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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273006 | Method for embossing container walls A method and apparatus for embossing the sidewalls of heavy gauge sheet metal containers involves clamping over a top edge of an opening into the container using a press carrying complementary embossing dies. The clamping apparatus can be a portable punch press havi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7097796 | Method of preparing a decorated molded article A method of preparing a molded article by means of an in-mold decoration process, is described. The method includes, providing a laminate (4) of a plurality of separate releasable thermoplastic labels (14) superposed over a carrier film (26). A ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6998094 | Apparatus for and methods of handling biological sample containers Apparatus for handling biological sample containers comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying containers and a lid handling assembly operable to remove lids from and replace lids onto containers while the containers are in motion on the conveyor assembly. The lid ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 4928588 | Apparatus for dry printing onto a workpiece using a hot embossing film and an embossing die An apparatus for dry printing onto a workpiece (12) using a hot embossing film (10) and an emobssing die (1) is shown, whereby the hot embossing film (10) adheres onto the workpiece (12) corresponding to the embossing die (1) and after a cooling period th... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4779437 | Grooving and stamping method and apparatus The method and apparatus described herein produce a tubular shelf post having a plurality of spaced apart annular grooves along the length thereof and stamped indicia on the outside surface of the post at various groove locations. A grooving and stamping ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4615090 | Forming tool for producing an engraved motif on a sheet A forming tool for the production of sheets, more particularly from a thermoplastic synthetic material, is in the form of a roller, a press, or a casting mould, and comprises, upon its outer surface, engraving elements in predetermined spatial relationshi... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4572067 | Petri dish imprinting apparatus A petri dish imprinting apparatus comprises an imprinting block of characters disposed along one side of a support surface for a covered petri dish and having heated characters adapted to imprint the petri dish by thermal embossment. An endless belt on th... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4543883 | Apparatus for printing frustoconical articles Apparatus for applying a plurality of color images to cylindrical or frustoconical articles includes a turret mounting radially extending angularly spaced shafts, each of which mounts a mandrel. The turret is fixed vertically and is moved in angular steps... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4502381 | Rotational register system A rotational register system comprising a mandrel and a roll transfer design mechanism, with a female keyway disposed on one end of the mandrel and configured to engage a male keyway on the inner surface of a pen cap to rotationally register said pen cap ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4407192 | Marking means for hose coupling expansion attachment machine A marking means for a hose coupling expansion attachment machine automatically provides desired markings on the female hose coupled simultaneously with attaching it to a particular hose section. The marking means which is mounted on the front of the machi... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4373431 | Apparatus for applying a grill stripe to a meat product An apparatus for placing a grill stripe or score mark on a meat product by transporting the meat product against a heated grill. A continuous conveyor transports individual wieners along a path of conveyance. A belt conveyor raises the wieners above the s... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4328745 | Quick acting automatic marking machine A novel, high-speed, efficient, versatile, automatic machine is provided for the marking of parts. A wheeled platform is driven in a reciprocating cycle by a slotted arm and a revolving roller. The platform carries a rotatably mounted mandrel to couple th... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4264394 | Thermal stamping device A device for heating and transferring a film to the surface of an object having a variable transfer width wherein the object is mounted on a rotary jig and a thermal transfer roll contacts the object so that the film is fed between the transfer roll and t... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4258621 | Rotating object imprinting device with relatively sliding plate In the use of pigment coated foil, e.g. so-called "gold leaf" being a common example, in the imprinting of pens, there is unavoidable slippage between the pen, supported on one or more idler rollers, and a rotationally driven printing slug, which detracts... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4194944 | Feeding apparatus for a film in a hot press stamping machine In a laminating machine comprising an applicator roller at a substantially fixed location and a support movable relatively to said roller for an article which is to be laminated with a decorating film that is peeled off a composite web composed of said de... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4179988 | Stamping device for rotating workpieces An improved device for the stamping of identification or other insignia on work pieces as part of the operations performed thereon in rotating machines such as lathes, automatic lathes, screw machines or the like. The stamping device is carried on a tool ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4175993 | Article decorating machine and method A method and apparatus for applying indicia to the surface of generally cylindrical articles. The machine utilizes a rotary article transport assembly or turret mechanism which has a plurality of gripper hands mounted thereon for holding the cylindrical a... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4043262 | Apparatus for imprinting markings on cylindrical vessels for compressed gases or the like An apparatus capable of full-automatically imprinting several lines of indicia on the rounded head of each steel or like metal cylinder for a compressed gas. The apparatus includes a frame having loading and unloading platforms at its rearward and forward... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3973485 | Plural line imprinter for gas cylinders An apparatus for automatically imprinting several lines of characters on the rounded head of each steel or like metal cylinder for a compressed gas. The apparatus includes work rest means arranged between loading and unloading platforms and adapted to per... | 08/10/1976 |
