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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269930 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a device for labeling of containers with continuous feeding of labels, even upon some label supply arrangements being emptied of labels A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles or containers with a liquid beverage which has a labeling device for labeling the bottles or containers. The labeling device has at least two labeling stations, wherein at least one labeling station can be moved from an ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7002613 | Method for printing an image on a printing substrate and device for inputting energy to a printing-ink carrier A method for printing an image on a printing substrate, a number of portions of fluid printing ink being produced on a printing ink carrier (10) through energy input by a number of image spots (810) of an array (84) of individually controllable ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6849125 | Apparatus for applying flowable materials to manufactured building products A device is provided for flooding a flowable material onto and/or into a manufactured building product. The device includes a framework. A flood system is arranged in the framework to apply the flowable material to manufactured building product. An infeed station in... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6649320 | Donor sheet for thin-film formation, process for production thereof and organic electroluminescent device A process for producing a donor sheet for a thin-film formation comprising: while transporting a sheet on which a light-to-heat conversion layer has already been formed, forming a transfer layer on the light-to-heat conversion layer and drying the transfe... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6254678 | Apparatus for applying coating materials to overlapped individual sheets A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sh... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5749972 | Apparatus for the application of at least one liquid medium onto a moving material web Apparatus for the application of at least one liquid medium onto a moving material web, in particular of paper or cardboard, including an application mechanism (3) for the liquid medium and a roller (2) associated with the application mechanism for receiv... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5567481 | Apparatus and method for coating and drying paper sheets Apparatus and method for coating lower surfaces of paper sheets with lacquer and drying the sheets include fans for simultaneously drying the sheets and for forcing the sheets upwardly against the lower surface of spaced-apart moving conveyer belts. The s... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5487780 | Apparatus for applying coating materials to overlapped individual sheets A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sh... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5469636 | Device for selective treatment of material webs A device for treating material webs includes first and second neighboring drying cylinders separated by an intermediate space. The intermediate space has a length substantially equal to about twice the diameter of the largest of the first and second cylin... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5457283 | Apparatus for coating and drying paper sheets A space-saving apparatus and method for coating paper sheets with lacquer and drying the sheets with streams of air are provided. The sheets are coated with lacquer and are moved by parallel and spaced apart conveyer belts in a first direction as the shee... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5417181 | Coating device A coating device bears against support roll via runners or guide members which are arranged on the two sides of the housing of the coating device. The coating device is displaceable along guides and is forced by a pressure force against the support roll. ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5409534 | Device for coating moving webs of paper or board The invention relates to a coating device for coating moving webs of material, more particularly webs of paper or board, comprising a belt or hose (7), which is trained about the curved guide surface of a beam- or rod-like support member (1) and a drive r... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5395448 | Support beam of a coating system The invention concerns a support beam of a coating system for coating a web of paper or cardboard carried in or at the coating system by a roll, the support beam having a length about the same as the roll. Tie rods or thrust rods are distributed around th... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5318631 | Pressure control device for a pressure roller A pressure control device for controlling the application of pressure provided by a pressure roller to a pressing object, which includes a support member for pivotally supporting the pressure roller, a locking member coupled with the support member, an ec... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5209179 | Liquid coating apparatus for use in conjunction with printing presses where access of the coating apparatus to the press cylinders is restricted A liquid coating apparatus capable of applying a liquid coating fluid to a workpiece traveling over a press cylinder rotatably mounted in a printing press is provided. The coating apparatus includes an applicator means which communicates with the press cy... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5194116 | Assembly with flexible glue wheel for application of adhesive of book block An assembly for applying hot melt adhesive to the backbone of a book block to attach a cover includes a bath of hot melt glue heated to approximately 350° F. A metal wheel is submerged in the bath. The metal wheel is rotated and scrapers meter the hot me... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5160570 | Ultra high speed labeling apparatus An apparatus and method for high speed placement of labels onto containers by a continuous motion. The label stock is transferred to a rotary vacuum drum, carried by rotation of the vacuum drum to a glue application station and then to a label application... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5137758 | Apparatus and method for coating flexible sheets while inhibiting curl An automated coating apparatus includes a coating unit for applying a curable liquid material to the entire edge-to-edge surface area of one side of a flexible sheet. The sheet is then received on a rotatable drum adjacent the curing device, and moved bac... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5062918 | Glue segments which can be attachable to a drive shaft of a labelling machine A labelling machine is for bottles, or the like, and includes a rotatable drive shaft. The drive shaft has an axis of rotation and includes at least one radially extending surface which is disposed at a predetermined location axially on the drive shaft. T... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5045140 | Ultra high speed labeling apparatus and method An apparatus and method for high speed placement of labels onto containers by a continuous motion. The label stock is transferred to a rotary vacuum drum, carried by rotation of the vacuum drum to a glue application station and then to a label application... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5017261 | Labelling machine for objects such as bottles or the like A labelling machine for bottles or the like includes several stations located behind one another along a track. The stations include an adhesive application station, a label feed station and a label transfer station. There are three extracting elements wh... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4991538 | Towel coater and dispenser A paper towel dispenser is disclosed having a towel spool and feed roll mounted on a pivoted front member of the dispenser housing. When the front member is in closed position to the feed roll can engage a portion of towel between the feed roll and a rota... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4981547 | Mounting and drive coupling for the extracting element support of a labelling station for a labelling machine for containers and similar objects Mounting and drive coupling for the extracting element support of a labelling station for a labelling machine. The mounting of the table which supports the extracting elements is positioned exclusively on the outer edge of the table, while the coupling be... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4957423 | Separator manufacturing apparatus A separator manufacturing apparatus includes a transfer roller (2) with a plurality of annular shaping grooves (1) having a predetermined shape in cross section which are formed in the outer circumferential surface of the transfer roller (2) in its circum... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4913081 | Apparatus for aspirating coating material from the applicator gap between two applicator rollers A device for aspirating coating material, such as paints, from the applicator gap between two applicator rollers provides two suction tubes, which are disposed horizontally displaceably and whose outlet ends communicate with an apparatus for generating a ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4865679 | Device for applying adhesive on to sheets of packing material A gumming device for applying adhesive on to cardboard blanks on a packing machine, on which the blanks are fed crosswise in relation to their longer axis by a suction roller the surface of which presents transverse projections which cause the blanks to f... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4781785 | Apparatus for applying flexible plastic labels to round containers In the application of a solvent to a plastic label carried on the surface of a vacuum drum, the solvent for the plastic label is transferred from a gravure roll to the label at finite areas on the label so that the label can adhere to the bottle to be lab... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4772354 | Heated solvent applicating gravure roll A solvent applicating roll, mounted for rotation about its vertical axis for transferring a solvent from etched or gravure areas on the roll surface to plastic labels that are moved into rolling contact with the roll, has its temperature controlled. The r... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4761200 | Apparatus for applying a flexible plastic label to a round container In the application of a solvent to a plastic label carried on the surface of a vacuum drum, the solvent for the plastic label is transferred from a gravure roll to the label at finite areas on the label so that the label can adhere to the bottle to be lab... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4758300 | High speed labelling machine Improvement in the process and the apparatus for applying strip labels are made possible by a vacuum drum having a deformable outer surface controlled to be at least essentially cylindrical during initial application of a label to an article and selective... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4723506 | Shoe substrate reinforcing machine A machine is disclosed which deposits powder in a selected configuration, fuses the configured powder into a laminate and adheres the fused laminate to a shoe substrate. The machine has a two part clamp which is displaceable from a retracted position to a... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4693210 | Quick change fountain In the application of a solvent to a plastic label carried on the surface of a vacuum drum, the solvent for the plastic label is transferred from a gravure roll to the label at finite areas on the label so that the label can adhere to the bottle to be lab... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4686931 | Apparatus for applying a solvent to plastic labels In the application of a volatile solvent to a plastic, roll-on label for a bottle, a large diameter solvent applicating roll is formed with small diameter gravure rolls that extend from the surface of the solvent applicating roll. The small diameter rolls... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4683835 | Labeling station for bottles or the like A labeling device for bottles and the like features a rotor turning about a vertical axis and having a plurality of semi-circular glue pallets arranged in a circle on the rotor and oscillated through a limited angle as the rotor rotates. The pallets, afte... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4615297 | Powder reinforcing machine A powder reinforcing machine having a support for supporting a substrate which is to be reinforced with a fused powder laminate which is pressed thereagainst including a base, a mounting plate means on which the substrate is to be releasably clamped, the ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4589949 | Label grasping and transferring device in a labelling machine for bottles and the like A device for grasping and transferring the labels from the store to the applicator drum of a labelling machine with stationary store, for bottles and the like, which comprises a single transfer member, having at least two curved plates rigidly connected t... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4509454 | Printing apparatus, particularly adapted to apply a varnish The invention relates to an apparatus adapted to apply a layer of viscous sticky material, particularly varnish, in the form of a pattern or otherwise, to a substrate. The apparatus comprises an applicator roll 1, and an impression roll 2, between which s... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4508330 | Pick-up and transfer mechanism for labels or the like A pick-up and transfer mechanism for labels or the like, preferably for transferring labels in a labeling machine from a label magazine to a greater cylinder. The mechanism has at least one pick-up element on a carrying element rotating around a vertical ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4502411 | Clamping mechanism for a powder reinforcing machine An arrangement of articulated grippers for holding a substrate such as a shoe upper to be treated with a reinforcing substance onto a rotatable cube for pressing against a carrier belt of a reinforcing machine. The gripper comprise arms arranged on two si... | 03/05/1985 |
