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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431783 | Method and apparatus for production of plaster plates having 4 tapered edges A method for producing plaster plates (44), according to which two fine cardboard-covered sheets of paper (8, 9) enclose a plaster-based hydraulic binder (10) in a shaping device (13), creating a composite band (45) that is hardene... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7293593 | Island placement technology A placement apparatus comprising an anvil roller, a die roller communicatively associated with the anvil roller, and a bump transfer roller communicatively associated with the vacuum roll. The invention also provides a process for placing articles on a web, comprisi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7219890 | Valve system for the count roll of an interfolding machine An interfolding machine includes an assembly for and method of separating overlapped sheets of material at a desired sheet count. The assembly includes a vacuum assembly with a manifold having a plurality of vacuum inlet ports coupled to a valve body having a plural... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6881290 | Process and device for the production of labels and label obtainable by this process The printed web of paper, from which label booklets are formed, is provided in a punching unit with punch cuts, which form at least one row of punched areas and non-punched areas, wherein the punched areas remain joined to the non-punched areas respectively along a ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6814217 | Method and apparatus utilizing servo motors for placing parts onto a moving web Method and apparatus for receiving parts traveling at a first speed through a receiving zone and applying the parts onto a carrier traveling at a second speed through an application zone. Transferring devices transport the parts between the zones. The transferring d... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811019 | Method and apparatus utilizing servo motors for placing parts onto a moving web An apparatus and method for receiving a material web traveling at a first speed in a receiving zone, forming discrete parts from the material web, and applying the discrete parts onto a carrier traveling at a second speed through an application zone. The apparatus h... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6705453 | Method and apparatus utilizing servo motors for placing parts onto a moving web A method and apparatus for receiving parts traveling at a first speed through a receiving zone and applying the parts to a carrier traveling at a second speed through an application zone. The method and apparatus utilizes transferring devices for transporting the pa... | 03/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6508903 | Method of making a security label A method for forming a securing label including affixing a security activating material to a substrate to form a sub-assembly label, attaching the sub-assembly label to a top label material, and cutting the top label material to form a top label where the... | 01/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6450321 | Method and apparatus utilizing servo motors for placing parts onto a moving web A method and apparatus for receiving parts traveling at a first speed through a receiving zone and applying the parts to a carrier traveling at a second speed through an application zone. The method and apparatus utilizes transferring devices for transpor... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6340042 | Method of and apparatus for applying light-shield member to photosensitive member An elongate light-shield film is withdrawn for a length corresponding to the width of a photosensitive film by a light-shield film supply mechanism, cut off into a light-shield film by a first cutting mechanism, and fed to an overlapping position by a fee... | 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 |
| 6254714 | Method and apparatus for undergarment assembly A machine which fabricates an undergarment assembly having an openable front panel. The assembly is made from two continuous half width webs. The first and second web paths are transversely spaced. It includes devices to add a V-folded reinforcing strip a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6086694 | High speed web machine A method and apparatus are provided for applying swatches to a continuously traveling web, which is usually preprinted, and which is severed into sheets of a predetermined repeat length. When going from one size of repeat length to another size of repeat ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6062285 | Machine for manufacturing adhesive dressings having the absorbing compress completely surrounded by the adhesive support A machine for manufacturing adhesive dressings having an adhesive support, absorbing material compresses laying on the support and a protective layer, includes a cutting element for cutting compresses to a desired size and placing them at the desired inte... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5919334 | Method and apparatus for fabrication and assembly of apparel The machine of the present invention is used to produce articles of apparel having an openable front or rear panel. It includes feeder mechanisms to supply two half width webs and webs for reinforced edges through cutter mechanisms where webs cut into seg... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904802 | Method and apparatus for making front opening briefs The machine of the present invention fabricates briefs having an openable front panel from two continuous half width webs. The first and second web paths are transversely spaced. It includes feeding and folding devices to add a V-folded reinforcing strip ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5788802 | Vacuum drum feed and alignment apparatus for multiple layer laminator A laminator is provided for registering and laminating one or more web or sheet laminae on a web substrate, wherein each lamina has defined, successive areas and indicia provided in predetermined positions relative to the defined areas. The laminator incl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5746869 | Apparatus and process for cyclically accelerating and decelerating a strip of material The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for cyclically accelerating the leading end of a slower moving first material web to match the faster speed of a continuous second material web. The apparatus is comprised of a set of upstream meterin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5700340 | Method of manufacturing a tape having a succession of surface-type fastener pieces A method of manufacturing a continuous elongated tape having a succession of surface type fastener pieces attached thereto, comprises the steps of: intermittently feeding a surface-type fastener tape blank composed of a release sheet and a surface-type fa... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5681413 | Production of transdermal therapeutic systems The invention provides a process for the production of transdermal therapeutic systems. A layer containing active substance is initially present as a tape or web in the form of a laminate, with a carrier layer and, possibly, further auxiliary layers and/o... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5632849 | Tab applicator for log roll winders The winding system includes several rollers and a rotating drum, around which the web winds before being wound on a core. A cutting and tabbing assembly cuts the web against the rotating drum and cuts and applies the tab on the web in registration with th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5614042 | Tape binding device for electric wire bundle and tape binding method The present invention discloses a tape binding device winding a tape piece having an adhesive surface on one side around an electric wire bundle to bundle it. In the device, a pair of arms having a holding surface are lowered while holding the tape piece ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5609705 | Cord reinforcement of rubber material A process and apparatus for arranging cut lengths of reinforcement cords in parallel on a moving rubber surface by feeding the cord into successive cord receiving receptacles on a rotor, cutting predetermined lengths of the cords introduced into the recep... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5516704 | Method and an apparatus for manufacturing thin-film photoelectric conversion modules Multiple thin-film photoelectric conversion elements formed on a flexible insulating substrate are organized as a single photoelectric conversion module via a manufacturing process that substantially eliminates the probability of damaging the light-receiv... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507910 | Lead frame taping machine The object of the present invention is to provide a lead frame taping machine, which is capable of waiting the fade at a position away from a lead frame holding section and preventing the punch from shaking when the tape-chip is taped onto the lead frame.... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5462625 | Making reinforced tabbed or indexed sheets Tabbed or indexed sheets typically for use in ring binders or other stationery applications are produced from a web of sheet material by means of forming an aperture in the sheet material and inserting through the aperture a length of reinforcing material... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5407507 | Method and apparatus for combining a tensioned elastic member with a moving substrate web A method and apparatus for stretching an elastic member in cross machine direction and combining the elastic member, while held in tension, with a moving substrate web. A web of unstretched material, having elasticity across the direction of metering, is ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5272800 | Method and apparatus for forming and positioning a preform on a workpiece A method and apparatus for forming and attaching a preform to a metallic workpiece, particularly an epoxy preform for use in electronic packages. The epoxy preform is stamped from a strip and maintained in an upper die assembly. The metallic workpiece is ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5238522 | Joining device for strip-like material A device for joining a leading end of a new second strip-like material to a trailing end of a supplied first strip-like material is disclosed. This device includes a joining preparation path. A stamper base is arranged midway along the joining preparation... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5200020 | Apparatus and method for laminating patches of a first web material onto a second web material Apparatus and a method for laminating patches to a base web accurately, and as efficiently as possible, are provided. Two webs are fed at speeds which are related as the ratio of the width of each patch to the separation distance between patches, the patc... | 04/06/1993 |
