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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335009 | Roller mold press A detachable roller mold press includes two rollers that can rotate relative to each other. The rollers are securely fastened to a predetermined location, which can drive a press mold or a knife mold plate. The roller mold press of the present invention is detachabl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329114 | Isothermal imprint embossing system Isothermal imprint embossing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a heater to pre-heat a disk substrate to an embossing temperature, a die assembly with an embossing foil to imprint the embossable film disposed on the disk substrate, and a heat tunnel disp... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7297227 | Method of making sheet electrode for electric double layer capacitor and roller rolling machine suitable for use therein A sheet electrode with a predetermined thickness for an electric double layer capacitor is made by carrying out a roller rolling step in which a long sheet intermediate is made from a material containing a carbonaceous powder, a conductive assistant and a binder and... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288275 | Apparatus and process for forming pet treats An animal chew is provided formed by rolling a mixture of binder and base material into a sheet. Base material, such as an edible material, including but not limited to starch, protein matter, vegetable or plant matter, is mixed with a binder. The mixture is then su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7118370 | Composite spar drape forming machine A machine and a method for forming composite materials are provided. The machine includes a frame and at least one forming beam attached to the frame, the at least one beam being arranged to align with a mandrel. The forming beam is pivotally segmented into at least... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6997696 | Apparatus for cutting expanded graphite sheet material In a method and apparatus for cutting expanded graphite sheet material, at least one cutting tool is urged against the sheet(s). The cutting tool has at least one ridge extending therefrom that includes a substantially tapered cross-section having sloping sides and ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6902754 | Blunt edge dough cutter A dough cutting apparatus is suitable for cutting a sheet of dough. The dough cutting apparatus includes a structure defining a blunt dough engaging portion. The present invention can be embodied in a number of different ways, including a wheel cutter, a rotary drum... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6764293 | Apparatus for forming confectionery product A method and apparatus for making a shaped confectionery product of Bingham plastic rheology by cold extrusion wherein particles of the confectionery product are fed between counter-rotating form rolls having depressions corresponding to the desired product shape. T... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6716015 | Distribution system for a pastillation machine In a pastillation machine, an improved distribution system is provided. The distribution system comprises: a distribution bar having a bore extending therethrough, a series of holes located on an inlet surface of the bar, a series of slots located on an outlet surfa... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6616878 | Method and apparatus for bonding extrusion-molded or die-molded pieces A method and apparatus for bonding molded pieces including left and right molds, a sheet material setting mechanism for inserting sheet material acting as a bonding medium between the left and right molds, a sliding blade portion that has a cutting blade ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612825 | Pillow cutting extruder machine The pillow cutter of a food product extrusion system is provided with motor driven roller means designed to pull filled, or unfilled, extrusions, including hollow tubes, or ropes, of extruded food material from the extrusion die head. The ropes are then c... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6283016 | Unwinding machine An unwinding machine (10) with forming cylinders (11, 12, 13) has bearing blocks (26, 27) in which the forming cylinders (11, 12, 13) are supported. The bearing blocks (26, 27) are disposed in recesses (32) of partition walls (25, 25a) of the unwinding ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6247914 | Casing material and a method and apparatus for its manufacture The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for perforating a web of material intended to form an outer casing sheet of absorbent articles. As the web is advanced, the web is first provided with a large number of mutually separated cuts in the n... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6217309 | Figure cutter for food slices A sliced food product such as a cheese product or meat product having a design or figure cut or otherwise formed therein. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the design or figure is cut entirely or substantially through the slice so that the design... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6174556 | Dough forming apparatus and methods An apparatus (10) for forming open ended, cone-shaped snack products includes a rotary cutter (28) having opposed, counterrotating rollers (30) each formed by multiple cutting discs (36) axially spaced on a mandrel (34) by spacers (38). A dough sheet form... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5919495 | Dough transfer hopper A dough transfer hopper and method for partitioning dough pieces having a precise volume from a dough mass is disclosed. The dough transfer hopper includes a hopper assembly having a pair of inwardly angled end walls and a pair of arcuate side walls defin... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5902621 | Forming articles of fat-containing confectionery material including chocolate Shaped articles of fat-containing confectionery material are formed by extruding a fat-based confectionery material under pressure so that it passes to and through a flow-constriction and a die so that the material subjected to extrusion and the extrudate... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5888554 | Apparatus for cooling and granulating plastic strands A device for cooling and granulating strands of plastic which emerge in molten form from dies (3) before being fed, either directly or via a chute (22) which can be positioned underneath the dies and has a cooling water supply, to a subsequent flow channe... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5723158 | Apparatus for producing shredded cheese A method and apparatus for producing shredded food products, such as cheese, is disclosed. The method and apparatus permits the production of cheese shreds to be accomplished in a unified operation wherein a sheet of cheese is produced and that sheet of c... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5671661 | Equipment for the metered supply of arrays of products Product to be supplied in an ordered manner is supplied to the upstream end of an apparatus according to the invention, the bottom of which is substantially closed by a base plate that leaves only the extreme, downstream end of the apparatus open. The app... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5601855 | Apparatus for producing shredded cheese A method and apparatus for producing shredded food products, such as cheese, is disclosed. The method and apparatus permits the production of cheese shreds to be accomplished in a unified operation wherein a sheet of cheese is produced and that sheet of c... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5576041 | Process for producing latticed fried food and product thereof Fried food products are produced by feeding a dough to a nip between a pair of contrarotating rollers arranged with their curved surfaces in contact with each other, and each of the rollers has grooves indented into its curved surface. The rollers push th... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5569424 | Method and apparatus for recycling waste composite material A method and apparatus for recycling waste composite materials. The method includes prechopping cured waste composite materials into manageably sized strips, conditioning the prechopped strips into resin particulate and loose fibers having a length of app... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5552101 | Method for manufacturing plastic case A method for making plastic case blanks is disclosed. A molten plastic material is passed through a nip of a first, preforming pair of molding cylinders to form a semi-solidified sheet having a first thickness, The semi-solidified sheet is then molded to ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5536343 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener chain with separable bottom end stop members In a method and apparatus for manufacturing a slide fastener chain having rows of coupling elements and members of a separable bottom end stop assembly, two positioning holes are formed at predetermined positions on reinforcing films attached to a pair of... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5529799 | Apparatus and methods for recouping scrap dough material Apparatus and methods of fabricating half products in the field of puffed snack piece fabrication are disclosed including a rotary cutter (16) having an opposed pair of rollers (18). At least one of the rollers (18) of the rotary cutter (16) has cavities ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5498433 | Apparatus and process for forming sheets of material having a uniform thickness An apparatus for forming a sheet of material from a supply of the material includes a pair of rotatable rolls that define a gap which forms the material into a sheet. The size of the roll gap is maintained constant during the sheeting operation despite fo... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498148 | Apparatus for forming sheets of material having a uniform thickness and cutting individual portions therefrom An apparatus for forming a sheet of material, e.g., dough or masa, from a supply of the material includes a pair of rotatable rollers that define therebetween a gap into which is input a dough mass and out of which is produced a dough sheet. Fluctuations ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496578 | Stress free dough sheeting process for batch systems A method of producing a stress free sheet of dough having uniform height and width can be economically and conveniently used with a batch dough system. Individual dough batches are deposited into a retention hopper from which equal volumetric dough portio... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5478228 | Apparatus for making a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag Disclosed is a zipper for a reclosable thermoplastic bag having opposing rib and groove profiles wherein at least one of the opposing zipper profiles has an longitudinally extending part interlockable and substantially free of interdigitation with the opp... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5427515 | Stress free dough sheeting processor for batch systems An apparatus for producing a stress free sheet of dough having uniform height and width can be economically and conveniently used with a batch dough system. Individual dough batches are deposited into a retention hopper from which equal volumetric dough p... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5402715 | Rolling mill for noodle making A rolling mill for use in a noodle making apparatus, of the type adapted for rolling a noodle sheet of a predetermined width, includes a plurality of rolling sections arranged in a set and each having pairs of upper and lower rolls. The set includes a pai... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5388489 | Dough sheet rotary cutter A dough-processing system for dividing a dough sheet into multiple separate portions and transporting each portion in a predetermined direction. A rotary cutter, having a multiplicity of cutting dies affixed thereon, divides the dough sheet. The cutting d... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5342188 | Device for crimping and cutting dough ropes A device (10) for crimping and cutting dough ropes into pillow-shaped longitudinal lengths is disclosed including a cutting roller (12) and an anvil roller (14). The peripheries (22, 24) of the rollers (12, 14) include a plurality of axially extending, sp... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5336076 | Nip gap setting apparatus for use in a dough passing device An apparatus (79) for setting the nip gap between first and second rollers (30, 32) includes nip control blocks (83) movably mounted adjacent the front edges (150) of the end plates (151a, 151b) between which one of the rollers (32) is journaled. In the p... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5306133 | Dough sheet rotary cutting system A dough-processing system for dividing a dough sheet into multiple separate portions and transporting each portion in a predetermined direction. A rotary cutter, having a multiplicity of cutting dies affixed thereon, divides the dough sheet. The cutting d... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5295799 | Pellet forming apparatus An apparatus for forming pellets in which a medium to be pelletized is delivered to a distribution box, the distribution box intermittently expelling discrete portions of the medium outwardly to form droplets. A conveyor moves the droplets away from the d... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5240731 | Apparatus and methods for recouping scrap dough material Apparatus and methods of fabricating half products in the field of puffed snack piece fabrication are disclosed including a rotary cutter (16) having an opposed pair of rollers (18). At least one of the rollers (18) of the rotary cutter (16) has cavities ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5108688 | Process of and apparatus for shaping pieces of soft, pasty material An apparatus for molding pieces of soap or other soft and pasty substances having at least a central rotor (2) capable of a reciprocating rotating motion supporting two half-molds (4, 4') placed at 90° and at least two lateral rotors (1, 1') capable of a... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5059111 | Apparatus for processing unvulcanized rubber An apparatus for processing unvulcanized rubber utilizing intermeshing grooved rollers. To obtain rubber material having an optimally jagged surface, at least the cutting disks of one of the grooved rollers are additionally provided with teeth.... | 10/22/1991 |
