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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323665 | Heating element for high-speed film-sealing apparatus, and method for making same A heating element for a film-sealing apparatus comprises a heating wire segment formed of a first metal having a first reflectance to laser radiation of a predetermined wavelength. The heating element further comprises a first conductor lead comprising a wire having... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7285749 | Thermoplastic tube sealing device utilizing actuators to control separate heating and cooling stations A tube sealing device for sealing a resilient thermoplastic tube. The tube sealing device includes a base that supports a resilient thermoplastic tube in a fixed position relative to the base. The heating tool and the cooling tool are coupled to the base for movemen... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7247219 | Rotary impulse sealer The invention is a rotatable cylindrical roll for heat sealing heat sealable materials that includes a heating zone for sealing the material and a cooling zone for supporting the newly formed seal. The device comprises a conductive zone and a resistive zone that are... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244222 | Apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements An apparatus used in the manufacture of a thermoplastic zipper having a slider mounted thereon includes a pair of clamp arms disposed on opposing sides of a path of the zipper. The clamp arms are movable in directions substantially perpendicular to the zipper path s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7163133 | Apparatus for and method of moving a slider along mating zipper elements A manufacturing apparatus, for moving sliders for opening and closing mating zipper elements along the mating zipper elements, includes a roller and a projection. The roller rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular with a path of a film including the mating... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6917014 | Sealing system for forming thermal seals and methods of operation thereof The invention is a sealing system and a method of operation thereof. A sealing system which forms spaced apart thermal seals along a moving at least one web (60) by contact of the moving the at least one web with heated portions (74) of sealing element... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6877540 | Apparatus for automated manufacture of welded foam structures An apparatus and device for fusing two or more foam components together by thermal welding, has an interface blade adapted for placement at an interface of foam components to be fused together, and a nozzle proximate to the interface blade for distributing a heated ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6791068 | Roller heating system for a laminating machine and process for producing rolling shaft thereof A roller heating system for a laminating machine comprises a first rolling shaft and a second rolling shaft, wherein the first rolling shaft and the second rolling shaft are parallel with each other, and a heating mechanism is mounted on the respective surface of th... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6713726 | Heat-sealing method and apparatus for fiber sheets There is disclosed a heat-sealing method including: feeding a fusible fiber sheet (12) into the clearance between a pair of rolls (1, 5), at least one of which has sealing ridges (2, 6) of a predetermined pattern on its outer circumference; and ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6657165 | Sealing system for forming thermal seals and method of operation thereof The invention is a sealing system and a method of operation thereof. A sealing system which forms spaced apart thermal seals along a moving at least one web (60) by contact of the moving the at least one web with heated portions (74) of sealing elements (... | 12/02/2003 |
| 5997678 | Method and apparatus for transferring images onto a tubular structure A method and apparatus for imprinting a sublimation transfer onto a generally cup-shaped or tubular structure. The apparatus includes a support structure for holding of the structure. A blower is provided for providing a flow of heating air to the interio... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5885410 | Heated laminating roll The heated laminating roll of the present invention comprises a cylindrical core having an exterior surface, an electrical resistance heating wire disposed on the exterior surface of the cylindrical core, and a silicone rubber cover disposed on the core. ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5728257 | Pouch laminator A pouch laminator used for coating both sides of a small-sized sheet such as a photograph or identification card with a vinyl film is disclosed. Two folding guide plates are hinged to front and rear sides of the laminator body, respectively. A pair of bea... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5476568 | Pre-proof temperature controlling assembly The present invention relates to a pre-proof temperature controlling assembly associated with an off-press apparatus for laminating an image sheet to an image receiving substrate and, more particularly, for laminating a plurality of image sheets to the re... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5217561 | Laminating apparatus The present invention provides a laminating apparatus comprising a sheet transporter for transporting a sheet, a laminating film transporter for transporting at least one laminating film in such a manner that the laminating film is superposed with at leas... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5153411 | Fuser roller having surface-temperature reducing member A heat and pressure roller-type fusing apparatus for fusing toner images onto a substrate includes a fuser roller which has a hollow metallic core and at least an elastomeric outer layer that is formed over the core. A heat source is mounted within the me... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5091281 | Image recording apparatus and method Disclosed are an apparatus for and a method of recording an image in which a heat-developable light-sensitive material and an image-receiving material are superposed on each other and the superposed two materials are inserted between an outer periphery of... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5071504 | Double sided laminating machine A laminating system includes a pair of heated laminating rollers (14) for drawing laminating film (12) from supply rolls and preheat members (30) between the supply rolls and the laminating rollers. The preheat rollers are heated internally by a bonded el... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5055375 | Method of image formation using heated rollers A method of forming an image which comprises subjecting an image-forming material comprised of a substrate and a photosensitive layer containing a dye and/or a pigment and a photopolymerizable compound and disposed on the substrate to an image-exposure, t... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4840224 | Device for transferring heat energy by capillary forces A heat energy transfer device has an enclosure defining a closed cavity and including an outer face to be heated or cooled. A heat transfer medium is contained in the cavity. The device has a first capillary arrangement disposed in the cavity for advancin... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4825041 | Thermal developing apparatus A thermally developing apparatus for a light and pressure sensitive material. The exposed material is inserted between a rotating heated roller and an endless belt wrapped partially around the roller. Additionally, a temperature sensor detects abnormally ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4724305 | Directly-heating roller for fuse-fixing toner images The roller has a roller body having a small heat capacity, a bonding layer formed substantially uniformaly on the outer peripheral surface of the roller body, a lower insulating layer provided on the bonding layer; a heat generating layer provided on the ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4695704 | Hair grooming attachment for a curling iron A curling iron includes an elongated heating element attached at one end to a handle and having an outer circular peripheral surface provided with a plurality of generally arcuately spaced, radially open grooves extending longitudinally on the outer perip... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4629867 | Heated rotatable roll arrangement There is disclosed a heated roll for the thermal treatment of formed products. It includes a driven hollow shaft and a hollow roll body of a circular-ring-shaped cross section and closed on all sides to accommodate a heat transfer medium. Power supply lin... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627176 | Drying cylinder for a web material machine, particularly a paper machine The outer side surface of the drying cylinder (1) is delimited by a plurality of coaxial rims (2) having the same radius, arranged side by side and separated two by two by an axial space (7), and made of a good heat-conducting material. Each rim (2) is he... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4538052 | Fixing roller for a copying machine A fixing roller for a fixing unit for a copying machine has a heater disposed within an aluminum cylinder. A pair of stainless steel, U-shaped plates, which have holes cut in their bottoms, are fitted into opposite end portions of the cylinder to hold the... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4535230 | Variable profile roller particularly for the paper making industry The invention concerns variable contour rollers for use in calendering or pressing devices, printing presses and like applications. The rollers include an external element of cylindrical form, for example of cast iron, and in their interior a number of tr... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4501955 | Rotatable heating apparatus Rotatable heating apparatus including a support portion, a shell portion, a heating portion, a power supply portion and a control portion; the support portion including a frame section, the frame section including spaced upstanding sections, the upstandin... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4496825 | Electric curling iron having a removable hair grooming attachment An electrically heated hair curling iron includes a handle with a tubular electric heating element having a first end adjacent the handle, a second and spaced outwardly from the handle, and an outer peripheral surface provided with a plurality of accurate... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4493982 | Holder apparatus for heater element Apparatus for removably holding a heater element having at least one end with an electrical contact. The apparatus includes a body of heat and electrically insulating material having a first segment for releasably and solely supporting an elongated heater... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4469549 | Heat seal apparatus Heat seal apparatus is disclosed which comprises a heater unit having a heater therein and a roller insertable in and removable from the heater unit. The roller, when in the heater unit, is in heat transfer relation with the heater so as to be heated to a... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4469934 | Electrically heated hair curling brush with selectively rotatable handle An electrically heated hair curling brush includes a generally cylindrical elongated handle having an elongated, thermally non-conductive brush support rotatably mounted within the handle and axially extending therefrom. An electric PTC heating element is... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4443688 | Electrically heated hair curling appliance with removable rotatable hair grooming member An electrically heated hair curling appliance includes a handle assembly having an electric heating element extending fixedly from one end thereof and a removable tubular hair grooming member mounted on the heating element for rotary and axial movement re... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4435069 | Fixing apparatus for electrophotography A fixing apparatus for electrophotography includes a fixing drum having an infrared radiation heat source in the interior thereof and a backing roller which cooperates with the fixing drum to transport a recording sheet. The fixing drum is made of a trans... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4419565 | Two-mode steam brush curler A hand-held steam hair curler-brush includes a perforated open-ended metallic cylinder extending forwardly from a handle. Secured to the handle and extending into the interior of the cylinder is a cylindrical member containing an electric heating element ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4329567 | Electrically heated rotatable curler brush A lockable rotatable heated curling brush which is used for styling and curling hair includes a rod housing which serves as a handle, an inner tube fixedly connected to said handle and protruding therefrom, a heater inside said inner tube electrically con... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4314137 | Electrically heated hair curling brush An electrically heated hair curling brush for drying and styling hair includes an elongated handle having a longitudinal axis and provided at its front end with an axially extending inner tube affixed non-rotatably to the handle. An outer tube formed with... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4242566 | Heat-pressure fusing device A heat-pressure fusing apparatus that exhibits high thermal efficiency is disclosed. The fusing apparatus comprises at least one pair of first and second oppositely driven pressure fixing feed rollers, each of the rollers having an outer layer of a therma... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4213031 | Heat sealing roller having a temperature self-controlled PTC heating resistor for welding thermoplastic foils A welding device for welding together at least two superimposed foils of thermoplastic synthetic material includes an electrically heated temperature-controlled sealing roller and a counterpressure organ cooperating with roller to form a heated zone in wh... | 07/15/1980 |
