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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946326 | Automatic sheet laminating apparatus and automatic sheet laminating method An automatic sheet laminating apparatus includes a first sheet input tray, a second sheet input tray, a plurality of transfer roller assemblies, a separating roller assembly, a braking sensor, a braking element, a laminating module, and a control unit. The first she... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7441578 | Release liner staging unit and system incorporating same A release liner staging unit for depositing a release liner onto an adhesive layer. The unit includes an accumulator that creates a buffer between an amount of release liner supplied and an amount needed for covering a layer of adhesive. The tendency of release line... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424901 | System for fabricating corrugated board A system for fabricating a corrugated board sheet fabricated includes warp status information obtaining means (6, 6A-6H, 7, 7A, 7B, 8, 8A-8H, 240a, 240b, 241a, 241b) fo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7407556 | Automated fiber placement using multiple placement heads, replaceable creels, and replaceable placement heads An apparatus and method are provided for forming a composite part on a tool surface, during an automated fiber placement process, by depositing the composite material onto the tool surface with two or more fiber placement heads which are capable of simultaneous move... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401632 | Method and apparatus of pressing in manufacturing glued laminated wood A method and an apparatus of wood pressing usable in manufacturing glued laminated wood such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL) using a number of wood veneer sheets are disclosed. A hot press used for wood pressing includes a pair of heating plates which are disposed ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392833 | Labeling device for moved objects and method of labeling moved objects To provide a labeling device for moved objects, comprising a stamp which is displaceably guided and by means of which a label is positionable on an object, with which a high reproducibility of the labeling operation on moved objects is achieved, a measuring device f... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7361249 | Apparatus for applying a removable cover to a ticket substrate A covering apparatus (10) includes a cutter (12), an applicator (14) and a continuous length of removable cover material (16). The cutter (12) is adapted to cut off a discrete section (50) of cover material, and the applicat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7225965 | Multiple probe power systems and methods for ultrasonic welding An ultrasonic welding probe power supply for powering more than one ultrasonic welding probe with power is provided. The power supply is adapted to provide power only to one welding probe at a time. A ringdown period is monitored between termination of provision of ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7173395 | Inverter unit grounding method and inverter unit A circuit system that includes a sensor circuit for a sensor that detects the state of a motor is provided in an inverter unit for driving the motor. A 0V of the circuit system is connected with a shield braid of a shielded cable that connects the sensor circuit and... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7117912 | System and method for monitoring heat seal devices An apparatus for monitoring the operation of a heating element moving periodically along a predefined path includes first and second sensors positioned adjacent the path of the heating element. The first sensor is configured to sense the presence of the heating elem... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096911 | Apparatus for manufacturing bonded substrate The present invention provide an apparatus for manufacturing a bonded substrate that suppresses a defect in the bonded substrate. When the pressure in a vacuum chamber is at the atmospheric level, upper and lower chuck units respectively attract substrates through v... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093638 | Apparatus and method for manufacture and use of composite fiber components A fiber lay-up apparatus and method includes one or more fiber sources from at least one fiber supply wherein a fiber may be fed under tension to provide a pre-stress to the fiber. The fiber lay-up apparatus may include a resin impregnator for impregnating a fiber w... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7067037 | Modular reciprocating heat seal jaw assembly A modular reciprocating heat seal jaw assembly is disclosed for sealing reclosable fastener strips to a web of thermoplastic film and for sealing the web of thermoplastic film into a series of reclosable bags. The jaw assembly includes first and second sealing jaws ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063118 | Composite tape laying apparatus and method A fully automated method and apparatus is disclosed to laminate various structural articles with a layer of resin impregnated fiber tape. The tape laying member removes a releasable backing layer from the tape being employed, then deposits the unbacked tape on the s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060145 | Method of making pneumatic tire In a method of making a pneumatic tire which comprises a tire main body and a tread rubber with axial edges, the inside diameter of the tread rubber being smaller at the axial edges than in the intermediate portion, the tire main body including an underlying compone... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021353 | Labeling apparatus A labeling apparatus is provided. The labeling apparatus includes a detachable label cassette which presents labels to be attached to fruit and/or vegetables and a label applicator which receives the label and applies it to the fruit and/or vegetables. Label strip i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000369 | Feed roll for package tubing equipped with cutting and sealing means The invention concerns packaging of products on sale outlets. It concerns a feed roll for heat sealing package tubing reel (11), comprising a body (3) provided with, in particular: means (4) supporting at least one reel (2) of package tub... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971429 | Conveyorized vacuum applicator and method of applying a dry film resist to a printed circuit board An improved method of and apparatus that is continuously automatically operative in an in-line system is described for applying under vacuum, heat and mechanical pressure a dry film photoresist-forming layer to printed circuit boards (200) that already have b... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964288 | Apparatus and method for automated preparation of an optical fiber An automated fiber preparation system and method for automatically fabricating an optical fiber. One or more fabrication processes associated with fiber preparation may be performed on an optical fiber without requiring active user input. The fiber preparation syste... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6913057 | IC-card manufacturing apparatus An IC-card manufacturing apparatus manufactures an IC card from a laminated substrate including an electronic component and laminate materials which sandwich the electronic component. The IC-card manufacturing apparatus includes a laminated-substrate sandwiching uni... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912040 | Photofinishers Photofinishers and photo finishing methods are provided. A laminate comprising a transparent medium disposed on at least one image on a photographic medium is produced using a laminator of a photofinisher. A texture is disposed in the transparent medium of the lamin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893521 | Double-side lamination system In a double-side lamination system having a thermocompression bonding device for laminating laminate films on both surfaces of a card by applying heat and pressure using a pair of heat rollers, a temperature measurement device for measuring temperatures of the heat ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889738 | Method and apparatus for determining processing size of bonding material An apparatus and method determine a size of a bonding film for bonding a bonding target having a size which varies due to temperature variation, at an environmental temperature which is different from a temperature during use. The method includes measuring an actual... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886618 | System for catalyzation of thermoset resin adhesives for wood composites using computerized in-line metering and mixing equipment The present invention provides a process and system for the manufacture of wood-based composites that implement feedback adjusted in-line addition of a curing accelerator/catalyst to a thermosetting resin adhesive based on at least one of: present moisture content o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6823917 | Label printer applicator unwind sensor A label applicator of the type for separating labels from a continuous carrier strip and applying the labels to an object positioned at the applicator, which applicator includes a supply roll and a rewind roll configured to move the strip through the applicator, a t... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6773525 | Plate shaped matter adhering apparatus and method Adhering apparatus for plate shaped matter includes absorbing-and-holding means 10, 20 serving also as electrodes for absorbing and holding respectively first optical disc substrate 1 and second optical disc substrate 2, optical disc substrate m... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769467 | Apparatus for applying a matte finish to photographs and article Disclosed is an embosser for producing matte finish photographs from a glossy finish photograph. The embosser receives a sheet of glossy prints as generated by an inkjet printer with a clear laminate over the print to protect the inkjet generated photographic image.... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6695027 | Speed matching system for a web splicer mechanism in a web-fed printing press or the like An apparatus splices a web of paper being paid out from a one web roll and fed into a printing press to another web roll being rotated in a splicing position. The new web roll of any diameter is spaced a prescribed distance from the old web traveling alon... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679307 | Conveyorized vacuum applicator and method of applying a dry film resist to a printed circuit board An improved method of and apparatus that is continuously automatically operative in an in-line system is described for applying under heat, vacuum and mechanical pressure a dry film photoresist-forming layer to printed circuit boards (136) that already ha... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6533013 | Electric strapping tool and method therefor An electric strapping tools and methods therefor having an electric motor with an output shaft coupled to a feed wheel, a modulator circuit coupled to a power input of the motor for controlling strap tension. A magnet is disposed on an end of the motor ar... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6484775 | IC-card manufacturing apparatus An IC-card manufacturing apparatus includes paired press platens and a laminated-substrate sandwiching unit. Each of the press platens has a pressure-application surface. The laminated-substrate sandwiching unit includes upper and lower sandwiching member... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474388 | Apparatus for binding sheet media A device for binding a stack of media sheets using imaging material as the binding agent. The binding device includes a tray for supporting the stack and a heated platen or some other type of imaging material activator near the tray. A press coupled to th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471803 | Rotary hot air welder and stitchless seaming The present invention provides a hot air welding apparatus that provides accurate and repeatable control of the drive wheel speed. To afford very precise control of the speed and the relative rotation of the drive wheels at all times during the welding pr... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6449521 | Decontamination of a plasma reactor using a plasma after a chamber clean A method and apparatus for reducing fluorine and other sorbable contaminants in plasma reactor used in chemical vapor deposition process such as the deposition of silicon oxide layer by the reaction of TEOS and oxygen. According to the method of the prese... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6357503 | Device for producing a strip with self-adhesive labels or other materials with parts placed underneath and a device for laterally guiding edges The invention relates to a device for producing a strip with self-adhesive labels (12) or other materials with parts (22) placed underneath. According to the invention, the labels are detached from a first carrier strip (11) at a first removal station (13... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6273165 | Process line for the manufacture of absorbent disposable articles A production line for manufacturing absorbent disposable articles includes a conveyor path (3, 14, 15) which moves a web of material through the production line, and a row of devices (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13) which are arranged sequentially in the... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6223799 | Foil transfer apparatus Colored or metallic foil is applied to toner printed onto a substrate, such as paper, in a high speed, versatile manner, using a rotating impression cylinder, and a rotating transfer cylinder having circumferentially spaced heated raised portions. The ton... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6176961 | Adhesive bonding of strings of pocketed coil springs A method and system for manufacturing a spring core by adhesively bonding strings of pocketed coil springs together utilizes a moving adhesive applicator for depositing adhesive onto a moving string of pocketed coil springs. Subsequently, individual strin... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6116314 | Fastener assembly, fastener tape material, bag utilizing fastener tape material, and method of manufacture thereof Methods, an apparatus and a system in which reclosable bags and components thereof are formed are disclosed. The reclosable bags are made from base web material that has transversely applied fastener tape segments thereon. The web material is used in a ve... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113716 | Method and apparatus for sealing an edge region of a planar material ply An automated apparatus and method for sealing an edge region of a planar material ply includes a central controller and at least one platform. The automated apparatus and method further employs a mechanism for picking a single planar material ply in addit... | 09/05/2000 |
