Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082967 | Positioning device for a tubular label at a pre-established height from a bottle bottom in a labelling machine The invention deals with the field of labelling machines with tubular labels made of heat-shrinking film that are directly formed on the machine starting from coiled film. More precisely, the invention refers to a device (1) or (10) for positioning a t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8042594 | Compaction device for fiber placement using interdependent segment travel A method and system for a fiber compaction device with interdependent segment travel is described. A compaction device structure supports a series of individual interdependent segments including a compaction surface. Each segment also includes an opening in which a ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011411 | Pad for embossing device For transferring an image-forming layer from a transfer foil a printing sheet, an adhesive layer is first applied to the sheet to be printed. The transfer foil provided with the image-forming layer is guided past the printing sheet under pressure, in a coating modul... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7712509 | Produce labeler with multiple cassettes at a single station An automatic apparatus for applying labels to produce is provided which utilizes three or more label cassettes angularly disposed in coplanar fashion adjacent a rotary bellows applicator. The cassettes may include labels indicating different sizes or grades of produ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7406993 | Gear assembly of laminating apparatus A gear assembly of a laminating apparatus includes a fixed gear device and an adjustable gear device connected between a motor and the fixed gear. The adjustable gear device includes a transmission shaft driven by the motor to rotate, a movable gear sleeved on and s... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398812 | Apparatus for thermal development having a removable support member This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for thermally developing a photosensitive element, and particularly to a method and apparatus for supporting the photosensitive element with a removable flexible support member during thermal treatment. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398814 | Portable laminator A portable laminator designed primarily for home use where the laminator includes a handle for carrying which may also act as a guide for articles being fed into the laminator. In alternate embodiments, the laminator includes a cover which may first position acts as... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320206 | Device for processing flat objects, especially for packing printed products For processing flat objects (10), in particular for packing printed products or small groups thereof, using a continuous packing material, the objects are conveyed in a conveying stream in which they are arranged in succession and essentially parallel to the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293594 | Process for the production of sandwich elements from reactive plastics material The invention relates to a process for the production of sandwich elements (so-called panels), in which the rising reactive mixture is guided, when it rises, through guide elements arranged between the upper and lower outer layers. This process produces void-free pa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293590 | Multiple tape laying apparatus and method A fully automated method and apparatus is disclosed to laminate various structural articles with multiple layers of a resin impregnated fiber tape. The fiber tape is deposited with a tape laying member moving alternately in different travel directions. The tape layi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267154 | Water-proof film laminating machine A water-proof film laminating machine has a laminating machine body, a top roller, a bottom roller, multiple connecting devices, a cylinder, a first holder, a second holder and a cooling device. The holders are connected to the connecting devices and driven by the c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261790 | Master processing apparatus A removable cartridge assembly for a master processing apparatus includes a cartridge body and a pair of feed roll assemblies. Each feed roll assembly includes a stock material wound about a core and mounting members on the ends of the core. Feed roll mounting struc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246646 | Method for production and apparatus for production of adhesive wafer A process for production and apparatus for production of an adhesive wafer which produce a wafer with an adhesive coated well over the entire back surface using a die attach film, wherein the wafer is placed on a table having substantially the same planar shape as t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247176 | Apparatus for removing fine particles during fabrication of a portable camera module An apparatus and a method adapted for shielding and removing fine particles for a portable camera module generated during a portable camera module fabricating process. The portable camera module includes an image sensor and an infrared ray filter. The apparatus incl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243828 | Tape feeder for component mounter and method of automatically setting tape initial position by the same Provided are a small tape feeder for a component mounter, which can transfer one or more strips of tape and can insert the tapes into a tape guide easily and precisely, and a method of automatically setting a tape initial position for such a tape feeder. The tape fe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241253 | Fuser roll with improved heating performance A roll cover particularly suitable for a fuser roll has an intermediate layer on the roll body and an outer surface layer including heat transfer bodies therein. The intermediate layer is a graphite sheet having legs extending along the axial extent of the roll body... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225847 | Laminated product automatic transporting and feeding device for laminator This invention discloses a laminated product automatic transporting and feeding device for laminator, including plural resilient tabs provided to a transporting conveyor of an automatic feeding device in parallel, the tabs retaining plural objects to be laminated th... | 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 |
| 7204290 | Apparatus for removing cover of golf ball from core A cover peeling machine includes a pair of rolls. The roll has an almost conical shape. Both of the rolls are rotated in a reverse direction. The direction of the rotation is an inward direction as seen from above. A golf ball is put close to a tip of the roll. In t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201202 | No-mask sticker maker A transfer device for adhering a transferable material to a target substrate is disclosed. The transfer device includes a supply of transfer substrate. The transfer substrate has a carrying surface and an adhesive-type transferable material provided on the carrying ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182827 | Rotary heat sealing device and method The present invention is directed to the welding of a trailing sheet tail on a roll of sheet material to an underlying layer of the sheet material on the roll to form a finished roll product ready for packaging. A device for effecting the welding comprises a thermal... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179344 | Method and apparatus for testing the quality of crimped seals Crimped seals that are formed in overlapping portions of a packaging material are tested for quality. Initially, the packaging material is installed on first and second clamps. A portion of the packaging material is then extended between first and second crimpers. T... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7155883 | Packaging machine for wrapping products in respective sheets of heat-seal wrapping material A packaging machine has a wrapping device for forming a tubular wrapping from a continuous web of heat-seal material, and for feeding products successively into the tubular wrapping; each product being located between two free tubular portions of the tubular wrappin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143800 | Non-autoclave laminated glass The invention provides a non-autoclave method and apparatus for producing laminated glass. The method and apparatus provide a non-autoclave laminated glass process that is continuous and thus eliminates the batch processing of known autoclave processes. In addition,... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135081 | Adhesive tape applying method and apparatus An apparatus disclosed relates to a technique for applying adhesive tape to a workpiece. The apparatus includes a chuck table for receiving and holding the workpiece, a tape feeding device for feeding adhesive tape in strip form toward the workpiece held by the chuc... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117914 | Non-autoclave laminated glass The invention provides a non-autoclave method and apparatus for producing laminated glass. The method and apparatus provide a non-autoclave laminated glass process that is continuous and thus eliminates the batch processing of known autoclave processes. In addition,... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117913 | Mounting device and method thereof A mounting device and a method thereof for preventing a pellet from cracking or chipping when the pellet is mounted. A mounting device comprises a first head for mounting a second pellet on a first pellet already mounted and temporarily pressure-bonding the second p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104304 | Adhesive transfer apparatus with take-up roll and a removable cartridge for a master processing apparatus The present application discloses a master processing apparatus. One aspect of the application relates to the use of a take-up roll in the apparatus. Another aspect of the application relates to the use of a take-up roll in a cartridge mountable to the apparatus. Ye... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100659 | Device for holding a film roll in a laminator The device for holding a film roll in a laminator. The film roll holding device of the present invention helps a user correctly install the film roll in the laminator without confusing a film roll installation orientation. Furthermore, the film roll holding device c... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090111 | Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making same A welding apparatus that includes a first member having a first suture-contacting surface, a second member having a second suture-contacting surface, and a device for moving the first member relative to the second member to define a gap between the respective suture... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082979 | Apparatus for increased efficiency in cutting and sealing film edges A heat sealing wheel assembly of a shrink wrap machine reduces thermoplastic film waste during the side cutting and sealing process. The relative diameters of the heat wheel and heating hub of the heat sealing wheel assembly are configured to create an annular regio... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077183 | Polyethylene foam laminating machine and method A laminating machine and a method for the production of laminated polyethylene foam sheets is described. The machine comprises a conveyor belt having at least two laminating assemblies disposed in spaced-apart relationship therealong. Each laminating assembly has a ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052564 | Component feeder having a high density cover tape reservoir A method and apparatus for the handling and containment of a cover tape peeled from a pocket tape in a component feeder are disclosed. A single folding pulley comprising inclined sides and an undercut at the hub folds the adhesive contaminated edges back onto themse... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044186 | Carpet molding process A carpet molding system includes a support structure having a receiving end and an output end. Two ovens and two receiving systems are coupled to the support structure. One receiving system receives an under-pad material through the receiving end and guides the unde... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037398 | Clear protective overcoat for a printed medium A transparent, protective overcoat for a printed medium achieved with a thermal transfer material on a carrier ribbon that is heated and pressed to transfer a segment of thermal transfer material from the carrier ribbon onto the printable surface of a medium. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022203 | Electric laminator A laminator (10) includes a housing (12) to which folding trays (18, 20) are pivotally attached adjacent inlet and outlet slots (132, 136) in the housing. The trays define slots (30, 32) which serve as carrying handles for transpor... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021355 | Disc tray error system A processor, such as a laminator for laminating a film onto a disc, such as a CD, DVD or the like has a tray for holding a disc for movement from a loading position to a processing position. The tray has a recess for receiving the disc, when the disc is properly pos... | 04/04/2006 |
