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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963757 | Apparatus and method for patterning pixels of an electro-luminescent display device A patterning apparatus for an electroluminescent display includes a molding plate provided with a plurality of convex portions and concave portions; a polymer supplying roller adjacent to the molding plate to apply an electroluminescent material to the molding plate... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7252490 | Movement output apparatus The present invention provides a movement output apparatus for controllably moving a movement output means in at least two spatial dimensions, the apparatus including: a cog means with a first diameter; a ring with... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7186429 | Food product marking apparatuses and methods A method and apparatus for marking, imprinting or applying a pattern, design or mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product is described. In one aspect of the invention, a method may include the steps of supply... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7147446 | Crosslinking agent application method and system Methods and systems for applying crosslinking agent to a sheet of cellulose fibers are described. The method and system apply crosslinking agent to one or both sides of the sheet and results in a sheet having a high loading of crosslinking agent that is uniformly di... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7067167 | Method for making sweet cookie dough having an imprinted surface Rapid, efficient, and systematic processes and apparatuses for making repeatable imprints on multiple, individual sweet dough pieces are provided. An advantage of the process is the ease of making uniform imprints that are aligned with the individual dough pieces as... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052450 | Silicone rolling pin A rolling pin including a core, a silicone-containing jacket over the core defining a rolling surface. The jacket may be of such length and so positioned on the core as to define end regions of the jacket extending beyond the ends of the core; the jacket end regions... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022362 | Method of forming confectionery articles The present invention is directed to a process for making confectionery pieces, comprising the steps of (a) providing a solid or semi-solid edible slab having at least three layers to at least two forming elements having a nip defined by the forming elements; and (b... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014448 | Compacting facility for bulk goods A compacting facility for bulk goods is disclosed. In order to generate flakes of homogeneous quality, the bulk good is conveyed to a roller press (4) via a screw conveyor (5). The roller press (4) is supplied with bulk goods of differing qualit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008203 | Device for granulating a thermoplastic, which is extruded from nozzles The present invention relates to a device for granulating thermoplastic materials issuing from orifices, said orifices being provided in a substantially circular arrangement in an orifice plate and being swept by blades rotating about a blade carrier shaft, said bla... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994534 | Apparatus and method of producing polyurethane rubber bands An apparatus and method of producing polyurethane rubber bands. The apparatus includes a first device for heating and simultaneously drawing a polyurethane sheet produced by incising polyurethane tubular film obtained according to an inflation procedure, a second de... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6929767 | Open mold multi-lap manufacturing process A multi-lap mold manufacturing system includes an overhead rail circuit upon which a multiple of molds transit a closed loop for a multiple of laps. The system is separated into Zones in which a particular mold operation is performed relative to which lap each of th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6896835 | Open mold multi-lap manufacturing process A multi-lap mold manufacturing system includes an overhead rail circuit upon which a multiple of molds transit a closed loop for a multiple of laps. The system is separated into Zones in which a particular mold operation is performed relative to which lap each of th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893243 | Device for melt spinning and cooling a filament bundle A device for melt extrusion spinning and cooling of a filament bundle comprises a spinning device with an annular spinning jet for extruding the filament bundle as well as a cooling device arranged below the spinning device. The cooling device comprises a holding de... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881446 | Method and device for production of endless plastic hollow profiles A method for production of endless plastic hollow profiles, in particular tubes, comprises several production stages for the plastic tube and a coating stage for a metal coating. A reduced pressure is provided in the coating stage, whereby the metal is transferred i... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6622617 | Apparatus for the folding of croissants An apparatus for the folding of croissants comprising, in series, downstream of at least one preparation station of rolls of pastry, obtained from triangles of pastry rolled up with one pointed central external end, and fed one after another, a positionin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6272979 | Apparatus for supplying food dough An apparatus for supplying food dough is provided. It can be made compact, easily assembled, and easily cleaned. The apparatus includes a hopper (3) for receiving a food dough F, a first cutter (7) for dividing the food dough into dough pieces, a transmit... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263788 | Food extrusion apparatus An improved food extrusion apparatus includes a main body which has two or more rollers to form a squeezing space therebetween, a funnel located at the top end of the main body above the squeezing space and a conveyor located at the bottom end of the main... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6033702 | Method and apparatus for applying drystuff particles on ice-cream articles A coating of drystuff particles on the outside of an ice dome projecting from a cone is effected by pressing down the inversed cone against a spherical resilient membrane having a overlying layer of a particulate material. The invention proposes to coat t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5993874 | Method for applying seasoning liquid to dried laver A method for applying seasoning liquid to dried laver, in which seasoning liquid containing solid matter. The seasoning liquid is applied on the surfaces (13) of hydrophobic rollers (12) having a rugged surface (11), and the dried laver (4) is brought int... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5893321 | Apparatus for shaping bakery products An apparatus (10) for rolling sheets (S) of dough for bakery products (P) has a simplified structure and optimum efficiency and comprises a pair of shaping rollers (17, 19), arranged transversely with respect to the direction of forward movement (A) of th... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5690876 | System for continuous production of roofing shakes A system for the continuous production of asphalt-based roofing shakes which are tapered and embossed to resemble wood shakes in looks and function; and the shake made thereby. The continuous production system hot-mixes and extrudes the ingredients in a t... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5648102 | Vacuum calibrator tool A vacuum calibrator tool for use with a vacuum chamber is provided to accurately size and shape the outer surface of molten plastic extrudate entering the vacuum chamber. The tool provides water passages to introduce water into the extrudate receiving ope... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5643400 | Method and apparatus for producing seamless retroreflective sheeting A method and apparatus for forming "seamless" retroreflective sheeting is described. At least two mold surfaces are used, each having alternate areas of arrays of prism recesses and spaces. In a first step, prisms are formed in one of the mold surfaces an... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5609094 | Apparatus for winding-up croissant dough pieces An apparatus for winding-up croissant dough pieces is provided. It comprises a conveyor, a pair of pressing boards, and a spacing means having a dough-piece detecting means. By the apparatus a triangular croissant dough piece is fed between the conveyor a... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5606906 | Controller for dough lapper A dough web feeding device is provided which includes a first conveyor, a drive means or motor for that conveyor, a reciprocating shuttle, and a separate drive means or servo motor for the reciprocating shuttle. The speed, amount of rotation, and accelera... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5554393 | Apparatus for supplying particles and/or granules to form a layer of prescribed thickness An apparatus for supplying particles and/or granules to form a layer of prescribed thickness onto a given surface includes an endless pattern-forming device having a plurality of spaces, a device for supplying particles and/or granules into the spaces via... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5403528 | Method for use in packaging and/or storing atactic polypropylene or other amorphous poly alpha olefins Packaging and/or storing atactic polypropylene or other amorphous poly alpha olefins is accomplished by first heating a mass of the olefin material to a molten state and then cooling the molten mass of olefin material to an extrusion temperature. Next, th... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5383775 | Powdery mold release agent spray device A powdery mold release agent spray device including a nozzle having spray ports on its tip end side wall, a nozzle having spray ports on its tip end surface and shut pins, all of which are assembled in through holes made on both metal molds. The spray por... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5338170 | Device for charging fillings A device for charging a filling material (6) with respect to pieces of dough (1) transferred on a transfer conveyor (2) comprising detectors (3) mounted on the transfer conveyor, the detectors being adapted to detect transverse shifts of the pieces of dou... | 08/16/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5135767 | Process and apparatus for the production of an article of ice confectionery To make an article of ice confectionery having a flaky texture, superposed ribbons of ice confectionery and a crispy composition are extruded into a mold in the form of a body of revolution by means of an extrusion assembly comprising a flat extrusion tub... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5011393 | Apparatus for manufacturing silicone gel sheet An apparatus for manufacturing a silicone gel material has a pair of tanks for separately storing and kneading first and second liquids gel forming materials, a feeder feeding the liquids while kneading them, a debubbling unit with a debubbling tank for r... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4973237 | Apparatus for the production of grains according to the rolling layer technique An apparatus for the production of grains using the rolling layer technique. The apparatus has a container formed from multiple concentric sections, a truncated cone shaped lower section, a cylindrical shaped middle section, and, at least one cylindrical ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4955801 | Automatic apparatus for making strudel type pastry A sensor controlled apparatus for making a thin strudel type pastry which mixes, spreads and conveys a thin strudel layer on a film through various process stages such as depositing oil, sugar, cinnamon and nuts filling so that the resultant product can b... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4917749 | Process for the continuous production of manufactured articles reinforced with mixtures of hydraulic binders Device for the continuous manufacture of manufactured articles reinforced with mixtures of hydraulic binders and consisting of: a conveyor belt; a plurality `A` of process stations for the formation of superimposed thin and uniform layers of a net of a hydraul... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4767491 | Device for the continuous production of manufactured articles reinforced with mixtures of hydraulic binders Device for the continuous manufacture of manufactured articles reinforced with mixtures of hydraulic binders and consisting of: a conveyor belt; a plurality `A` of process stations for the formation of superimposed thin and uniform layers of a net of a hydraul... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4743187 | Apparatus for the production of fiber web reinforced plastic laminates In the production of a glass mat-reinforced thermoplastic, a mat and resin are pressed and heated in a compression zone of a dual belt press. The resin is metered onto the upper flights of the two belts of the press in powder form, and is heated at least ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4650410 | Machine for producing small mounds of an almond fragment/chocolate mass substance A machine for producing small mounds of a solidifiable substance, especially an almond fragments/chocolate mass mixture, includes a plurality of adjacent troughs which delimit respective substantially coextensive parallel channels, each of which includes ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4534722 | Forming and conveying of baked confection shells A machine is provided which includes a pick-up station adapted to receive flat confection discs from a baking machine, and feed them in succession to a rotary wheel at a forming station to lap fold the discs into taco shape. A fixed elongated support rail... | 08/13/1985 |
