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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6658825 | Apparatus for packaging fibers, and article produced by same At least one base plate, at least one fill tube, at least one bag liner tube slidably coupled to the fill tube and capable of receiving a bag thereon, at least one ram that slides within the fill tube, at least one feed tube attached to the fill tube, at ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6062004 | Method and device for providing compost bagging machine with perforated conduit A method and device for providing a compost bagging machine with perforated conduit. A perforating mechanism is mounted at an inlet to a guide tube that directs conduit into the bag of the bagging machine. Three or more wheels, each of which have at least... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5421137 | Process for the further handling of sausage In a process for further handling sausages in a sausage string, the sausages are servered from the sausage string at a cutting point. This cutting point is assigned a sensor. The length of the sausage is established ahead of the cutting point by means of ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5152121 | Dispenser-container for wet tissues, and a process for manufacturing the same and an apparatus therefor A dispenser-container for wet tissues comprises wet tissues impregnated with liquid and a container, which is a cylinder, a box or a bag made of a flexible and impervious sheet, having the wet tissues contained therein. The tissues are made of a continuou... | 10/06/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4885898 | Apparatus for processing cut flowers or similar articles Apparatus for processing cut flowers or similar articles, comprises a stand formed with an opening for receiving the stems of a bunch of the cut flowers or other articles; an elastic band holder underlying the opening and movable to either an open positio... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4776151 | Package having fiber-containing sheath and apparatus and method for packaging The package of the present invention comprises a sheath formed from a folded, relatively rigid strip having structure for receiving and releasably holding the ends of the fiber to be packaged. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber is between the two folded... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4704846 | Apparatus for sorting and bunching flowers and other agricultural produce Apparatus for bunching flowers and similar produce including a rotating endless belt defining a plurality of flower bunching locations on the surface thereof, at least one, and preferably a plurality of sorting tables adapted to be arranged adjacent the e... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4372101 | Apparatus and process for packaging synthetic fibers in bales A process for forming synthetic fibers into bales by multi-stage compression involves feeding the synthetic fibers to a plurality of depositing units wherein the fibers are precompressed into a retaining bin positioned at each of the depositing units to f... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4293369 | Machine for the application of suction tubes to packing containers A machine for the application of suction tubes to packing containers is disclosed. Portion-sized packages for juice and the like are often equipped with suction tubes to facilitate the emptying thereof. The suction tubes, which for reasons of hygiene are ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4223581 | Feeder apparatus for cable cutter An apparatus for forcefully feeding cabling in an underwater environment into a container includes a gripper block positionable above the container and an air cylinder for reciprocating the gripper block vertically. Jaws on the gripper block are pivoted t... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4201032 | Apparatus for making bundles of textile strands An apparatus for cutting textile strands and forming the cut strands into bundles including a means for supplying the textile strands. A means for positioning the textile strands funnels the textile strands into a grouping of substantially parallel strand... | 05/06/1980 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
