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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128770 | Inflation and sealing device for inflatable air cushions The invention is directed to a device for inflating and sealing an inflatable structure, such as inflatable cushions. The device includes an assembly configured for inflating a cushion cavity disposed between first and second layers of a film, and a sealing mechanis... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7591919 | Fluid-filled chambers with foam tensile members and methods for manufacturing the chambers A fluid-filled chamber may include an outer barrier formed from a polymer material and a foam tensile member located within the outer barrier. In manufacturing the fluid-filled chamber, a mold may be contoured to substantially equalize compressive forces between the... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588654 | Fluid-filled chambers with foam tensile members and methods for manufacturing the chambers A fluid-filled chamber may include an outer barrier formed from a polymer material and a foam tensile member located within the outer barrier. In manufacturing the fluid-filled chamber, a mold may be contoured to substantially equalize compressive forces between the... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7429304 | High-speed apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An apparatus and a method for inflating an inflatable web in which, in one embodiment, the inflatable web is conveyed along a path of travel with an inflation element positioned between unsealed edges of the web and proximate the inflation ports of the web's inflata... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427246 | Ball for ball game and method for manufacturing the same The ball for a ball game of the invention includes a fabric layer (1) having a spherical 12-hedron where twelve right pentagonal fabric pieces (2) are sewn together. The marginal edges of the fabric piece being folded by 90 degrees, and the marginal ed... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328541 | Apparatus and method for controlling position of an edge of an advancing web of flexible material A method comprises pulling a continuous web to advance the web along a path of conveyance and to create tension in a lengthwise portion of the web; manipulating the web to cause the portion of the web at a point along the path to have a non-uniform tension across th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7257935 | System for dispensing inflated plastic dunnage A system for providing dunnage to packages as the packages are formed is disclosed. The system includes a dunnage forming machine having a work station for inflating and sealing plastic pouches to form dunnage units. An accumulator is positioned below the station fo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254853 | Air mattress An air mattress is disclosed, which comprises an upper raw material member which has a coating layer at an upper surface of the same; a lower raw material which is spaced and installed at a lower side of the upper raw material member and has a coating layer at a low... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220476 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7125463 | Fluid filled unit formation machine and process A machine for the manufacture of inflated plastic dunnage and other fluid filled units is disclosed. In a disclosed and pictured dunnage embodiment, the machine includes a hollow shaft rotatably mounted on a frame. In the preferred embodiment the shaft is solid. Wit... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7081222 | Procedure and machinery for the molding and assembling of an assembled object The invention concerns a procedure and a machinery for molding and assembling of at least two part objects (4) and (8) of plastics, e.g. two ball shells, which can be assembled to a hollow ball (4+8), as molding and assembly can take place in sa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059097 | Apparatus for inflating and sealing air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041015 | Basketball shooting aid A basketball shooting aid having visually distinctive designs, configurations and colors for the purpose of sending immediate visual feedback to the athlete, informing the athlete whether the proper technique was employed in the athlete's grip of the basketball, the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6952910 | Gas filled bodies In a plastic tube (1) for the production of gas filled bodies, with two superimposed sheets, connected in a gas tight manner to each other along a first longitudinal edge thereof, the upper sheet (2) and the lower sheet (3) are welded together i... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6946044 | Prefabricated plastic tube and process for producing gas-filled filling bodies A plastic tube is prefabricated for producing gas-filled filling bodies. The tube comprises an upper film and a lower film which are connected together in superposed relationship along both of their longitudinal edges. The upper film is divided in its center by a lo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939502 | Method of making custom insoles and point of purchase display The present invention teaches a conformable device (20) including a light cure material (37) for customizing a portion of an article of footwear (53) in order to enhance conformance or fit, support, comfort, and cushioning, in partial or complet... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6889739 | Fluid filled unit formation machine and process A machine for the manufacture of inflated plastic dunnage and other fluid filled units is disclosed. In a disclosed and pictured dunnage embodiment, the machine includes a hollow shaft rotatably mounted on a frame. In the preferred embodiment the shaft is solid. Wit... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6824642 | Phenyl-linked oxazole cyanates as dielectrics having good adhesive and filling properties The following invention relates to phenyl-linked polybenzoxazoles having terminal, aryl- or heteroaryl-attached cyanate groups which can be used for adhesive bonding and as dielectrics, especially for electronic components, and to a process for preparing them. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6764567 | Flexible medical container with selectively enlargeable compartments and method for making same A flexible container is provided for the storage and administration of medical solutions. The container incorporates a transparent front sheet made from a planar layer of a polymer and an opposing rear sheet. The rear sheet is made from a planar laminate layer. The ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6682622 | Cellular cushioning material and a method for its production Cellular cushioning material and a method for its production is described. In one scenario, the method includes providing a pre-welded sheet to a user comprised of at least two layers of plastic pre-welded to have a plurality of diagonally oriented, infla... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6651406 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated containers An apparatus for forming inflated containers includes a film web that includes two juxtaposed film plies, a closed longitudinal edge, an open longitudinal edge, and a series of transverse seals having a first end located at the closed longitudinal edge an... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6635145 | Packaging filler product A packaging filler product and machine for making the product wherein the product includes an air-filled pouch having sealed edges and spots connecting the opposing sheets of the pouch together. The machine includes a frictional belt system for gripping a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6605169 | Method of making air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6503355 | Process for the formation of vulcanized hollow bodies On the-inside of heated molds hollow bodies are formed by vulcanization, the bodies are formed of elements from natural or synthetic rubber and/or treated elastomers, possibly associated with different materials such as leather, skin, cotton, metals, expa... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6468377 | Flexible medical container with selectively enlargeable compartments and method for making same A flexible container is provided for the storage and administration of medical solutions. The container incorporates a transparent front sheet made from a planar layer of a polymer and an opposing rear sheet. The rear sheet is made from a planar laminate ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6461461 | Method of manufacturing multi-layer game ball A process for producing multi-layer game ball products includes the steps of extruding an inner layer precursor as a parison in a partial melt state, forming an outer layer, introducing the inner and outer layers into a mold and expanding the parison with... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6458229 | Football The present invention relates to a ball, in a particular a football. The ball according to the invention has, in its outer skin, a syntactic material that consists of a matrix material into which essentially dimensionally stable, elastic blow-molded parts... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6398894 | Method for manufacturing a rubber basketball A method for manufacturing a rubber basketball is disclosed, which has the following steps: (a) supplying a sheet of rubber material in a suitable shape and size; (b) folding, compressing and cutting the rubber material to make the rubber material into a ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6261400 | Method of manufacturing multi-layer game ball A process for producing multi-layer game ball products includes the steps of extruding an inner layer precursor as a parison in a partial melt state, forming an outer layer, introducing the inner and outer layers into a mold and expanding the parison with... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6217689 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing packing material An apparatus for manufacturing packing material from a web material includes a folding member that folds the web material into a folded web, a longitudinal sealing assembly for sealing the longitudinal ends of the folded web material forming a continuous ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213167 | Inflatable package cushioning and method of using same An inflatable cushioning system with separate inflatable cushioning chambers a common tool guideway and a common air inlet. The inflatable cushioning chambers each have an inflation port. The common air inlet is in fluid communication with each of the inf... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214143 | Method and apparatus for forming a uniform blanket of synthetic or glass fibers A tubular fibrous blanket is formed using a rotary fiberizer which produces a tow of substantially continuous thermoplastic fibers and a suction chamber with an annular, vertically extending, collection surface spaced from and surrounding the rotary fiber... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6183838 | Composite material having gas cavities and a mechanically bonded protective layer and method of making same A composite material and method of forming such composite material is provided in which first and second layers of plastic film are laminated together and define a multiplicity of spaced apart, gas filled cavities therebetween, and a third layer of a fibr... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5942076 | Inflatable cushion forming machine There is provided an inflatable cushion filling machine for forming inflated packaging cushions from a roll of tubular thermoplastic material. The machine includes a film supply section and a cushion forming section. The cushion forming section includes m... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5938877 | Method and system for manufacturing cushions filled with air A method and device for manufacturing one or more cushions filled with air from a piece of material having a tube form, wherein a piston member is placed into the tube form, a hole is pierced in the tube form, the piston member is moved whereby the tube f... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5853856 | Process for forming bubble-pack A process for producing bubble-pack. Bulges are formed in a first sheet by a combination of mechanical pressure, vacuum and air pressure, without using the high temperatures associated with the prior art processes. A second sheet is sealed to the first sh... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5753061 | Multi-celled cushion and method of its manufacture A method for inflating a cushioning devices comprised of at least first and second distinct chambers having an interconnecting passage which provides fluid communication between the chambers. The method comprises either: (1) limiting the volume of at leas... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5693163 | Inflated dunnage and method for its production A method for producing inflated dunnage on the site of use, comprising providing, in web form, a plurality of preformed plastic bags, each of the bags comprising two plastic sheets in facing relationship and sealed along three edges with one edge remainin... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5660662 | Method and apparatus for forming filled cushions, and filled cushions Apparatus for joining cohesive coated plastic sheets in a closed peripheral pattern with bulging of at least one sheet within the closed peripheral pattern to provide a sealed compartment containing only a gas such as air, or foam, under superatmospheric ... | 08/26/1997 |
