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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| 20120017541 | METHOD FOR MAKING CONTOURED DECORATIVE GRASS A method for producing decorative grass having a decorative pattern thereon is disclosed. The decorative pattern may be printed material and/or an embossed pattern, or the decorative pattern may be a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contour... | 01/26/2012 |
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| 20110138748 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HYDROGEN TANK WITH METAL HYDRIDES A method for manufacturing a tank for storing hydrogen in metal hydride powder comprising a closed enclosure divided into closed elementary cells (1) defined by walls (2, 3, 4, 5), each of the cells (1) containing metal hydride powder (6), ch... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110099948 | Automated Method For Placing Sliced Food Stacks In Packages A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110088836 | DECORATIVE ELEMENTS PROVIDED WITH A CIRCULAR OR CRIMPED CONFIGURATION AT POINT OF SALE OR POINT OF USE Decorative elements and decorative grass provided with a substantially flat configuration which, upon activation, can assume a curled or crimped configuration at the point of sale or point of use, as well as methods for producing the same.... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110088357 | METHOD FOR CANNING FOOD MATERIAL HAVING A CYLINDRICAL FORM, AND DEVICE INTENDED TO IMPLEMENT THIS METHOD A process for the automatic filling of cans with foodstuff that is in the form of a continuous cylinder, characterized in that it includes transporting and inserting a portion of the cylinder into a can that is positioned vertically, and then slicing the cylinder so tha... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110047938 | EXTRUSION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PACKAGING SEGMENTS OF A FOOD ITEM In an automated method for handling and packaging agriculturally grown food items, at least a portion of the exterior of the food item is removed to expose its interior region. From the exposed interior region, a number of food segments are extruded. For example, cylind... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110000168 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATED LANCING TEST STRIP WITH STERILITY COVER An integrated lancing test strip includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent cross-contamination between the test strip and the l... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100215813 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR POUCH-FORMING WITH OPTIMIZED FILL-ACCURACY AND HEADSPACE This invention discloses a process for forming a pouch having an evacuated headspace containing a flowable material. The process relates to optimizing both, the evacuation of the headspace in the pouch and the accuracy of the flowable material filled in the pouch. Speci... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100166927 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CANNING TUNA AND THE LIKE A machine for canning tuna and similar food products comprises a conveyor belt feeder, a plurality of dosing chambers aligned with the feeder and formed in a rotor rotatable in a plane perpendicular to the feed direction, a mouth connecting the feeder to the dosing cham... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100101185 | Method and device for manufacturing rolls of web material with an outer wrapping A rewinder machine for the production of rolls of web material is described, comprising: a winder unit (3, 5, 7); a path for delivering the web material (N) to said winder unit; a system for continuously feeding said web material into said winder unit; a distribu... | 04/29/2010 |
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| 20090249749 | Method and device for consolidating items into a single unit of a pre-defined total weight Proposed are a method and a device for consolidation of a number n of items, whose weight varies within predefined limits, in a container to a single unit with a predefined target weight. For this purpose, n-1 portions are combined and the weight of all of the n-1 porti... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090241471 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POWDER WAFERS FOR EYE SHADOWS, FACE POWDER, MAKE-UP ARTICLES, BLUSHER, ETC. WITH A MOSAIC EFFECT ACHIEVED BY COMPACTING VARIOUSLY COLOURED PELLETS There is described a process for producing multicolored solid powder wafers for use in solid beauty products, wherein the solid powder wafers so produced have a mosaic effect.... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090206508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND BAGGING DECORATIVE GRASS An apparatus and method for producing and bagging decorative grass, comprising an extruder, a godet, a slitter, a cutter, a divider, a bagging assembly and a programmable logic controller. The extruder produces a sheet of flexible material, which is fed by the godet int... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090188212 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC BELT PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT FOR COUPON SEPARATION A coupon insertion apparatus configured for sequentially inserting coupons into receiving containers, including a machine frame, at least one pair of opposed rollers mounted to the frame and adjustable between a closed position and an open position. A moving carriage sy... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20080298724 | AIR PACKING BAG FOR TIGHTLY HOLDING ARTICLE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF According to an air packing bag for tightly holding an article and manufacture thereof of the present invention, a first outer film and a second outer film are staked together, in which the first outer film comprises a first side, a second side and a foldable side. The ... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080289301 | Coupon insertion apparatus and method An apparatus in one embodiment has: a positioning functionality that sequentially locates, at a predefined bight, coupons of a continuous web of coupons; a burst functionality whereby a foremost coupon is separated at the predefined bight from a next coupon of the conti... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080268271 | Device and Method for Packaging in Block form a Sheathed Hot-Melt Adhesive Product A method for packaging in block form a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product comprises the steps: (a) of continuously supplying a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product, (b) of immersing the sheathed hot-melt adhesive product in a liquid refrigerant, (c) of pressing the sheath... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080098696 | Insertion apparatus and method An apparatus in one example has: a burst functionality whereby a foremost coupon is separated from a next coupon of a continuous web of coupons; a staging functionality whereby the separated foremost coupon is moved to a staging position; and an insertion functionality ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20070220828 | Method and system for creating mailpieces from a single continuous web of printed material A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material. The web of printed material includes printed matter to be used on envelopes, and other printed matter to be used on mail content to be included in the envelopes. The content pages are rectangular in... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070130887 | Apparatus and method for making and bagging decorative grass An apparatus and method for producing and bagging decorative grass, comprising an extruder, a godet, a slitter, a cutter, a divider, a bagging assembly and a programmable logic controller. The extruder produces a sheet of flexible material, which is fed by the godet int... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070011991 | Fill and packaging method An apparatus is provided for filling food product drafts into packages. A supply of open top containers are arranged in rows and carried by an elongated web of film and are movable by the web into a fill station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable conve... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060185326 | Method and system for creating mailpieces from a single continuous web of printed material A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material. The web of printed material includes printed matter to be used on envelopes, and other printed matter to be used on mail content to be included in the envelopes. The content pages are rectangular in... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060156693 | Method and device for disposing of flexible material For the disposal of material webs, such as spent support films (13) of embossing objects (19) obtained from an embossing device (11), the material web (film) is introduced via a slip drive into a storage chamber, where it forms freely hanging or spo... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060075723 | Device and method for packaging in block form a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product A method for packaging in block form a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product comprises the steps: (a) of continuously supplying a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product, (b) of immersing the sheathed hot-melt adhesive product in a liquid refrigerant, (c) of pressing the sheath... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060016157 | Apparatus and methods for dividing medicinal tablets and for packaging and distributing tablet portions Apparatus for dividing medicinal tablets is disclosed. Apparatus according to the invention may include a plurality of tablet dividing members, a tablet retention mechanism adapted to hold one or more medicinal tablets, and a controller that causes the tablet retention ... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050210836 | Method of packaging washbasin table assembly The present invention provides a method of packaging washbasin table assembly, in which the first step is to cut the stone plate into a size that the customers can lay over directly; the second step is to lay the wash table and the washbasin matching with the pre-drille... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050193685 | Package sealer for slicing machine A slicing machine has a deposition surface adapted to support a fusible bottom sheet. Slices are cut from a foodstuff and deposited as a stack on the bottom sheet on the surface between edges of the surface so that a fusible top sheet can be placed atop the stack. Respe... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050188657 | Automated method for placing sliced food stacks in packages A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050172578 | Process for making pre-formed objects Disclosed is a continuous line process for making a pre-formed object having a plurality of surfaces comprising the steps of: (1) providing a sol phase of the composition comprising a solvent and a gelling agent having a sol-gel transition point between about the meltin... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050120675 | Method and apparatus for flat mail sorting preparation A method of preparing flat articles for sorting includes the steps of: (1) receiving a bundle of flat items to be sorted, the bundle being wrapped with a flexible film such that the film forms an enclosed package of flat items, (2) placing the bundles on a substantially... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050086912 | Folder sheets with reinforced holes, method and apparatus of making same A method of manufacturing folder sheets with reinforce holes, which comprises unwinding a spindled paper band; printing predetermined graphics on the paper band; causing the paper band to go through corona treatment; applying a reinforcement strip of thermoplastic mater... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050060959 | Apparatus and method for making and bagging decorative grass An apparatus and method for producing and bagging decorative grass, comprising an extruder, a godet, a slitter, a cutter, a divider, a bagging assembly and a programmable logic controller. The extruder produces a sheet of flexible material, which is fed by the godet int... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050000842 | Bundled printed sheets The present disclosure provides bundled printed sheet articles, an apparatus for the manufacture of bundled printed sheet articles, and methods of making and using the bundled printed sheet articles. ... | 01/06/2005 |
