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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963219 | Press force sensing and display A press is described having an upper platen and a lower platen. A support is adapted to close the upper platen with the lower platen by applying a force therebetween. A sensor is adapted to detect the force and a display is in communication with the sensor. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7669527 | Moving belt dough press with heated platen A moving belt conveyor dough press is provided with a pair of vertically opposing platens, at least one of which is movable toward and away from the other. A continuous belt is arranged to pass between the pair of platens, and to carry on an upper surface thereof, a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7430960 | Apparatus for removing foreign matters from construction waste An apparatus for removing foreign matters from construction waste. A feeding section is installed at a lower end of a hopper. A heating and compressing section has an entrance which is coupled to the feeding section and an exit which is defined at a lower end of the... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7185584 | Modular lateral heat press machine A lightweight, portable lateral heat press machine that allows an operator to quickly and economically transfer graphic characters or images using an ink transfer paper process or a sublimation process, or vinyl onto the surface of a garment or an object. The device... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159427 | Heated and insulated tool container for hot gas blow-forming Apparatus for hot gas blow-forming including opposed heated and insulated tool containers, each including a tool heater plate that is adapted for attachment to a platen of a press with one or more load bearing spacers interposed between the tool heater plate and the... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137335 | Plastics waste processor A plastics waste processor is provided for efficiently compacting and melting plastics waste, so as to form easily disposable compact plastic units having a volume considerably smaller than the unprocessed plastics waste. The plastics waste processor has a waste con... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7066084 | Device for reducing the volume of bottle made of plastic material The apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing or frame for receiving the bottle, an element for fixing the bottle, a heating element surrounding part of the bottle and compressing means for compacting the softened bottle, wherein the housing or frame ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6938662 | Bonding machine for lamellar pieces of wood to be joined to a board and method for pressing lamellar pieces of wood to boards A bonding machine for lamellar pieces of wood to be joined to a board has at least one clamping and pressing device and at least one drive. The clamping and pressing device has at least two pressing members which are configured to be loaded independently of one anot... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938541 | Heaten platen-type press A press has at least two rigid and generally planar platens each comprised of a rigid plate having a face, formed offset from the face with an array of heating passages, and formed with a separate array of grooves open at the face. A cover plate overlying the face i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935228 | Platen press A method and an apparatus for varying the dwell parameters for a platen press are disclosed. The method involves creating an impression force between first and second platens using a driven biasing member where movement of the member is controlled by a tensioner. Th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913057 | IC-card manufacturing apparatus An IC-card manufacturing apparatus manufactures an IC card from a laminated substrate including an electronic component and laminate materials which sandwich the electronic component. The IC-card manufacturing apparatus includes a laminated-substrate sandwiching uni... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6675852 | Platen for use in laminating press A platen for use in a laminating press is provided which includes a body of material having first and second faces and spaced first and second ends. Preferably, at least one heating device is disposed in the body of material. First and second spaced cooli... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668714 | Platen for multistage panel press A press has at least two rigid and generally planar platens normally brought together to hot-press a panel workpiece. Each platen is formed with a plurality of parallel longitudinally throughgoing bores having ends open at edges of the platen, an array of... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655268 | Compact hot press The present invention is a portable, compact hot press. The hot press includes a frame that has a press unit attached thereto. The press unit has a crown plate, a bolster plate, and a base plate. An upper press unit is attached to the crown plate and a lo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6601500 | Low friction machine for manufacturing corrugated board A low friction machine for manufacturing corrugated board is described. The machine effectively extends the life expectancy of critical machine components such as the feet used in pressure applicators as well as a conveyor belt by reducing friction. The m... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598520 | Hot pressing apparatus In a hot pressing apparatus, a hot-plate pressing cylinder is provided at the center of a moving plate, and a substantially central part of each of the materials to be laminated between hot plates, which are pressed by a fixed plate and a moving plate, is... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6481482 | Laminating apparatus for manufacturing photovoltaic module The present invention provides a laminating method and a laminating apparatus for a manufacture of photovoltaic modules capable of preventing or suppressing an occurrence of warp or cracks in a multilayer material to be processed and capable of improving ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6250217 | Diaphragm presses The invention provides a multi-funtion diaphragm press having upper and lower platen assemblies separated by a flexible membrane. One of the platen assemblies is movable between a first position whereby it does not contact the flexible membrane and a seco... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6119590 | Heat sealing apparatus for plastic bags An improved plastic bag sealing apparatus comprised of an improved resilient planar heater formed of a heating wire embedded in a resilient silicon rubber material. The heater is shaped to conform to the flat planar surface of a T-bar shaped heating eleme... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6026738 | Self-contained crust factory A self-contained pizza crust factory for creating a docked, formed pizza crust from a raw dough ball and positioning the crust on a crust container. The pizza crust factory includes an infeed conveyor belt that transports the ball of raw dough from an inf... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5947019 | Heat sealing apparatus for plastic bags An improved plastic bag sealing apparatus comprised of an improved heater formed of a heating wire embedded in a silicon rubber material. The heater is shaped to conform to the flat planar surface of a T-bar shaped heating element, and clamped in place wi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5883361 | Diffusion bonding furnace having a novel press arrangement A diffusion bonding furnace includes a pressure vessel having a top and a chamber. A press penetrates through an opening in the top of the pressure vessel, so that a first end of the press is disposed within the chamber. The opening in the top of the pres... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5826503 | Heat sealing apparatus for plastic bags An improved plastic bag sealing apparatus comprised of an improved heater formed of a heating wire embedded in a silicon rubber material. The heater is shaped to conform to the flat planar surface of a T-bar shaped heating element, and clamped in place wi... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5682814 | Apparatus for manufacturing resonant tag A resonant tag is manufactured in the manner described below: a conductive thin film is formed to a predetermined thickness on two surfaces of an insulating thin film. Thereafter, a conductive pattern, composed of an inductor element and a capacitor eleme... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5666878 | Waste disposal system which includes a vessel with an outer cooling jacket A system that sterilizes and compacts medical waste. The system includes a vessel which has a door that provides access to an inner chamber. The inner chamber is coupled to a compressor and a source of heating fluid. The vessel also has a jacket that surr... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5649473 | Food press platen cover system A platen cover feed system includes a frame supporting a pair of spools. A belt is connected at each end to the spools and can be fed from one spool to the other or vice versa. The spools can be mounted on supports located at the four top corners of the f... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5578160 | Heat transfer control system for a double backer A system for controlling the rate of heat transfer between the heating surfaces and a corrugated web in a double backer includes an air flow system operable to selectively apply a vacuum to the underside of the web via chambers formed in the spaces betwee... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5578159 | Hot press for producing multilayer circuit board In a hot press according to the present invention, a control panel detects the fact that the viscosity of bonding resin of multilayer circuit board materials is minimized by taking thereinto at least one of the values measured by a speed sensor of a lower... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5562796 | Heat press for joining the spliced ends of a conveyor belt An improved heat press for joining the spliced ends of a conveyor belt. The press includes an upper platen containing a flexible, inflatable bladder that is positioned to engage the upper surface of the spliced area of the belt. A lower platen supports th... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558015 | Hot press with pressure vessels to uniformly distribute pressure to the work piece A hot press used, for example, for producing a thin printed board and a multilayered board, such as liquid crystal glass board bonded by a low-viscosity adhesive, and to a hot press suitable for forming a board requiring uniform bonding pressure. A hot pr... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5555798 | Hot press for producing a multilayered substrate A hot press for producing multilayered substrate blanks wherein the substrate blanks are placed between upper and lower bolsters via heat insulating plates and heating plates. The multilayered substrate blanks are fitted into a frame which is provided on ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5538676 | Process and plant for the continuous production of particleboards A process and a plant for the continuous production of particleboards and fiberboards, in which a particle mat of a mixture of large-area oriented wood particles and a phenolic resin binder is scattered onto a conveyor, moistened with steam, preheated, an... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537919 | Measuring and control system for a continuously operating press A continuously operating press for the production of particle boards, fiber boards and similar wood boards and plastic boards, wherein a spherical geometrical deformation of the press/heating platen in the longitudinal and transverse directions with the h... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5534061 | Apparatus for waxing snowboards, skis and the like For efficient waxing of the running surface of a workpiece such as a snowboard, one or more skis, or a toboggan, the invention provides a single wax-heating element in the form of an elongate flexible sheet sized to fully cover the running surface when up... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5496433 | Hot press for use in production of multilayered substrate A hot press for producing a multilayered substrate including vertically opposing upper and lower bolsters relatively movable toward each other to press multilayered substrate blanks and to cool the plates after the bonding. A sealing arrangement includes ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5494546 | Apparatus and method for applying anti-lacerative film to glass An apparatus for laminating a layer of polymer plastic film to a precast layer of glass is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a support saddle having a receiving surface that is shaped and dimensioned to support the precast layer of glass. The layer of po... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5489200 | Compress/melt processor for contaminated plastic waste A compress/melt waste processor includes a frame; a chamber housing having walls which define a chamber therein; a ram movably disposed in the chamber; a sensor which senses pressure applied by the ram; an actuator operatively connected to the ram to move... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5487332 | Platen press for woodworking A press (11), more particularly usable as a platen press for woodworking, produces the pressing pressure by two superimposed rows (20,21) of hoses (19), which are filled with compressed air. An intermediate plate (17) ensures a pressure compensation. The ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5469779 | Automatic pizza dough press device with interchangeable molds The present invention is an automatic pizza dough press device for forming uncooked pizza pie from fresh dough. It includes a main housing frame; a base tray located within the frame and mounted therein to be at least partially slidable therefrom and is a... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5458730 | Peel package sealing machine A machine for making bags or pouches for transporting animal organs for transplantation. The invention machine is small and light weight, and completely sterilizable for use in this environment. The invention also includes additional features of a special... | 10/17/1995 |
