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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625331 | Method and apparatus for processing wood veneered substrate stock and the like into a container or display blank An apparatus for processing sheets of wood veneered substrate stock into product blanks suitable for use in shipping goods, displaying goods, etc: is provided. The apparatus may include either a flat bed or platen die cutting machine or a rotary die cutting machine.... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7361131 | Systems and methods for processing a container blank A system includes a first scoring station, an optional second scoring station, and a cutting station. The first scoring station includes a stationary platen for supporting a substrate, a movable platen juxtaposed a spaced distance therefrom, and one or more scoring ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354639 | Method of bending sheet materials and sheet therefor A sheet of material formed for bending along a bend line including a sheet of material (30) includes a plurality of dividing slits (37) and a plurality of strap slits (39) formed therethrough. The dividing slits extending substantially along a d... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347809 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stand and inclu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7285082 | Airtight box with manufacturing method and apparatus A method, apparatus for practicing the method, and article manufactured by the method in which a block is cut out with side wall and end wall panels, the end wall panels attached to the side wall panels via end wall fold lines. The box includes a pour opening. Reces... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7174938 | Apparatus for folding and applying onserts onto consumer goods A machine for folding and applying onserts onto consumer goods such as cigarette packs comprises a continuous roll of preprinted onserts and a transverse cutter assembly for cutting onsert segments from the continuous roll. Each onsert segment includes a pair of sid... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163503 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stand and inclu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7083560 | Cushioning conversion machine having heavy duty characteristics A cushioning conversion machine for converting multi-ply stock material is characterized by a conversion assembly which comprises one or more assemblies and/or devices for converting multi-ply stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product and a stock su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066065 | Compression-cutting assembly and method At least one longitudinally extending series of cuts and separable connectors is formed in a fibrous insulation blanket with one or more rotating compression-cutting blades and a cooperating anvil to form separable blanket sections in the insulation blanket. The siz... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060016 | Device for rotary converting a web or sheet matter A device for rotary conversion of a web or sheet material by cooperating cylindrical tools. The tools are arranged in a cassette. A driving device connects with the tools for rotating them. The cassette with the tools is placed in an adaptive cassette receiver. The ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028598 | Apparatus for longitudinally perforating a web of paper in a rotary printing press A rotary printing press has a folding station where the printed web is perforated both transversely and longitudinally in order to expedite subsequent folding thereof into signatures. In order to incorporate a longitudinal perforator into the folding station without... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000517 | Machine for cross cutting a material web A machine for cross cutting a material web has a main frame part unitarily formed with a pair of transversely spaced main sides and with at least one main traverse extending transversely between the main sides and a secondary frame part unitarily formed with a pair ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6916550 | Method of manufacturing a metal matrix composite structure A method for mechanically cutting a continuous circular shaped groove in a foil sheet for use in a metal matrix composite product. In one form the foil sheet is held adjacent a rotating machine tool by vacuum and a cutting tool is moved relative thereto to cut a spi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6863765 | Synthetic decorative grass simulating spanish moss and method for making same Curled decorative grasses and methods for producing same are disclosed wherein the curled decorative grasses have improved bulk and simulate Spanish moss in color and appearance. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6820869 | Variable folder In order to provide a variable folder which allows smearing-free operation, the cutting blade of an upstream cross-cutting arrangement is provided with recesses, which leave behind residual crosspieces in the strand which is to be cut, and arranged in the product-di... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6776748 | Device for breaking the nicks connecting the blanks of a pile of cardboard sheets A stack of sheets, e.g. cardboard, with each sheet having lines of cut longitudinally and/or transversely. Apparatus for breaking the nicks connecting two edges of line of cut on the stacked sheets includes a first support and transport moving longitudinally and a f... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6691598 | Lightweight dimensionally stable steel rule die A lightweight, dimensionally stable steel rule die for cutting and scoring carton blanks having a die board containing cutting and scoring rules which is formed of a laminated plastic construction adapted to register and coact with a steel counterplate ov... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692424 | Rotary trimmer apparatus and method A rotary trimmer apparatus and signature trimming method are provided that enable operators to set a gap spacing between a rotating knife and an anvil at different predetermined sizes in an easy and accurate manner. The operator chooses the optimum knife/... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673001 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stan... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6605170 | Synthetic decorative grass simulating spanish moss and method for making same Curled decorative grasses and methods for producing same are disclosed wherein the curled decorative grasses have improved bulk and simulate Spanish moss in color and appearance.... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6454692 | Method and device for perforating material webs A method of producing folds on signatures separated from a material web stream, including a multilayer material web stream, includes the method steps of disposing two cutting and perforating devices, respectively, in a web travel direction; cutting the ma... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6406417 | Device for continuously winding up longitudinally cut paper webs with rolls changed automatically at the machine speed Process and device for continuously winding a plurality of longitudinally cut paper webs at machine speed by using a device that includes support rollers and at least one pair of disks associated with each of the support rollers, such that the at least on... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6264593 | Punch assembly having a positive punch retraction mechanism for an internal drum imagesetter A punch assembly is provided with a positive retraction mechanism to remove the punch from the media to be punched, thereby preventing binding of the punch in the media. The punch assembly includes a driving mechanism to provide a driving force on the pun... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263814 | Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6234943 | Process and device for preparing a packaging blank and packaging prepared by such blank Packaging, particularly for a carton of cigarette packs, includes opening structure permitting easy access to one or more of the objects or packs of cigarettes which it contains. The opening structure includes a line of pre-weakened resistance, comprising... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234945 | Multiple modulus container carrier A multi-packaging device capable of carrying containers having a range of diameters. The multi-packaging device is constructed from a plastic sheet having an array of apertures arranged in lateral rows and longitudinal ranks. The plastic sheet contains in... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6203482 | Cutting, scoring and perforating die set and method An apparatus for substantially-simultaneously die cutting cardboard sheets for forming folded cardboard cartons and an openable and closable tab. The improvement resides in a die set comprising a plurality of cutting knives projecting from a base, the cut... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6190298 | Manufacture of file folders A method of manufacturing a file folder includes the steps of displacing a predetermined length of a flexible material in a feed direction and forming a pair of spaced apertures in the material. The method further includes the steps of inserting a prong o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6174274 | Method and apparatus for creating preformed bonded pull tabs over a reseal liner A method and apparatus for formation of a preformed bonded pull tab over a reseal liner is disclosed. The pull tab seal layer of material is bonded together with a reseal liner layer of material for insertion into a closure. The pull tab on the pull tab l... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6139479 | Apparatus and method for manufacture of containers of variable length An apparatus for manufacturing containers or bags includes a sealer that produces seals on a moving film. These seals are spaced at intervals that determine the length of the containers. An operator can change the desired container length while the film i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6117062 | Compositions of matter for stopping fires, explosions and oxidations of materials and build up of electrostatic charges and method and apparatus for making same An expandable metal product for use in extinguishing fires and in the prevention of or protection against explosions. The product is a continuous sheet of magnesium alloy foil having discontinuous slits in spaced apart lines parallel to each other but tra... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6090030 | Method and apparatus for assisting in performing a paper manipulating task An apparatus and method for assisting an individual, particularly a physically and/or mentally handicapped person, in performing a paper manipulating task includes a base which supports a paper manipulating unit, such as an electric stapler, hole punch, f... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6035608 | Packaging a strip of material A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033353 | Machine and method for making a perforated dunnage product A novel stock roll support assembly and loading method for a cushioning conversion machine that produces dunnage product from sheet stock material supplied as a roll provides for easier loading of the stock roll onto a roll support at the upstream end of ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5966905 | Packaging a strip of material in layers with intervening splices A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip, which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5956926 | Packaging a strip of material by folding and cutting the folded package A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934048 | Seal assembly for easy open pouch A pouch and a method and apparatus for forming an easy open pouch in a form-fill-seal process is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first bar; a means for cutting, housed within the first bar, the means for cutting including a main cutting blade having t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927051 | Packaging a continuous strip of material A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5921064 | Packaging a strip of material A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5906569 | Conversion machine and method for making folded strips A machine and method for making folded strips, which machine and method are characterized by features that enable a reduction in the size, weight and cost of the machine. The machine and method comprises a housing having first and second housing sections,... | 05/25/1999 |
