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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625332 | Netting material with breathable material panels and method of wrapping with netting material A composite netting is used for wrapping bales with a baling machine. The composite netting includes a continuous netting component, and a discontinuous, breathable material component. The breathable material component is partially attached to the netting material. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7435209 | Contact-bonding film insertion means included in contact-bonding paper manufacturing apparatus A contact-bonding film insertion device included in a contact-bonded paper manufacturing apparatus which produces releasable and expandable contact-bonded paper such as postcards (Q) by inserting a contact-bonding film (F) carried on a vertically movable support pla... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7320661 | Queue-based bag forming system and method A method of forming a series of bags for bulky articles from rolled thermoplastic film and padding element includes arranging a linear, longitudinally traveling queue of layers of film and padding element according to a set of desired bag dimensions and characterist... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7201714 | Paperboard cartons with laminated reinforcing ribbons and method of printing same A method of making reinforced cartons comprises the steps of advancing a length of carton material along a path and progressively laminating at least one ribbon of reinforcing material to the advancing length of carton material. The ribbon of reinforcing material ge... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7003926 | Strip tape mounting device and bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus having the same The present invention provides a strip tape mounting device that stabilizes an upper portion of a bag that will be attached to a strip tape, while preventing the bag from being crushed. The strip tape mounting device of the present invention includes an attaching me... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6589149 | Method and apparatus for applying a curved component to a moving web The present invention provides a process and apparatus for applying a web component (42) to a moving substrate (44). The process aspect includes a delivering of the web component (42) to a rotatable applicator wheel (58). The applicator wheel has an entry... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6565500 | Method for batch production of stacks of folded sheets A method for producing a batch of products having a multiplicity of interfolded, generally rectangular sheets including wet wipes, from a limited amount of a web material, at a high production speed and in efficiently used floor space. The method includes... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6455125 | Method of manufacturing a paper core material having a design of continuously geometric pattern and the paper core material manufactured by the method A method for manufacturing a paper core material is described. The paper core material has uses such as in the building industry and has the advantage that no toxic home syndrome is caused in a newly built house or office. The paper core material has a co... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6068585 | Gored packing bag with an opening and closing fastener and method for producing same A gored packing bag which comprises a front body 1, a rear body 2, gores 3,4 formed by gluing the front body and the rear body into a combined situation, and a pair of fasteners 5, 6 in arranged between the front or rear body and the gores, one of a base ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5957824 | Bags and method of making bags Methods of making a container strip in the form of a chain of interconnected preopened bags with openings preferably having longitudinal dimensions of at least about 1/64 inch is disclosed. The container strip provides greatly enhanced facility for bag re... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5676629 | Method and an apparatus for transferring tabs to a continuous material web A method and apparatus for transferring tabs to a continuous material web in connection with the manufacture of packaging material in conversion machines includes the use of a transfer wheel which is located between a supply station for tabs and a deposit... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5187950 | Door mounted cooling apparatus A self contained, mechanical cooling apparatus is mountable on a door which is pivoted on hinges to a door frame. The door may be mounted for either exterior or interior service in a residential or commercial setting. The door frame is attached to the bui... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5098365 | Method of connecting a gripping device to sheet or web-formed packaging material A method is disclosed of attaching a gripping device to a sheet of packaging material that is to be formed into a container includes the steps of forming a hole in the sheet of packaging material, inserting an anchorage device in the hole, sealing the anc... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5030192 | Programmable fan fold mechanism A method and apparatus for fan folding a continuous web of paper having transverse fan fold lines in fan folds having a preselected fan fold length when the continuous paper is moved along a feed line from an upstream area to a folding area. A controller ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5024645 | Apparatus for positioning a port in an aperture in a web of film An apparatus for positioning a port within an aperture of a web of film, including a chain loop having a plurality of forks for releasably retaining ports. The chain loop is fed around a first, a second, and a third rotatable sprocket. The first and secon... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4981463 | Device for positioning fitments in a perforated film A device for positioning fitments in a perforated film. The device according to the invention includes a transporting member that brings the fitments into the vicinity of a perforated film, preferably below the latter, a member for positioning the fitment... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4979934 | Card feeding and folding apparatus An apparatus for feeding and folding cards from a card supply to a work surface at which the cards are utilized in a folded configuration in a work cycle. The cards are delivered to the work surface by a delivery mechanism and a folding device folds the c... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4959046 | Apparatus for feeding adhesive coated stitches to continuous forms for binding the forms Apparatus for feeding stitches of adhesive tape for binders of continuous forms for tabulating machines with a sprocket wheel for feeding each stitches so as to insert the leading end of each stitch into a corresponding hole of the perforation provided at... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4902269 | Device for the sealing of a port or fitment on a thermoplastic film Device for welding a mouthpiece to a thermoplastic film comprising a frame, a support plate carried by the frame and moveable with respect to the latter, a welding head rigidly connected to the support plate, and at least one annular heating resistance ca... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4878987 | Transverse zipper bag material and method of and means for making same A method and apparatus for forming film capable of being converted into bags in an form, fill and seal machine or for providing bags attached to each other in end-to-end relationship including relatively advancing a continuous sheet of thin plastic film a... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4765118 | Apparatus for welding a strip of tape to film The apparatus for welding a strip of tape to film includes a tape feed roller for feeding the film continuously and a welding roller disposed in a position where the film is held between both the rollers, both the rollers being rotated in synchronism with... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765117 | Apparatus for welding a strip of tape to film A film continuously fed passes through first rollers and second rollers disposed at wider spaces than that of the first rollers. The first and second rollers are relatively moved and the speed of part of the film continuously fed is reduced to zero tempor... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4655389 | Collapsible containers and methods of manufacturing the containers This invention relates to containers and methods of, and apparatus for, manufacturing containers. A container in accordance with the invention includes four walls (202-205, FIG. 1, or 301-303 and 305, FIG. 4), and a base (201, FIG. 1, or 306, FIG. 4). The... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4570917 | Sheet feeder for a sheet processing machine having a continuously running sheet intake The invention relates to a sheet feeding apparatus for supplying a sheet fed processing machine having a continuously running intake with successive sheets, preferably without any gaps between their leading and trailing edges and comprising retractable fr... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4514182 | Method of affixing envelopes and letterheads to a carrier sheet and assembly formed thereby Envelopes and letter sheets are mounted on a continuous carrier in such a manner that they alternate and are continuously shingled. The envelope flaps are first affixed to the carrier sheet, with the envelopes in an open position and with their flap folds... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4218962 | Apparatus for forming thermal insulation blocks Apparatus is described for the formation of thermal insulation blocks from rolls of fibrous blankets. The apparatus comprises folding means to make alternating transverse folds in the blanket, insertion means to insert block supporting members (pronged be... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4182223 | Swivel mounting for tape applying apparatus wipe down roller A wipe down roller for use in apparatus for applying tape to cartons in which the roller is mounted to swivel to allow for uniform roller contact and pressure application to the tape when such roller is engaged by an end wall panel of the carton which is ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4073119 | Taping apparatus Apparatus for automatically applying tape to effect the closing of a carton, such tape to be placed not only across the top surface but also continuously down each end of the carton. The apparatus includes means for advancing the containers with the top f... | 02/14/1978 |