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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387818 | Dispensing intermediate layers When stacking stackable items in layers on pallets, intermediate layers of paper/cardboard/film are often used for preventing loss of the items during transport. Even though the intermediate layers ensure to a large extent that items do not fall off the pallet, it c... | 06/17/2008 |
| 6843200 | Method and device in a paper machine, coating machine, intermediate winder, unwind stand of a slitter-winder, or in any other device for treatment of a web The invention concerns a method and a device in a paper machine, coating machine, intermediate winder, unwind stand of a slitter-winder, or in any other device for treatment of a web. In the event of disturbance, the web (P) is made to be wound in a controlled way a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6790307 | Shingles with multiple blend drops and method of depositing granules onto a moving substrate A method of making shingles includes providing a moving asphalt coated sheet having at least an overlay lane and an underlay lane. Blend drops of at least two color blends are discharged onto each lane, wherein at least one of the blend drops discharged onto the ove... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6692608 | Method of making simulated wood shake shingle having vertical shadow lines A method of making shingles includes coating a shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, and covering the asphalt-coated sheet with granules to form a granule-covered sheet along a longitudinal axis, the granule-covered sheet havin... | 02/17/2004 |
| 5336323 | Apparatus for preparing wallpaper for application Wallpaper dispenser for automatically hydrating a film of glue pre-applied to one side of a roll of wallpaper. The dispenser includes a reservoir having a roll of wallpaper rotatably supported thereover and a roller for guiding the wallpaper within a quan... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5073219 | Method of and apparatus for making optical storage devices In a process for mass producing optical storage sheets, an elongate film of a liquid crystalline material is fed lengthwise along a path through an aligning gate. The aligning gate applies to successive areas of the film a field which aligns the molecules... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5024862 | Automated cutting and kitting system of composite material and method An automated cutting and kitting system for preimpregnated composite material and method by which a layup of a plurality of plies of at least two types of preimpregnated composite material is cut and stored. Each ply of a given type of preimpregnated comp... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4721058 | Paper cutting unit of automatic drawing machines An automated drawing system has an automatic drawing machine which receives input data from a central control unit for making a drawing on a roll of drawing paper in accordance with the input data. At the time of making the drawing, the automatic drawing ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4643130 | Gravure printing machine Apparatus for forming matchbox skillets from pre-printed sheets, each sheet having a plurality of rows of matchbox blanks printed thereon. The apparatus includes a sheet feeder for storing pre-printed sheets and removing the sheets one-by-one. The sheets ... | 02/17/1987 |
