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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435309 | Method of manufacturing solid gather forming member A method of making a standing gather-forming member having a basal wall and first and second overhangs on both sides of the basal wall. Elastic members are disposed in their stretched state on the inner surface of a middle portion of a continuously running strip-sha... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428866 | Device for tensioning and closing strapping bands The device tensions and closes strapping bands for packaging and suchlike. It has a band channel open longitudinally on one side in the longitudinal direction of the strapping band, a band tensioning device acting in the area of the band channel and a closing device... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424903 | Foil web installation for a flat bed embossing machine A foil web installation for a flat bed embossing machine with foil webs (6), which are conducted across an embossing table (3) from unwinding rolls (7) comprises a braking—and guiding wall (10) ahead of the embossing table and foil feed... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347914 | Method for producing an article having an elastic bonded between two webs A method for producing an article of the present invention includes: a supply step of supplying a first web; a first bonding step of bonding the first web and an elastic together; a placement step of placing a second web so as to sandwich the elastic between the fir... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322312 | Method of edge glueing, and a tensioning aggregate with a device for edge glueing In a method for edge glueing and in an arrangement including a tensioning aggregate with a device for edge glueing, a glue is applied in a spin spraying process, and the application is performed on the product web which is extended at the edges and smoothed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320436 | Method of producing an absorbent article and an absorbent article produced according to the method A method for applying lotion to a surface of an absorbent article. The method includes the steps of: placing the surface of the absorbent article in the proximity of a spraying apparatus having a spray head with an orifice; pushing the lotion through the spray head ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306022 | Manufacture of a filtering screen In a method of and apparatus for manufacturing a filtering screen, a frame of plastics coated metal or reinforced plastics material is located in a jig and at least two sheets of wire cloths are placed over the frame and their edges gripped by pneumatically operated... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278459 | Common carrier A method for mounting a film, used to fabricate a mask for use in screening an electronic device, to a common carrier frame. The common carrier frame has an outer edge along an outer periphery and an opening in a central portion of the frame. The method includes app... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270531 | Assembly for use in continuously forming one or more lengths of noise attenuating flexible cutting line for use in rotary vegetation trimmers An assembly for use in continuously forming a plurality of lengths of flexible noise attenuating cutting line for use in rotary vegetation trimmers. The assembly includes a breaker plate having a conically shaped inner portion and a planar outer portion. A plurality... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267153 | Corrugator glue machine having web tension nulling mechanism A corrugator glue machine is provided having a web tension nulling mechanism that is effective to cancel out web tension-effect forces exerted on machine members, such as rollers, so these forces to not substantially interfere with the application of glue to the exp... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258150 | Machine for continuously producing plastic laminates in a cold press Continuous installation (10) for the production of plastic laminates including multi-layer laminates (110, 120, 130), comprising a cold press (11) having a lower fixed plate (12) on which is laid a band of aluminium for carrying and drawi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252730 | Method and apparatus for applying an elastic member A method and apparatus for stretching an elastic member and applying it to an article web include a pair of wheels that rotate the elastic member. In particular, the pair of wheels engages the elastic member at an entry location on the pair of wheels and rotates the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246508 | Automatic collar stay insertion device An automatic collar stay insertion device is provided herein. The device is for automatically inserting the collar stay. The device is mounted in a flat knitting machine utilizing motors and gears to rotate, locate and supply the collar stay. The conventional human ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241391 | Biodegradable scale and corrosion inhibitor composition A biodegradable scale and corrosion inhibiting composition includes between about 50 and about 90% by weight of a protein polymer that is derived from a natural source, and between about 10 and about 20% by weight of the alkali salts of gluconic acid. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226649 | Laser weldable flexible medical tubings, films and assemblies thereof The present invention provides a tubing assembly having a sidewall having a first layer. The first layer is fabricated from a first polymer blend comprising a first component of a material not thermally responsive to laser beam and selected from the group consisting... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225731 | Sheet punching and embossing machine A sheet punching and embossing machine includes a device for stripping waste from a punched and embossed sheet at a stripping station, the device having a stripping plate for supporting the sheet. Also included are gripper carriages fixed to revolving chains, for gr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216685 | Method and apparatus for producing wearing article An apparatus and method for producing a wearing article of the present invention includes supplying an elastic member; stretching the elastic member; placing the stretched elastic member so that the elastic member spreads across a plurality of first webs divided in ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213628 | Photosensitive layer laminator and photosensitive layer laminating method Photosensitive material includes a support, and a photosensitive layer overlaid thereon and containing resin. A photosensitive layer laminator transfers the photosensitive layer from the photosensitive material to a glass substrate. In the photosensitive layer lamin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207368 | Dual use tape dispenser A dual use tape dispenser consisting of a base frame assembly and a cutting blade assembly pivotally connected to the base frame assembly. Integral with the base frame assembly is an array of pins positioned for holding different size reels of tape. Tape from reels ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204187 | Device for tensioning and sealing tightening straps Disclosed is a device for tensioning and sealing tightening straps of plastics for package tightenings, in which the superposed strap ends are received in a strap channel which is essentially open at a longitudinal outer side and the two faces. The strap channel has... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201818 | Method of making arrow shaft including integral sleeve, and arrow shaft which is produced thereby In a method of making an arrow shaft, a fabric section is placed around a hollow tubular core, and is affixed thereto. The core may include carbon therein. An adhesive or protective composition, associated with the fabric, is cured to adhere the fabric to the core. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195684 | Apparatus and method for producing article An apparatus for producing an article having an elastic member, comprises: a stretcher for receiving the elastic member at a low velocity VL and outputting the elastic member at a medium velocity VM; a carrier including a first pad and a second... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191514 | Stretch label attaching device A stretch label attaching device for attaching a stretch label on a good, including an adapter supporting the label from the inside thereof and has an opening into which the good is inserted; an adapter support member configured to support a lower portion of the ada... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179343 | Method for bonding surfaces on a web A method for bonding a strip, such as a leg elastic or the like, to an opening on a web of material. The method includes providing a web that includes at least one opening and defines at least a first bonding surface adjacent each opening. For each opening the metho... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178309 | Machine for processing web of material The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172669 | Method for applying elastic members on a pant-shaped absorbent article A method for applying an elastic member on an elastic web of material includes providing an elastic web of material running in a traveling direction; applying adhesive in a predetermined adhesive pattern on the web of material; applying a continuous elastic member i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165375 | Inflation device for forming inflated containers An inflation device for introducing gas into inflatable webs of the type comprising a pair of juxtaposed film plies and a pair of opposing film edges, the inflation device including a body having a longitudinal dimension, a transverse dimension, and a web-contact re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155884 | Stretch wrap threading device A stretching device for a stretch wrap machine includes a support structure and a film support for rotatably holding a roll of stretchable film. First and second rollers are rotatably mounted to the support structure. The stretching device includes a take-off device... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153552 | Polarizing plate and display A polarizing plate provided on a surface of a liquid crystal cell of a display, containing a polarizing element, Film A and Film B each provided on each of two surfaces of the polarizing element, wherein: (i) a surface of Film B has an adhesive layer which adheres t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143689 | Strapping of bank notes The invention relates to a strapper for bank notes and a bank note processing apparatus having such a strapper. Especially reliable and fast strapping is possible if a guide for forming a strap loop around a bank-note bundle to be strapped that is brought into an in... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128800 | Vacuum forming machine A vacuum forming machine and a method of manufacturing a duplex twin-sheet element from two continuous webs of thermoplastic material conveyed in parallel by means of a twin-sheet frame provided therebetween, which is adapted to be loaded by means of a tensioning fr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118641 | Floor vinyl repair technique and tool A floor covering repair technique and tool includes placement of a spacer between a patch and a damaged floor covering piece before cutting through both layers. This way, the replacement patch is elevated slightly above the damaged piece and this slight elevation al... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114542 | Carpet tape dispenser The carpet tape dispenser has a convex forward wall, a concave rearward wall, and at least one sidewall joined to the convex forward wall and concave rearward wall to define an arcuate main body having a channel therein. At least one plate is fixed to the arcuate ma... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114310 | Process for attaching slider operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112253 | Manufacturing transparent mirrored mini-balls for solar energy concentration and analogous applications Method and apparatus are presented for manufacturing transparent mirrored spheroidal mini-balls for solar energy and related applications such as optical switches. For these applications it is imperative to provide accurate specular reflection from the mirror. Vario... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108759 | Method for improved bond strength in an elastomeric material A method for increasing the bond strength of ultrasonic bonds in elastomeric materials comprising elongating the elastomeric materials prior to ultrasonically bonding the materials. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097725 | Placement device A placement device, comprising: a guide section for guiding an elastic member; a first nip roll and a second nip roll for pressing together the elastic member and a web; a transfer section capable of transferring the guide section across the web; and an indicating s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087137 | Welding device A welding device comprising a body having a cylindrical portion and an integral gripping portion extending away from the cylindrical portion. A welding head is provided at one end of the cylindrical portion. The welding head is angularly displaceable relative to the... | 08/08/2006 |
