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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7311648 | Method for stamping a bending edge in a package material Stamping of a layer (2) of package material, such as cardboard or plastics, for forming one or more bending edges may take place according to the invention by a method wherein a stamping tool (8), which is provided with preferably three ribs (9 | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160237 | Plastic sheet with bending ruled line, and ruled line blade for plastic sheet A plastic sheet with a bending rule line, having satisfactory bending properties and pliability, feeling soft, having a fine appearance, and allowing a bending operation to be mechanically performed; and a ruled line blade for such plastic sheet. A bending ruled lin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6902520 | Folding machine having at least one pair of knife shafts The folding machine includes at least one pair of knife shafts, the knife shafts (22, 24) of which are, in a working position, mounted parallel to each other between two spaced-apart side walls (18, 20) of the folding machine (10). In order, in ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6672815 | Apparatus and method of binding soft cover book Apparatus for scoring a cover to be applied to a bound stack of sheets to form a book. A base unit is provided having a surface for receiving the cover, an lower die holder disposed below the surface and an upper die holder disposed above the surface. A l... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6582348 | Machine for the creasing, perforation or circular cutting of paper and the like A machine is provided for the creasing, perforation or circular cutting of a material in the form of sheets such as paper, plastic and the like. The machine includes a bed, a horizontal loading plane (11) that is intended to accommodate at least one stack... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6544158 | High speed feeding apparatus for clamshell die cutter A processing station (10) for high speed printing, handling and die cutting of blanks or blanks (26) is provided which includes a clamshell-type die cutter (12), as well as a feeding device (14) including a transfer mechanism (16) and pickup member (18). ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6276045 | Method and apparatus for making structured packing element Upper and lower mirror image die plates are resiliently supported and have predetermined displacement values for forming vortex generators and foldline crease channels without compressive deformation in a porous sintered metal fiber sheet material. Cutter... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6245004 | Machine for performing a manufacturing operation on a sheet of material and method of operation A machine (10) for performing a manufacturing operation on a sheet of material (12) includes an upper tool (282, . . . ) for engaging an upper surface (602) of the sheet of material (12) and a lower tool (380, . . . ) mateable with the upper tool for enga... | 06/12/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5943935 | Lightweight dimensionally stable steel rule die A lightweight, dimensionally stable steel rule die for cutting and scoring carton blanks having a die board containing the cutting and scoring rules which is formed of a laminated plastic construction adapted to register and coact with a steel counterplat... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5904643 | Tray-forming and apparatus A process and apparatus for forming three-dimensional containers from a continuous flat web of paper, coated paper, paper board, or laminated paper board ("paper") in which the paper is first scored to define the shape of the container and, thereafter, th... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5897479 | Punching and scoring tool for production of scored punched parts The punching and scoring tool produces scored punched parts from a material sheet and has a carrier board, which is provided on its underside with punching elements and a scoring plate, on the underside of which scoring projections are arranged. A punchin... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5370028 | Strip steel punching and indenting tool A strip steel punching and indenting tool (15) and a method for preparing this type of tool wherein the tool, arranged between a ram (12) and an anvil (14) of a punching machine (10), comprises a supporting plate (16) with slots (18) extending from the lo... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5319910 | Easily-openable packaging container A multilayer container having a flange portion and an easily-openable packaging container packaged by using said multilayer container, wherein the interlaminar strength of said multilayer container is smaller than the peelig strength between said flange p... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5072507 | Die changeover apparatus for box blank cutting machine An improved box blank die cutting machine (20) is provided which includes die changeover apparatus (32) permitting the machine die structure (28) to be rapidly changed without the necessity for completely removing the die frame (26) from the machine (20).... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5052992 | Cut and score die apparatus and method A cut and score die apparatus is provided for progressively converting a sheet of material into blanks. The apparatus includes a punching section for punching scrap material from the sheet of material to define an array of interconnected blanks arranged i... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4931031 | Method for improved container internal raw edge protection A method of forming a skived edge on the inside panel of a thermoplastic coated paperboard container, in part while the container is part of a web or sheet of paperboard material, and in part on individual blanks after being cut from the web or sheet. Mor... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4822325 | Sheet imprinting apparatus Apparatus for imprinting or impressing a sheet of material such as cardboard intended to be made into a die for making a folding box or case, comprises a stamping plate for carrying the sheet and co-operable with a tool. The stamping plate lies on a table... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4767393 | High speed platen-type die cutter A flat platen-type cutting and creasing press for sheet material includes a continuously moving closed loop conveyor that carries sheet gripping means in a feed direction along a generally horizontal feed path extending through a sheet loading station, a ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4710156 | Sheet processing apparatus Apparatus for processing a sheet of material such as cardboard intended for making a folding box or case, comprises a stamping plate for carrying the sheet and co-operable with a tool. The stamping plate lies on a table plate of a frame structure which ha... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4604850 | Pack for fluid filling materials with reclosable opening device Two-piece containers having a one-piece tubular body and base and a cover molded onto the body are formed from a continuous web of thermoplastic supporting material by means of an apparatus which includes tube forming, cover molding, container filling and... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4568323 | Strip steel stamping or punching tool for carton blanks or the like Strip steel stamping knives (1) and, if desired, the strip steel folding rules (2) of a strip steel stamping tool are provided in slots (3, 4) in a carrier plate (5). The strip steel stamping knives and, if desired, the strip steel folding rules protrude ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4559259 | Packing laminate provided with crease lines A packing laminate which is intended to be converted into packing containers is often provided with crease lines in order to facilitate folding and shaping. At the places where crease lines cross each other a multiple folding of the laminate takes place o... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4541828 | Tool support with an arrangement for centering and fixing a tool therein A tool support having an arrangement for centering and fixing a tool and a rectangular frame characterized by a pair of pressing members mounted on adjacent sides of the frame and an arrangement to urge the pressing members away from their adjacent frame ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4491267 | Folding carton for dry powder The invention provides a process for making a dry powder box with greater geometrical stability and free of pin holes, gaps and the like through which powder may sift. The process uses a carton blank having a bottom closure wherein a pair of relatively la... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4399935 | Carton construction and method of making a cutting edge therefor A carton construction and method of making an integral cutting edge therefor. An intermittent cut-score line is utilized at the juncture of the front and bottom main panels the cut segments of which extend into the front panel to provide a plurality of di... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4386926 | Relatively rigid sheet plastic folding method, apparatus and article A method, apparatus for forming, and article formed of folded, relatively rigid sheet plastic material (e.g. polyolefin is disclosed). A hinging membrane forming a flexible fold line provides stress-relief indentations in the sheet material so that the te... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4386925 | Apparatus for producing a tear line in the multi-layered foil of a cigarette pack A multi-layer bonded foil 10 which forms the inner wrapper of a cigarette pack is provided with a tear line 14 to facilitate opening a tear flap 15. The tear line is formed by a fixed lower tool 25 having a raised rib 28 flanked by grooves 29, 30 and a re... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4373929 | Method and apparatus for cutting and scoring folding container blanks A method and apparatus for cutting and scoring plastic and paper box blanks is disclosed wherein a creaseless score line is formed using a score forming strip which is aligned on one die platen and is transferred to the cooperating die platen in mirror im... | 02/15/1983 |
