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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997191 | Hand-held trash compactor A hand-held trash compactor that is lightweight, portable, easy to store, and usable with a wide variety of trash receptacles. The hand held trash compactor includes a base with a top surface. A handle extends upward from the top surface and is removably connected t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7938062 | Apparatus and method for compressing a stack A press specially adapted to compress a stack which includes one or more pressure sensitive based fastening layers which are actuated by application of substantial pressure. A lower press plate includes a receiving surface upon which the stack is positioned and firs... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7591222 | Compressing device for plastic bottles optimized for recycling machines A compressing device for plastic bottles optimized for recycling machines providing carefully shaped first and second plates with one being generally convex while the other being concave so as to mate more completely and provide a flattened bottle, ready for recycli... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7424850 | Fiber bale and a method for producing the same The instant application relates to a fiber bale and a method for producing the same. The instant fiber bale includes a highly compressed hexahedral fibrous material substantially free of disrupting curvatures on a top side or a bottom side. The highly compressed hex... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416143 | Tablet crusher The invention is a tablet crusher including a linkage that is operable to bring to bear a force on a platen so as to urge it against an anvil, wherein platen and anvil are shaped so as to bring about a crushing force upon a tablet disposed therebetween. The device c... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395757 | Waste compactor A system and apparatus for crushing aluminum cans, plastic containers and other crushable waste that is manual and portable. On the underside of the lid to the apparatus is a detachable handle with a plate attached thereto that has a series of rough ridges. The hand... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7331282 | Compacting mechanism for a refuse container A compacting mechanism for fitting a surface over a refuse container comprising a support member (10) for fitting to the surface, the support member having an aperture (16) which in use is in register with an aperture in the surface. A compacting plate... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318721 | Molding-system platen Disclosed are molding-system platens, molding systems that include the molding-system platens, and a method of a molding-system platen. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7302978 | Waste disposal funnel A yard waste funnel includes first and second planar supports each having a neck edge and a support edge, wherein the first planar support is substantially parallel to the second planar support. A first funnel wall has a trapezoidal shape including a neck edge and a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299746 | Refuse bin including a compacting mechanism A refuse bin comprises a refuse container (10) having a top opening (12) and a lid (14) hinged relative to the container to cover the opening. A compacting mechanism is fitted to the lid and comprises a compacting plate (22) mounted under... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290486 | Compressing device for plastic bottles A compressing device for plastic bottle uses a pair of plates which are strapped on each side of a bottle. The straps are tightened as the bottle's content is used up. The plates are shaped in such a way so as to reduce crimping on the bottle. Optional accessories s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267048 | Wine press A wine press for use in particular, but not exclusively, for pressing grapes for producing champagne. It is horizontal and includes an open-work base and pressing mechanisms formed of at least an axially mobile tray. The pressing mechanisms have a configuration adap... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237480 | Manually operated trash compactor A trash container cover has a pivotable lever arm which pivots vertically moving one or two compactor arms slidably connected to the handle. The compactor arm(s) force a horizontal compactor plate down onto the trash in the container to compact it. The lever arm, co... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222825 | Lawn waste bag holder A yard waste bag loading assembly includes a base having dimensions able to accommodate a yard waste bag therein, the yard waste bag having a given opening size. A plurality of vertical supports extend from the base to a height necessary to accommodate the yard wast... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213510 | Compacting method and apparatus A compaction system and method including a forklift apparatus that engages a compaction weight. The compaction weight is lifted by the forklift apparatus over the open top of a roll off container. Thereafter, the weight is lowered into the roll off container to comp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191701 | Trash compactor for lavatory unit of aircraft A manual trash compactor for a trash bin is disposed inside a lavatory unit of an aircraft. A trash bin disposed within a wash basin in a lavatory unit of an aircraft has a lid through which trash is thrown in disposed on an upper surface of the wash basin. Below th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185585 | Container crusher An apparatus for crushing containers includes a die defining an opening, a punch, and a system for displacing the die and punch relative to each other. The punch may be fixed and the die may be moved from a first position spaced apart from the punch such that a cont... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174831 | Baler plunger drive load measurement pin offset from either connecting rod center line or horizontal mid-plane of baling chamber A baler for making large parallelepiped bales includes a plunger drive and plunger arrangement wherein one or more load pins are located offset vertically from a centerline of a connecting rod or a mid-plane of the baling chamber. Such an arrangement permits load pi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155949 | Fluid cell press with a gripping arrangement and method and use of the press The present invention relates to a method in a press of pressure cell type comprising a forming tool and, separated therefrom, a diaphragm, which define a forming space in which a blank is inserted for forming thereof against the forming tool by pressing the diaphra... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104186 | Food package holder An apparatus is provided for substantially maintaining a position of a plurality of packages (30) between a pair of trays (102 and 104) inside the drum of an agitating retort when the agitation process is applied to the packages. When the first ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080978 | Platen A platen (50) for a molding machine includes an intermediate support structure (20) between two planar walls (16, 18) having ribs (40) arranged at a non-normal angle β to a first wall (18). The ribs (40) couple forces from ... | 07/25/2006 |
| RE39193 | Injection molding machine having a platen for uniform distribution of clamping forces An injection molding machine includes a movable platen specifically adapted to uniformly distribute a clamp force to the mold half surfaces thereby reducing localized deflections and unwanted flash on the molded article. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017298 | Flower supporting device A flower supporting device. A plurality of rotatable beads are connected by connection means having elasticity so that a support body is formed. A plurality of support bodies are arranged to be staggered up and down with each other so that a stem of a flower can be ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007600 | Selectively positionable trash compressing apparatus A trash compressing method and apparatus (10) including: a tower unit (11) having a vertical support shaft (20) provided with a plurality of support legs (21); a support unit (12) having a support column (30) slidably dispos... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6953514 | Method and device for assembling substrates A method and apparatus for joining at least two substrates together, especially to form an optical data carrier, are provided. Substrates are disposed in a spaced-apart manner between two plates that are disposed opposite from, and are movable relative to, one anoth... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6889604 | Lid for a refuse container A lid 14 for fitting to an open-topped refuse container 10 has a compacting mechanism comprising a compacting plate 36 mounted under the lid, a telescopically adjustable actuating rod 42 mounted over the lid, and means 40 slidably ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6854384 | Packing attachment for front loader machines A packing attachment for front loader machines includes a substantially elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, a mount and a compacting end, the mount end having a mounting structure disposed thereon, the mounting structure defining spaced mounting points for co... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6782810 | Continuous press The invention relates to a continuously operating press for pressing planar products. The press comprises facing platens (7, 7′) between which the product (1) to be pressed is passed in order to subject the same to compression. The press further incl... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780280 | Pressing cushion A pressing cushion (1) for use in laminating presses has a textile support (2) with threads (3, 4, 5), at least some of which constitute thermally conductive threads (3, 4, 5) that bring about, either directly or by contact with other the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6694871 | Baler having pre-compression lid stops and method of operation A baler having pre-compression lid stops and method of operation where stops located on a pre-compression lid prevent rotation of the pre-compression lid into the pre-crush chamber to prevent impingement of a gatherer ram with the pre-compression lid.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6615711 | Press-forming machine for glass An object of the present invention is to facilitate the release of a formed product from a die. A lower die is formed of a die plate, a plurality of cores, a cavity die and a slide plate. In the cavity die, a plurality of first opening portions are formed... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6594879 | System, apparatus, and method for blade clearance tuning When connecting two elements that are moveable with respect to one another, someamount of clearance, i.e., spacing between the elements, is included to minimize friction between the elements. The present invention is directed to setting the clearance with... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6565706 | Support-frame bonding apparatus A support-frame bonding apparatus has an upper pressing member to which a semiconductor device is supplied and a lower pressing member to which a support frame is supplied. An elastic member is provided to the lower surface of a pressing tool in the upper... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6474226 | Baling apparatus and method A vertical baler includes a horizontally disposed floor plate having an arched surface for receiving material to be compacted thereon. A compression plate is mounted for reciprocating vertical movement with respect to the floor plate, and left and right h... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6451138 | Method and device for charging and discharging a short-cycle and/or coating press The invention is a method, and its accompanying apparatus, for charging and discharging short-cycle and/or coating presses with layered pressing material. In order to reduce the charging and discharging times, the method entails inserting a first transpor... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439876 | Injection molding machine having a platen for uniform distribution of clamping forces An injection molding machine includes a movable platen specifically adapted to uniformly distribute a clamp force to the mold half surfaces thereby reducing localized deflections and unwanted flash on the molded article.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6413889 | Pressing cushion The invention concerns a pressing cushion (1, 11, 31, 32, 33) having a cushioning (2, 12) that is elastic in its thickness direction and having connecting threads (8, 25), going back and forth between the surfaces of the cushioning, that are configured at... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6399918 | Method and apparatus for bonding brake shoe and lining A thermal bonding method wherein at least two members are thermally bonded to each other with an adhesive by pressing and heating a laminate formed by laminating at least two members on each other with the adhesive interposed therebetween, comprising plac... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6383890 | Wafer bonding method, apparatus and vacuum chuck Two wafers are properly brought into contact with each other. The first wafer is supported by a wafer support table (3) having an annular peripheral portion (3d). The substrate support table (3) is in contact with only the peripheral portion (3d) of the f... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6314874 | Manual trash compactor having an adjustable arm and stabilizing blocks A manual trash compactor for a garbage can with an open top end and a closed bottom end. The compactor comprises a hood having an open top end and a bottom end that is attached to a top end of the garbage can. In addition, attached to the hood is a top or... | 11/13/2001 |
