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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461593 | Method and apparatus for tool bit marking A method and apparatus for imprinting text on items such as tools. The imprinting process involving employing a roll forging assembly including a large-sized roller plate and a multi-angle vise. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7421947 | Roll-forming apparatus with sensor driven gates Roll-forming apparatus is provided together with a conveyor system utilized to transport raw dough rolls. A stop gate is movably positioned in the path of the rolls and, when placed in an interfering position, temporarily stops the rolls while the rolls maintain sli... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419317 | Print-and-embossing composite apparatus for superposing ink and embossing characters on an object A print processing method of a printing-and-embossing composite apparatus in which ink-characters printing and braille embossing are performed on the same object based on inputted character information, wherein, in cases where the ink-characters printing and the bra... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401549 | Arrangement for transferring information/structures to wafers An arrangement for transferring information/structures to wafers uses a stamp on which the information/structures to be transferred have been applied as elevated structures. The wafer is fixed on a chuck and is provided with a plastically deformable auxiliary patter... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7333873 | Method and device for providing cards to be applied to a carrier A method and a device for providing cards for processing first cause a drawing of a card from at least one card magazine. The cards are arranged in a plurality of card magazines and may be drawn from the same, and information regarding their card type is further ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322711 | Combined instrument The invention relates to a combined instrument including a printed board, on which a light source is provided that generates light for illuminating a display, and including a frame, inside of which the printed board is accommodated. The display field is directly mou... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305785 | Shadow box page A shadow box scrapbook page adapted to hold and secure three-dimensional objects for storage and display. The page includes a binder portion having openings to receive standard rings or posts common to binders, and a frame device, having a front, back and side, top ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299748 | Locking embosser stamp A locking mechanism for an embosser stamp in which the embosser stamp has an operating lever for controlling movement of the seal or embossing plates. Holes are disposed in the sides of the embosser stamp and through the operating lever. When the holes in the operat... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296514 | Convex/concave pattern-forming stamp, convex/concave pattern-forming method and magnetic recording medium A convex/concave pattern-forming stamp which is capable of making recesses of a convex/concave pattern uniform in depth and preventing deformation and peeling of portions of the convex/concave pattern at the same time. The stamp has on a surface thereof an annular a... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284478 | Mold assembly for embossing thin products A mold assembly for embossing thin products includes a first carrier with a female mold connected to an inside thereof and a second carrier with a male mold connected to an inside thereof. The female mold faces the male mold, and the thin product is sandwiched betwe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273006 | Method for embossing container walls A method and apparatus for embossing the sidewalls of heavy gauge sheet metal containers involves clamping over a top edge of an opening into the container using a press carrying complementary embossing dies. The clamping apparatus can be a portable punch press havi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7225731 | Sheet punching and embossing machine A sheet punching and embossing machine includes a device for stripping waste from a punched and embossed sheet at a stripping station, the device having a stripping plate for supporting the sheet. Also included are gripper carriages fixed to revolving chains, for gr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217050 | Tape processing apparatus, method of processing tape in tape processing apparatus, and program Before embossing raised letters on a target tape which is subjected to embossing of raised letters, written letters are printed based on inputted character information, and also an upside-and-downside identifying information for identifying the upside and the downsi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210487 | Three dimensional nail stencils and method of use A three dimensional stencil for use in applying raised acrylic designs to nails comprises a generally flat, flexible portion adapted for contact with a portion of a fingernail or toenail, and a cut-out portion formed within the confines of the flexible portion. The ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191529 | Apparatus and method for controlling a programmable marking scribe A programmable marking scribe having a material displacement stylus movable in three mutually orthogonal axes to displace material from an object being marked and create a two-dimensional matrix of recessed areas formed of grooves and surrounded by ridges, the groov... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192208 | Rewritable card printer A rewritable card printer useful as a rewritable card printer. The rewritable card printer includes a print module coupled to one or more separate card magazines, each having independent card drives. The operation of the print module and one or more card magazines a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178456 | Roll-forming apparatus Roll-forming apparatus is provided together with a conveyor system utilized to transport raw dough rolls. A stop gate is movably positioned in the path of the rolls and, when placed in an interfering position, temporarily stops the rolls while the rolls maintain sli... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171894 | Removable marking device for a mold The object of the present invention is to provide a removable marking device for a mold that enables to leave two marks of different meanings accurately with simple operation. A removable marking device for a mold has a control mechanism that allows said indicator a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168364 | Method and apparatus for marking workpieces A method and an apparatus are provided for marking a sheet-shaped workpiece using a marking tool. The marking tool is mounted in a punch holder of a punch press and a counter-support is fixed in place on a side opposite of a marking surface of the workpiece to be ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156219 | Installation for assembling tube components Installation for assembling tube components, particularly bodies (1) with shoulders, comprising the following elements arranged in succession: a linear body conveyor (4), a transfer system (7) designed to apply a change in orientation to the bod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128482 | Multi-media gaming printer A multi-media gaming printer. The multi-media printer may accept various kinds of voucher media, such as thermally writable medias, smart cards, or magnetic strip cards. The multi-media printer includes writing, reading, and erasing devices within the printer to man... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111790 | Card dispensing unit and method for dispensing cards Disclosed herein is a card dispensing unit including a stack guide assembly configured to receive a stack of cards, an encoder to encode said stack of cards, wherein said encoder is positioned in relation to said stack guide assembly to receive a consistent impingen... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7092320 | Medium handler and organizer A compact disc processing system allows for more efficient processing of compact discs. The system included a transporter mechanism that can grip and transport more than one compact disc at a time. As such, a second disc can be gripped while a first disc is being pr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083353 | Writing pen with built-in facility for creating an embossed and metallic coated surface under-layer for signature, to secure originality The writing pen creates a background of metallic coated under-layers embossed with strings of impressions on a writing medium. The pen comprises a cartridge with a removable cap connected to the non-writing end of the pen. The cartridge acts as a cylindrical housing... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056045 | Rewritable card printer A rewritable card printer useful as a rewritable card printer. The rewritable card printer includes a print module coupled to one or more separate card magazines, each having independent card drives. The operation of the print module and one or more card magazines a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047877 | Hand-held device for marking a golf ball A hand-held device for marking a golf ball has a handle and first and second forks (or arms) for holding the golf ball between the forks. The golf ball is held between a ball-receiving portion of the first fork and a rubber gripper rotationally mounted to the second... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024912 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container is gripped at a holding station and tooling is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling by means of co-ordinated movement of the tooling (typical... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003999 | Deformation on thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container (1) is gripped at a holding station and tooling (10) is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling (10) by means of coordinate... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004000 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container is gripped at a holding station and tooling is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling by means of co-ordinated movement of the tooling (typical... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994024 | Embossing system to be used with a die press Disclosed is an embossing system to be used with a die press. The embossing system includes a force transfer assembly, which comprises a first cover and an opposite second cover with the first and second covers being connected by a hinge. The force transfer assembly... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966257 | Removable marking device for mold A removable marking device for mold consists of a substantially cylindrical outer member, an indicator can be rotated around axis line of outer member, a mark portion that is formed on upper surface of outer member and said indicator, wherein in said indicator, plur... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6925931 | Method and apparatus for marking objects in a pile A method and an apparatus for making e.g. boardlike objects (11) arranged in a pile (12), in which method the objects are marked with a marking printed by a print head (26) and containing e.g. information about the object. To improve the marking... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926456 | Guiding device for a marking arrangement A device for guiding a continuous strip past a marking unit, which is arranged to non-mechanically provide markings on at least one strip surface, includes a longitudinal channel for receiving the strip. The channel is at least partly defined by guiding elements tha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901885 | Apparatus for applying a tattoo to a hog prior to market A tattoo mark is applied to a hog prior to sending the hog to market within a sorting cage with a weigh scale for detecting a weight of the hog and a sorting gate operated by a control unit in response to the detected weight. The mark is applied by a tattoo head hav... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6755125 | High speed marker A marking device (10) comprises a frame (1) (of frame plates (12,14)) to which are fixed first and second motors (16,18). A carriage frame (40) is pivoted in the frame about a screw axis (22). A marking head (30) is m... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6736055 | Method of finishing golf balls employing direct digital-to-surface printing of indicia A method for finishing a golf ball comprising the steps of providing a golf ball having a three-dimensional dimpled surface; preparing the surface for receiving at least one indicia; providing a digital image having at least one color; transferring the image to the ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6676544 | Golf ball marking guide A golf ball marking guide has opposing first and second body portions. Each body portion has opposing front and back ends and opposing top and bottom edges. The body portions also have a drawing slot positioned between the opposing top and bottom edges an... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6653057 | Stamper for forming optical disk substrate and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a stamper for forming an optical disk substrate by applying a photoresist onto a master substrate, exposing the photoresist to light to produce a pattern, and forming a guiding groove by etching using the remaining photoresist af... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6578475 | Method and device for labeling or printing stackable flowerpots A method and device for labeling or printing stackable flowerpots (2), wherein the flowerpots (2) are fed to a magazine feed device (3) so that a stack (4a) of flowerpots (2) to be labeled or printed is formed in the magazine feed device (3), wherein the ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543685 | Card processing apparatus for card encoder and printer therein A card printing and encoder apparatus for printing information on a card to provide identification of a person, and includes two encoding stations, one to encode a smart card chip embedded in the card, and the other station to encode a magnetic strip on t... | 04/08/2003 |
