Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412813 | Device and method for fixing closing films to pouring elements arranged on composite packages Shown and described are a device and a method for securing closure films to pouring elements arranged on composite packages with a cyclic or phased conveying device for conveying the closure films, with a feed device, with a welding device, and with a transport devi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7343842 | Apparatus for cutting film tubing The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting film tubing in a machine for applying tubular labels to each of a series of containers that are transported on a conveyor. The film tubing is advanced incrementally through a ring gear and a bore in a platform on whi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7300531 | Tape application device A device and a method for applying tape to one or more sheets of material in a moving line-up. The device can include a tape applicator, a sensor, a tape cutter, a tape gripper, an engagement-initiation press, and a hold-down portion. During intermittent operation, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275469 | Planetary tubing cutter The planetary tubing cutter of the invention provides a gearing assembly having a pair of ring gears and a number of pinions with a blade affixed to each pinion. The ring gears are parallel to one another and are individually driven. The pinions are rotatably mounte... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7231748 | Adjusting device of film packaging machine An adjusting device that is mounted in a film packaging machine includes a moving mechanism that selectively moves two support blocks in opposite directions and toothed wheels mounted to the support blocks in a symmetric manner and driven by a timing belt that is me... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140163 | Blister-foil packaging machine A lower foil formed with upwardly open filled pockets passes horizontally at a constant transport speed through a work station of a machine frame. A support table holds an upper tool immediately above the foil in the station. A double parallelogrammatic linkage has ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100658 | Machine for manufacturing, filling and closing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh Machine for manufacturing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh, and for filling and closing said mesh bags, which comprise an expansion device which is perimetric to the tubular mesh, the core expander of which is equipped with a vertical aperture which,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6523331 | Machine for setting heat-shrinkable sleeves on objects from a continuous sheath The invention relates to a machine for fitting sleeves of heat-shrink plastics material on objects, the sleeves being taken from a continuous sheath that is rolled flat. In the invention, a horizontal shaping mandrel (40) is provided that comprises two to... | 02/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6207100 | Closure indicator for cup lid A lid for a container including a closure surface, a circumferential rim extending about a periphery of the closure surface with the rim including an outer side wall, an inner side wall and a transition wall interconnecting the outer side wall and the inn... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6070399 | Guide feeding device for a thermal shrinking film mechanism The present practical new design is to provide a guide feeding device for thermal-shrinking film mechanism that mainly is related to the feed wheels which are mounted on the upper, middle and lower peripherals of the central guide rod and all connected by... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5953886 | Food and packaging machine and method A food packaging machine and a method of food packaging with which food can be put into a container, and a film heat sealed to the container to cover the top of the container.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5946883 | Drug filling machine A drug filling machine has a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of drugs are discharged from one or some or the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with a tran... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5737900 | Banding method and apparatus with acceleration of band along floating mandrel aimed toward article to be banded Banding apparatus in various embodiments include accelerator members for accelerating plastic bands downstream along a floating mandrel for propelling them at high speed with significant kinetic energy in being ejected off from an end of the mandrel towar... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5715652 | Apparatus for producing and applying a protective covering to a cut edge of an opening of a container wall For an opening for a container wall, a rivet-shaped protective covering is made and applied by an apparatus. A sheet-like piece of foil is laid down by all applying device on a first wall area bordering the opening. The section overlapping the opening is ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5569351 | Banding machine having improved film registration system A banding machine applies labels to the top of containers and has a frame with a turret plate rotatably mounted thereon and driven by a drive mechanism. Band holders are positioned on the turret plate and receive cut film sleeves having spaced indicia the... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5566527 | Apparatus for applying a heat-shrinkable band to the neck of a container The invention relates to an apparatus for applying a heat-shrinkable band to the neck or to the body of a container. The apparatus comprises a feeding assembly for advancing a continuous sleeve of heat-shrinkable polymeric material along a predetermined p... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5557999 | Method for manufacturing a tamper-indicating plastic closure A method and apparatus for manufacturing a plastic closure particularly to facilitate orientation of the closure so that a manufacturing process, such as vertical scoring, can be effected at one of at least one predetermined portion of the closure. Such o... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5491955 | Suture winder machine A suture winder machine and, more particularly, a semi-automated suture winding station of the machine adapted to facilitate the high-speed winding of multiple sutures, which are each attached to needles, into a peripheral channel of a tray utilized for p... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5448876 | Machine for applying heat shrinkable bands to containers The present invention entails a band application machine for applying tamper-evident bands and other bands about the circumference of a container. The band application machine directs a supply strip of banding material to a curing mechanism which cuts the... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5444963 | Process and equipment for shaping container seals A process and equipment for shaping seals for containers with an electromagnetic pulse. The pulse is generated by a current pulse coil positioned around the seal and energized by the discharge current of a condenser. The process and the equipment are part... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5158633 | Method for producing an opening means on a pack for liquids A pack for liquids is made at least partially from cardboard or the like, which is impervious to liquid at least on its one surface, by virtue of a plastics coating. The pack has side walls (2-3), a bottom and a top wall (1), which are connected together ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4989393 | Machine for sealing cups with film A web of heat-sealable film is advanced in overlying relation with filled cups to a sealing station where both the web and the cups dwell momentarily. During the dwell period, sealing heads advance downwardly and seal the web to the upper end portions of ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4969915 | Container and method for germ-free packaging An outer container is detachable mounted on a neck of an inner container having its interior previously sterilized and sealed with a portion of the inner container underlying the neck being sealed. Such container assembly of double structure is sterilized... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4947627 | Heat-shrunk threaded bottle cap A recipient having an axially upwardly open neck formed with at least one radially projecting neck thread is capped by fitting a circumferentially thermally shrinkable sleeve around a plug, fitting the plug into the open neck to block same, fitting the sl... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4922683 | Shrink banding machine A banding machine provides for a controlled intermittent flow of a tubular web or sleeve of thin plastic material from a storage reel, over a tensioning arm and guiding rollers onto a group of machine elements which first open the tube somewhat, stop the ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4910941 | Method and apparatus for fitting a tube on a container or the like A folded tube is paid out downward through the rotation of opposing feed rollers, and fitted on a mandrel member. The tube is then fitted on the mandrel and cut to a predetermined length by a cutting device disposed between the feed rollers and the mandre... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4876840 | Bag covering apparatus A bag covering apparatus that puts a cover, which has been folded in two at the folding portion, on the opening of a bag. The same bag covering apparatus includes a folding piece which can operate to fold the cover in two at the folding portion and a cove... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4866913 | Method and machine for closing containers, particularly pots and small trays The method and machine according to the invention allow the closing of containers, particularly pots and small trays for food products. The method consists successively in separably fixing a strip of closure material (1) on a support strip (2), the closur... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4833864 | Method and apparatus for closing containers The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for closing containers with a cover foil. In the method and with the apparatus of the invention, the containers are conveyed without change in vertical position and without stopping between rotati... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4807423 | Device for feeding covers to a continuously operating container closing machine The present invention relates to a device for feeding covers to a continuously operating container closing machine. The device makes it possible continuously to feed covers to closure tools which revolve in a circular path and during their rotary movement... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4744206 | Apparatus for applying heat-shrinkable plastic sleeves to containers A flattened tubular plastic tube having one pair of edge creases is withdrawn from a vertical axis reel and passed through horizontal axis rollers to impart a pair of intermediate creases. Cooperating rotating and stationary blades cut the plastic tube in... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4737209 | Method of and device for applying foil to a container and especially to a bottle A method of and device for applying foil to a container that has a closure over its upper surface, and especially to a bottle with a head that along with its cap is to be wrapped all the way around with a blank, especially of foil, by applying the blank a... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4691835 | Tamper-evident sealed container and tamper-evident tube and bands and apparatus and method of making and using same A method and apparatus are disclosed for formation of a spirally-wound, heat-shrinkable tube from which a great multiplicity of tamper-evident bands can be cut for subsequent heat-shrinkable application to containers. A strip of strinkable material orient... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4649697 | Banding apparatus with tilting band positioner A banding machine is made capable of dependable, high-speed operation by being provided with a rotatably mounted, driven, "C" shaped arm which holds each opened band in a tilted position for being picked up by the article to be banded as it is conveyed pa... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4633650 | Method and a device for cutting end disks for the packing of paper rolls The invention relates to a method and a device for the cutting of end disks for the packing of paper rolls. The invention is characterized in that the diameter of each roll is measured in a measuring unit (1) in a production line, that the number of disk ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4562684 | Apparatus for applying a tubular member over a container An apparatus for applying a tubular member over an article includes a supply of individual tubular members. A pair of opposed gripping members that are movable towards and away from each other are disposed on a rotatable pick-up and deposit wheel. As the ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4497156 | Method of and apparatus for enveloping moving articles In order to envelop the necks of a series of continuously moving bottles with decorative or informative tubular attachments, an elongate tube of heat-shrinkable plastic material is flattened first in one longitudinal plane and then in another longitudinal... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4250686 | Cap seal fitting machine for a container A cap seal fitting machine for a container, wherein a cap seal of a film piece is punched from a film sheet by a punching means and is held onto one of molds which are radially arranged in the periphery of a rotary disc plate which is intermittently turne... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4250798 | Method of and device for fabricating plastic sleeves A plastic sleeve is fabricated by: winding a blank of plastic film around a hollow cylindrical mandrel having a groove of arcuate cross section extending in the mandrel axial direction along the mandrel outer surface and having numerous through holes thro... | 02/17/1981 |
