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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151855 | Device for manufacturing seamless hat A device for manufacturing a seamless hat includes an assembling cutting device and a layer connecting device. The assembling cutting device includes an ultrasonic metal wheel, an ultrasonic metal platform, a feeding rubber wheel, and a feeding metal wheel. The ultr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113258 | Ultrasonic welding device An ultrasonic welding assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an ultrasonic welder having nodal horn support for improving transmission of transducer energy to the weld comprising an acoustical tool having a horn; a weld tip on the end of said horn; and at leas... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8082966 | System for enhancing sonotrode performance in ultrasonic additive manufacturing applications An ultrasonic welding assembly, comprising: a sonotrode having a single welding region and two nodal regions formed on either side of the welding region; a mounting plate for supporting the sonotrode having a force application region on the upper surface thereof; at... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8025087 | Ultrasonic vibration welder The present invention solves the problem that a connecting portion between a horn and a vibration transmission rod has a tendency to get damaged and the problem associated with the structure in which a chip is attached to an end of the vibration transmission rod, wh... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7958924 | Apparatus and method for producing a weld seam The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a weld seam on a foil bag with an ultrasonic hammer and an anvil, preferably with a weld side directed towards the ultrasonic hammer, the weld side having a long projection, so that the foil material of the foil ba... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7896052 | Bonding apparatus and bonding method The present invention is a bonding apparatus which bonds a first object to be bonded and a second object to be bonded by bringing a bonding member into contact with an upper surface of the second object to be bonded placed on an upper surface of the first object to ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7810541 | Anvil for ultrasonic welding and device for ultrasonic welding An ultrasonic welding apparatus is provided having an anvil preferably connected to a lever assembly. The lever assembly is preferably connected to a carrier via a holder, wherein the holder is pivotable with respect to the carrier, and the lever assembly is pivotab... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802604 | Device for the ultrasound treatment of workpieces The invention relates to a sonotrode (1) for ultrasonic machining workpieces. The sonotrode (1) is connected on the input side to a drive (5) with at least two ultrasonic transmitter units excited by an ultrasonic generator, is provided with a n... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7766067 | Rotary ultrasonic sealer Horn assembly adapted to be rotatably arranged in a housing (3) of a rotary ultrasonic sealer, and comprising a hollow shaft (1) having a longitudinal axis (2) and a horn (8) arranged coaxially in the hollow shaft (1) and connected... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7644746 | Rotary ultrasonic sealer An ultrasonic sealer comprising a hollow shaft (1) having a longitudinal axis (2) and being rotatably arranged in a housing (3) for driven rotation about its longitudinal axis (2). The rotary sealer further comprises a sealing horn (8 | 01/12/2010 |
| 7425241 | Assembly comprising a trim part for a motor vehicle and another part secured to the trim part by melting material, and a method of assembling the parts This assembly of a trim part of thermoplastic material for a motor vehicle with another part having a thin portion of thermoplastic material is such that the thin portion presents through orifices and the melting of the trim part together with the thin portion is lo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7412998 | Sealing device for sealing and simultaneously cutting a web of material The present invention relates to a sealing device for making a longitudinal seal on and simultaneously trimming the excess material from a web of material during the formation of a continuous tubular wrapping of filter paper in a station forming part of an automatic... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410453 | Method of sealing a zipper with concave bridges or bases using convex sealing bars The present invention includes a method and apparatus wherein webless zipper is provided with concave seal bridges. These concave seal bridges are complementary in shape to convex sealing bars. This captures or positions the seal bridges of the zipper profiles resul... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401633 | Caulking device for metal plate for tape reel The caulking device for the metal plate for the tape reel of the present invention in which a plurality of bosses 14 formed on one end surface of the tape reel 10 are inserted in a plurality of boss holes 22 formed on the metal plate 20, ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392923 | Ultrasonic welding machine, as well as tool for an ultrasonic welding machine An ultrasonic welding machine having a tool in the form of, for example, a sonotrode. In order to allow for an optimal utilization of the working surfaces of the sonotrode, it is proposed to move or mount the sonotrode in a desired position with respect to the eleme... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383865 | Welding device The present welding device is a device for welding webs W, the device including: a drum 20 and an anvil 21 rotating about an axis; a transfer section 22 provided on a periphery of the drum 20 to rotate together with the drum 20; a ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378616 | Heating apparatus and method for semiconductor devices A heating apparatus and method for heating a semiconductor device during bonding of electrical contacts onto the device is provided, which includes a heating plate that is provided for heating the semiconductor device and a layer of compliant material extending over... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374626 | Method for bonding a body side wafer of a stoma system and a further component of said stoma system with each other A body side wafer of a stoma system is bonded to a further component thereof using an ultrasonic welding apparatus including an anvil and a horn. The horn includes a first welding surface and the anvil includes a second welding surface. At least one of the two weldi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370786 | Bonding method and bonding apparatus Disclosed are a bonding method for a semiconductor chip, which employs an ultrasonic bonding scheme that prevents wear-out of the top surface of a mount tool and ensures both high reliability and high productivity, and a bonding apparatus which is used to carry out ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361172 | Ultrasonic device and method for tissue coagulation An ultrasonic surgical device for the coagulation of animal tissue having an ultrasonic applicator and a movable jaw with a jaw surface adjacent the distal portion of the ultrasonic applicator for movement toward the applicator to a closed position at a predefined c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344620 | Ultrasonic sonotrode An ultrasonic sonotrode for irradiating ultrasonic energy into fluid or pasty media, wherein the ultrasonic sonotrode in the longitudinal direction (z) includes: a coupling section for coupling an active ultrasonic system which excites longitudinally in the longitud... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344616 | Tube welding Method and apparatus for welding two container walls of plastic film (1, 2) to a plastic tube (3) having a substantially circular cross section, wherein the plastic tube (3) is arranged between two parallelly arranged plastic films (1, 2)... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341084 | Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article In apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article during assembly thereof at least a portion of the article is transported through a nip defined by first and second members. A bonding segment is disposed on one of the first and second members and a cuttin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331652 | Joint structure and method of producing same A joint structure including a first member and a second member which are jointed to each other to define a flow passage in which a fluid flows. One of the first and second members includes a weldable portion which projects toward an opposed surface of the other of t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325373 | Rotary unit for ultrasound sealing continuous tubular strips A rotary unit, of an FFS (Form, Fill and Seal) machine, for ultrasound sealing a continuous tubular strip housing an orderly succession of products and fed along a feed path extending through a sealing station; the rotary unit having two substantially identical roto... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311647 | Methods for sensing features on moving fastener tape during automated production A method of manufacture comprises the following steps: (a) advancing a fastener tape made of flexible thermoplastic material along a process pathway during an indexing portion of a work cycle, the fastener tape not advancing during a dwell time of the work cycle; (b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299600 | Device for sealing lengths of filter paper A device for sealing filter bags for products for infusion, where each filter bag is made from a flat web (1) of filter paper and has applied to it a tag (1b) and a tie string (1a) connecting the tag (1b) to the filte... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264146 | Ultrasonic tool and ultrasonic bonder An ultrasonic tool, for bonding two materials to each other by joining a face of one of the materials to a face of the other material using the action of ultrasonic waves applied to one of the materials through another face of the one of the materials, wherein the u... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243894 | Mount for vibratory elements The invention is a mounting system for a vibrational element. The vibrational element has a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and an axial displacement node. The mounting system includes an isolation member which has an isolation surface, an isolating body, and an... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244337 | Water blocking cable tape and methods for making same The invention provides a water blocking tape for use in a variety of cable designs, such as power cable, data communications cable and telecommunications cable. A water blocking tape according to the invention includes layers of lightweight nonwoven fabric with one ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229523 | Treatment for ultrasonic welding A metal welding horn having tripartite ceramic coating on its welding horn tip. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229512 | Non-invasive tear mechanism for flexible packaging and apparatus A non-invasive tear mechanism for a flexible packaging, the non-invasive tear mechanism comprises a plurality of junctions formed in the flexible packaging that form a line of weakness in the packaging. The junctions are non-invasive in that the flexible packaging i... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219419 | Component mounting apparatus including a polishing device Component (3) is pressed onto a circuit board (4) so that their respective metal interconnects (5), (6) are in close contact with each other, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the suction nozzle (14) holding the component (... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220331 | Device for connecting a multilayered web by ultrasound A device for connecting a multilayered material band by ultrasound in a first gap between a first ultrasonic device and at least one first responder is provided. A first, flat material band is introduced through a first feeding device and a second flat material band... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188414 | Method of assembling a flat electrical cable A flat electrical cable and a modular rotary anvil for assembling a flat electrical cable wherein the flat cable includes an upper and lower layer. The upper layer has ribs protruding along its length that are substantially parallel to one another, and continuous su... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178316 | Ultrasonic sealing apparatus An ultrasonic sealing apparatus is provided for transversely ultrasonically sealing a packing material comprised of a laminated body including at least a thermoplastic resin layer having a tubular form and containing a fluid. The apparatus includes a horn having an ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134588 | Bonding tool for ultrasonic bonding and method of ultrasonic bonding Changes in the form of a pressure welding part of a bonding tool for ultrasonic bonding due to abrasion of the pressure welding part and/or accumulation of foreign matter, such as plating material, on the pressure welding part during use of the bonding tool are prev... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128807 | Device for the ultrasonic sealing and separation of a pipe section A device for the fluid-tight sealing and separation of a pipe section by means of an ultrasonic welding device, including a sonotrode with a first welding surface, an anvil with a second welding surface that is assigned to the first welding surface, and a separating... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122097 | Ultrasound horn The invention relates to an ultrasound horn comprising a fixing section (1a), a sealing section (1c) and a transfer section (1b) extending therebetween, one or more elongate recesses (3, 4) being formed at least in th... | 10/17/2006 |
