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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316556 | Apparatus for cutting dough with nested pattern cutters A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at lea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7207264 | Method and device for manufacturing waved noodle To provide a method of manufacturing waved noodles, which saves labor of controlling weight of noodle lines at the time of cutting the noodle lines and restrains apparatus cost. A continuous noodle strip 26 with predetermined thickness formed by a noodle mach... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7101506 | Takeout and transfer apparatus and method for a wheel blow molding machine Apparatus and method for transferring hollow blow molded articles from a vertically disposed wheel blow molding machine to a horizontally-disposed takeaway conveyor. Each mold on the wheel releases multiple blown articles at the six o'clock position on the wheel suc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100486 | Apparatus for dicing a deformable product An apparatus for cutting a product includes a conveyor assembly and a slitter assembly. The conveyor assembly conveys the product in a feed direction and defines a conveyance surface, on which the product is conveyed. The slitter assembly slits the product into stri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077640 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing molded materials of thermosetting resin composition A method of manufacturing molded materials of a thermosetting resin composition in a method of granulating a molding material of the thermosetting resin composition, in which a sheet producing step for transferring the molding material in a molten state to a subsequ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6709256 | Apparatus for encrusting a filling material An apparatus for encrusting bean jam is provided wherein patterns for opening and closing movements and up and down movements of shutter members of a cutting apparatus can be readily changed. The encrusting apparatus includes a cutting apparatus (13) having a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6565349 | Apparatus for producing outsert molded parts in production line A production line including a molding press for molding a resin on a strand of material and a cutting press for cutting parts from the strand. The production line feeds the strand at a uniform rate without slack. The cutting press includes a die that move... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6454555 | Apparatus for making an annular friction liner An annular friction liner, especially for use in a friction device of a motor vehicle, is made by an apparatus including a pair of adjacent conical rolls, a helical guide and a device for trimming a length of the continuous ring whereby a straight strip o... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5962040 | 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... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5928695 | Ultrasonically activated continuous slitter apparatus and method An apparatus and method for ultrasonically energized slitting of a slab of confectionery material wherein a slitting tool incorporates a plurality of slitting knives spaced apart in accordance with the desired width of the product, which strips are furthe... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5755152 | Popcorn cake machine A grain cake baking machine having an upper mold, a ring mold and a lower mold, with the upper and lower molds sliding in the ring mold and defining a mold cavity, a first drive for moving the lower mold relative to the ring mold between a vent position a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753158 | Method for manufacturing aspirators for medical and dental use Method for manufacturing aspirator tubes (10) for medical and dental use which are provided with two opposite air apertures (13) adjacent at least one end thereof. The air apertures are made in a tube length which is moving axially and is cut to individua... | 05/19/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5447670 | Method of and apparatus for forming weather strip by extrusion A method for forming an extruded weather strip having a trim portion and a lip having a thickened end portion. The method includes the steps of: extruding unvulcanized rubber through a head mounted on a downstream end of an extruder; roughly shaping the e... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5409368 | Apparatus for punching In an apparatus for detaching an article from a member attached thereto, the attached article and member are supported on a grid such that the member is in contact with a substantially rigid surface of the grid and the article is suspended away from the r... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5394605 | Compound curve shaping apparatus and method, and product produced Disclosed is a method and apparatus for shaping a top surface of a product, such as an antiperspirant or deodorant product, to have a compound-curved shape. The apparatus includes at least one cutting blade which moves inward and outward in a second direc... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5375509 | Dough ball preparation table The present invention discloses and provides a dough preparation and dividing machine capable of receiving substantially spherical, filled encrusted dough balls and forming them, with a minimum of dough working, into flattened, "D"-shaped configurations t... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5324529 | Process of and apparatus for handling green cheese A system for handling of cheese in the green state particularly directed for handling natural cheese types such as cheddar and colby in a manner so that they can be conveniently sub-divided and individually packaged, on the same day of manufacturing, into... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5267848 | Apparatus for manufacturing sheets For the purpose of mass-producing sheet pallets made of a synthetic resin with a high productivity and without difficulty, an apparatus for manufacturing sheets is provided, which apparatus includes a process (1001) to feed sheet materials in a predetermi... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5259750 | Apparatus for cutting and positioning dough in a pan An apparatus for cutting a sheet of dough and delivering a cut dough portion to a surface of a pan. A cutting ring having a cutting edge is positioned on an upper surface of a pan. A sheet of dough above at least a surface of the pan is pressed against th... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5217724 | Apparatus for the in-line cropping and/or chamfering of a plastic tube An apparatus for in-line cropping and/or chamfering of a plastic tube. The apparatus includes pressure rollers for deforming a tube section and cutting devices to perform the cropping and/or chamfering operation. The control of movement of the pressure ro... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5162119 | Printing and forming apparatus for making printed baked goods The present invention provides apparatus for making printed foods such as cookies, crackers, and snacks at high production speeds on a continuous basis. The apparatus includes a rotary printer which is synchronized with dough forming apparatus such as a r... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5123830 | Dough portioning machine A dough portioning machine includes a plurality of dough feeders for feeding dough under pressure from a hopper to a plurality of orifices. The dough blossoms through an open mouth of the orifice and is cut by a rotating wire moving in a circular path acr... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5092755 | Apparatus for extruding flat synthetic-resin strands plurality of synthetic-resin strands are made in a nozzle having a housing forming a passage having an upstream end and a downstream end. The downstream end is formed as an elongated slot having a relatively great length and a relatively short width measu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5031520 | Cutting and forming device for an apparatus for making buns A cutting and forming device for an apparatus for making buns has a base plate, a rotary annular disc and of die pieces combined under the rotary annular disc and on the base plate such that they can be moved by an operating mechanism, to have their front... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5030078 | Apparatus for food product manufacture Apparatus for making food product comprising a closed outer shell and a filling is made from a coextruded body. The body advances through a reciprocating cutting head 3 driven by a reciprocating shaft 10. The shaft 10 rotates to drive, through cam means, ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4988276 | Apparatus for shaping cookie dough Apparatus is provided for making a cookie preform from a continuous cookie dough rope by inserting finger means into said rope in a direction generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of said rope and displacing at least selected ones of said finger mea... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4981637 | Method of forming an improved wiper blade A method is shown for forming a wiper blade in which a continuous length of elastomer is extruded through a die having a die opening shaped to produce a pair of wiper blades joined in edge-to-edge relation. The elastomer is preformed to produce a weakened... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4966542 | Apparatus for the formation of a shaped food product This invention discloses an apparatus for the formation of a shaped food product, and the apparatus adopts the helix disc cutters which make their self rotation and orbital revolution and according to the said rotating and revolving movement the passage i... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4904434 | Method of forming an improved wiper blade A method is shown for forming a wiper blade in which a continuous length of elastomer is extruded through a die having a die opening shaped to produce a pair of wiper blades joined in edge-to-edge relation. The elastomer is scored in the mid-section there... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4882185 | Method and apparatus for severing a coextrusion for making an enrobed food piece Methods and apparatuses are described for manufacturing, from a coextrusion, food pieces wherein an inner food is fully or partially enrobed by an outer food. In one embodiment the inner food is a dough that is enrobed by an outer dough by severing the ou... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4865533 | Apparatus for fabricating a wide-mouth plastic container from a stretch blow-molded intermediate article An apparatus is provided for fabricating a wide-mouth plastic container, having an annular flange extending radially outwardly at the wide-mouth, from a stretch blow-molded intermediate article, having a dome-like accommodation portion extending radially-... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4837382 | Process and apparatus for uniformly forming individual food pieces from a mass of flowable material A mass of flowable food material is extruded to form a moving, continuous, flexible extrudate ribbon that is cured to form a continuous, semi-rigid ribbon. During curing, the ribbon is fed between a pair of pull rollers that pull the ribbon at a rate of s... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4786452 | Method for manufacturing sheets of highly wear-resistant plastics material In a method of manufacturing sheets of highly wear-resistant plastics material, particularly for manufacturing covers subjected to wear, such as, for example, belts, straps, shoe soles or the like, the behavior of the sheets, particularly as far as supple... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4755121 | Machine for producing dumplings or troffiette A machine for producing small dumplings having the shape of helically-grooved spindles, so-called "troffiette", comprising a feeding unit designed to produce roundish raw dumplings from a pre-worked dough and to feed them sequentially to a co-operating fo... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4708624 | Washer cutting apparatus An apparatus for cutting washers, gaskets, seals and the like from tubular elongate stock having elastomeric properties in which the stock is clamped between two sets of spaced-apart jaws. The jaws are adjustably movable in respect to each other to stretc... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4651394 | Apparatus for making quadruple profile plastic tubing for bag Apparatus for making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges, comprises an extruder for extruding a continuous tube with pairs of closely spaced interlocking elements on the surface of... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4647468 | Apparatus for forming filled edible products without waste Round dough pieces having an inner portion enveloped by a dissimilar outer portion are formed without generating waste by continuously extruding two dissimilar materials to form an extrudate rope having a core of one material and an outer tube of the othe... | 03/03/1987 |
