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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371298 | Linear stamp applicator machine and method of operating the same A method for applying tax stamps to individual cigarette packages of different cigarette cartons, having different height dimensions, comprises the provision of a cigarette carton height determination station, a cigarette carton opening station, a cigarette package ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7308914 | Device for instant manufacture of customized paint, a control system for use in the said device and a process for making the paint using the device A device for instant manufacture of customized paint which comprises a container housing at least two cans, the cans are interconnected by means of a pipe, the pipe having valves which operate on electronic signals, connected to a pump the pump being provided with a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7250464 | Distributed paint manufacturing system A paint manufacturing method includes receiving each of a group of fluid prepaints at different inputs of a fluid component mixing system, determining at a computer system a first fluid prepaint ratio, and mixing the fluid prepaints in accordance with the first rati... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228879 | Apparatus for dispensing paint and stain samples and methods of dispensing paint and stain samples An improved fluid dispenser specially adapted to provide sample-size amounts of a fluid mixture is shown and described. An automated closure and seal system is provided for the manifold that moves, on command from a controller, from a closed or sealed position there... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7111652 | Mixed liquid manufacturing apparatus A mixed liquid manufacturing apparatus comprises: an information input unit, in which information of an object, to which a mixed liquid is offered, is input; a material storage system that stores a plurality of materials for a mixed liquid; a product information sys... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6945689 | System for holding paint container A system for mixing paint and for holding a container of paint having a cover engaging a body is disclosed. The system comprises a rotary mixer comprising a holder configured for receiving the container. The system also comprises a clamp comprising an arm configured... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945690 | System for holding paint container A holder for mixing a container of paint is disclosed. The system comprising a body having a cover and a base. The system also comprises an aperture in the cover of the body. The system also comprises a cavity in the body and accessible through the aperture and conf... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6688075 | Automatic machine for packaging products inside containers An automatic machine for packaging products, in particular cosmetic or pharmaceutical products, inside containers (11), comprising a series of stations (15-21, 21A, 21B, 21C, 23-28), in each of which the operations required to insert the products and thei... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6560839 | Method for using a moisture-protective container A method for using a moisture-protective container to protect an integrated circuit is disclosed herein. The integrated circuit is placed into a container having a first surface and a second surface that is opposite the first surface, and then the contain... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6527500 | Automated packaging system for loading compact discs and booklets into compact disc cases An insertion automation apparatus for discs and booklets in disc packages has plural parallel belts for transporting containers through successive stations. A first station is adjacent the belts for unstacking containers. A second station is adjacent the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6122900 | Manufacture of pocketed compound nested coil springs A system and method for manufacturing pocketed compound nested coil springs includes inserting a compressed, preferably pocketed, smaller coil spring into a horizontally oriented larger coil spring either prior to compressing and inserting the outer coil ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6021627 | Manufacture of pocketed compound nested coil springs A system and method for manufacturing pocketed compound nested coil springs includes inserting a compressed, preferably pocketed, smaller coil spring into a horizontally oriented larger coil spring either prior to compressing and inserting the outer coil ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5857308 | Double lid system A double lid system is provided with an electric motor (44) to actuate mechanisms to release the lid (20) from a drum (18) and simultaneously clamp the lid (20) to a door (14) of a port (or vice versa), and with an electric motor (74) to withdraw the door... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5784854 | Perforating and plugging device for a machine for dispensing dyes or fluid products in general A perforating and plugging device for a dye-dispensing machine comprising at least one output nozzle and a support structure for a container, comprises a perforating member for forming a hole in the container substantially in vertical alignment with the n... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782065 | Loading and unloading device for x-ray film cassettes The invention relates a loading and unloading device for x-ray film cassettes, said device being further developed in such a way that a number of exposed x-ray films having different formats can be haphazardly delivered to a storage place, and in such a w... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5547329 | Roller bottle handling system A roller bottle handling system includes a culture rack storage station for storing a plurality of culture racks each for accommodating a plurality of roller bottles each filled with a culture medium and cells, and a mass-handling facility for extracting ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5538232 | System and method for preparing letters for mailing A system reads a data record from a card and, based on this information, prints on a section of a travelling web of paper. The printed web section is tracked and the card providing the data record is affixed to the web section. The printed web section wit... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5493840 | Means for providing flowable colourant in a coating composition A more easily useable means for providing dispersed flowable colorant in a coating composition contained in a liddable container which means may have none of several alternative heights. The means comprises dispenser 18 at which a dose of flowable coloran... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5469692 | Methods for configuring, packaging and reconfiguring personal computers Housings for personal computers are assembled at a first site and then shipped in bulk to one or more configuring sites. At the configuring sites, electrical components are inserted into the housing, and the thus-configured computers are packaged in indiv... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5445367 | System and method for preparing letters for mailing A system reads a data record from a card and, based on this information, searches a database for additional letter data and prints on a section of a travelling web of paper the data record and letter data. The printed web section is tracked and the card p... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5426909 | Item insertion apparatus for containers An apparatus for inserting an item into a closed container includes a body and an implement for forming an entrance point into a surface of the closed container. The implement takes the form of a blade member, or a rotary member having saw-teeth or cuttin... | 06/27/1995 |
| 4807425 | Method and device for opening and closing vials A method and device for opening and closing vials includes a rack for supporting a plurality of vials, a first arrangement for sequentially lifting a cap from each of the supported vials, an upwardly sloping bar for raising each cap from its respective vi... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4741145 | Packing machines A device for inserting coupons in cigarette packets, in particular in hinge lid packets, includes a guide rail 14, 16 parallel to the packing conveyor 2 for raising the lower edge 11 of the inner frame 10 away from the cigarette bundle 6 so that a coupon ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4658564 | Coupon inserter for cartons A device for placing articles such as coupons or the like in cartons being conveyed past a work station containing the device. The device includes an upright coupon or the like article supply hopper, a reciprocatory mechanism for inserting the articles in... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4557101 | Method and apparatus for attaching a token to a container A token, such as a coin for making change in a cigarette package dispensing machine, is inserted into a "hard pack" or box of the type having a hinged lid by placing the token on the front face of the box, pressing down on the front face to form a slit-li... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4446674 | Contamination-free apparatus for filling spouted bags with a fluid For filling successive spouted bags with a beverage or like fluid product to a prescribed weight, a filling valve assembly and a cap remover assembly are immovably mounted side by side in a germfree chamber formed over a weighing platform. After the germf... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4286513 | Tagging apparatus for hay baler A tagging attachment for a hay baler for automatically inserting an identification tag into a hay bale at a specified preselected location, includes a guide support member extending into the bale chamber for supporting a tag in a position in the chamber f... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4265355 | Cigarette tax stamp applying machine and method This disclosure relates to a machine and method of applying cigarette tax stamps to cigarette packages in cartons. The machine includes an input platform or table that receives cartons from an infeed conveyor, and three incoming cartons are fed to three p... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4263766 | Transfer applying machine An improved machine for automatically applying transfers such as tax stamps to multiple packages contained in a carton is disclosed. The machine comprises a conveyor for advancing a carton through an opening station, where it is opened to expose the packa... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4184305 | Machine for applying transfers A machine for automatically applying transfers such as tax stamps to multiple packages contained in a carton is disclosed. The transfer applying machine comprises a conveyor for intermittently and sequentially advancing cartons through an opening station,... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4101362 | Method for applying transfers A machine for automatically applying transfers such as tax stamps to multiple packages contained in a carton is disclosed. The transfer applying machine comprises a conveyor for intermittently and sequentially advancing cartons through an opening station,... | 07/18/1978 |
