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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176959 | Multi-functional tape applicator A multifunction tape applicator for applying a section or sections of pressure sensitive adhesive tape to a carton selectively in different carton sealing configurations, namely C-clip; single L-clip, front and back L-clips and sectional skip-gap taping. The multifu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8025085 | Automated vial labeling apparatus An apparatus and method for applying a label to a specific location on a vial. The apparatus may comprise a label dispenser, a vial placement assembly for orienting the vial and placing it onto a track, a pushing device for pushing the vial down the track into an ad... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7874338 | System for a multiple track profile wrapping machine Presented herein is a simple, innovative profile wrapping solution that increases the efficiency of single profile wrapping machines and drastically reduces set up time, by enabling the machine operator to set up a plurality of distinct profile tracks, wherein the s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7740041 | Adhesive tape-supplying device and tape-winding apparatus utilizing same The present invention is to provide a tape-winding apparatus utilizing an adhesive tape-supplying device. The tape winding apparatus provides a smooth and a good appearance winding of the adhesive tape, which has a high extensibility and high adherence, around an ob... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7523776 | Apparatus for the mechanical application of a spacer strip onto a glass pane A device for the dimensionally accurate application of an elastoplastic spacer strip onto a glass pane is disclosed. The device includes a compensating or tailback section between a first adjustably driven pair of rollers and a second adjustably driven pair of rolle... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7404868 | Tape placement head for applying thermoplastic tape to an object A tape placement head for applying thermoplastic tape to an object includes a heated feeder which guides the tape/tow to a heated zone. The heated zone has a line compactor having a single row of at least one movable heated member. An area compactor is located in th... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7357169 | Automatic machine for applying a spacer tape made of flexible material to flat glass panes, particularly glass panes for manufacturing double-glazing units An automatic machine for applying a flexible tape on a substantially flat glass pane, comprising a machine body in which there is a plane for the substantially vertical arrangement of at least one substantially flat glass pane, a carriage with which a head for apply... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347909 | Method for forming an insulating glazing unit A method of applying a spacer to a glass sheet while forming an insulating glazing unit includes the step of integrating the application of the sealant to the spacer body with the automated manufacturing process. The sealant is applied to the spacer body on line so ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323140 | Moving microdroplets in a microfluidic device The present invention relates to a system and method for moving samples, such as fluid, within a microfluidic system using a plurality of gas actuators for applying pressure at different locations within the microfluidic. The system includes a substrate which forms ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7270786 | Methods and systems for processing microfluidic samples of particle containing fluids The present invention relates to a microfluidic system for processing a cell-containing liquid. The system includes a microfabricated substrate having an enrichment channel to prepare an enriched cell sample from the cell-containing liquid. A flow through member is ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266935 | Case sealer assembly with spring-loaded side drive mechanisms A new and improved case sealer assembly comprises a pair of oppositely disposed case drive mechanisms for conveying a multiplicity of cases through a sealing station. The drive mechanisms are laterally separated from each other such that an interior space is formed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243697 | Apparatus and method for coating pipes Apparatus for coating pipes includes means for applying a sheet material 32,33,34, to a pipe 2 and means for heating 23,31 the sheet material and/or pipe. The means for heating may be operative to heat the sheet material during its application t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231952 | Label wrapper assembly A label wrapper assembly for wrapping a label on an elongated object. The assembly includes a support frame having a first wall spaced from a second wall. A wrapper frame is interposed between the first and second walls, and has a first end and a second end. The wra... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7198086 | Tape dispenser A dispenser and method for applying self-adhesive tapes to surfaces of construction lumber, such that pieces of lumber can be accurately located to each other. The dispenser includes a frame comprising spaced-apart member and a roll of adhesive tape rotatably mounte... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192557 | Methods and systems for releasing intracellular material from cells within microfluidic samples of fluids The present invention relates to a microfluidic system for processing a cell-containing liquid. The system includes a lysing zone to receive the cell-containing sample and a positioning element to position the cell-containing sample in a lysing position in the vicin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178572 | Label wrapper block assembly A label wrapper block assembly for mounting in a rotatably mounted wrapper frame in a label wrapper assembly includes a base having opposing ends joined by a top surface and a bottom surface. A channel extends between the ends in the top surface for receiving an obj... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179572 | Fluorescent screen forming method, fluorescent screen forming apparatus and cathode-ray tube The present invention relates to a fluorescent screen forming method, a fluorescent screen forming apparatus and a cathode-ray tube. In the fluorescent screen forming method according to the present invention, a transfer roller lowers a transfer sheet to somewhere a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140165 | Apparatus and method for sealing boxes An apparatus for sealing a box having four top flaps initially disposed in an open position. The apparatus includes a conveying system for conveying the box from a first end of the apparatus to a second end of the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a flap foldin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124561 | Tape guide device for gardening buncher A rib (206c) is formed on a ceiling surface of a tape guide mounted on a driver handle of a binding machine for gardening, and two plate springs (224a, 224b) are mounted on the bottom plate portion of the tape guide. The pla... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7063118 | Composite tape laying apparatus and method A fully automated method and apparatus is disclosed to laminate various structural articles with a layer of resin impregnated fiber tape. The tape laying member removes a releasable backing layer from the tape being employed, then deposits the unbacked tape on the s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7008492 | Method and apparatus for the mechanical application of a spacer strip onto a glass pane A method for the dimensionally accurate application of an elastoplastic spacer strip onto a glass pane intended for producing an insulating glass unit is that the spacer strip is not withdrawn from the storage drum but instead it is unwound in a manner free from any... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6920742 | Portable membrane packing apparatus A portable membrane packing apparatus includes a holding-and-drawing rod, two reel connecting units, a first roller unit, a swaying plate, a connecting plate, a second roller unit, and four elastic compressing units. The first roller unit is axially assembled at the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901985 | Taping device A manually-powered taping tool for taping an elongated object with tape, which consists of a radial bearing ring (5) provided with a cutout (7) of sufficient size so that the object can pass into the cutout (7); an inner part (6) rotatabl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6793755 | Method and machine for placement of multiple labels The present invention is a machine to perform two or more processes to an bottle wherein registration of the first process to the second process is required. The products produced with such registration have distinct advantages over prior art. These include labeling... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786992 | Method of making a dunnage platform A dunnage platform is in the general shape of a rectangular slab with legs extending form one side. The dunnage platform is made from an expanded polystyrene core. A chemical combination process is used to chemically combine portion of the core proximal to its surfa... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6761201 | Hand application tool for laying sealant spacer strip on glass or like material An hand application tool for laying a sealant spacer strip along a glass sheet for forming insulating glass units having a handle with first and second ends; a base having freely rotatable rollers connected to the first end of the handle; and a housing connected to ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6668892 | System for printing and applying tape onto surfaces An apparatus for printing variable information on a tape to form a tape segment, applying the tape segment onto an object, and cutting the tape segment includes a printer for printing information onto the tape segment. A controller controls the printer in... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655434 | Apparatus for closing an open end of a product, and product formed thereby A method/apparatus closes and finishes an open end of a product that can be fused together with heat. The apparatus includes a bending stage, a fusing stage, and a pressing/cooling stage, which all can be integrally formed, with the bending stage position... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651717 | Taping machine Provided is a taping machine which enables shortening the time length for bonding to each other a Fresnel lens sheet and a lenticular lens sheet and for the inspection process as well as reducing the space occupied by apparatuses used for the both process... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6637488 | Tape-sheathing device for an electric wire A tape-sheathing device is provided to eliminate peeling of a tape adhered to an electric wire, in which a first die, a second die and a third die having tapered holes are serially arranged. An electric wire fed by a feed roller and a tape are inserted to... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6592698 | Sheet roll producing apparatus, sheet roll discharging apparatus, and core supplying apparatus A method of forming sheet rolls made of a heat transfer recording sheet having a transfer ink layer on a surface of a base by winding the recording sheet around the outer peripheries of a plurality of cores. The method includes supplying a web heat transf... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6571848 | Sealing apparatus A sealing apparatus includes an adhesive tape applying mechanism disposed at least below a transport path along which a workpiece is horizontally transported. The adhesive tape applying mechanism includes an adhesive tape roll RT and an applicator unit 10... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554042 | Table foiler A foil applicator for evenly applying an adhesive backed foil to edges or pieces of stained glass. The applicator includes guide members which direct a foil strip from a foil spool through an adjustable grasping roller mechanism and past a horizontal, rai... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6540000 | Process and device for depositing in contact roving of pre-impregnated fibers particularly for the production of complex structures of composite material polymerized by ionization A device for depositing in contact roving of pre-impregnated fibers in which at least one roving (F) is, in the course of a deposition sequence, unrolled from a spool (19) or the like, pressed and deposited on the surface (9) to be covered with the help o... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537406 | Vacuum-assisted tape applicator A vacuum-assisted tape applicator includes means for transporting the tape toward the object; means for applying the tape onto adjacent first and second sides of the object; and means for cutting the tape to form a tag. The means for applying includes mea... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6494243 | Apparatus for making self-inflatable apparatus A self-inflatable mattress is formed from an open pore foam core and one or more layers of dual melt film. Initially, a layer of dual melt film is placed on top of the open pore foam block such that the side with the lower melting temperature contacts the... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6415842 | System for printing and applying tape onto surfaces A tape handling system including a tape mount roller, a first accumulator movable between first and second positions, a printer for printing on tape, and a second accumulator movable between first and second positions. Movement of the second accumulator f... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6401784 | Tool for sheathing a bundle The invention relates to a tool for sheathing a bundle of elongate elements by wrapping said bundle in a flexible adhesive tape which is wrapped transversely to its long direction about the bundle and which has longitudinal margins that are united by adhe... | 06/11/2002 |
