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Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6804929 | Rotary capping apparatus and feedback control system for regulating applied torque A rotary capping apparatus and feedback control apparatus for regulating torque applied to screw-on type caps for containers is disclosed. The present system is integrated into a machine suitable for a clean-room environment. The apparatus includes a supporting fram... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6502369 | Method of supporting plastic containers during product filling and packaging when exposed to elevated temperatures and internal pressure variations A method of supporting a plastic container exposed to elevated temperatures during product filling and packaging to eliminate heat and internal pressure induced distortion, internal vacuum distortion, or structural failure. Plastic containers usually have... | 01/07/2003 |
| 5081817 | Carton handle apparatus A handle taping system provides a mechanism for a taping station that is actuated by the passage of any of a variety of articles or products being conveyed therepast. A length of a first pressure sensitive carrier tape, whose length is automatically deter... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4989394 | Press plunger having separable press ring A radially expansible press plunge comprising two main parts named formation part (1) and expansion part (2) which are movable in relation to each other, and in which the expansion part (2) is arranged to provide an expansion of at least some part (16) of... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4724654 | Expandable type lid welding piston A plunger (4) for joining an inner workpiece (7) to an outer tubular workpiece (2) is disclosed. The plunger includes an expansion element (9) which engages the inner workpiece and crimps it to the outer workpiece. The expansion element (9) is an annular ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4640733 | Apparatus for forming and inserting an internal lid in a container An apparatus for inserting an internal lid (6, 7) in a tubular formed container (1) and for sealed connections of the lid to the inner of the container tube by constant heat welding, high frequency welding or ultrasonic welding and comprising a carrier (8... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4599123 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a container having an inner end closure A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a tin-like container comprising a sleeve formed body or jacket (1) and at least one end closure (2, 3), in which the jacket (1) and the end closure or the end closures (2, 3) at the interior side of the containe... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4536247 | Method and apparatus for foil-capping bottles There is described an apparatus and a method for the foil-capping of bottles with a patch of metal foil having a point and an adhesive back, comprising (a) adhering each patch to the neck of a bottle by its central area with the upper area of the foil pro... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4312168 | Method and device for pressing and pleating overcapping caps of the foil type onto bottle necks The device comprises a first pair of pressure chambers, the facing inner walls of which are provided with contoured pleating pads, and a second pair or pressure chambers, the facing inner walls of which are provided with contoured pressing and lapping pad... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4309859 | Collet head at a sealing machine A collet head at a sealing machine which includes a bushing having a gripper for accommodating a seal, characterized by a flexible diaphragm radially compressible by pressure fluid to apply contractible forces to a segmented gripper jaw.... | 01/12/1982 |
