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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322385 | Apparatus for drying substrate and method thereof An apparatus for drying a substrate using the Marangoni effect is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotatable supporting portion on which a substrate is placed. A first nozzle for supplying de-ionized water and a second nozzle for supplying isopropyl alcohol vapor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7273142 | Packaging cushion delivery system A system for conveying a string of packaging cushions includes a machine capable of manufacturing the string and a conveyor adapted to transport the string. The conveyor has an inlet end to receive the string and an outlet end to deliver the string of packaging cush... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7101441 | Toilet paper dispenser A system and method for dispensing roll material is described that substantially prevents toilet paper runaway and is useful in reducing irritation caused by using dry toilet paper. In one embodiment, the dispenser has a structure that has a thin, but strong curved,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6467522 | Edge banding apparatus and method An edge banding apparatus (21) for adhesively securing banding material (28) to an edge of a board (27). The apparatus (21) includes a board support structure (22) formed to support a board (26) in a near vertical orientation with the edge (27) to be band... | 10/22/2002 |
| 5439704 | Combined coil and blank powder coating A powder coating line for coating either coiled strip or pre-sheared and punched blanks is provided. In order to coat strip a catenary portion of the strip is suspended through a powder coating subsystem which includes a powder coating booth and a curing ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 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 |
| 4989651 | Automatic veneer lathe trash gate The system includes a veneer lathe, a conveyor or apron (50) onto which the veneer from the lathe is initially directed, followed by a combination of an anvil roller (54) and a rotating clipper knife (62), which in turn is followed by a trash gate (72). T... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4934228 | System for diverting veneer sheets having offsize defects A system for detecting offsize defects and for segregating the veneer sheets containing the defects from the non-defective sheets. Scanners are positioned along the in-feed conveyor leading to the clipper. As offsize defects are identified, a computer det... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4554886 | Apparatus for coating and cutting sheet material An apparatus for coating a wall covering with paste or other adhesive and for cutting the coated covering at its desired length. A coating station, having wall covering supply roll supports, for applying adhesive to the back of a wall covering and a cutti... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4377983 | Device for applying a liquid or semiliquid medium to a web of flexible material A wallpaper pasting machine comprises a tray for the paste, rollers for transferring paste to the paper and guide means extending across the tray for training the paper over the rollers. The guide means are engaged by resilient side wall portions of the t... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4204012 | Sheet inspection and marking system A method and apparatus for inspecting and marking flawed sheet material is disclosed. Sheet material is moved from a supply along its length through a path to a cutter. The sheet material is visually inspected as it moves along its path, and a temporary e... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4167150 | Sheet metal ribbon coating apparatus Coating apparatus wherein a pretreated sheet metal ribbon passes from a supply coil successively through entry rolls, coating rolls, a curing oven, cooling apparatus, and tension rolls to a recoiler. The ribbon extends through the coating rolls and the cu... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4149484 | Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus for severing portions of identical length from a strip. This cutting apparatus comprises a feed means which is coupled to a drive means and which is adapted to feed the strip to a pair of advancing rolls located between the feed means ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4050482 | Battery plate pasting method and apparatus Method and apparatus are disclosed for the pasting of foraminous battery plate substrates with viscous, thixotropic pastes using an extrusion type bifurcated nozzle.... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3987752 | Apparatus for dispensing elongate flexible material Apparatus is provided for dispensing tape for wrapping around insulation in roll form to hold the insulation in a compressed state. Machines are now known for forming elongate strips of insulation into tightly-wrapped packages. As the last portions of the... | 10/26/1976 |
