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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275803 | System and method for printing a code on an elongate article and the code so printed A method and apparatus for printing a redundant code on an elongate article are disclosed. The apparatus includes an ink unit, at least one printing head and a controller. The printing head includes two, or three, valves, controlled by the controller. As the elongat... | 10/02/2007 |
| 6997046 | Method and apparatus for fixtured wax and trace A method and apparatus is provided for making impressions of edges and profiling the edges using a profiling machine. The apparatus allows the impressionable material used for forming the impression to be held in a fixed position while the impression of the edge is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6090027 | Method for parcel marking and three dimensional label thereof A method of marking a parcel (68) includes folding a label (33) about a chosen corner (123) of parcel (68) having contiguous sides (43) and converging edges (44) to permit an individual to rapidly locate the label. The label may be printed in ink and/or e... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5369938 | Process for making one-piece boxes The present invention comprises a process for manufacturing a single piece multi-purpose box from a board blank and a wrap. The process includes using an in-line scanner to align a board blank with a printed wrap along pre-cut notches so that the board bl... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5021274 | Detachable coupon for laminated corrugated packaging material and method of manufacture Laminated packaging material includes a corrugated inner ply, a paperboard outer ply having a detachable coupon portion outlined with a perforated die cut, an adhesive between facing surfaces of the outer ply and the corrugated inner ply for adhering the ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 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 |