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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182637 | System and method for manufacturing optical display An object of the invention is to provide an optical display manufacturing system or method that allows an increase in the yield of an optical film, a reduction in cost and an improvement in inventory control. An optical display manufacturing system includes feeding ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182636 | Electrochemical cell and method of making an electrochemical cell Electrochemical test cells are made with precision and accuracy by adhering an electrically resistive sheet having a bound opening to a first electrically conductive sheet. A notching opening is then punched through the electrically resistive sheet and the first ele... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8128777 | Method and apparatus of removing weft of cord fabric for topping sheet The invention can firmly and easily remove a finely divided weft piece without leaving the weft piece by constituting a method and an apparatus of removing weft from a cord fabric for a topping sheet in a calender line for topping rubber on a number of pieces of ali... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8075724 | Sealing strip of soft foam The sealing strip roll has a partially compressed, open-cell, soft foam, which undergoes delayed recovery after compression and subsequent release. A thin, closed layer of a flexible or film-like material with a thickness of 0.002-0.5 mm is bonded to the foam on at ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062459 | Velocity-changing apparatus for web A velocity-changing apparatus of the present invention includes: a drum 3 for transporting the continuous web W1 at a transport velocity which is generally equal to a circumferential velocity V(θ) of the drum 3 while changing the circumferentia... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7918960 | Method and improvement to saw system used for cutting I-joists to size A method and an improvement to saw systems configured to convert raw I-joists from inventory to pre-cut sizes and/or cut routed patterns in I-joists for utility pass-through applications prior to their shipment to a construction site or return to inventory, whereby ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914640 | Method and device for applying images on a beverage can lid The method is for adding images or text on a beverage can lid. A beverage can lid is provided that has a handle member, the handle member attached to a top surface of the beverage can lid. An image is printed on the foil member. The printed foil member is placed on ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901534 | Method of making diapers with substantially reduced production of discarded waste material Diapers are made with substantial reduction of waste using a composite web of diaper main body material having a liquid impervious outer layer, a liquid pervious inner layer and an absorbent intermediate layer there between. The composite web has an indeterminate lo... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7875145 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape An adhesive tape is supplied to a back face side of a ring frame, joined to the ring frame with a joining roller, and cut by pivoting a cutter blade along the ring frame. Subsequently, an inspection ring of an inspecting mechanism perform suction on the adhesive tap... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7789989 | Method for manufacturing rigid-flexible printed circuit board A method for manufacturing a rigid-flexible printed circuit boards includes following steps. Firstly, a flexible substrate is provided. Secondly, at least one slit is defined in the flexible substrate. Thirdly, a rigid substrate having a structure corresponding to t... | 09/07/2010 |
| RE41505 | Packaging tape and dispensing tape gun system A tape gun is provided having a pistol-grip type handle supporting a tape dispensing roller upon which a roller of tape is mounted for rotatable dispensing. A tape pressure plate guides the dispensed tape into a package, with a guide roller mounted in the tape path ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771556 | Apparatus and process to apply adhesive during labeling operations A labeling apparatus and method for applying individual labels onto individual objects moving along a conveyor includes a label delivery mechanism configured to hold a plurality of the labels and operable to deliver individual ones of the labels adjacent to the conv... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7713371 | Method and device for applying a flat material web section The invention relates to a method for applying flat material web sections (28) to a first flat web of material (6) which is displaced in the direction of the machine having a first web speed during the production of hygiene articles or medical articles... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7691221 | Method for gluing decorative stones Method for gluing decorative stones (1) with a tapered off backside, in particular of faceted glass, onto leather (2), wherein in the fastening region of each stone (1) a recess (5) is punched out of the leather (2), which recess i... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7641754 | Reinforcer reloader system for hole puncher A reinforcing ring loading and confining apparatus is provide for a hole punching and sheet material reinforcing device and includes a reinforcer loader receptacle that accommodates a plurality of annular reinforcing rings. The reinforcer loader has a body portion w... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7628882 | Add roller for a fiber placement machine An apparatus and invention are provided for accelerating an added tow to match the lay-down speed of other tows exiting a compaction roller of a fiber placement head, by driving the added tow with an add roller operatively coupled to be driven at the same peripheral... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7556709 | Method for manufacturing plastic containers for liquids In a method for manufacturing a plastic container for liquids, the container is blow-molded to have a securing segment on an outer side of the recess of the front wall for centering and securing the finish-blowmolded container in a welding machine and to have a roun... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7435369 | Method for targeted delivery of additives to varying layers in gypsum panels A method of manufacture of multilayer gypsum board, and a gypsum additive delivery system, including wet gypsum board passing through a board forming station in which additives are delivered to one or more layers of a multi layered gypsum board panels, such as engin... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431791 | Method of assembling personal care absorbent article Apparatus and methods for manufacturing personal care absorbent articles. Such personal care absorbent article includes a fastening area in the front portion for receiving fastener material thereon. First and second fault lines are formed on opposing sides of the fa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416629 | Method of aligning fluidic MST devices to a support member A method of attaching MST devices to a support member via an adhesive film, the MST devices each having an attachment face with a first aperture and the support member having a mounting surface with second apertures corresponding to each of the first apertures respe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407557 | Method for producing disposable wearing article A method includes producing an elastic strip material (12) by sandwiching an elastic member (4) between two webs (10, 11) under a stretched state in the longitudinal direction of the webs (10, 11), halving the elastic strip material (1... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399510 | Mineral fibre-based sandwich structure and method for the production thereof A sandwich structure (2) comprising a core (20) and two facings (21, 22) between which the core is placed, the core (20) being formed from a mineral-fiber-based product (1) obtained by a process involving internal centrifugation co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393429 | Disposable wearing article Disclosed is a disposable wearing article, which includes a front stretchable multilayer member defining an abdominal-side front zone, a rear stretchable multilayer member defining a dorsal-side rear zone, and an absorbent body disposed to bridge between the front s... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393430 | Packaging tape and dispensing tape gun system A tape gun is provided having a pistol-grip type handle supporting a tape dispensing roller upon which a roll of tape is mounted for rotatable dispensing. A tape pressure plate guides the dispensed tape onto a package, with a guide roller mounted in the tape path be... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387698 | Method for applying labels on non-cylindrical surfaces A method for labeling products, wherein a label is taken up from foil with the aid of engaging means, the engaging means comprising at least two parts moveable relative to each other, which parts engage the label at a distance from each other, whereupon said parts a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384495 | Machine for applying and cutting strips of laminate The machine comprises a substrate feeder (1,3,10,11), a laminate feeder (14,15,16) and application means (12,18) for applying said laminate to said substrates. It further comprises cutting means (17,22,23,24) for cutting said laminate ( | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381287 | Adhereable, pre-fabricated, self-healing, anti-puncture coating for liquid container and methodology A bulk, generally elastomeric and pliable, layered mat formed to permit selective trimming into size-chosen mat trims/tiles, each of which is structured to perform as a self-puncture(wound)-sealing, defined-liquid-reactive, anti-puncture-leakage coating element appl... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368032 | RFID label technique An RFID webstock containing a relatively high pitch-density array of semiconductive chips is provided and joined to a web bearing relatively widely spaced antennas in a continuous process. The RFID webstock is separated or cut into individual chip sections, with the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368033 | Security tag and system for fabricating a tag including an integrated surface processing system A method of fabricating a tag includes the steps of applying a first patterned adhesive to the surface of the substrate and applying a first electrically conductive foil to the first patterned adhesive. A portion of the first electrically conductive foil not adhered... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368031 | Laminate inlay process for sports boards The present invention provides a method for inlaying a design into a laminate sheet and bonding the inlaid laminate sheet to a core structure or core substrate. The method of the present invention includes the steps of die cutting a preselected inlay design out of a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364637 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348067 | Composite paperboards and method of making composite paperboards A laminate composite sheet comprising a two-ply base layer comprised of a bottom ply and a top ply, wherein the bottom ply is comprised of unbleached cellulosic fibers and wherein the top ply is comprised of bleached or brightened cellulosic fibers and a further lay... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341089 | Rotary application head and labelling installation for application of labels A system that applies strips of material, such as labels, to a cylindrical body, such as a bottle. The system includes a vacuum cylinder that holds the labels. The vacuum cylinder rotates bringing the labels into contact with a rotary application head that applies h... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339690 | Identification card printer with client/server An identification card printer for printing an image on an identification card, is provided which includes a print mechanism adapted to deposit material on to the card. A network adapter is configured to couple to a network. A print drive module controls the print m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338572 | Processing apparatus The present invention relates to a processing apparatus, such as a laminator, for performing operations involving effecting adhesive bonding on substrates. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329217 | Application of zippers to film material The apparatus applies a transverse zipper strip to a film (10) moving continuously in a direction (12). A continuous belt (18) is driven by sprocket wheels (16a, 16b) and carries upper seal bars (22a,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326311 | Method of producing intermittently elastic webs A method of producing an intermittently elastic web. The method includes providing a first longitudinally extending web having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge and an intermediate portion located between the first and second lateral edges. The method also... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323077 | Automated method of preparing and producing pull tabs and a protective film and an extruded section having a protective film comprising pull tabs of said type According to the invention, the section (2) comprises a double-sided adhesive strip (8) which is covered with a protective film (11). The aforementioned protective film (11) is removed by way of a pull tab (12) before gluing, the t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314067 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309082 | Document sheet with recessed cavity and window to allow two-sided printing of an object received therein A document sheet with a removably attached object thereon having simplified inexpensive construction and having a reduced cross-sectional thickness enabling use of the sheet in printers without the risk of jamming the printer. The document sheet also allows both sid... | 12/18/2007 |
