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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393171 | Device and method of binding books A binding device includes an L-shaped frame including two uprights, a crossbar-shaped platen interconnecting the upright, a central screw having a bottom end secured to the platen, and a rectangular table having two rear corners secured to bottoms of the uprights; a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383766 | Coal dewatering system and method The invention relates to a coal dewatering system, method and apparatus. The dewatering system includes a preheater vessel (82) having a chamber (101) for heating coal, an inlet (84) to permit the passage of coal into the chamber (101), a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7322286 | Device for compacting waste in a container, especially a household bin The invention relates to a bin for storing a volume of waste that can be reduced by compaction. The bin includes an apparatus for reducing the pressure exerted in the volume of the bin, under the effect of a vacuum, and ensures that the waste is compacted. The bin i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7171827 | System and method for automated casting of infrared glass optical components In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for the automated casting of infrared glass optical components is provided. The system includes a mold for casting infrared glass into lenses, a mold chamber operable to heat the mold to a temperature abo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159419 | System and method for vapor pressure controlled growth of infrared chalcogenide glasses A system and method for preparing chalcogenide glass are provided that allow for larger quantities of glass to be produced with lower production costs and less risks of environmental hazards. The system includes a reaction container operable to hold chalcogenide gla... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159420 | System and method for forming infrared glass optical components A system and method for forming infrared glass optical components are provided. The system includes first and second mold halves having first and second respective faces. The first and second mold halves are configured to be removably coupled such that the first fac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137335 | Plastics waste processor A plastics waste processor is provided for efficiently compacting and melting plastics waste, so as to form easily disposable compact plastic units having a volume considerably smaller than the unprocessed plastics waste. The plastics waste processor has a waste con... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130133 | Lens having wavelike lens element A lens that can be used in a digital camera includes in sequence a first lens element (20), a second lens element (30) and a third lens element (40). The first lens element is biconvex, and includes a first aspheric surface (22) and a sec... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066084 | Device for reducing the volume of bottle made of plastic material The apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing or frame for receiving the bottle, an element for fixing the bottle, a heating element surrounding part of the bottle and compressing means for compacting the softened bottle, wherein the housing or frame ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029463 | Expandable vomit container assembly An expandable vomit container assembly for providing a handy receptacle for a user to vomit into. The expandable vomit container assembly includes a bag support assembly including an expandable bag support member having a base section and a plurality of ring section... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6983684 | Modified high-temperature pressing apparatus A high-temperature pressing apparatus silica is provided for the manufacture of wood composite boards, in which the temperature of the platens in the pressing apparatus can be effectively regulated to improve energy efficiency, reducing press cycle length, and minim... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6939518 | Purifier and garbage disposer A purifier to purify exhaust gas includes a case, a plurality of metal sheets disposed in the case, a catalyst held to each of the metal sheets, partition plates disposed between the respective metal sheets, a metallic pipe disposed piercing through the metal sheets... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6900420 | Cooled induction heating coil The present invention relates to an induction heating coil comprising a litz cable which is wound into a spiral to form a bobbin, and means for cooling said cable indirectly. The litz cable is arranged to be cooled by means of an indirect cooling system that compris... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6835262 | Positive pressure hot bonder There is provided a pressure bonding system for applying pressure onto at least one tile of a workpiece. This system comprises upper and lower gripper members each having first and second gripper ends. The second gripper ends are connected to each other. The first g... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6550377 | Hot press apparatus A hot press apparatus in which workpieces are placed between heating plates in a chamber of a machine bed, so that the workpieces are heated and pressed by moving a movable plate toward a stationary plate to form a laminate, wherein the movable plate is h... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6467400 | Digitally controlled clamshell press There is provided a manually actuated press comprising a housing having a lower platen attached thereto. The lower platen defines a generally planar top surface. Moreover, at least one upper platen is in mechanical communication with the housing and defin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463850 | Method and means for forming locally compressed regions on absorbent products Method and device for forming local compressions (7) in a material (31) wherein moisture (17) is applied locally to the areas being compressed during the compression operation.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6425431 | Welding method using heating plate and welding apparatus using the same An apparatus of welding a plurality of parts comprises a plural pairs of jigs, a plurality of heating plates, a working region, a heating-plate stocker, a heating-plate standby region, and a heating-plate slider. The pairs of jigs supports a plurality of ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6381869 | Flower press A device for pressing and drying organic materials. The organic material is inserted between two sheets of thin cloth which are, in turn, sandwiched between two thick felt pads. These pads are then sandwiched between platens made from inorganic material. ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6363845 | Method of transferring a sheet through a working apparatus According to a method of transferring a sheet through a working apparatus, a first sheet is moved by feed rolls partially into a working area of the working apparatus, which is followed by moving a second sheet by the same feed rolls to allow the leading ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360655 | Process and machine for the treatment of residues Residues are found to be stored in the compartments of a multiple container, located in homes, restaurants, cafeterias, etc. The residues thus classified are treated by the user himself who places the residues of the same type in the machine object of the... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6332407 | Computer work station A computer work station provided with separate shelves to support a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse pad, a printer or the like is described herein. The monitor shelf is mounted to the main body via a pair of parallel arms allowing this shelf to be moved towa... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6264792 | Method for producing calendered paper A method and apparatus for producing calendered paper by an on-line manufacturing system comprising at least a paper machine and a multi-nip calender. The method comprises following steps: removing water from a formed paper web by pressing, drying the pre... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6000156 | Structure of a heating drum for ironing machines A heating drum for ironing machines includes a metallic hollow cylindrical body having two enlarged ends to form two water reservoirs and two coaxial tubular necks at the two enlarged ends, the metallic hollow cylindrical body having a plurality of invert... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5957046 | High speed hydraulic press There is disclosed a high speed hydraulic press, having a press machine body (1) that is constructed of a C-shaped frame (1a), a high speed operable hydraulic cylinder assembly (3) with a portion of hydraulic cylinder disposed in an upper part of the pres... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5942081 | Apparatus for bonding a cover material to foam A method and apparatus for bonding a cover (22) over the undulating surface of a foam cushion (10) by placing the foam cushion (10) on a tool (18), piercing the cushion (10) with a plurality of needles (44), lifting the needles (44) to lift the cushion (1... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5933988 | Ironing machine with heating cylinder and circulation of air In an ironing machine with a rotary ironing cylinder (14) comprising heating means (42) housed in an intermediary space (40) between the cylinder (14) and a fixed internal tube (34), air circulation is ensured inside the cylinder. Two ventilators (62, 68)... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5895598 | Roller apparatus with magnetic induction heating arrangement An induction heating roller apparatus comprises: a stationary shaft 23 having a plurality of hydraulic operating mechanisms 27 arranging in one line in the direction of axis, each hydraulic operating mechanism being made up of a cylinder 25 and a piston 26, an... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5862746 | Apparatus for reducing the water content of water-containing brown coal Apparatus for reducing the water content of water-containing, granular brown coal under the action of thermal energy and pressure on the material (14) distributed flat in bed form using a press (9, 10) in which the brown coal is subjected to a mechanicall... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5832818 | Plastic bottle heating element compressor A plastic bottle heating element compressor for compressing plastic bottles to reduce storage area required for plastic recyclables. The inventive device includes a cylindrical housing having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wa... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834091 | Process and machine for the fabrication of decorated vulcanized and polychrome mats, and mats thus obtained This has a plurality of nubs which incorporate preset multicolored decorative designs in their bodies, created by a machine able to apply this manufacturing process, on a multilayered monobloc composed of a base, support and seating layer and another or o... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5817423 | PTC element and process for producing the same A PTC element comprising a conductive sheet of a crystalline polyolefin matrix and a conductive filler, having provided on both sides thereof an electrode of a metallic foil, the PTC element having a resistivity at 20° C. (.rho.20) of not more... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5740725 | Waste plastics compacting apparatus A waste plastics compacting apparatus has a tubular accommodating container for accommodating waste plastics, a bottom plate sliding up and down inside of the accommodating container for varying an inner volume of said accommodating container, a bag provi... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5736007 | Method of liquor removal from particulate solids Liquor removal from particulate solids such as wet wood pulp is achieved by applying a pneumatic or vapor pressure force through a pad of the wood pulp to compress the solids and to expel liquor from the solids. If air is used as a displacing medium, no w... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5711838 | Method of and device for continuously or discontinuously manufacturing flat sheets of multiple-layer materials, laminates or similar articles A method and device for continuously or discontinuously manufacturing flat sheets of multiple-layer materials, laminates, or similar articles for use in the furniture and electrical industries. In order to prevent molten resin from leaking out at the edge... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5664493 | Waste, glass, and plastic compactor The present invention is a compacting apparatus for waste, glass, and plastic. The present invention compresses such objects in order to simplify both the recycling and disposal processes. Objects placed in a box within the apparatus are compressed by a f... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5605094 | Apparatus for the decontamination of containers containing radioactive liquid A unit for the rapid and reliable decontamination of containers containing contaminated liquids. The apparatus automatically receives, opens, empties, rinses and drys the containers individually. The containers may be sorted as a function of their residua... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5460085 | Process for compacting waste materials Process for compacting and removing liquid from liquid containing waste materials including the steps of feeding the waste materials into compaction chambers, simultaneously compressing and heating the waste materials inside the compaction chambers, and r... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456793 | Mechanism for heat bonding bands to hubs A mechanism for heat bonding a mastic coated opened band to a heat conductive hub which utilizes a mandrel sized to fit within the hub. The mandrel itself is formed of heat conductive material and includes cavities for carrying heating elements. The hub i... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5355789 | Refuse compression apparatus A refuse compression apparatus for reducing the volume of a thermal elastic refuse includes a telescopic refuse container which is covered by a bag and is housed in a cylindrical housing and suspended on the top of the cylindrical housing. A top cover box... | 10/18/1994 |
