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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7908823 | Container cover and dispenser therefor It shows a container cover that is generally Shown as (1). The cover comprises an inner portion (2) which stretches over and covers the mouth of a cup A. The inner portion includes a pierceable area (9) for receiving a tube or straw B. The inner... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7775017 | Sealing heater A sealing heater for heat sealing a film onto a multi-compartment container comprises a heating block having a contact surface. The contact surface includes an outer sealing portion and an intermediate sealing portion. The outer sealing seals a film to a perimeter s... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7401445 | Vessel-filling apparatus A conveyor moves in a horizontal transport direction through a closing station and has plates forming a succession of transverse rows of cutouts each holding a respective vessel. A stationary main frame at the station is traversed by the conveyor extends. A secondar... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357615 | Apparatus and method for seaming a metal end onto a composite can A seaming apparatus and method wherein a composite container with a metal end loosely placed thereon is supported on a lifting plate in a vacuum chamber, air is evacuated from the chamber, the lifting plate is raised to engage the metal end with a magnetic seaming c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343724 | Semi-automated custom capsule dispensing and assembly machine and method An apparatus is used to dispense radiopharmaceuticals from a sealed source vial into capsules. The apparatus is particularly well suited for volatile radiopharmaceuticals such as radioiodine. This apparatus shields the operator from the radiopharmaceutical and also ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7299602 | Device for screwing and crimping a cap on a neck A device including a rotating capping head with axial displacement, characterized in that the head is provided with means for screwing a cap on the neck, and means for crimping the cap beneath a crimping ring. The axial displacement includes a first axial displaceme... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290380 | Packaging machine and method for closing containers A packaging machine for closing containers (5) is provided having a supply device (1, 2) for supplying containers (5) to be closed; a removal device (11) for removing closed containers (5″); and a closing device (25) betwe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7219480 | Capping and nitrogen dosing apparatus A capping and nitrogen dosing apparatus for containers includes a rotary capping machine which is configured to serially receive filled containers, and apply closures to respective ones of the containers. The present apparatus includes a dosing system for injecting ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204066 | Device for screwing caps onto bottles or similar containers Device for screwing caps onto bottles and similar containers includes a work station, which supports a device for gripping the caps and which moves toward and away from the bottles, carried by a relative feeding line. An actuator, associated to the work station, dri... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7073308 | Universal automated plastic container closing system By providing two endless loop belt drive assemblies forming a belt driven sealing section, a highly efficient and effective automatic, universally applicable, container closing system has been achieved which is capable of securely lockingly engaging both locking lug... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6973767 | Beverage bottling plant and a conveyor arrangement for transporting packages There is now provided a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles and like containers with a liquid beverage filling material and a conveyer arrangement for aligning and distributing packages containing filled bottles and like containers. The conveyer arrangement ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6949710 | Mail weighing system and scale apparatus An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The apparatus contains a scale transport assembly for transporting mail pieces... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6905265 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing packaged cartridge product In a loading position of a manufacturing apparatus, a cartridge attracted and held by a magnet of a holding member of a cartridge loading mechanism is held on a vertically movable table of a case holding device while being guided by a tapered inner circumferential s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6745540 | Spout sealing method and sealing apparatus A spout sealing method and apparatus using a spout insertion and temporary-sealing apparatus, a primary sealing apparatus, a secondary sealing apparatus and a cold-sealing apparatus that are installed in a row; and transfer apparatuses being installed between these ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745541 | Lid feeding apparatus To provide a lid feeding apparatus which permits reduction in apparatus and maintenance costs, and safe feeding of a lid onto an opening end of a vessel with high accuracy. The lid feeding apparatus includes: a transporting device 2 for intermittently transpo... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6668517 | Spout transfer method, spout transfer apparatus and spout positioning and supplying apparatus With a use of a transfer rotor that has gripping claws on its circumference, spouts are received by the gripping claws and conveyed and transferred to spout holding members of a continuously rotating rotor. The transfer rotor rotates intermittently 60° i... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655109 | Filler device sub-assembly and associated method A filler device sub-assembly comprising: a first cap gripping arm and a second cap gripping arm, wherein each of the first and second cap gripping arms include a second end, and wherein the second ends of the first and second cap gripping arms cooperative... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6571534 | Tray sealing machine A sealing apparatus includes a frame structure including a base and an actuator support extending upward from the base, a container support including a container receiver, and a heater platen suspended from the actuator support above the container support... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6477823 | Closure and container system for hot filled containers A closure device for a plastic container includes a liner and a plastic closure. The liner is sealed to the neck of the bottle at the end face of the neck and along a portion of the outer surface of the neck. The plastic closure engages the liner to retai... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6216419 | Tape-shaped parts package, parts storing tape, tape-shaped cover and parts packaging apparatus In a parts storing tape, a first stepped part which has the predetermined height and is more extended than the other inner side faces of a recessed part in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the above parts storing tape is provided at e... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6217697 | Method for producing and coating melt portions as well as system and apparatus A method for producing and coating melt portions includes two sheet strips, which form coating material layers, being continually fed. The melt portions embedded between the sheet strips are cooled and calibrated according to their thickness. The sheet st... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6058676 | Lid guide for electronic devices A lid guide ensures that a lid is accurately positioned and oriented when it is lowered over and placed onto a tray used to hold electronic devices, for example, for transport between different stages in the manufacturing process, thereby helping to preve... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5946886 | Systems for transferring and repositioning container lids Systems are provided whereby a container lid may be transferred from a supply stack and be repositioned relative to an awaiting container using a substantially constant-rate reciprocal drive. The systems most preferably include a reciprocally displaceable... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5802812 | Process and device for the processing of containers The invention relates to a process, as well as a device which is suited for the same, for the processing of containers, particularly of bottles or the like, into which a fluid is injected for the expulsion of the air from the head room of the bottles afte... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5685125 | Plant for the industrial production of long-life ready-to-eat, cooked foods A plant is described which includes a continuous heat processing autoclave (1) for cooking and sterilizing food measured into tray-like containers (9). The open containers (9), loaded on to trays (12), are advanced through the autoclave (1) by a conveyor ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5617710 | Process and apparatus for producing closed sealed capsules A process and an apparatus for producing closed sealed capsules are disclosed. The capsules contain releasable substances packaged in at least one cavity inside the capsules which are formed of two or more joined sealed parts of substantially organic, fil... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5475965 | Machine for sealing containers by applying a covering film The present invention relates to a machine for sealing containers by applying a covering film, which comprises a framework for supporting a container sealing unit which is located between a unit for feeding the containers to be sealed and a conveyor for r... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5341620 | Can feeding apparatus for a can seamer The present invention provides a can feeding apparatus for a can seamer, in which can bodies are fed to a seaming turret are slid on a plate rail and alongside opposed guides by fingers of a drive chain. The seaming turret or a turret opposed to the seami... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5251426 | Method and apparatus for conveying stacks of nested preformed lids An apparatus and method for the automatic on-demand conveying of stacks of nested lids to a lid placer employing two powered sections for first elevating the stacks of nested lids placed on a platform assembly then, shuttling the elevated nested stack int... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5224323 | Bale wrapper apparatus There is disclosed a bale wrapper apparatus (10) which can apply stretchable plastics film around a round-bale (17) and which comprises a main frame (13) which can be coupled to the front or rear of a propelling vehicle (12), a turntable (16) mounted on t... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4974392 | Apparatus for closing containers with a sealing lamina The apparatus for closing containers with a sealing lamina comprises a framework for supporting a first conveyor belt for feeding containers to be closed, which is connected to a heat-welding unit and to a second conveyor belt for removing the closed cont... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4961796 | System for bonding objects together A system for bonding the outlet structure of a container to an element such as a pump with a securing component including a body formed from electrically conductive material and a layer of plastic material on each of opposed sides of the body.... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4809482 | Packaging system A system of packaging a predetermined number of relatively flat packages or envelopes containing delicate articles such as hosiery, pantyhose, etc., into boxes. The packages or envelopes are printed and garments placed therein at a selected location and t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4804024 | Apparatus for filling containers with a flowable medium In the fill apparatus, a container feed belt with a lifting frame at the entry end includes container supporting and centering pulleys for displacing the empty container in the horizontal direction by means of alignment pulleys engaging the container rim ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4570420 | Method and apparatus for closing and stacking boxes A method of closing boxes in which the open-ended boxes and covers are sequentially fed to a box-closing station with the top of each cover overlying the open end of the box. Fitting-leaves are interposed between the outer face of the open end of the box,... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4479343 | Device for feeding-in and moving-on containers to and from a rotary capping unit Apparatus for feeding containers to a rotary capping machine and removing the containers therefrom, comprises a carrier wheel pivoting about a fixed axis lying parallel to and offset from the capping unit axis of rotation. The carrier wheel takes containe... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4437289 | Automatic machine for capping and labelling bottles or like containers Machine for automatically capping and labelling bottles or like containers comprising, in addition to the labelling and capping device, apparatus for orienting the caps synchronized with said labelling and capping device, and for holding the oriented caps... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4421580 | Preparation of glass container for thermoplastic closure A method for sealing a rim-like opening in a glass container is described. The surface of the opening is treated with tin and/or titanium oxide precursors and with or without one or more of the groups consisting of fluorides, sulfur oxides and sulfur oxid... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4389266 | Preparation of glass container for thermoplastic closure A method for sealing a rim-like opening in a glass container is described. The surface of the opening is treated with tin and/or titanium oxide precursors and with or without one or more of the groups consisting of fluorides, sulfur oxides and sulfur oxid... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4381959 | Method of securing an end closure to a container body An adhesive composition for bonding polished metal surfaces to vinyl chloride polymer coated metal substrates is disclosed which is comprised of a thermoplastic vinyl chloride polymer resin, a thermosetting epoxy resin normally incompatible with the vinyl... | 05/03/1983 |
