | Flip top box for cigarettes The hinge-lid box is accompanied by a printing carrier or coupon (38), which is arranged within the hinge-lid box in a position which is favorable from the point of view of production and for handling the hinge-lid box. For this purpose, the coupon (38... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722109 | Soft package for cigarettes and method and device for making same A soft pack for cigarettes comprises a, for example, carton-form wrapper made of paper or similar packaging material. Folding tabs, namely border strips (18 and 19) on the one hand, base tabs, namely longitudinal tabs (24 and 25) on the o... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718727 | Arrangement for supplying packaging machines with packaging material For supplying production and packaging machines, in particular for supplying lines (10, 11) for producing and packaging cigarettes, an intermediate store (12) is provided for storing packaging material, to be precise for pallets (20) with reels ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6719131 | Hinged-lid package for cigarettes Hinge-lid box for cigarettes or other packaged items, comprising a box part (10), lid (11) and collar (12) with a closure aid for the lid (11). Inwardly directed protrusions, namely anchoring tabs (37), are arranged on the inside o... | 04/13/2004 |
