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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7342209 | Microprocessor controlled tube apparatus having reduced radio frequency emanations A tube apparatus is provided to detect successful or failed tube operations. The tube apparatus includes jaws mounted for movement with respect to one another between (1) a first position spaced from one another and (2) a second position selected to perform a succes... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326898 | Method and apparatus for closing or severing a tube using a controllable closure force FIG. 1 depicts a full view of the picnic table backrest. It shows the backrest, the bars that wrap around the bench to keep the back rest stable and the latch on the back of the rest that keeps the rest from slipping out. FIG. 2 shows a close up view o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7119310 | U-flow ventilated sealing head An inductive cap sealer (10) for sealing an inner seal over an opening (54) in container (52) includes a vented sealing head (12). The sealing head (12) contains an induction coil (24) for producing an electromagnetic field ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6939436 | Machine of joining of sheets of plastics materials of big dimensions A machine for joining opposite respective edges of respective pairs of large sheets (2) of plastic comprises a frame (1), a rectangular table (10) having a horizontal surface for supporting the sheets in position for joinder, the table provided ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6794624 | Microprocessor controlled tube apparatus having reduced radio frequency emanations A dielectric tube sealer is provided with first and second jaws oriented along a jaw axis and positioned to receive a tube portion in a space therebetween. The first jaw is fixed and is coupled to a radio frequency generator. The second jaw is movable with respect t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6784407 | Bench top tubing sealer A desk top sealer includes three compartments for housing a solenoid assembly, a power supply and a circuit board, respectively. A source of air flow flows into an initial compartment and is channeled through apertures in brackets forming the two remaining compartme... | 08/31/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6620271 | Open die system A die system for use in formation of a welded flashing, comprising a body portion comprised of a conducting material, the body portion having a first end and a second end; an indent portion at the first end of said body portion adapted to accept a portion... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616781 | Open die system A die system for use in formation of a welded flashing, comprising a body portion comprised of a conducting material, the body portion having a first end and a second end; an indent portion at the first end of said body portion adapted to accept a portion... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6559432 | Apparatus and methods for welding flexible material A fixture for use with a radio-frequency welding press includes an independent electrode that is not attached to a platen of the press and which is used to register directly on flexible material workpieces to locate and hold workpieces during a welding op... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554955 | Device for the manufacture of a flexible heat exchanger An apparatus for producing a flexible heat-exchange device for taking heat from or delivering heat to the ambient surroundings, wherein the device includes a body comprised of mutually joined flexible mats and including an internal passageway for the heat... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6494987 | Bonding system and method In a plate bonding system for bonding first and second substrate discs (or other plates) with adhesive, there are provided a first section for bringing the first and second substrate discs closer to each other with the interposition of adhesive, and a sec... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6359273 | Method and apparatus for producing a unified laminated body by dielectric heating and method for dielectrically preheating a laminate structure for the unified laminated body A method of preheating a polymer plate by dielectric heating by applying a radio frequency voltage to a laminate in the direction of its lamination through electrodes; a method of producing a laminate, comprising dielectric heating a polymer plate by appl... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6344107 | Automatic deposition machine Improved efficiency of deposition work between a protection trimming and a clip seat of an automobile is provided with an automatic deposition machine having wire heating elements (3a and 3b), a first connection member (1) connected to one end of the wire... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6166898 | Plasma chamber wafer clamping ring with erosion resistive tips A plasma erosion resistive clamping ring is provided for clamping a wafer in a plasma treatment chamber. The plasma erosion resistive clamping ring comprises a ring and one or more tips secured to, and mutually spaced apart about, a circumference of the r... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6010592 | Method and apparatus for increasing the flow rate of a liquid through an orifice An apparatus and a method for increasing the flow rate of a pressurized liquid through an orifice by applying ultrasonic energy to a portion of the pressurized liquid. The apparatus includes a die housing which defines a chamber adapted to receive a press... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007677 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing continuous laminated wood stock Apparatus for continuously processing wood product formed from random lengths of wood strips assembled in face-to-face relationship with heat curable adhesive applied to adjacent contacting faces of the strips includes a pair of opposed, parallel, linear ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5840151 | Apparatus and dies for forming peelable tube assemblies An apparatus for forming coiled tubular assemblies is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of dies formed from a radio frequency (RF) conducting material. The dies each have contoured leading surfaces with these surfaces having grooves with lands betwe... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5746873 | Process for producing an air mattress with a pump part and a part to be inflated The invention relates to a method of producing an air mattress, which comprises a pump part and a part, which is to be pumped up. A propellant is disposed in the pump part and the wall, which separates the pump part from the part, which is to be pumped up... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5736719 | Method and apparatus for heat sealing of packaging materials employing RF electric energy Method and apparatus employing radio frequency electric energy for heat sealing of laminated packaging materials, particularly aseptic packaging materials, that include facing contiguous layers of thermoplastic material, including first and second seal ja... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5720842 | Panel construction Panel construction for forming upholstery panels for use in automotive vehicles and the like, where a plastic substrate which has been formed to a desired configuration, is placed over a grounded metal horn, a layer of adhesive fabric is placed over the s... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5655284 | Fixture for use in preparing twisted pair cables for attachment to an electrical connector An apparatus and method for preparing the end of a cable which may be used in the fabrication of a Category 5 patch cord cable assembly. The apparatus includes a cable clamp subassembly and bonding members located between wire combs that position the cabl... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5647940 | Process for automatically connecting a source of electric current and a pile of packages to make plastic laminates with endothermic heating Process for automatic connection, at the moment of pressing, between a source (26) of electric current and the metal parts (35), connected in series, of the piles (30) of packages (31) for making plastic laminates to permit electric endothermic heating, t... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5628860 | Dielectric-heated, continuous layup laminated veneer lumber press A continuous layup LVL press having upper and lower parallel, opposed platens separated by a variable distance. An RF energy source is coupled between the platens. RF deflectors are provided on each opposed end of each platen, with the deflectors projecti... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5549773 | Woven preform/magnetic press process for thermoplastic honeycomb cores Preimpregnated thermoplastic yarn is interwoven around spaced hex mandrels as weft members in a preformed ribbon, which may be folded into layers or cut into sheets for stacking in a honeycomb pattern in preparation for bonding. In block bonding, pressure... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5518560 | Method and system for controlling electromagnetic field generator for adhesive curing and sensing device for use therein A contamination-resistant, temperature-sensing device for sensing the extent of conductive heat flow from a metal surface in a method and system are disclosed. A heat transfer member is mounted to one end of a thermally insulative tube. The heat transfer ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5488221 | Slot interlock connectors for RF welding electrodes Slot interlock connectors for RF welding electrodes include an electrode having a working edge, at least two ends and an integral mounting block which has ends which overshadow the ends of the electrode and provide substantially flat alignment surfaces ad... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5449428 | Method of welding thermoplastic film A method of welding at least two layers of a thermoplastic film which comprises a copolymer or copolymer-polymer mixture selected from the group consisting of ethylenevinylacetate (EVA) copolymer, an EVA copolymer and polyethylene, an EVA copolymer and po... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5399221 | Continuous process for forming fiber-reinforced high temperature thermoplastic resin honeycomb structures A continuous process for producing honeycomb support structures by bonding a plurality of thermoplastic sheets together. The process comprises feeding, aligning, supporting and bonding thermoplastic corrugated sheets in sequence to build a honeycomb-struc... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5331513 | Method of mounting electronic part on circuit substrate and circuit substrate including electronic parts mounted thereon In order to electrically connect the projecting electrodes of an LSI with a given wiring pattern on a circuit substrate, at least a portion of the electronic part is covered with a heat-shrinkable film member which in turn is fixedly mounted on the circui... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5272304 | High-frequency dielectric heating hand-operated sealer for medical tubing A medical tubing sealer has its electrodes extending from a handle in line therewith and one electrode shiftable by a lever transverse to the major dimension of the handle to provide a particularly ergonomic configuration. The lever acts upon the clamping... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5272303 | Welding device with movable and immovable electrodes for welding tubes A portable device for welding a heat weldable tube has a main body case, a first electrode supported on an end part of the main body case, a movable member arranged opposite to the end part of the main body case, a second electrode arranged on the movable... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5245154 | Method and apparatus for heating a wood material A wood material, into which a synthetic resin solution or the like is injected, is held from its surface and back by heating plates in a closed container. The inside of the heating plate is provided with a heating medium passageway through which a heating... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5244528 | Photographic negative storage apparatus with illuminated vacuum work holder A method and apparatus that uses heat to bond a polyethylene sleeve (having pockets that contain negative strips) to the back non-light sensitive surface of a photographic paper coated with polyethylene. A positive image or index print of the information ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5240542 | Joining of composite materials by induction heating Two pieces of composite material are simultaneously joined together throughout an interface between the two pieces, by induction heating the interface region with an induction coil placed, at least in part, adjacent to the bonding region, and forcing the ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5200587 | Induction heating coil with conical base An induction heating coil with a conical base for fusing a plastic lid to a plastic container. A generally cylindrical container is placed in a generally cylindrical hollow nest having a conical upper wall portion. A plastic lid having a metallic layer is... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5187340 | Method for welding at least one region of an overlay sheet to a receiving surface of a carrier layer A method for welding at least one region of an overlay sheet (16) to a receiving surface of a carrier layer (14) by means of high frequency energy. In the method, on the surface remote from the receiving surface of the carrier layer (14) a foil (12) of el... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5109653 | Sealing head including an induction heating coil This relates to a sealing head for sealing lids to cartons. The sealing head is provided with suction heads or cups for receiving a lid from a lid supply and depositing such lid in position on a carton which is mounted in a nest. The sealing head is provi... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5062920 | Apparatus for making a tightly closed loop of a tape of thermoplastic material around an object An apparatus for fixing a tightly closed loop of a tape of thermoplastic material around an object, such as a bundle of cables. The apparatus includes two jaws which can be opened to encircle the object. The tape is fed around the inner periphery of the c... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5047605 | Induction welding apparatus and method An apparatus and method for welding or thermally bonding parts of thermoplastic material by subjecting a die to high frequency electromagnetic radiation to effect heating thereof and heating of thermoplastic parts in contact with the heated die. The die i... | 09/10/1991 |
