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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4369567 | Method of manufacturing a permanent magnet which is to be arranged in an air gap of a transformer core A method of manufacturing a plate-shaped permanent magnet (7) which is to be arranged in an air gap of a core (1) for a transformer or choke coil and which consists of a number of permanent magnetic portions (29) which are made of a metal alloy having a h... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4365738 | Knock down container package and method of making same A knock down container package and method of making it which comprises several banks of sheet material which are each die cut and scored in a predetermined manner so that each blank can be readily folded to define a component part of the container in the ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4342147 | Method for loading pre-closed slide mounts An improved pre-closed slide mount is described having two sides or masks which are secured together for defining an internal pocket to retain a film transparency which is inserted edgewise through an opening or entranceway in one edge of the mount and de... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4338704 | Method for processing beef tongues Beef tongues from a kill floor are trimmed while at a temperature no less than about 92° F., rigidified by chilling them to about 35° to 45° F., and passed several times while in their rigidified condition through a skinning machine which grips a leadi... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4330978 | Photographic film packing apparatus A photographic film packing apparatus cuts film segments from a web of photographic film, partially overlaps the segments in a shingled manner, and conveys the segments in partially overlapping relationship into an insertion opening of a package, such as ... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4304085 | Cocktail filling machine and method A machine and method which serves to introduce measured amounts of different items (e.g., pieces of different fruits) into containers such as cans or jars. Features of the machine and method include high filling speed, straight-line movement of means carr... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4299148 | Method for cutting and maintaining separate segments of a gummous comestible A method for cutting and maintaining in separate segments a gummous comestible, comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a disk-like template above the comestible, the template having a plurality of radiating extending slots; (b) positioning a cutting too... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4283902 | Process and apparatus for converting piles of freshly printed sheets of bank-notes into bundles of bank-notes Piles of freshly printed sheets of multiple bank-notes are cut into bundle strips and then these bundle strips are cut into individual bundles of bank-notes; a band station is located between the cutting unit cutting the piles of sheets into bundle strips... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4250687 | Packaged tubes or rods Packaging of tubes or rods is disclosed. The tubes or rods consist of a brittle material such as glass or ceramics. In a method for packaging, the tubes or rods are arranged in one package in the tightest possible packaging form. This package is encased b... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4223882 | Automated in-line mailing system An automated in-line mailing (AIM) system of the type comprising sequentially a continuous sheet-web (20), a sheet cutter (10), an accumulator (12), a folder (14), a collector (16) and an envelope inserter raceway (24) is controlled by hyphens, or indicia... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4221104 | Fruit processing apparatus and method Apparatus for producing slices of pitted cherries. It carries out successive orientation and slicing operations with direct introduction of a predetermined count of slices into containers (e.g., cans or jars). The desired count for each container can be a... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4189895 | Method and apparatus for making envelope assemblies An envelope contains a separate enclosure that is formed from the same sheet material. Sheet material having a first portion and a narrower second portion is folded so portions are superimposed one upon the other. At some time, adhesive is applied to the ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4179865 | Pasta noodle packaging apparatus and method A method and apparatus for removing lasagne noodles from the stripper of a high production pasta oven and packaging the noodles in a continuous processing line. The output of the stripper is split and directed along separate paths whereby the rate at whic... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4166140 | Method of canning fish A fish-canning method using a machine having two adjacent parallel rotary turrets each having a fish-receiving pocket in the periphery thereof. The turrets are positioned to align the pockets with each other to form a single combined pocket which is then ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4163353 | Method of packaging compressible fibrous batts A method and apparatus for packaging compressible fibrous batts and a package of same are provided. The batts are formed by severing a longitudinally-extending strip of compressible fibrous material into batts of discrete lengths with the batts then being... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4144693 | Food packaging method and apparatus Method and apparatus for continuously and automatically packaging preferably particulate food in successive fixed amounts by using a ribbon-like film, preferably of a synthetic resin. The film is continuously payed out from a roll and is progressively wra... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4136504 | Slicing method An improved method for automatically producing a selected weight draft of sliced product from a workpiece in substantially uniform weight slices and in an integral number of slices.... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4135343 | Method and apparatus for framing photographic film sections in slide frames In a method of severing developed photographic film strips into film sections at a severing station and immediately mounting same in slide frames which are spread open ready to receive them and which are conveyed away from the severing station, each sever... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4123891 | Microfilm jacket microfilm-feeding process In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a microfilm jacket support supportable of a flat microfilm jacket in a horizontal position in an anchored state with a leading edge of the jacket extending beyond the support when mounted thereon, and with a mi... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4102029 | Method for loading film transparencies into slide mounts Method and apparatus are described for automatically loading film transparencies into pre-closed slide mounts either of plastic or of cardboard material and having an internal pocket for receiving the film transparency which is inserted through an openabl... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4094122 | Apparatus for handling extrudable substances An apparatus for handling extrudable substances has a source of power for driving a series of rollers and cutters in response to a control signal. A dispenser feeds paper or other suitable wrapping material to a first set of rollers which may include a cu... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4090342 | Method of packaging an extrudable explosive composition A method of packaging an extrudable explosive composition which includes extruding the explosive composition into an extrusion having a desired cross-sectional shape and size and shrinking a heat shrinkable plastic tube constructed around the extrusion to... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4079568 | Method for forming fiber-filled articles A method for fabricating fiber-filled articles in which a single emanating column of continuous synthetic crimped tow is produced, cut and utilized to form the article without conventional processing and treatment. The invention includes the method for fa... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4073118 | Method and apparatus for assembling and pocketing sections of photographic films An elongated web of exposed and developed photographic film is moved lengthwise and is severed at regular intervals to yield a succession of discrete sections. Related sections (e.g., those belonging to a customer) are assembled into groups of overlapping... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4071997 | Mechanism and method of making an envelope An improved machine and method of making and folding a personalized letter and a personalized envelope.... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4064674 | Disc record manufacturing method and apparatus A disc record manufacturing method and apparatus wherein a record pressed at a press station is transported to a trimming station where flash is trimmed from the record with the trimmed record then being transported beyond the trimming station. While the ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4063402 | Apparatus for stuffing the limbs of small dolls An apparatus for stuffing closed-end sleeve-like cloth forms with stuffing material in the form of cord or welting, by utilizing a feed tube having one end adapted for sliding the open end of the form thereon. A push rod with a barbed end is provided for ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4044525 | Method and machine for packing wood chips A method and a machine for packing wood chips into containers that are easily transported from the place of production to the place of utilization. The wood chips are blown from the discharge tube of the wood chipper straight into a tube-like package whic... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4043094 | Method and apparatus for processing taped components In a system for processing strips of taped axial lead components of different types and values extending from separate supplies, wherein the leads of the components are joined together by elongated tapes, the strips of the components are advanced linearly... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4041672 | Apparatus for bunching broccoli and a method therefor Apparatus for bunching vegetables having a stalk comprising a frame, a chain formed into an endless band, a motor mounted to the frame for recirculatingly driving the chain in a generally elongated loop, a plurality of members affixed to the chain, each m... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4027457 | Film covered cut item and process This invention provides a process for cutting a film covered item without piercing the covering film. Basically, the process comprises the steps of mounting an item on a compressible base and covering the mounted item with a resilient film, and then conta... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4019547 | Can filling method and apparatus A method for filling containers with predetermined amounts of food material (e.g., leafy vegetable, like fresh blanched spinach). It employs a vertically extending tube having removable cut-off means at its lower end. The food material is supplied to the ... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4015021 | Method for producing individually wrapped foodstuff slices An improved method for producing individually wrapped foodstuff slices. A linked series of the wrapped foodstuff slices is produced by press-molding, to a desired slice form, the foodstuff material which has been preformed to a flat continuous strip encas... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4004340 | Process of cutting developed film strips into film sections and of immediately subsequently introducing said film sections into slide frames The slide frames consist of plastic material and are supplied ready for use. The film is fed in steps to a cutting device for severing the leading film section. The film section severed by the cutting device is gripped in the cutting station by a plierlik... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3996720 | Yarn cutting and packaging machine Yarn strands derived from a creel are compressed together in parallel orientation and moved forward by reciprocating clamping means. A knife periodically severs a bundle comprising preselected short yarn lengths, which is compressed together and dropped i... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3983679 | Apparatus and method of processing mail A mail or letter preparing system prepares both "self mailers" and envelope letters for mailing. The system includes apparatus for cutting individual-page letter sheets or leaving letter sheets as united pages. The united page sheets are folded by a first... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3973373 | Automatic packaging method and apparatus Apparatus for automatically packaging folded towelettes wherein a flat web of sheet material is continuously fed from a roll or like supply vertically upwardly through a longitudinal folding device by feed rollers that grip the longitudinally folded web a... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3939621 | Processing of sheets of printed security papers into bundles and packets Piles of sheets printed with numbered banknotes are cut into bundles, and the bundles are stacked in magazines of a rotary-drum bundle collector to form packets in which the notes are sequentially numbered, these packets being wrapped and then arranged in... | 02/24/1976 |
