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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421947 | Roll-forming apparatus with sensor driven gates Roll-forming apparatus is provided together with a conveyor system utilized to transport raw dough rolls. A stop gate is movably positioned in the path of the rolls and, when placed in an interfering position, temporarily stops the rolls while the rolls maintain sli... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418903 | Printing method for window blind slats A printing method for window blind slats includes three blind slats situated side by side before three printing rollers that are equidistantly spaced out in a transverse direction with one growth-ring printing area and two fine-texture printing areas alternatively a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7389725 | Apparatus and method for imprinting a vial An apparatus and method for printing onto vials. The vials may be connected in a series, the vials having an open end and a closed end. The apparatus comprises a conveyor for moving the vials, the conveyor having a mandrel for receiving the open end of the vials. Th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383768 | Rapid prototyping and filling commercial pipeline Methods and apparatus provide a means to rapidly develop and modify prototype surface coverings for customer review and approval, and fill the commercial pipeline while more conventional production equipment is obtained, installed and tested. The present apparatus t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377215 | Structure of pattern pressing roller A structure of pattern pressing roller comprises a shaft and a plurality of pattern pressing loops suitable for slipping onto the shaft, wherein each loop consists carved pattern on its surface. The pattern pressing loops are slipped onto the shaft, and they are ali... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7267055 | Inks for use in membrane image transfer printing process The present invention involves an ink for transferring a printed image from a membrane to a substrate. The ink comprises a hydrocarbon solvent, a synthetic resin, and a thixotrope for forming a thixotropic network in the ink. The hydrocarbon solvent has a predetermi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261033 | Printing machine with a drive system for displacement of each mandrel A printing machine includes a support stand, a plate rotational with respect to the stand about an axis of rotation, elements for driving the plate in rotation, at least two mandrels for holding two articles to be printed in succession, the mandrels being carried by... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7178574 | Labelling apparatus and method To label products on a conveyor, a target area for a given product conveyed on the conveyor is determined relative to a frame of reference. One of a plurality of labellers fixed at different transverse positions over the conveyor, which one labeller is at a transver... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178456 | Roll-forming apparatus Roll-forming apparatus is provided together with a conveyor system utilized to transport raw dough rolls. A stop gate is movably positioned in the path of the rolls and, when placed in an interfering position, temporarily stops the rolls while the rolls maintain sli... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7011009 | Magnetically aligned hole punch A punching device for punching paper and like sheet material contains an upper frame, a cooperating upper magnetic base supporting the upper frame, and a punch rod slideably disposed within the upper frame, and passing through a clearance hole formed in the upper ma... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6880457 | Process and device for printing a multicolor image The present invention pertains to a process and to a device for printing a multicolor image composed of at least two varicolored partial images on a surface. A first partial image is transferred onto the surface in an ink transfer position and at least a second part... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6784227 | Crosslinking base layer for fixing interlinings according to double dot and paste process A microencapsulated adhesive component, comprising a cross-linking constituent microencapsulated with a silanized polybutadiene, wherein the reactive constituent has been first reacted in the melt with cross-linking, thereby resulting in a cross-linkable hot-melt ad... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6776088 | Environmentally friendly personal identification and tracking system A personal identification and tracking system comprising an impression means for providing a predetermined image upon an impressionable medium and an activation unit for moving the impression means between a first position, where said impression unit is in contact w... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6601502 | Apparatus and method for direct rotary screen printing radiation curable compositions onto cylindrical articles An apparatus and method for decorating cylindrical articles using direct rotary screen printing of a UV radiation curable composition in various predetermined patterns and registrations. A rotary screen printing assembly is arranged in either a horizontal... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6520079 | Rubber blanket and device for fixing a rubber blanket A rubber blanket is provided with reinforcement rails on one or both of its ends. These reinforcement rails are positionable in a narrow channel in a rubber blanket cylinder. The reinforcement rail or rails extend beyond the ends of the channel. Rubber bl... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6371585 | Ring mark printing device for identifying electrical cables A ring-mark printing device for identifying electrical cables includes a printer box having a feed axis and configured to pass an electrical cable along the feed axis. The printer box includes an ink shield including a concentrically arranged double struc... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6220154 | Dry offset rotary printer for labeling wine corks A rotary printing machine for the printing of synthetic cork stoppers of the type having a surface which is normally non-ink receptive. A Ferris wheel mechanism is provided, having a plurality of evenly spaced carriers mounted a predetermined radial dista... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6047755 | Labeler having stepper motor driving plural elements An improved labeler includes a housing and a bellows drive gear and cassette drive sprocket spaced apart and each rotatably supported in the housing. A stepper motor is mounted in the housing and has an output shaft. A first drive gear is affixed to the s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5849082 | Rotary glazing machine, in particular for ceramic tiles The invention relates to a rotary glazing machine, in particular for ceramic tiles, which comprises a mobile rest plane for tiles on which the tiles are translated in a predetermined direction, and a rotary glazing apparatus situated superiorly to the res... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5842411 | Shielded printer A printer which prints information on articles such as filter cartridge assemblies, minimizes ink splattering and increases speed by shielding the lower portion of ink pickup rollers with an ink shielding plate. By utilizing the ink shielding plate, the s... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5829351 | Labeler having stepper motor driving plural elements An improved labeler includes a housing and a bellows drive gear and cassette drive sprocket spaced apart and each rotatably supported in the housing. A stepper motor is mounted in the housing and has an output shaft. A first drive gear is affixed to the s... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813325 | Ring marker A marking device for applying markings to the insulating sheathing of a wire comprising two color disks alternatingly moved between active and inactive positions by a common carrier to selectively apply markings to the wire.... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5806420 | Printer for printing compact discs (CD) A printing device for the printing of individual, flat print substrates, such as compact discs, in a multi-color print, uses a plurality of print units. These print units are arranged in a common frame and each has a print position. The distance between p... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5771797 | Printing machine with presence detector associated with an object support A printing machine comprises a frame, a turntable or other object circulating device on the frame for carrying an object support to a print head. The object support includes a plate with a plurality of suction ports opening onto a receiving surface of the... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5727459 | Method of and apparatus for printing a cassette accommodating a recording medium or a cassette accommodating case and a cassette accommodating a recording medium A printing apparatus for a cassette accommodating a recording medium such as a tape-shaped recording medium or the like or a cassette accommodating case includes a cylindrical member and a cylindrical pad. The cylindrical member is supplied with an ink wh... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5709770 | Apparatus for decorating articles via heat transfer labelling An apparatus for applying heat transfer labels, disposed on a web, to containers. In one embodiment, the apparatus is intended for round, non-tapered containers and comprises a continuously rotating turret, a container transport system for continuously de... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5671667 | Multi-line straw printer Two opposed inkjet print heads direct ink droplets to opposite sides of a cylindrical elongated plastic straw containing biological products such as semen or ova. The print heads are controlled by a computer to print multiple lines of text or data as the ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5657690 | Offset printing head and printing machine including at least one such printing head An offset printing head includes, mounted to rotate parallel to each other and spaced from each other on a common carriage that is itself mounted to be mobile in translation on a frame, an inking roller and a blanket cylinder. As it moves to and fro, the ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5477781 | Rotary glazing machine having an elastically deformable matrix cylinder The invention comprises a mobile rest plane for tiles on which operates a matrix cylinder provided with an elastically deformable peripheral part having a smooth external skin made of an elastomer material, on which a matrix, in the form of microscopic ca... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5231925 | Method of making a decorated, substantially planar sheet of glass or polymeric material A process is disclosed for making a decorative, essentially planar sheet of material having a design applied to one side, with the design being viewed through the sheet from the opposite side. A foreground component of the design is produced on a first re... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5162119 | Printing and forming apparatus for making printed baked goods The present invention provides apparatus for making printed foods such as cookies, crackers, and snacks at high production speeds on a continuous basis. The apparatus includes a rotary printer which is synchronized with dough forming apparatus such as a r... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160940 | Ink-jet printing device for straws to contain biological fluids An ink jet printing machine for elongate cylindrical articles such as tubes or straws for biological fluids, includes an automatically controlled ink-jet printing station. The printing station includes a printing head, handling apparatus for the straws or... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4967663 | Unengraved metering roll of porous ceramic An unengraved metering roll made of porous ceramic material is described for depositing measured amounts of liquid as a coating on a substrate such as a metal can. The coating liquid is contained within the pores of the ceramic roll and deposited upon the... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4911072 | Side wiper for high speed cable printer A wiper for use in a high speed cable printer having a rotatably mounted high speed printing wheel includes a wiper blade holder and at least one wiper blade detachably mounted in the holder for wiping at least one of the side surfaces of the printing whe... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4850273 | Hand or production printer or the like A printer is disclosed for marking packages or objects having a printing drum, which is carried by a return mechanism, with an ink supply for applying ink to the printing drum. The return mechanism includes a base plate which is rotatable about a central ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4729313 | Type segment for printing roll A flexible type segment formed of elastomeric material and in an initially flat condition, and adapted for mounting on the cylindrical surface of a printing roll that engages the surface of an object to be marked, and prints indicia thereon. The segment h... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4580492 | Product code wheel assembly A code wheel for imprinting legends on packages traveling along a conveyor line has a U-shaped slot therein through which the code wheel is coaxially positioned on a drive sleeve rotatable with the line and drive pins engage the sleeve to index the code w... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4480540 | Printing apparatus and method The apparatus of the present invention includes a rotatably driven turret carrying one or more collector means at selected radial and angular positions, and transfer means synchronously driven with said turret for depositing on each of said collector mean... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4444102 | Self aligning doctor/applicator blade assembly The apparatus of the present invention includes a self aligning applicator/doctor blade assembly having at least two working surfaces adapted to engage an ink carrying conical roll wherein the working surfaces lie along the roll surface. A geometric apex ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4391189 | Code dater for tray forming apparatus A code dater for coding tray blanks being formed into trays in a tray forming machine comprising means attached to said machine for maintaining each of said tray blanks in a semi-rigid condition as said blanks move through said machine, and means for prin... | 07/05/1983 |
