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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146639 | Equipment and method for manufacturing steel-plastic composite pipe The present invention refers to a process and an apparatus for combination of steel tubes or pipes with plastic linings, in which steam is used as heat carrier to heat the steel tubes or pipes lined with linings. The apparatus comprises a multifunctional combining c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7980283 | System and method for using a force model to control process configurations for the encapsulation of a web The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing a treated web. The subject methods and apparatus involve the control of numerous variables, including, without limitation, web tension (both overall web tension as well as the web tension immed... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967046 | Adhesive application apparatus for use with an assembling machine The invention relates to an adhesive application apparatus for use with an assembling machine for assembling operatively upper and lower components for carrying printhead integrated circuits. The application apparatus includes a plate and a dispensing mechanism whic... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7946325 | Device and method for blocking optical lens A centering device (13) is arranged to surround a loading table (11) on which a lens blank (1) is to be set, to set the geometric center of the lens blank (1) to coincide with the center of the loading table (11). The centering dev... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7900673 | Tissue manufacturing/handling device A tissue manufacturing/handling device is provided. The device comprises a reel turn-up section including a tissue reeling station and an adhesive application system. The tissue reeling station is configured to provide a tissue spool in the path of an advancing tiss... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7640959 | Device for gluing the end flap of a log, and corresponding gluing method An improved device for gluing the end flap of a log and a gluing method which can be implemented in a machine for producing logs, in which the logs (14), which come from a re-reeling machine, are fed to a gluing device (11) comprising in succession a b... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7600548 | Method and apparatus for applying viscous medium onto a substrate The invention relates to the screen printing of viscous medium onto a substrate and the subsequent application of additional viscous medium through jetting. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7461680 | Apparatus for repeatedly advancing fastener tape a predetermined distance A system for accurately and repeatedly pulling a length of plastic fastener tape a predetermined distance. The system comprises an indexing gripper assembly and a stationary gripper assembly, the latter being disposed downstream of the former. The indexing gripper a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7416008 | Automatic waste-area removal apparatus An apparatus and laminate allow removal of at least one sub-area of a face layer sheet from a laminate composed of a backing layer with the face layer sheet adhering thereto to leave at least one product area of the face layer sheet in place on the backing layer. Th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409976 | Method and device for the efficient use of long-acting adhesive in the factory and during personal use The invention relates to a method of producing a product comprising a support having a long-acting adhesive and a protective tape disposed thereon, so that said adhesive can be used at a later time. The inventive method is characterised in that it consists in: deter... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7363954 | Tamping labeler By providing projections extending outwardly from the base of a wet tamping face of a tamping labeler, which projections maintain at least a substantial portion of a label at a stand off from said base, the surface tension between the label and tamping face is reduc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338558 | Fixing material delivery system for a blocking apparatus Blocking apparatus and a blocking method allow precise alignment of an axis of a button with an axis of a block for blocking process of lens manufacturing. According to another aspect, the invention provides a blocking apparatus and a blocking method for automatical... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337818 | Method and apparatus for applying aligned tape patterns A method and apparatus for applying aligned decorative tape patterns to opposite sides of a glass sheet. The glass sheet is positioned such that the first side of the glass sheet is accessible to a tape application head. A first tape pattern is automatically applied... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335272 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic head and magnetic head manufacturing apparatus After photographing a surface on which an ABS is formed, and the outer shape of a slider, the ABS and an engraved region formed within the ABS are identified from a photographed image. A reference that becomes a guide for attaching to a suspension is then computed, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322394 | Apparatus and method of assembling head unit and of fixing liquid droplet ejection head An apparatus for assembling a head unit has a carriage, a recognition apparatus for image-wise recognizing a position of each of liquid droplet ejection heads, a moving apparatus for moving the carriage, a correction apparatus for slightly moving head holding member... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7297269 | Cross-flow filtration cassettes and methods for fabrication of same This invention relates generally to filtration cassettes, and, more particularly to methods of fabricating cross-flow filtration cassettes. Cassettes of the invention are characterized, in part, by a series of sealing channels which selectively seal the filtrate and... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285170 | Adhesive application mechanism for a printer An adhesive application mechanism for a printer is provided. The adhesive application mechanism comprises first and second adhesive applicators, the adhesive applicators being mutually opposed and configured to apply adhesive simultaneously onto opposite faces of sh... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255837 | Electronic device and thermal type flow meter on vehicle An airtight configuration for keeping down the permeation of corrosive gas from silicone adhesive, and for preventing corrosive gas from entering the case. An electronic device mounted on vehicle. The electronic device has at least one of a portion connecting... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255337 | Oscillating transport unit for post-processing device A post processing apparatus for processing image-recorded sheets, having: a transporting unit for transporting a booklet comprising a plurality of image-recorded sheets; a trimming section for trimming the booklet; and an oscillating mechanism for oscillating the tr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222843 | Sheet post-process apparatus A sheet post-process apparatus has a standby tray for putting a sheet delivered from an image forming apparatus on standby, a process tray arranged under the standby tray for stacking the sheet dropped from the standby tray or the sheet delivered from the image form... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216863 | Sheet processing apparatus above image forming means and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus, which is configured in a simple construction and at low cost, includes a first sheet stacking portion for temporarily stacking a sheet discharged thereon, an alignment member for aligning the sheet discharged on the first sheet stacking... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182117 | Apparatus and method for applying an adhesive film to a surface of a structure A film dispenser for applying an adhesive film to an elongated structure has a mounting frame, guide members on the bottom portions of the mounting frame sides to engage the shoulder portions of the elongated structure to allow movement of the apparatus in relation ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178574 | Labelling apparatus and method To label products on a conveyor, a target area for a given product conveyed on the conveyor is determined relative to a frame of reference. One of a plurality of labellers fixed at different transverse positions over the conveyor, which one labeller is at a transver... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172672 | Method of adhesively binding a stack of sheets A method of binding a stack of printed sheets includes the step of consecutively conveying the sheets through an adhesive application station. One part of a two-part adhesive is applied to one side of each sheet and another part of the two-part adhesive is applied t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168472 | Method and apparatus for applying variable coded labels to items of produce An apparatus and method are provided for automatically labeling individual produce items. Individual produce items are conveyed towards a rotary bellows or other applicator. A sensor senses at least one variable characteristic, such as size of each of the produce it... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159309 | Method of mounting electronic component on substrate without generation of voids in bonding material When an electronic component is mounted on a substrate, the electronic component is first placed on the substrate with a solid support interposed between the electronic component and the substrate. The solid support serves to space a terminal conductor of the electr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147028 | Label application system Techniques to apply a label to an object are described. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140164 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to running webs of paper and the like A novel and improved method of applying adhesive to one side of a running web of wrapping material for a rod-like filler of filter material for tobacco smoke includes directing toward the one side of the web a stream of adhesive which issues from an open-and-shut or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136606 | Finishing module with a pivotable mount, for use with a copier or digital printer A copier or printer is pivotably attached to a finisher module, such as for stapling. A pivotable mount is disposed toward the back of the copier, so that an opening can be formed toward the front of the copier, exposing an interface between the copier and the finis... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122092 | Label application apparatus and method of operation thereof An apparatus and method for applying labels to products of various sizes employs a printer and applicator head using air as a propellant. Control circuitry responsive to sensors located on the apparatus position the labels on the applicator head and trigger the ejec... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108749 | Technological machinery for production of polarizers The invention pertains to technological apparatus' for production of polarizers, obtained from lyotropic liquid crystals (LLC) based on organic compounds, in particular, dyes. The technological production line for polarizer formation comprises at least one system of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101920 | Water-soluble blocking wax formulation The invention provides, in a first embodiment, a blocking wax composition. The blocking wax comprises from about 50 to about 90 weight percent of a water-soluble continuous phase and from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a discontinuous solid phase filler that... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094346 | Cross-flow filtration cassettes and methods for fabrication of same This invention relates generally to filtration cassettes, and, more particularly to methods of fabricating cross-flow filtration cassettes. Cassettes of the invention are characterized, in part, by an internal porting (e.g., manifolding) feature which eliminates 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 |
| 7089981 | Gluing unit for one terminal edge of a log A gluing unit for one terminal edge of a log and a method applicable inside a machine for the realisation of a log, in which the logs (14) coming from a rewinding machine are fed towards a gluing unit (11) comprising in sequence a lower unwinding rolle... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083697 | Porous spun polymeric structures and method of making same A non-woven polymeric matrix for separating leukocytes from a blood sample includes a non-woven three dimensional matrix formed from polymeric fibers having a predetermined pore volume fraction including a defined channel configuration, a predetermined pore size in ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080444 | Apparatus for forming an electronic assembly An apparatus for dispensing blocks in a fluid over a substrate. The apparatus includes a first tube having a first end and a second end. A compression device is coupled to the first tube. A second tube is connected to the first tube to deliver a slurry having blocks... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073551 | Stack pressing apparatus with integral glue dispenser In order to avoid the necessity of cropping the pages of a bound volume, uniformly sized printed pages having pre-glued edge surfaces are aligned within a stack and a press then presses the edge of the stack so as to compress the glue and adhere the pages together. | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048964 | Controlled dispensing of material The system includes a nozzle, a drive, a metering pump, a supply of material and a controller. The nozzle dispenses material into contact with one or more surfaces of a window sash. The drive relatively moves the nozzle with respect to the window sash along a path o... | 05/23/2006 |
