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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229560 | Sack-based processes for recovering oil floating on water One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7134824 | Curling-sealing compound lining machine for non-circular metal lids of containers The machine (4) operates continuously and is a single unit having a prismatic construction and a body with an upper base that incorporates a large rotary platen (1), a number of workstations (5) that are placed in said platen and are provided wi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7094338 | Method of making and using a filter in the form of a block of agglomerated copolymer fragments One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the fil... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048878 | Process of forming oil-absorbent bodies A process for forming an oil-sorbent composition of matter with bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) utilizes a low-temperature extrusion process. The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitud... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6935826 | Can end and method for fixing the same to a can body A can end includes a peripheral cover hook a chuck wall dependent from the interior of the cover hook, an outwardly concave annular reinforcing bead extending radially inwards from the chuck wall, and a central panel supported by an inner portion of the reinforcing ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6533518 | Can end manufacturing system and press therefor Ends for cans are made in a single press, eliminating the need for separate shell and conversion presses, balancers, track work, and other equipment, as compared to existing can end manufacturing systems, while reducing floor space and capital investment ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6113333 | Apparatus and method for applying sealant to a can lid Apparatus for applying a sealant to an outer rim of a can lid supported on a rotating lift chuck for movement into and out of a location beneath a sealant applying gun wherein the can lid is held onto the rotating lift chuck during the application of the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5603157 | Methods of producing button-type batteries and a plurality of battery terminal housing members A method of forming a button-type battery includes: a) providing an electrically conductive sheet having an exposed surface which is divisible into a plurality of areas; b) depositing an uncured electrically insulative gasket material onto the conductive ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5211974 | Containers and compositions for sealing them A container system for beer formed of a bottle body, a cap and sealing gasket formed of a blend of butyl rubber and one or more thermoplastic polymers. Preferably, the butyl rubber is present in an amount of from about 20 to about 60% by weight of the com... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5206043 | Containers and compositions for sealing them A package formed of a wooden crate or pallet impregnated with a chlorinated phenol and/or anisole wood preservative, one or more bottles containing a potable material, such as beer, a cap on each bottle and a sealing gasket between the bottle and the cap.... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5186593 | Feeding method for work products and apparatus thereof A method of feeding work products such as can ends between different processes having different throughput requirements uses various feeding apparatus. In the first process, the work products are continuously mechanically treated at the same time by a gro... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5049019 | Methods of making containers A method of making a container by laminating a metal substrate layer and a polymeric material layer together by bonding over the whole of at least one side of the metal substrate layer thereby forming a laminate container component, providing another cont... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4842469 | Device for applying a viscous sealant in annular form onto a substantially flat surface, specifically to a can end A device for applying a viscous sealant (D) in annular form onto a substantially flat surface, specifically on to a can end (14) is provided with an approximately horizontal annular transfer surface (2a, 3a) provided at the free upper end of a material tr... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4731171 | Process for making a lid having a tear-away opening The process and apparatus of the invention provide a coat of lacquer or varnish covering a tear-off cover, which is formed from a thin ferromagnetic metal, has a circumferential supporting lip and is equipped with a tear-off opening made by scoring and/or... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4650387 | Hot melt gasketing compositions and processes for applying them Compositions from 25% to 65% of a synthetic rubber block copolymer and from 75% to 35% plasticizer by weight are heated and mixed and applied, usually with a curing agent, to the lid or cover of a container such as a drum or pail. The application may take... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4592690 | Hot melt gasketing compositions and processes for applying them Compositions from 25% to 65% of a synthetic rubber block copolymer and from 75% to 35% plasticizer by weight are heated and mixed and applied, usually with a curing agent, to the lid or cover of a container such as a drum or pail. The application may take... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4461605 | Process for manufacturing lids with a closure strip covering at least one pouring hole, in particular such lids for beverage cans Lids made of aluminum alloys or ferrous material such as tin plate or tin free steel having at least one stamped out pouring hole and, if desired, at least one hole for air have hot sealed pull-off strips covering the said holes. On the inner side of the ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4419168 | Apparatus for handling gasket-forming material Apparatus is provided for handling gasket-forming material. This material is usually supplied in tubular cartridge form and is dispensed to a screen with a porous pattern which shapes the material to the desired gasket-configuration. The material is sprea... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4416576 | Method of forming score in can end plate and method of attaching tab to the same for facilitating the opening of can A method of providing a can end plate with a score and a tab for facilitating the opening of the can. The method comprises the steps of lining the can end plate with a layer of a thermoplastic resin at at least one side thereof, forming a score in the can... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4367996 | Tab opener end closure assembly method An improved tab opener and retained-tab easy-open structure and end closure assembly method are disclosed. The tab opener is fabricated from flat-rolled sheet metal to present a rounded edge periphery. In preparing an end closure for assembly on a can bod... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4353775 | Apparatus for applying gasket-forming material to workpieces Apparatus is provided for applying a bead of gasket-forming material to a mateable surface of a workpiece. The apparatus includes a source of gasket-forming material and a screen having a predetermined pattern conforming to the desired bead of the gasket-... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4352712 | Apparatus for applying gasket-forming material to workpieces Apparatus is provided for applying a bead of gasket-forming material to a mateable surface of a workpiece. The apparatus includes a source of gasket-forming material and a screen having a predetermined pattern conforming to the desired bead of the gasket-... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4102304 | Apparatus for application of sealant This specification disclosed a method of and apparatus for the application of sealant gasketing or protective material to a can end or to other container members in which a transfer head having a transfer face in the shape of the container member area to ... | 07/25/1978 |
