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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387148 | Garment side panel conveyor system and method A method for positioning side panels during manufacture of a pant includes positioning the side panels on side panel transfer devices. The side panels move perpendicular to a pant transport plane as the pant is transported in the machine direction and the side panel... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7175738 | Automated fold and seal apparatus A folding and sealing apparatus supporting a feed platform for feeding a supply of pre-glued forms to the folding and sealing apparatus. The housing accommodating a first roller, a second roller, a third roller and a fourth roller, and the first and second rollers f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6752887 | Method and apparatus for transversally gluing veneer strips A method and an apparatus is provided for the transverse gluing of veneer strips to obtain a butt-glued veneer carpet. A first sensor unit and a second sensor unit are provided for aligning a front edge and a rear edge, respectively, of a veneer strip and the veneer... | 06/22/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6632059 | Method for adhesive attachment of a cover provided with a binding strip and device for performing the method In a method for adhesive attachment of a cover and a binding strip on the flanks of a spine of an book block comprised of bound printed sheets, the book block is transported in a transport direction on a circulating transport device. A binding strip is pl... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6551428 | Process for assembly of a flexible panel on an open structure and installation for use of this process Process for assembly of a flexible panel on an open structure, and installation to make use of this process. According to the invention, a flexible panel (12) is attached to an open structure (10) by pre-assembling these two parts by cold gluing before th... | 04/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6447638 | Tape squeezing device The present invention is directed to a tape squeezing device for folding back side edge portions in a width direction of a strip of adhesive tape applied on a work to run the side edge portions over respective side end portions of the work. The tape squee... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6306237 | Lamination of surfaces using pressurized liquid A lamination process for orienting and conforming a film or sheet material to a substrate surface having a surface feature such that the film or sheet material reflects the surface feature includes interposing an adhesive between the film or sheet materia... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6071365 | Apparatus for and method of wrapping boards Apparatus for and process of folding and securing edges of a relatively large wrap over corresponding edges of a smaller board positioned on and in contact with an adhesively coated surface of the wrap to form a laminated work-piece, the work-piece being ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6019869 | Laminating machine A laminated bench top forming machine including first and second folder bars where the second folder bar includes a resilient portion. The first folder bar folds a laminate, which is on a surface, around a curved edge of the surface. The second folder bar... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5711845 | Device for gluing an ornamental body A device is disclosed for gluing an ornamental body (S) onto a shaped body (W). The device aims to minimize the elongation of the ornamental body and the residual stress in it when it is fitted in a concave part (B) of the shaped body (W) to provide a pro... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5626710 | Fold plate for inline folder/gluer machines A fold plate for use with in line folder/gluer machines and particularly folding machines that fold a blank having a multiplicity of layers of material, which machine includes a vertically adjustable stop and one roller on its bottom which contacts the la... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5626708 | Tape applying apparatus A mounting mechanism for mounting a taping head in an upper bridge structure of a tape applying machine includes J-configured slots that are engaged by pin members extending from the taping head. A tape supply roll holder for holding a supply roll of tape... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5620540 | Method and a machine for manufacturing a sheathed bundle of thread-like elements In the method and the machine for manufacturing a bundle (33) of thread-like elements such as tubes or electric cables of finite length and including at least one junction point for a branch, and in which the elements of the bundle are covered by a tape (... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5603800 | Apparatus for manufacturing lampshades A lampshade is manufactured from heat deformable sheet material by forming a blank of the sheet material, in the shape of a sector of an annulus, into a hollow truncated cone having upper and lower peripheral edges. The overlapping edges of the blank are ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5587042 | Adhesive curing system and method for a hemming machine A hemming machine for simultaneously bending a flange on a first panel into engagement with an edge portion of a second panel to form a hem, and at least partially curing an adhesive located in the hem. The flange bending members and/or the top surface of... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5536357 | Bag gripping and transfer apparatus and method A method and apparatus for gripping a bag and downstream handling, such as application of a header label to the bag. The bag, which has previously been filled with a product, is presented to the apparatus at an upstream bag presentation and accepting stat... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5527420 | Machine for bonding an adhesive protective edging on the edge of a multilayer panel such as a spacecraft heat shield The protection of the straight edges of multilayer panels (10), such as spacecraft thermal protection panels or heat shields, is ensured by an adhesive protection edging (14) having two adhesive, lateral zones bonded to the faces of the panel and a non-ad... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5494546 | Apparatus and method for applying anti-lacerative film to glass An apparatus for laminating a layer of polymer plastic film to a precast layer of glass is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a support saddle having a receiving surface that is shaped and dimensioned to support the precast layer of glass. The layer of po... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5478431 | Machine for automatically forming hard folders for bindery Machine for automatically forming hard folders for bindery, comprising:--means for individually feeding the folder's two mirror-sections and central backbone matched to the respective lining sheet--means for pressing each paired elements thus fed;--means ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5431768 | Bonding device and bonding process for fabricating an interior component A bonding device and bonding process for a surface skin member of a vehicle interior component which can reliably fold back and secure a peripheral part of a surface skin member onto the reverse surface of a core member without involving any positional de... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5403428 | Apparatus for producing communication articles including postcards and envelopes The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing communication articles such as postcards, envelopes or the like in each of which display surfaces for information or the like are separably bonded with a synthetic resin therebetween by... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5393366 | Aligning and tabbing method and apparatus Articles such as mail are rotated 90°, aligned at one edge, and tabs applied to the edge and wrapped around the edge. The article is carried on a belt, and a stop halts forward movement of the article as the article is received under a pivot ball and a d... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5336352 | Method for forming a trim cover assembly for automotive seat A device and method for forming a trim cover assembly for an automotive seat, wherein a top cover layer is stretched and pressed on a lower die by plural upper die elements in the outward direction and symmetrically relative to a central line of the lower... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5240547 | Method of and apparatus for automatically wrapping cover material about steering wheel In an apparatus for automatically wrapping a cover material about a steering wheel of a vehicle, a support arrangement is provided for supporting the steering wheel covered with the cover material, in a first plane extending perpendicularly to an axis of ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5032206 | Apparatus and method for applying an overlay to a curved surface A press for applying an overlay to a substrate which includes multiple, individually reciprocal and selectively controlled depressers actuatable to force the overlay in a progressively expanding area against the surface of the overlay.... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5017071 | Machine for automatically binding books with flexible stud binding strips Apparatus is used with two binding strips, the first having at least four studs projecting therefrom which are flexible and the second having holes complementary to the studs and for each hole a groove extending therefrom toward the center of the second s... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5004516 | Apparatus for bonding adhesive rubber tape to both edges of a steel cord fabric There is disclosed an apparatus for bonding an adhesive rubber tape to both ends of a steel cord fabric. The apparatus comprises a unit for carrying the fabric, a unit for supplying the tape, and unit for folding and bonding the tape to both ends of the f... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4909888 | Transfer printing apparatus A transfer printing method and an apparatus therefor which applies an induction heat generation jacket roller based on the principle of exothermic low-frequency induction heating to a heat roller, supplies continuously a printing layer disposed on a trans... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4903458 | Arrangement for the attachment of bendable, elongated objects, in particular suction tubes, along the side of a packing container An apparatus for attaching drinking straws to a container includes a conveyor track for advancing containers and a rotating drum having a plurality of receiving areas located around its outer periphery for receiving the drinking straws. An applicator is p... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4863332 | Method and apparatus for binding loose sheets in a folder provided with binding agent In an apparatus for binding loose sheets in one or more folders there is utilized a regulating circuit means where an inserted folder (F) interrupts a light beam to a photodiode (16) which simultaneously starts a time counter (18) and closes the power sup... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4821487 | Easy-open case taping A case sealed by a strip of pressure-sensitive tape having an integral end portion of the tape at an end thereof folded back on the adhesive face of the tape and adhered thereto to form a tab which is unadhered to the case for being grasped and pulled to ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4816108 | Device for folding and sealing sheets Apparatus for folding and sealing sheets comprises means for feeding a sheet, means for bulging a portion of the sheet, means for folding the bulged portion, and means for adhering a sheet portion face to face to a portion thereof trailing the fold. Appar... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4781786 | Tape sealing random height cartons Machine for taping cartons of shorter height ranges and taller height ranges. One upper taping cartridge is used for the shorter height cartons, whereas, at that time the taping arms of a lower cartridge are retracted. When a taller height carton is to be... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4737209 | Method of and device for applying foil to a container and especially to a bottle A method of and device for applying foil to a container that has a closure over its upper surface, and especially to a bottle with a head that along with its cap is to be wrapped all the way around with a blank, especially of foil, by applying the blank a... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4733452 | Production of jackets for flexible magnetic disks, and apparatus for this purpose The jacket blanks punched out from a film web are folded to give jackets and then closed by spot welding with the aid of a wavy resistance belt, the welding temperature being produced for a short time by means of a current pulse in the resistance belt.... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4732644 | Automatic tape-fixing device for carton-sealing machine The present disclosure is related to an automatic device for applying tapes along the edges of a carton for sealing purpose in general, and more particularly to an automatic tape-applying device which can effect the operation of adhering a partially place... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4696714 | Foil applicator A foil applicator for applying decorative film from transfer foil to contoured edges, contoured serpentine edges and other edges of workpieces. The applicator includes a transport block having a face of substantially the same contour as the edge of the work pi... | 09/29/1987 |
