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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5842802 | Dispenser The coating implement of the present invention dispenses solid material from an open-ended body for rubbing contact with a surface by ejecting the material from the open end of the body. The body has a manually operable collar secured near the upper open ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5814389 | Apertured three-dimensional product in membrane or film form for covering sanitary, disposable absorbent products There is described a three-dimensional membrane generally of a thin plastic film which has apertures therein created by simultaneously perforating the film and pushing the material from the holes to one side of the apertures and piling it up to create an ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5795433 | Method and apparatus for making apparel with folded seams The machine of the present invention manufactures low-cost garments out of two plys of web material, preferably nonwoven material. It includes a pair of feeder mechanisms to supply two separate sheets of the web material through cutter mechanisms where th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5653401 | Apparatus and method for applying a glue on a core for the winding of web material The apparatus applies glue on tubular cores (A) to be inserted into a rewinder for the winding of logs (L) of web material (N). It includes a conveyor (33) to feed the cores in succession and means (37) for distributing the glue on the cores. The distribu... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5647259 | Clamp for holding logs during the production of toilet paper rolls or the like A clamp is shown for holding a log of paper while a log-saw or cutting machine cuts shorter lengths of toilet-paper rolls or rolls of kitchen towels or similar all-purpose wipers from the log. The clamp is arranged adjacent a seat or support for the log a... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5626336 | Storage and stacking device for sheets of laminar material An automatic storage and stacking device for sheets of laminar material, such as corrugated cardboard or the like, comprises a transportation unit which removes the sheets of laminar material from a cutting group, overlaps them and conveys them towards a ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5622031 | Packaging machine with rotating pusher bar In a machine for packaging individual items such as 6-packs of beverages into a container, the containers are moved along a lower conveyor and the items are moved along an upper conveyor. A pusher bar pushes the items off the upper conveyor whereupon they... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5603467 | Rewinder for producing logs of web material, selectively with or without a winding core A surface automatic rewinder for winding web material (N) in logs or rolls (R) is described, including a first winder roller (1), a second winder roller (3) which defines, with the first winder roller, a nip (5) through which the web material is fed, core... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5560658 | Construction of and latching arrangement for large-size overhead bi-fold doors The large overhead bi-fold doors of the present invention are hinged along a centerline and hung by hinges from the top of the door opening. A motor mounted inside and above the door opening is connected to one end of a cable, the other end of which passe... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5542622 | Method and machine for producing logs of web material and tearing the web upon completion of the winding of each log A surface rewinding machine for the formation of logs of web material has a winding roller (1) onto which the web material (N) is fed. The winding roller has a surface portion (1A), extending substantially parallel to the roller axis and having a coeffici... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5538199 | Rewinding machine for coreless winding of a log of web material with a surface for supporting the log in the process of winding A rewinding machine for the production of logs (R) of web material (N) without a core comprises: a first winding roller (1) onto which the web material is fed; a second winding roller (3) rotating in the same direction as the first roller and forming a ni... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5522292 | Machine for cutting logs of web material The machine cuts a roll or log (L) of web material into a plurality of small rolls (R). It includes a unit (17) rotating about an axis (A--A) parallel to the axis of the log (L) to be cut. The unit carries a cutting blade (19) rotating about an axis (B--B... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520404 | Trailer hitch A hitch or towing device to connect a trailer having at least two swivelable ground-contacting wheels to an automobile or similar prime mover includes two arms to connect the trailer to the prime mover. The arms are flexible in a vertical direction but ri... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520475 | Fastening tab The fastening device for interconnecting two flat sheets of metal includes a generally rectangular hole in one of the sheets and a generally H-shaped hole in the other. The H-shaped hole includes a pair of inwardly-facing, tapered portions which are adapt... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5509336 | Apparatus for supporting and restraining a log of paper during the cutting thereof by a log-saw The apparatus for holding a log or long roll (L) of web material during the cutting thereof along a plane perpendicular to the log axis, includes: a plurality of clamping elements distributed in a circle around the log (L). The clamping elements can be mo... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5475917 | Trim removing apparatus associated with a cutting-off machine for the formation of small rolls of toilet paper or the like An apparatus is provided for the removal of "trims" and other waste from small rolls of toilet paper, all-purpose wipers and other articles, with arrangement for thrust-operated advancement of rows of said small rolls (R). It includes at least a continuou... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5433817 | Ply-bonding device for bonding plies of paper webs and like material The ply-bonding device for paper converting machines comprises a support 1,5 to which a movable unit 15 is pivoted. The movable unit is provided with a pressure wheel 19 which cooperates with a counter-roller 2, and a pressure means 31 which forces said w... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5430951 | Retractable tape with telescoping arms The retractable tape of the present invention includes a housing from which a flexible, metallic retractable tape can be withdrawn. The tape has, at its outer end, a telescoping arm which extends at right angles to the zero-mark on the tape. A second tele... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5421472 | Insect-proof and tamper-evident cover for beverage container An insect-proof and tamper-evident cover is disclosed for a disposable, metal, one-time use beverage container. A lid, non-rotatably secured to the upper end of the beverage container, includes an opening with bars formed there-across, and with a pluralit... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5415389 | Storage and stacking device for sheets of laminar material An automatic storage and stacking device for sheets of laminar material, such as corrugated cardboard or the like, comprises a transportation unit which removes the sheets of laminar material from a cutting group, overlaps them and conveys them towards a ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5368252 | Apparatus and method for winding rolls of web material with severing of web by roll acceleration A machine and process for the production of rolls or logs of web material wherein web material is fed through a nip (5) formed between two winding rollers (1, 3) and wound around a core to form a roll or log (R) within a winding space defined by said two ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5357833 | Device (clamp) for retaining rolls or logs by pressure in cutters for the production of toilet paper and other items The pressure-retaining device or clamp acts on the roll or log adjacently to the cutting plane and may be adapted to various diameters of the material being processed; for each path of advance of the rolls or logs (B) and on each side of the cutting plane... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356131 | Apparatus for transferring paper napkins or similar products from the production machine to stacker means The apparatus for transferring individual articles (M) in sheet form and placing them in stacks (P1, P2) of pre-determined numbers includes a conveyor (17, 23) which picks up the articles from a delivery system (11) by gripping them along their edges. Alo... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5329680 | Process for manufacturing felted products In the process of the present invention, a plurality of synthetic or natural fibers are arranged by type and color and then lightly needle-punched to form a felted section. One or more of these sections can be cut to appropriate shapes and sizes and then ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5318553 | Absorbent pad with dryness characteristics A unitary sanitary disposable absorbent incontinence pad has an elongated absorbent member between a pervious cover topsheet and an impervious backsheet. The absorbent member includes an absorbent batt which contains a combination of cellulose fibers and ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5315907 | Machine for cutting logs of web material The machine cuts a roll or log (L) of web material into a plurality of small rolls (R). It includes a unit (17) rotating about an axis (A--A) parallel to the axis of the log (L) to be cut. The unit carries a cutting blade (19) rotating about an axis (B--B... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314119 | Method and apparatus for applying thin coatings of fluid droplets A method and apparatus for applying thin coatings of fluid droplets to an adjacent surface includes a pickup roll rotating in a supply of fluid and a rapidly rotating brush roll having a surface formed by bristles thereon. The two rolls rotate with an int... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5312031 | Sheet feeder A continuous web of material having holes and lines of perforations therein is unwound from a roll and fed onto a staging roller. From there it is pushed onto a carrier belt having pins thereon. The pins match with the holes in the web material, and the w... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5285977 | Apparatus for cutting web material A cutter for tear-severing a web (N) driven around a rotating roller (10) wherein recesses (25) carried by the roller (10) cooperate cyclically with projections (23) external to the roller (10). The web material (N) is stretched beyond its breaking point ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5284304 | Perforating apparatus for paper webs and the like, with reciprocating motion of translation of the counter-blade A perforating apparatus is disclosed for rewinding machines and the like which includes a rotating roller (5), on which cutting blades (31) are disposed. A shaft (3) carries a perforating counter-blade (33) provided with indentations. An oscillating drive... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5281082 | Apparatus for transferring stacks of serviettes from a pile fed by a folding machine to a conveyor An apparatus for transferring stacks of folded articles such as serviettes or the like, from a pile to a conveyor (3) includes retaining teeth (77) which retain the first article of a stack (P) and which are moved by the advancement of the articles. A sep... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5269432 | Insect-proof and tamper-evident cover for beverage container An insect-proof and tamper-evident cover is disclosed for a disposable, metal, one-time use beverage container. A lid, nonrotatably secured to the upper end of the beverage container, includes an opening with bars formed there-across, and with a plurality... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5267703 | Apparatus for controlling the production of paper rolls produced by the rewinder in order to ensure steadiness of length of the wound paper and/or of reached diameter An apparatus for winding small rolls of paper from large rolls includes a counter to measure the length of the web being wound, a presser to sense and control the outer diameter of the small rolls, an encoder to detect and control the diameter of the smal... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5267575 | User-activated vacuum-assisted condom applicator A user-activated vacuum-assisted condom applicator is shown which enables the user to apply a standard pre-rolled condom. A tubular receptacle and an egg-shaped applicator are arranged to interact with each other. The applicator is hollow and has a small ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5262618 | Heat/process control A heat/process control is disclosed which takes advantage of the characteristics of some plastics in that they absorb medium wavelength infra-red heat waves in a comparatively wide range of temperatures (and therefore wavelengths). The heaters used in thi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5249756 | Apparatus for changing the frequency of motion of a pusher An apparatus for changing the frequency of motion of a core-pusher device for a rewinder in relation to the feeding speed of the web material to be wound, includes a mechanism for the actuation of the pusher which is kinematically connected to the driven ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248106 | Rewinder with means for changing the number of perforations provided around each log in the course of formation A rewinder for producing rolls or logs (R) of web material (N) comprises at least a roller (5, 7, 8) rotating at a speed proportional to the feeding speed of the web material (N), members (10, 11, 13) defining a winding space for the formation of the log ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5246431 | Diaper with source reduction overlay and having improved fecal containment characteristics An absorbent disposable sanitary product such as a disposable baby diaper has an absorbent core and a multi-ply body-contacting topsheet. The construction of the diaper reduces raw material consumption and also waste at the source of manufacture and, ther... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5242525 | Apparatus for glueing the tail of logs of web material The glueing apparatus includes a pair of endless conveyor members (13, 15) whose active branches (13A, 15A) are parallel, with one superimposed above the other and spaced apart to an extent corresponding to the diameter of the rolls or logs (R) and moving... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5196148 | Aerator The aspirator or air-injector of the present invention includes an air transport pipe disposed within a fluid transport tube. The end of the pipe which is disposed within the tube is cut at an angle to the axis of the pipe and provides a beveled face disp... | 03/23/1993 |
