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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100162 | Guiding device for a device for producing fiber preforms by the TFP process for composite components A guiding device for a device for producing fibre preforms by the TFP process, the guiding device guiding the fibre strand. The guiding device has an opening with a variable cross-section for leading through the fibre strand, wherein the guiding device is fitted in ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8002009 | Application tool for multiple width films An adhesive-backed film application tool (10) is provided for applying an adhesive-backed film (100) having at least first and second widths to a first surface (202) of a sash (200). The sash (200) further includes a second surface... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7900676 | Apparatus to facilitate proper label placement and method of use A device that enables a user to properly place a label onto the center of an object such as a poker chip is disclosed and the method for using the device is also disclosed. This device uses the natural motions of the human hand and uses techniques that are common to... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7506678 | Adhesive tape joining apparatus A main body to be moved and operated along a workpiece includes a joining roller which elastically presses the supplied adhesive tape against a tape joining face of the workpiece, guide members which determine the position of the main body and maintain the posture o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7389805 | Bonding arm swinging type bonding apparatus A bonding arm swinging type bonding apparatus that has a rotational center 13 of the bonding arm 1 beneath the bonding arm. The rotating shaft parts 11 of circular arc form rotary motors 10 that rotate about the rotational center 13 | 06/24/2008 |
| 7354227 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic frameworks such as window frames A production line for carrying out machining and cleaning operations on rectangular frameworks, is provided. Elongate plastic frame members are welded together in a welding machine, thereby forming two rectangular frameworks located one above the other. These are mo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337819 | Alignment device for fabricating optical disk In an optical disc fabricating apparatus, when the disc substrate is lowered from the tip of a disc inserting portion at a center pin down to a disc supporting portion, a disc urging portion of an alignment lever is pressed by a disc substrate, to be thus pushed in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332014 | Ceramic structure, method of manufacturing ceramic structure, and device for manufacturing ceramic structure A ceramic structure includes a plurality of porous ceramic members each being warped, each of the plurality of porous ceramic members having a bonding portion and end portions at both ends of each of the plurality of porous ceramic members in a longitudinal directio... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325582 | Drywall bazooka for application of flexible corner bead A drywall tool for dispensing flexible trim material such as FLEXTRIM and ULTRALITE products, or any other flexible trim material, containing a head attached to an elongated handle, a drive wheel attached to the head for pulling the trim material from a roll, at lea... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305177 | Apparatus for joining roof covering materials An arrangement for an apparatus (1) for application of roof covering (2) and comprising a wagon (4) moveable by aid of wheels (3) intended to join together two unrolled rolls of roof covering in connection to a joint (5) on top of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302982 | Label applicator and system A label applicator including a support surface having a central area and curving downwardly from the central area. A post assembly extends up from the central area such that a label having a label through-hole can be positioned in a support position generally on the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299845 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape An adhesive tape inserted into a tape inserting clearance defined between a tape supplying roller and a tape guide is supplied to joining rollers while being wound around the tape supplying roller under guidance. At the tape inserting clearance, one side edge of the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293590 | Multiple tape laying apparatus and method A fully automated method and apparatus is disclosed to laminate various structural articles with multiple layers of a resin impregnated fiber tape. The fiber tape is deposited with a tape laying member moving alternately in different travel directions. The tape layi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287567 | Tape application jig for pressure sensitive adhesive tape A tape application jig (10) comprising a tape application head (2), a jig guide (3) and a tape holding member consisting of a pair of members (6, 16) combined so as to face each other in vertical direction. The jig guide (3) compri... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267154 | Water-proof film laminating machine A water-proof film laminating machine has a laminating machine body, a top roller, a bottom roller, multiple connecting devices, a cylinder, a first holder, a second holder and a cooling device. The holders are connected to the connecting devices and driven by the c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247176 | Apparatus for removing fine particles during fabrication of a portable camera module An apparatus and a method adapted for shielding and removing fine particles for a portable camera module generated during a portable camera module fabricating process. The portable camera module includes an image sensor and an infrared ray filter. The apparatus incl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234499 | Adhesive tape application tool An adhesive tape application tool (1) usable for applying an adhesive tape to a door sash frame (80) of a vehicle, for example, quickly without causing bubbles incorporated or without deviation of tape applying positions even if the door sash has a for... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213997 | Herbicide applicator An herbicide applicator assembly for applying herbicide to a treatment area. The applicator assembly includes a frame and a contact roller rotatably coupled to the frame for applying herbicide to the treatment area. Herbicide is applied to the roller and transferred... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195688 | Process and device for the manufacture of a primary unit pack of a wafer A process and device for manufacturing a primary unit pack of a wafer. A laminate comprising a carrier sheet and an active substance film is cross-cut at a predetermined length, detached from the carrier sheet, guided between two packaging material webs and, conveye... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182116 | Device for joining substrates An apparatus is provided for joining together substrates, which have an inner hole, to form a substrate disk. An expandable element is introducible into the inner hole of at least two superimposed substrates. The element is expandable to such an extent that it can c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182117 | Apparatus and method for applying an adhesive film to a surface of a structure A film dispenser for applying an adhesive film to an elongated structure has a mounting frame, guide members on the bottom portions of the mounting frame sides to engage the shoulder portions of the elongated structure to allow movement of the apparatus in relation ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179572 | Fluorescent screen forming method, fluorescent screen forming apparatus and cathode-ray tube The present invention relates to a fluorescent screen forming method, a fluorescent screen forming apparatus and a cathode-ray tube. In the fluorescent screen forming method according to the present invention, a transfer roller lowers a transfer sheet to somewhere a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172004 | Apparatus for applying compressible gasket to beams An apparatus for applying strips of resiliently compressible gasket material to upper edges of beams that are fed therethrough. The apparatus includes a bed having a plurality of rollers that support the beams passing thereover, there being at least one drive roller... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165592 | Strip material applicator apparatus An apparatus for application of strip material to an object comprises a base supporting and mechanically rotating a mandrel projected therefrom, wherein an object is seated onto the mandrel. The object is securely held to the mandrel by a plurality of clamps engagin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144292 | Flying disc The present invention provides a flying disc comprising a rigid or semi-rigid ring having upper and lower portions hingedly connected to one another, with each of the upper and lower surfaces including means for retaining a pliable body therebetween. For instance, a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137427 | Apparatus and method for fabricating bonded substrate Disclosed is a bonded-substrate fabricating apparatus capable of reducing defective bonded substrates fabricated. A transfer robot sucks the outer edge area of the bottom surface of a substrate and spouts gas toward the bottom surface of the substrate to carry the s... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134940 | Data storage splitter An apparatus is provided for destroying or disabling an information or data storage device comprising a first layer and a second layer bonded together. A mechanical device or energy form is inserted into the information or data storage device to cause the first and ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124796 | Label assembly and apparatus An apparatus for transferring at least one label portion from a label assembly onto an object includes a base and a wall connected to the base. The wall forms opposing guides, which correspond to at least a portion of a periphery of the label assembly, and a stop wa... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108910 | Double sided adhesive carpet tape A carpet tape construction 10 designed for use on top of a layer of padding 100 and beneath the abutting edges of two segments of carpet 200 which form a seam 203 to prevent the peaking of the seam 203 in a finished carpet installa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096913 | Apparatus and method for moving frameworks between workstations An apparatus and a method for moving frameworks such as window frames or sashes from a plastic frame welding machine to a work station for further processing of the frameworks are disclosed. Two tracks are mounted at an elevated position so they extend horizontally ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093641 | Robotic tape applicator and method A method of fastening a first curved part to a second curved part comprises placing the second part into a specified orientation in relation to a robotically controlled tape applicator, applying two-sided adhesive tape along a non-linear path over the surface of the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094298 | Apparatus and method for welding overlapping water-proof membranes to each other Apparatus for heat welding together thermoplastic membranes mounted on a surface includes a frame, a support member connected to the frame, a nozzle mounted on the support member to receive heated air, weld wheels mounted on the support member adjacent to, and immed... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080675 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape to back face of semiconductor wafer In a method for joining an adhesive tape to a back face of a semiconductor wafer after a process of working the back face of the semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer is held at a state where a face having a pattern formed thereon is directed upward, and the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7033456 | Label assembly and apparatus and method for transferring a label portion from the label assembly onto an object A method for transferring a label portion from a label assembly onto an object wherein the label assembly is slid within a gap formed between at least one stripping member and an apparatus base surface. The label portion is positioned within an application area defi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7001476 | Apparatus and method for transferring a label portion from a label assembly onto an object A method for transferring a label portion from a label assembly onto an object includes sliding the label assembly between a base and an elevated support connected with respect to the base. The label portion is positioned within an application area defined on a surf... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997227 | Method and apparatus for seaming abutting layers of planar material The present invention is concerned with a method and apparatus for seaming together abutting side-by-side layers of planar material with adhesive and a backing tape to form a finished seam extending along the line of abutment. The method consists of laying a backing... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966255 | Lock-out for power assisted strapping tool A lock-out assembly for a strapping tool prevents inadvertent actuation of the tool sealer cycle prior to completion of the tensioning cycle. The tool includes a pneumatic module having tensioning cycle and sealer cycle valves mounted therein. The valves are actuate... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951593 | Laminating device and laminating method A laminating device 10 includes a vacuum grid 19 for holding a glass substrate 12, a curved pad 20, facing the glass substrate 12, for holding a laminated element 16 of a wafer 13 and an adhesive tape 15, and a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945296 | Device for applying a code strip to a supporting structure of an elevator A device for attaching a code strip to a supporting structure of an elevator is in the form of a fitting tool capable of being guided along the supporting structure to play out an extended length of code strip material. The fitting tool has a guide shoe and a strip ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932870 | System and process for dispensing an adhesive onto a core during the formation of rolled products A process and system for applying an adhesive to a core during the production of rolled paper products is disclosed. The system of the present invention is generally directed to the use of pumping devices that meter out constant volumetric amounts of an adhesive ont... | 08/23/2005 |
