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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042587 | Tape cutting device and tape feeder changing carriage A tape cutting device that cuts off an empty tape, which is discharged from a tape feeder after supplying components to a component mounting apparatus by pitch-feeding a tape containing the components, by opening and closing two cutting blades actuated by a pneumati... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7984737 | Adhesive tape cutting method and adhesive tape joining apparatus using the same In a state that a reference plane of a cutter holder, to which a cutter blade is attached, is brought into contact with a surface of a base of a supporting adhesive tape, the cutter blade cuts the supporting adhesive tape while the reference plane of the cutter hold... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7918260 | Unit for applying adhesive labels to a continuous strip Adhesive labels are applied to a continuous strip by a unit fed with a first continuous strip of wrapping material advancing along a first path, and a second continuous strip of backing material presenting a succession of labels and advancing along a second path. Th... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7779880 | Tube connecting apparatus A tube connecting apparatus that can carry out self reset operation without giving damage to the apparatus and that safety of an operator is considered. The tube connecting apparatus has an EEPROM memorizing information with respect to a connecting process state of ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7762300 | Apparatus for manufacturing reclosable bags utilizing zipper tape material A reclosable zipper strip is dispensed through a feeding mechanism and, when an optical sensor detects one of the splotch seal portions of the zipper strip, a desired length of zipper strip is advanced over an elevator platform. A knife is then signaled to descend a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7600547 | Variable lamination rapid prototyping apparatus for producing large scale 3-dimensional object The variable lamination rapid prototyping apparatus of the present invention includes a first feeding means which longitudinally reciprocates a sheet, a second feeding means which is provided under the first feeding means and reciprocates in a direction transverse t... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7503365 | Dicing tape attaching apparatus and dicing tape attaching method A dicing tape attaching apparatus (10) comprises a fixed table (38) for supporting a mount frame (36), a movable table (31) for supporting a wafer (20) with the reverse surface thereof ground, and a height adjusting unit (70... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7438776 | Tape adhering method and tape adhering apparatus A method and an apparatus for adhering a tape (3) on a wafer (20) are disclosed. The wafer is supported on a table (31), and the tape is supplied, between a tape adhering surface (20′) and a tape adhering unit (46), from a tape s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7401631 | Method and apparatus for applying optical film to glass The present invention concerns a method and system for applying decorative tape to a glass sheet. The disclosed system and method allow tape segments that are shorter than a distance between a cutter and a glass engagement position to be applied by an application he... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7374625 | Systems and methods for a robotic tape applicator Methods and systems for applying material onto a work piece. In one described method, path storing path data for a predetermined path for applying a material to a work piece is stored in an electronic database. Length data length data for the length of the material ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361249 | Apparatus for applying a removable cover to a ticket substrate A covering apparatus (10) includes a cutter (12), an applicator (14) and a continuous length of removable cover material (16). The cutter (12) is adapted to cut off a discrete section (50) of cover material, and the applicat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357289 | Welding head for a strap binding machine Welding head for a strap binding machine includes a strap fixing device for fixing the overlapping strap ends that are to be welded to one another, a welding device for fusing the strap segments that are to be welded, and a pressing device for pressing the fused str... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357165 | Method and apparatus for cutting protective tape The present invention provides a method of moving a cutter blade along a circumferential edge of a semiconductor wafer, thereby cutting a protective tape joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer with a pattern formed thereon for protecting the pattern before t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350450 | Armor structures An armor structure includes first and second layers individually containing a plurality of i-beams. Individual i-beams have a pair of longitudinal flanges interconnected by a longitudinal crosspiece and defining opposing longitudinal channels between the pair of fla... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326168 | Method and apparatus for forming corrugated board carton blanks An in-line method and apparatus for making a corrugated board and carton blanks from the corrugated board include: a laminating station for completing the formation of a corrugated board having a corrugated medium, an inner liner, and a printed outer liner; an adhes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318872 | Bonding method of magnetic head micro-motion actuator A bonding method of a magnetic head micro-motion actuator includes measuring clearances between the adhesive surfaces of the pair of movable arms and the magnetic head by locating the magnetic head at the center of the pair of movable arms during bonding the adhesio... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293592 | Forming and applying linerless labels Self-adhesive labels are formed by repetitively cutting linerless web material which is fed from a roll into and through a rotary knife cutter. The labels are then transported to and applied to articles. To improve cutting of the web and labeling, the web and or lab... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293590 | Multiple tape laying apparatus and method A fully automated method and apparatus is disclosed to laminate various structural articles with multiple layers of a resin impregnated fiber tape. The fiber tape is deposited with a tape laying member moving alternately in different travel directions. The tape layi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285175 | Adhesive sheet stamping device, adhesive sheet stamping method An adhesive sheet attaching device is provided with: a stage (6); a feeder (10) for feeding adhesive sheet (8) onto the stage (6); a cutter (16); a pressurizer (7) for attaching the adhesive sheet (8) to a target obje... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7228611 | Method of transferring large uncured composite laminates A method of transferring an uncured composite laminate skin from a lay-up surface of a male mandrel tool to a female cure tool includes defining multiple vacuum zones on the lay-up surface, each zone corresponding to one of a multiple of portions into which the skin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227470 | RFID label application system A method of tracking and identifying a plurality of items using a label containing an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device such as an RFID tag. An EAS device-containing label is attached to at least one, but less than all, of the items. At least one identify... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222436 | Process for perforating printed or embossed substrates A process for registering lines of termination with indicia in a transported sheet of web material is disclosed. The process provides for the steps of: (a) transporting the sheet of web material in a first direction; (b) applying indicia to the sheet from a print cy... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213968 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems A hot melt adhesive sensing system and method including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example, a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207367 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape In an adhesive tape joining method for joining an adhesive tape to a surface of an article, cutting out the adhesive tape along an outer peripheral edge of the article and, then, collecting the unnecessary adhesive tape which has been cut out, the unnecessary adhesi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200521 | Method and device for detecting a fiber lap as well as a fiber cutting machine A method and a device for detecting a fiber lap on a rotating machine component, wherein a sensor signal is used to detect the fiber lap that has formed on the circumference of the component. To enable a noncontacting monitoring despite unfavorable environmental con... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182682 | Apparatus for making a surface treating article An apparatus for making a surface treating article, and in one embodment for making a plurality of surface treating articles. The apparatus includes an attaching means for attaching a fastener to a surface treating web and a cutting means for cutting the web around ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178571 | System and method for incorporating graphics into absorbent articles A method for incorporating graphics into absorbent articles. The method involving: providing a moving substrate to a print cylinder; sensing a line speed reference signal from a line speed target machinery component; rotating the print cylinder at a predetermined sp... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165591 | Masking machine Methods and apparatus for masking a planar surface and providing information at the point of use of an assembly including the planar surface are disclosed. In one advantageous method in accordance with the present invention, a masking material comprising a substrate... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152648 | Re-treading method and apparatus A re-treading method and an apparatus therefor can detect a deviation amount of the position distant by a required tread length from the leading edge of the tread material from a predetermined pattern position near that position planned to be cut, cut the tread mate... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138030 | In-line system and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display An in-line system for fabricating a liquid crystal display-includes a sealer coating unit for coating a sealer onto a first substrate with a plurality of liquid crystal display cell regions, a liquid crystal injection unit for dropping a liquid crystal onto the firs... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137182 | Parallel configuration composite material fabricator A device for fabricating a composite article having a plurality of material dispensers to increase productivity. The device includes a structure defining a work surface datum, the plurality of material dispensers which are movable relative to the structure, where ea... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135083 | Web material advance system for web material applicator An apparatus for feeding and cutting lengths of tape and advancing the lengths to a vacuum wheel applicator, the feed section of the apparatus comprising a feed roll, an anvil vacuum roll, and a rotary knife adjacent to the anvil vacuum roll, and means for adjusting... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128793 | Method and device for cutting a laminate The invention relates to a method for laminating and cutting a laminate (8) comprising a sheet having the shape of a web (1) and separate sheets (2). Said laminate (8) is fed towards a cutting station (9) and a computer controls cu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7093641 | Robotic tape applicator and method A method of fastening a first curved part to a second curved part comprises placing the second part into a specified orientation in relation to a robotically controlled tape applicator, applying two-sided adhesive tape along a non-linear path over the surface of the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093638 | Apparatus and method for manufacture and use of composite fiber components A fiber lay-up apparatus and method includes one or more fiber sources from at least one fiber supply wherein a fiber may be fed under tension to provide a pre-stress to the fiber. The fiber lay-up apparatus may include a resin impregnator for impregnating a fiber w... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090734 | Dispenser for continuously and discontinuously dispensing material composed of double-sidedly self-adhesive carrier material on a reel A dispenser for dispensing double-sided adhesive tape, from a reel, comprising a press for pressing the tape onto a product, a cutter which guides the tape and makes an incision in the tape and a controller for controlling the application of the tape to the product.... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083699 | Masking glass shapes Methods and apparatus for masking a selected portion of a workpiece are disclosed. A method in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include the steps of providing a workpiece having a shape, providing a mask having a similar shape, an... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073431 | Structure portable strapping machine An improved structure portable strapping machine in which a band is articulated via a strap pulling device, a swinging device, and a cutting device and then bound tight by a friction welding means to facilitate strapping objects of various shapes and dimensions that... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066642 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods A hot melt adhesive sensing system and methods including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055737 | Electronic network and method for obtaining topic-specific information regarding a product A method of obtaining, from a remote location, topic-specific information regarding a product includes: electronically receiving one of a plurality of machine-readable codes electronically navigating to an information resource at a remote location; and displaying th... | 06/06/2006 |
