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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766063 | Machine assisted laminator and method A system to fabricate a composite item includes an end effector, robotic vehicle, sensor, and cutting system. The end effector applies a course to a layup form. The robotic vehicle positions the end effector. The sensor senses an edge of a previously applied course.... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7578331 | Machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device would, with great precision, deliver uniform shaped media, of any size, made of plastic, carbon fiber, metal or other solid o... | 08/25/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7314075 | Adhesive dispensing apparatus and image forming apparatus An adhesive dispensing apparatus and image forming apparatus include a support device for supporting a sheet bundle, a dispensing device for dispensing an adhesive to an edge of the sheet bundle supported by the support device, and a transport device for transportin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300531 | Tape application device A device and a method for applying tape to one or more sheets of material in a moving line-up. The device can include a tape applicator, a sensor, a tape cutter, a tape gripper, an engagement-initiation press, and a hold-down portion. During intermittent operation, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290146 | Managed credential issuance In a method of issuing a credential, a request for issuance of the credential is received. Next, a unique identification for the requested credential is assigned and data elements corresponding to the credential are provided. A credential production data collection ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7238253 | Bag manufacturing system A placement component rapidly moves individual bag blanks from a pack or magazine to a conveyor system in uniformly spaced relationship. Each bag blank has opposite surfaces. While the conveyor system continues to move the bags, opening tabs are automatically applie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234500 | Cutting device A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7212780 | Process and device for supplying substrates in a printing unit Preparing substrates for one-sided or two-sided printing in an electrophotograpically operated digital printing apparatus, in which process substrates are fed out of a supply unit or several supply units onto a conveyor operation sequence and are transferred, prefer... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191576 | Device for applying a prepared handle to a pack A device for making it possible to apply to a pack, moved along a conveyor, a handle (n) of nominal length L situated at the end of a tape. The tape includes a succession of handles (n+i), each handle comprising two adhesive ends and a central part. The device inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172666 | Web material application methods and systems Systems and methods for applying a web material to substrates are disclosed. In one example, there is provided a single first drive that may be coupled to a feed mechanism, a vacuum roll, and a rotary knife such that the respective peripheral speed of the feed mecha... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172004 | Apparatus for applying compressible gasket to beams An apparatus for applying strips of resiliently compressible gasket material to upper edges of beams that are fed therethrough. The apparatus includes a bed having a plurality of rollers that support the beams passing thereover, there being at least one drive roller... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7124799 | Lamination apparatus and method of use A lamination apparatus and method of use, and more particularly a lamination apparatus for automatically laminating photographs onto album pages is provided. The lamination apparatus includes a holder slidably mountable on a main body and having an exit region in co... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7077185 | Tape dispenser A hand held tape dispenser for applying adhesive tape to a surface. The dispenser includes a housing for holding and dispensing a roll of tape and has a tape dispensing opening therein. A plurality of rollers are within the housing, the outer surfaces of which coact... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065938 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station having a gripper arrangement, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station having a griper arrangement, configured to add information to containers, such as, ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7023347 | Method and system for forming a die frame and for transferring dies therewith A method, system, and apparatus for a die frame, and for transferring integrated circuit dies therewith, is described. In one aspect for making a die frame, a wafer that comprises a plurality of dies is attached to a surface of a tape structure. A grid of grooves is... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021549 | Laser markable variable data heat transfer label and marking system A laser markable heat transfer label for application to an item includes a light transmissive carrier, a heat transferable substrate disposed on the carrier and an adhesive disposed on the substrate. The substrate is formulated, at least in part, with a laser light ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005028 | Web material advance system for web material applicator An apparatus for applying a cutting edge tape or a reinforcing tape to a substrate by 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 ro... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6893528 | Web material advance system for web material applicator An apparatus for applying a cutting edge tape or a reinforcing tape to a substrate by 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 ro... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6805179 | Article laminating apparatus with operation-adjusting cartridge detection and/or improved heating and/or improved cutting An article laminating apparatus is provided for use with a cartridge having a detectable element indicative of a characteristic of laminating materials. The apparatus includes a frame enabling the cartridge to be removably mounted thereto and an article processing a... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6736179 | Lamination system A lamination system comprises a first transfer means, a cutting means provided at the downstream of the first transfer means for cutting a laminate film, a second transfer means for transferring the cut laminate film, a card transfer means for transferring a card al... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6655436 | Apparatus and method for labeling a layup of sheet material A labeling head includes a printing unit and an applicator foot assembly for printing and applying labels onto a layup of material. The printing unit is integral to the labeling head and prints each label prior to applying the label to the layup. The appl... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6615890 | Tape applicator for glazing applications A tape applicator for application of a double-sided adhesive tape to a member which can be cut and assembled to form a frame or sash for glazing for a skylight, a window or a door, or which can be used to form a muntin. The tape applicator includes a driv... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6568449 | Apparatus for mounting a cutting strip This invention provides an apparatus for attaching a cutting strip to a carton blank. The apparatus includes a first member for conveying carton blanks past a second member, and the second member is arranged to cut a cuffing strip from a supply of cuffing... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6536497 | Laminating system A laminating system includes a feeder apparatus, a laminating apparatus, and a trimmer apparatus mounted on a movable support structure that is adapted to maintain alignment in order to enable a user to move the system without upsetting the alignment. Sim... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6467522 | Edge banding apparatus and method An edge banding apparatus (21) for adhesively securing banding material (28) to an edge of a board (27). The apparatus (21) includes a board support structure (22) formed to support a board (26) in a near vertical orientation with the edge (27) to be band... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6413013 | Autonomous strip laying device An autonomous strip laying device for marking the ground includes a rolling frame supporting a reel of strip to be unwound, a strip unwinding assembly, elements for applying the strip on the ground including an applicator roll, a device for sectioning the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6350333 | Laminator for corrugated paperboard sheets A laminator for applying pre-printed labels to a single face corrugated web to form double face corrugated sheets utilizes a control system including accurate leading and trailing edge detection of the labels to custom cut the corrugated web to match the ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6328832 | Labeling apparatus with web registration, web cutting and carrier mechanisms, and methods thereof An apparatus and method utilize a rotatable drum implementing both an attraction mechanism and a cutter mechanism to controllably sever segments of material from a web. The drum is rotated at a rate greater than the rate at which the web of material is ad... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6325128 | Apparatus for mounting a cutting strip An apparatus for attaching a serrated cutting strip to a carton blank which includes a first member for conveying carton blanks past a cutting and applicator mechanism, the cutting and applicator mechanism being arranged to cut a cutting strip from a supp... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6279636 | Method and apparatus for merging and attaching documents to envelopes A method and system for automatically merging and attaching documents, such as photocopies of remittance checks or the like, to envelopes from which the documents originated is disclosed. The system uses a series of bins and conveyors to automatically ret... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6234230 | Device for continuously applying self-adhesive handles to moving articles A device that continuously applies self-adhesive handles to moving articles using a pivotable paddle that can rotate approximately 180 degrees from a vertical stopped position. The rotation of the paddle is synchronized with the movement of the articles s... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6143105 | Semi-automatic mailpiece printer/label applicator A label applicator, easily mounted on a desktop in association with a label printer, has a compact configuration with no external power requirements since the components are electrically powered and the power is received from the printer. Preferably the l... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6086694 | High speed web machine A method and apparatus are provided for applying swatches to a continuously traveling web, which is usually preprinted, and which is severed into sheets of a predetermined repeat length. When going from one size of repeat length to another size of repeat ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6044886 | Stackable cones method and apparatus therefor Each individual cone is conveyed, while it is laying on its side, to a predetermined point. Prior to reaching the predetermined point, an edible adhesive is at or adjacent to the base of each cone. At the predetermined point, a paper wrap is applied to th... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5922169 | Linerless label applying system A system for applying linerless labels to mailing items includes a label feeder for feeding a continuous length web of linerless label material from a supply roll through a loop path to a label applying station juxtaposed to the path traversed by mailing ... | 07/13/1999 |
