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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066048 | Device and method for applying labels A device for applying labels to a label carrier including a movable rack, which defines a plurality of magazine sites, each of the magazine sites being configured for accommodating a label magazine that is suitable for accommodating a large number of labels. The mag... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8016011 | Labeling apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a labeling apparatus that allows a labeling operation to be carried out continuously for a long period without the need of cleaning, even if the easy-to-peel labels are used. To accomplish the above object, the presen... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7238253 | Bag manufacturing system A placement component rapidly moves individual bag blanks from a pack or magazine to a conveyor system in uniformly spaced relationship. Each bag blank has opposite surfaces. While the conveyor system continues to move the bags, opening tabs are automatically applie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7168223 | Capsule-sealing machine for food or drink containers The present invention is a capsule-sealing machine that uses a heat-sealing process to apply sterile aluminum blank capsules on food or drink containers or cans, preferably cylindrical in shape but also square, rectangular or oval. The machine includes a conveyor be... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147028 | Label application system Techniques to apply a label to an object are described. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7018500 | Apparatus and method for singulating porous fuel cell layers using adhesive tape pick head An apparatus and method provide for singulating thin and substantially porous material layers arranged in a stack. A pick head is positioned above the stack of material layers. An adhesive tape is stabilized against the pick head through use of a vacuum between the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6972067 | System and method for automated placement of pre-printed sheets onto a web A system and method for producing flexible magnets includes apparatus for automatically feeding a plurality of individual, pre-printed sheets into continuous webs of a magnet material and a laminate to laminate the individual sheets to the web of magnet material in ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6874556 | Transfer device for transferring a lightweight object A transfer device for transferring a lightweight object by pneumatic pulse, the device including a pneumatic pulse generator connected to a transfer member, wherein the pneumatic pulse generator includes bellows installed between a fixed base and a plate actuated by... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6742561 | Apparatus for die bonding The present invention provides an apparatus for bonding a semiconductor chip to substrate using a non-conductive adhesive tape. The non-conductive adhesive tape may be a polyimide tape. The apparatus may include a tape provider having a reel on which the non-adhesiv... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6708748 | Beverage can with a protective cover, a blank for a protective cover, as well as a method and device for application of a protective cover to beverage cans A beverage can with a protective cover, a blank for it, as well as a method and device for application of a protective cover to the lid area of a beverage can, wherein the protective cover is made of embossed aluminum foil. An essentially flat blank of the embossed ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702918 | Intermittent material feed type variable-lamination rapid prototyping process and apparatus using linear thermal cutting system A rapid prototyping process and apparatus that provides an intermittent material feed type variable-lamination rapid prototyping using a linear thermal cutting system, wherein intermittently fed materials are cut to have variable lengths, widths, and late... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6663740 | Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of thin-film laminate A manufacturing method of a thin-film laminate for manufacturing the thin-film laminate by sequentially laminating thin-film sheets having conductive patterns formed thereon, comprising the steps of housing thin-film sheets held by a carrier films adjuste... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6592116 | Apparatus for handling blanks, in particular revenue stamps for cigarette packs Apparatus for supplying and transferring blanks, in particular revenue stamps, to (cigarette) packs a supply of blanks being stored in at least one upright magazine shaft from which the blanks are removed individually on the underside. In order to increas... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6543506 | Modelling apparatus and method A modeling apparatus for producing a model by lamination of sheet material including a support platform which can be raised and lowered, a sheet feed mechanism for feeding sheet material over the platform, a superstructure mounted over the platform, a cut... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536101 | Apparatus for applying foils to board faces A foil applicator for particle board and the like has a stack of foils positioned above the transport path for the boards and provided with a suction feeder which delivers the foils to a platform from which the foils are fed by belt feeders to the upper s... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6484779 | Automatic stenciling machine An automatic brickwork stencil making machine formed in two production lines on a table top base. A roll of adhesive coated tape in each line is processed to pick up tabs positioned perpendicular to the moving tape, a tamper secures the tab on the tape, a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6422283 | Nonmetallic cutter, a carton having the same cutter attached thereto, a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing the same cutter and attaching the same cutter to the carton An apparatus for manufacturing a cutter includes a cutter cylinder that has a cutter blade on a peripheral surface thereof. The cutter blade extends in a longitudinal direction. A rotary die cutter has a receiving cylinder on a peripheral surface thereof ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6357505 | Apparatus for transferring flexible strip-shaped objects from the underside of a magazine to a conveyor Apparatus for delivering successive lowermost strip- or sheet-shaped commodities, such as labels, from a stack of commodities to a conveyor employs a rotary and reciprocable transfer member which pneumatically removes successive lowermost commodities from... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6279636 | Method and apparatus for merging and attaching documents to envelopes A method and system for automatically merging and attaching documents, such as photocopies of remittance checks or the like, to envelopes from which the documents originated is disclosed. The system uses a series of bins and conveyors to automatically ret... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6234230 | Device for continuously applying self-adhesive handles to moving articles A device that continuously applies self-adhesive handles to moving articles using a pivotable paddle that can rotate approximately 180 degrees from a vertical stopped position. The rotation of the paddle is synchronized with the movement of the articles s... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234231 | Device for attaching a supplement to a surface of signatures A device for attaching a supplement to an exposed surface of signatures transported one after another in a transporting direction along a guide arrangement includes a rotating gripping roller for picking up the supplements at the circumference of the rota... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6186208 | Automatic cassette wrapping and assembly machine An automatic cassette wrapping machine includes three interconnected stations: a station for loading cassettes and inserting cassettes into an assembly line; a station for receiving the cassettes and engaging the cassettes with paperboard sheaths having p... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170700 | Leaflet dispensing apparatus A leaflet dispensing apparatus having a main structural body on which is mounted a carousel including a plurality of magazine for storing leaflets and an intermediate chute for transferring the leaflets from the carousel to a dispensing wheel. The dispens... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6119753 | Device for laying end papers on inner books Apparatus for applying end papers to the front and rear sides of inner books which are continuously moving along a transport path includes end paper channels extending along the transport path and feeders for isolating individual end papers from stacks an... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6076583 | Automated slide staining system The present invention is an automatic slide staining system which will process stained slides, such as cytology or histology specimens. The present invention includes two embodiments for the staining system. The first system includes a slide storage devic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5996664 | Compact mail-processing machine having a special transport path A mail processing machine including a base, a mail item feed station and a station for storing said items after processing in the base, said base including a printhead adapted to print postage imprints on mail items from a magazine of the feed station and... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5876555 | Apparatus and method for applying a label to a package An apparatus for labelling packages with postage meter labels performs a method in which postage metered label combinations are received from a label feeder and postage meter, the label is stripped from its release sheet, and then the label is applied to ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5785804 | Bag gripping and transfer apparatus and method A method and apparatus for 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 station and is gripped proximate its top. It is then... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5725725 | Automatic sock labeling machine An automatic sock labeling machine including a conveyor element actuatable with a translatory motion along an advancement direction and extending from a station for loading the socks on the conveyor element to a station for unloading the labeled socks. Th... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5700346 | Automated slide staining system The present invention provides an automatic slide staining system which will process stained slides, such as cytology or histology specimens. The present invention includes two embodiments for the staining system. The first system includes a slide storage... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5645680 | Produce labeller A produce labeller has first and, optionally, second selectively actuable label supply cartridge for selectively supplying labels from the fast or second selectively actuable label supply cartridge to corresponding fast and second label transfer positions... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5556505 | Windshield assembly system A windshield assembly system for assembling windshield assemblies for vehicles includes a conveyor for delivering at least two plys of glass to an assembly station, a first robot for lifting one of the two plays from the conveyor, a second robot for gripp... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5545286 | Rotary magazine system for labeler A system for dependably supplying stacks of labels to a high speed labeling machine. The system includes four primary parts. A plurality of cartridges for carrying stacks of labels, each of the cartridges has a release mechanism at the lower end of the ca... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5397426 | Device for producing smart cards This invention relates to a device for producing smart cards, characterized in that it comprises a station (1) for milling recesses in batches of plastic cards associated with a station (3) for inlaying integrated circuits in said recesses, said milled ca... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5286333 | Device for supporting and driving the label gumming and transfer unit in labeling machinery The device forms part of a high speed labeling machine of the type utilizing cold-applied gums, typically as in bottling plant, and serves to support and drive the rotary unit by which single labels are gummed and transferred to the point of application; ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5215622 | Labeling machine for bottles or the like The invention is used in a labeling machine for applying liquid to the surface of the bottles after the labels are applied for the purpose of rendering scratches, abrasions, chipping and chafing of the bottle surfaces invisible. To minimize the space take... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5203953 | Process and apparatus for conveying labels to be transferred to a (cigarette) pack Labels (10), especially revenue stamps, are usually affixed to cuboidal cigarette packs (11). The labels have to be supplied and held ready for being received by the packs (11) in sufficient numbers. The labels (10) are successively severed length- or bre... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5192392 | Container labeler The container labeler (2) includes broadly a container conveyor (8) and one or more label applying assemblies (4,6). The label applying assembly includes a label supply hopper (10) which stores a stack of labels (16), a transfer assembly (24) which remove... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5174852 | Method and apparatus for attaching labels to containers In a method for attaching labels to containers, the labels are removed from a stack by rolling contact with an adhesive surface coated with a cold glue. Prior to termination of the removing step, a localized hot glue coating is in addition applied to the ... | 12/29/1992 |
