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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984740 | Flexible magnetised portion applicator dispensing apparatus and method A flexible magnetized portion applicator is disclosed. The apparatus applies a portion of flexible self-adhesive magnetized material (31) onto a card that is typically promotional in nature, for it to be held magnetically against a metal surface, via the meth... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7409977 | Automatic labeling and packaging system label folding and application A method of labeling of a container including a medication includes, in at least one embodiment, reducing the size of the label using a label apparatus and reducing the label size using the label apparatus, applying a surface securing adhesive to at least one surfac... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7334629 | Ventilating system, heat exchanger and methods The ventilating system includes evaporative cooling of the exhaust air before it enters a heat exchanger to cool incoming fresh outside air. A suction fan pulls exhaust air through the heat exchanger and, in combination with a flow restrictor, reduces the pressure o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7166179 | Adhesive bandage pad module and method for making and applying adhesive bandage pads to a web An adhesive bandage pad module, and a method of making adhesive bandage pads, are disclosed. The adhesive bandage pad module, and method of making an adhesive bandage pad, include a servo motor which rotates a knife roll, a transfer roll, and an infeed assembly, a c... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152296 | Selective cutting one shot The invention relates to a process and a device for forming a planiform piece intended, in particular, for the interior fittings of motor vehicles, in which a layer of support material (1) is covered, at least on one of its faces (2) and in the area of... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7065478 | Computer-aided progressive die design system and method According to one embodiment of the invention, a computerized method for designing a progressive die used in the manufacturing of a part formed from sheet metal includes receiving, at a computer, information regarding one or more features of the part, and determining... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7001477 | Cutting method and apparatus having an affixed knife A cutting method and apparatus (20) includes a rotary cutter (28) having an axial-direction (22), a radial-direction (24) and a circumferential-direction (26). The rotary cutter (28) includes a rotary shaft member (30... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6936129 | Method of making a winged absorbent article A method is provided for continuous mass production of winged absorbent articles, including T-shaped absorbent articles, by attachment of wing portions to the chassis of the absorbent article which comprises a topsheet, a backsheet and a core sandwiched between the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932135 | Label-pasting method, label-pasting device, material sheet of labels, and label The present invention relates to a label-pasting method and a label-pasting device which do not require peeling-off paper and hence enable low-cost label pasting. A label-pasting device comprising (i) an adhesive applier for applying pressure-sensitive adhesive to a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6915828 | Punch die for punching and laminating simultaneously A punch apparatus for punching and laminating simultaneously a plural number of thin sheets is disclosed. This punch apparatus includes a punch provided on an upper portion of the punch apparatus, a die provided on a lower portion of the punch apparatus and used for... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6858109 | Segment cut honeycomb core machine A segment cut core machine is disclosed. The core machine includes five basic process stations: a roll stand; a glue station; a paper feed; a take-up station; and a core cut station. The core cut station uses a vertically oriented cutting shear with a unique beveled... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6729374 | Label laminating device A device for laminating labels disposed upon a continuous strip of liner. The device includes a plurality of spindle structures for supplying a continuous strip of protective film and the continuous strip of liner to a laminating structure, which adheres the continu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6730188 | Method and apparatus for assembling refastenable absorbent garments A method for fabricating a refastenable absorbent garment comprises moving a continuous absorbent garment subassembly in a machine direction, wherein the continuous absorbent garment subassembly comprises a continuous front body panel web, a continuous rear body pan... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6711977 | Portable plate circular arc punch shear structure An improved structure for a portable plate circular arc punch shear which has a driver to activate a press plate for leverage pivoting with another end of the press plate to restrict a plunger for the plunger to push a punch shear dies unit in various shear arc prov... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6626222 | System for fabricating semiconductor components A method for fabricating semiconductor components, such as BGA packages, chip scale packages, and multi chip modules, includes the steps of cutting decals from ribbons of adhesive tape, and then attaching a semiconductor die to a substrate using the decal... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6585840 | Process and apparatus for assembly of garments A process and apparatus for making a three-dimensional garment. The process is carried out by loading an insert onto an expandable/retractable process loop fixture. A waist elastic member can be bonded to a waist area of the insert. A garment shell can be... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6569278 | Powder metal polymer organic sheet punching for substrate conductors A method and structure for filling an opening in a substrate which includes positioning a sheet above the substrate and punching the sheet into the opening in the substrate, wherein the sheet and the substrate have similar shrinkage characteristics when s... | 05/27/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6543510 | Apparatus and methods for coverlay removal and adhesive application Apparatus and methods for synchronously removing coverlay film from an adhesive film and applying an adhesive strip cut from the adhesive film to cover one or more reject die sites and/or functional die sites on semiconductor package support elements are ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6520236 | Process and apparatus for cutting of discrete components of a multi-component workpiece and depositing them with registration on a moving web of material This invention pertains to a machine and process for cutting discrete workpiece components from webs of material precisely registering them with respect to one another, and depositing them with precise registration onto a constantly moving web of material... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6484778 | Adhesive bandage pad module and method for making and applying adhesive bandage pads to a web An adhesive bandage pad module, and a method of making adhesive bandage pads, are disclosed. The adhesive bandage pad module, and method of making an adhesive bandage pad, include a servo motor which rotates a knife roll, a transfer roll, and an infeed as... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6431241 | Roll-fed labelling apparatus A Roll-fed labeling apparatus is disclosed which includes a delivery means for delivering a label web to a rotary cutting drum, and one or more cutting assemblies located on the cutting drum providing cutting means for cutting with a slicing action the we... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428651 | Method and apparatus for applying adhesives to the edges of a slit tube A method and apparatus for applying adhesive the edges of a slit tubular body as the tubular body is advanced along a path of travel is provided. The apparatus includes a tape feed for feeding a release tape having an adhesive applied to a surface thereof... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6355132 | Multi-layered shingle and method of making same A method is provided of continuously producing a plurality of laminated shingles, including the steps of advancing a fiber sheet, waterproofing the sheet, applying granules thereto, cutting and separating the sheet into a plurality of strips which are pos... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340044 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of beveled edge molding A system for the fabrication of molding from stock material is disclosed. The system includes a groove cutting assembly for cutting a groove of predetermined shape and size in stock material to define a facing member and bevel member, wherein the groove i... | 01/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6253819 | Method and apparatus for die cutting and making laminate articles A method and apparatus that produces shaped and laminate articles and recovers the excess material or flash as a part of the manufacturing process. The apparatus uses a combination of rotary die and anvil roller assemblies in successive multiple stations ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6063228 | Method and apparatus for sticking a film to a lead frame An apparatus for sticking a film to a lead frame has a punch moving up and down for punching a film, a die for placing the film to be punched, and a heating plate for heating a lead frame. A punched film with a predetermined shape is applied on the lead f... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6024150 | Apparatus for cutting and attaching a nonmetallic cutter to a carton An apparatus for manufacturing a cutter and attaching the cutter to a carton including a vertically movable upper mold provided with an upper blade having an edge and a suction device for sucking and holding a severed nonmetallic cutter, a fixed lower mol... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6012502 | Apparatus for attaching adhesive tape to lead-on-chip leadframes An apparatus for attaching adhesive tape to a leadframe. The apparatus includes: a support frame; an adhesive tape on a reel mounted to the frame; a stationary cutter base mounted to the frame with an opening therethrough having a peripheral outline where... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5897736 | Method of attaching a nonmetallic cutter to a carton A method of attaching a cutter to a carton includes the steps of feeding intermittently a nonmetallic sheet by a feeding device toward upper and lower molds, one of which is vertically movable, punching the nonmetallic sheet by the molds to form the cutte... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5897737 | Method for making a core plate having multiple friction material segments A method for making a core plate (42) having multiple friction material segments (54) on the surface where the method includes the use of a die (24). Friction material (34) is first trimmed to conform to die (24) and is then fed into die (24). Die (24) th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5833794 | Automated slide marker using a dry pressure sensitive marking medium A slide marker that automatically makes a mark onto a predetermined location of a slide using a dry marking medium. A puncher during a full cycle of movement tamps a punched through portion of the marking medium onto the predetermined location of the slid... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827166 | Device for joining strips of a flexible material A device is provided to join the lower end of a strip of paper coming from a nearly-empty reel to the upper end of another strip of paper coming from a full reel. The joining device comprises a rotating striking arm equipped with a hammer on one of its en... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5804031 | Device for applying tear-strips The tear-strips are formed by transverse cutting of a sheet material by a cutter with a rotary blade, of which the blade cooperates with counter-blades carried by a rotary member. Once formed, each tear-strip is held on the respective counter-blade, for e... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5776285 | Method and apparatus for applying adhesive to a closure flap of envelopes Adhesive, preferably pressure sensitive adhesive, is applied to an article f manufacture, such as the closure flap of an envelope or paper bag in such a way that the adhesive is protected against activation prior to closing the article. For this purpose, t... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5679208 | High speed apparatus for forming foam cushions for packaging purposes A sealing and severing apparatus is disclosed for sealing plastic bags formed in succession from stock plastic film material and then severing the sealed bags from one another. The bags are filled with a foamable composition while they are being formed so... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5658421 | Punch and reinforcement device A combined hole puncher and reinforcer is provided with a punch control mechanism for detecting the presence of a flat sheet of material in registration with the punching device so as to provide a mechanical interlock for disabling the punching device in ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5635009 | Method for sticking an insulating film to a lead frame A method for punching an insulating film is composed of using plural divided punches having a clearance between each two of the divided punches. The clearance absorbs thermal expansion of the divided punches caused by receiving a heat from a heater. A pun... | 06/03/1997 |
