Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079395 | Quick change knife blade assembly for a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly of a case sealing machine A quick change knife blade assembly, for use in conjunction with a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly of a case sealing machine, comprises a knife blade mounted upon a knife blade mounting plate. A pin plate is fixedly connected to mounting pins passing through... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7958923 | Drywall trim auto-folder, mastic applicator and cutter A drywall trim application device that can hold a large role of drywall flex corner trim material and, as the material is being dispensed, pre-crease or form the material for use on an inside or outside corner, or any angle within the range of the trim material, app... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7823617 | Spring powered sliding drywall taping tool with auto cutter A drywall tape or trim dispensing tool of the type similar to those sold under the name BAZOOKA with an elongated handle and a tape or trim dispensing head. The head can contain a blade coupled to a power mechanism such as a spring, hydraulic or electric energy sour... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7621309 | Pneumatic drywall taper A drywall taper is provided for applying drywall compound and tape to a wallboard joint. The drywall taper has an applicator head mounted on one end of a drywall compound storage device having a movable plunger with a drywall compound flow path extending from an opp... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7350553 | Gripping separable-paper peeler A gripping separable paper peeler includes a grip frame, a paper roll holder, two idle gears, a separable paper holder, a pushing roller, and a pressing roller. The paper roll holder has a first gear engaging a second gear of the separable paper holder via the two i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334620 | Adhesive tape cutter The present invention provides an adhesive tape cutter capable of, when attaching an adhesive tape to an object, automatically forming a non-adhesive area that constitutes a tab in order to make it easier to peel off the adhesive tape. An adhesive tape cutter 1 | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320351 | Tape cutter Provided is a tape cutter comprising a housing comprising a rear spring, a forward opening, and a forward tape press roller; a tape dispensing unit urged by the spring and comprising a tape mount with an adhesive tape roll rotatably put thereon, and a push member pr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7138030 | In-line system and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display An in-line system for fabricating a liquid crystal display-includes a sealer coating unit for coating a sealer onto a first substrate with a plurality of liquid crystal display cell regions, a liquid crystal injection unit for dropping a liquid crystal onto the firs... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114542 | Carpet tape dispenser The carpet tape dispenser has a convex forward wall, a concave rearward wall, and at least one sidewall joined to the convex forward wall and concave rearward wall to define an arcuate main body having a channel therein. At least one plate is fixed to the arcuate ma... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096916 | Method of manufacturing consolidated cellulosic panels with contoured surfaces and variable basis weight A method and system for manufacturing a consolidated cellulosic article having first and second surfaces of a desired contour, a uniform density and variable caliper and basis weight are disclosed. The method and system employ a primary press having first and second... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7056403 | Apparatus for producing non-woven fabric An apparatus for applying weft yarns in a cross direction to warp yarns assembled on a beam in parallel aligned relationship and having an adhesive scrim thereon includes a supply roll of the warp yarns on such a beam which are fed downstream of the apparatus by fir... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6808586 | Applicator for and method of applying a sheet material to a substrate A method and device for applying sheet material, such as wallpaper, to a substrate. The applicator is bi-positionable, having a first position where the sheet material is spaced apart from the substrate and a second position where the sheet material contact the subs... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6543506 | Modelling apparatus and method A modeling apparatus for producing a model by lamination of sheet material including a support platform which can be raised and lowered, a sheet feed mechanism for feeding sheet material over the platform, a superstructure mounted over the platform, a cut... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6513562 | Drywall taping tool This invention provides a unitary nozzle for use in a taping apparatus. The unitary nozzle features a cradle section adjacent a tube receiving section and a flange for sealingly receiving a mastic tube. A mastic is extruded and contained along a path exte... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6360804 | Hand tool for adhesive strip application A hand tool for applying adhesive strip material to a glass sheet in the fabrication of double glazed windows has a body with a channel extending through the lower side thereof to guide an adhesive strip therethrough and a positioning member adjacent the ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6116315 | Manual method and related equipment for adhesive strip application In applying an adhesive strip to a surface border at the periphery of a glass sheet a method comprises the steps of locating the glass sheet in the generally upright position and providing a hand tool that is adapted to be manipulated manually by the oper... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5922160 | Method and machine for producing a ring of abrasive sheet elements from which to form a rotary brush A method and machine for producing a ring of abrasive sheet elements from which to form a rotary brush, and whereby the abrasive sheet elements are formed into an orderly row of abrasive elements of a length substantially equal to the mean circumference o... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5792308 | Apparatus for applying an adhesive coated tape on a core mounted on a mandrel An apparatus for applying an adhesive coated tape on a core mounted on a mandrel, includes a mounting frame having mounted thereon an adhesive tape supply roller, a rewind roller, an idler roller mounted between the supply and rewind rollers such that the... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5622583 | Method of producing a filter insert A filter insert and a method for producing the same in which the filter insert has an accordion-folded filter medium. In a first operating step, folded edges are impressed on the filter medium. Subsequently, by glue application devices which are provided ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5525297 | Measurement arrangement for multiple zone removable sensors A measurement arrangement, in particular for measuring the proportion of glucose in the blood, which is intended to be associated with a removable sensor including a plurality of single use active zones includes a cutting arrangement (44, 64, 66, 68, 70) ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5470429 | Surface-treating apparatus for can body blanks A surface-treating apparatus for can body blanks includes a cutter for cutting an original sheet into can body blank materials having a predetermined width and capable of being divided into plural can body blanks, a conveying path for conveying the can bo... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5431767 | Apparatus for applying adhesive tape An apparatus for applying a length of adhesive tape from a supply of adhesive tape along the length of a leading edge of a roll of web material includes a cutting mechanism for cutting the length of web material to form a length of leading edge on the rol... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5342466 | Device for applying a strip of sealant to a surface A device for applying a strip of sealant from a roll to a surface comprises a shaft and a roller. The shaft has an end which is configured to be grasped by a user for pushing the device along a surface such as a roof panel, and the roller is rotatably sup... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5326421 | Tape dispensers A tape dispenser for adhesive tape (36) comprises a housing, carriage means (22) within the housing for mounting a reel (37) of tape (36), an aperture (51) in the housing through which the tape is arranged to be dispensed on to a surface, applicator rolle... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5288362 | Tape dispenser of packaging This invention directs itself to a tape dispenser system which includes a housing (1, 1') having an enclosure. A pressure plate (121) contiguously interfaces with a tape (4) to displace the pressure plate (121) into contact with a swing block (17). The sw... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5279700 | Automated wallboard taping apparatus and process therefor An apparatus for taping joints between pieces of wallboard comprises a taping head, slidingly contactable with a wall, for substantially simultaneously applying a first layer of a joint compound to a joint between pieces of wallboard, embedding a wallboar... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5246533 | Apparatus for press-bonding tape onto edges of workpiece Disclosed herein is an apparatus for press-bonding a tape onto each of side faces of a workpiece. The apparatus basically comprises a tape press-bonding mechanism and a trimming mechanism both displaceable in the directions indicated by the arrows X, Y an... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5207854 | Continuous loop ribbon welding system There is provided a method and apparatus for adjoining two ends of a length of impact printer ribbon to form a continuous loop of ribbon. A welding fixture, including a welding anvil, ironing anvil and ultrasonic horn are provided to join the ribbon ends.... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5207860 | Tape holder and dispenser A tape-applying apparatus has a housing adapted to hold a roll of tape, a feed unit actuatable for paying out a piece of the tape, a cutter actuatable for cutting off the piece of tape payed out by the feed unit, an actuating lever displaceable inward and... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5013389 | Wallboard taping apparatus An apparatus for taping joints between pieces of wallboard comprises a taping head, slidingly contactable with a wall, for substantially simultaneously applying a first layer of a joint compound to a joint between pieces of wallboard, embedding a wallboar... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4983243 | Method of and apparatus for automatically winding adhesive ribbon-like material Apparatus for automatically winding an adhesive ribbon-like material, in which a supply guide of a ribbon-like material, a clamp unit for gripping both edge portions of the ribbon-like material, at least one first pushers disposed close to the clamp unit ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4954202 | Apparatus for making V-groove insulation An improved method and apparatus for making V-groove insulation is disclosed. More particularly, the device of the present invention relates to an endless track fabrication and cutting system whereby prefabricated, sectioned lengths of insulation material... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4849039 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing blind material Method and apparatus for manufacturing cellular blind material and in particular honeycomb blind material. A material feeding means moves along and parallel to a stack supporting means. The material feeding means feeds a layer of blind material onto the s... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4838968 | Apparatus and method for making V-groove insulation An improved method and apparatus for making V-groove insulation is disclosed. More particularly, the device of the present invention relates to an endless track fabrication and cutting system whereby prefabricated, sectioned lengths of insulation material... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4832785 | Industrial plant and method for the manufacturing of a glass and sealing strip assembly, particularly for motor vehicle glazing In an on-line manufacturing of sheets of glass provided at their rim with a sealing strip of a polymeric material, a machine is provided, ahead of the sealing strip assembly, to a thin protective film to cover one face of the glass.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4828647 | Dry wall taper Apparatus for applying tape and mastic to joints between prefabricated wall sections such as gypsum board comprising a tubular housing which holds a supply of mastic, a main drive roller mounted at the forward end of the housing which rotates by friction ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4758291 | Method and apparatus for automatically applying lining material to large-area wall surfaces An automatically operating apparatus is disclosed for applying webs of rubber or similar lining material of predetermined width and length to expanded surfaces of walls of steel in vessels, reactors of apparatuses and for pressing said webs thereagainst, ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4664741 | Apparatus for automatically applying and pressing webs of rubber or similar lining material to and against expanded wall surfaces An automatically operating apparatus is disclosed for applying webs of rubber or similar lining material of predetermined width and length to expanded surfaces of walls of steel in vessels, reactors or apparatus and for pressing said webs thereagainst, wi... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4652331 | Tape applicator A tape and adhesive applicator for dry wall taping has an adhesive dispensing nozzle adapted to be mounted on a caulking gun and an applicator roll mounted adjacent the outlet of the nozzle. The nozzle has an opening adjacent its inlet for receiving a tap... | 03/24/1987 |
