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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934531 | Method and apparatus for applying heat activated transfer adhesives A method for applying a heat activated transfer adhesive includes preheating a first part for bonding to a second part using a heat activated transfer adhesive form removably adhered to a liner, picking up the heat activated transfer adhesive form using the first pa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7381289 | Method and apparatus for seaming abutting layers of planar material A method and apparatus is provided 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 tape underneath the line of... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7343951 | Installation for machining continuous materials comprising a modular device for applying fluids on said continuous materials The invention concerns an installation for machining (1) a continuous material (2), comprising a device for applying fluids, for example plastic substances and/or fluid adhesives, in the form of a surface coat at least partly on the continuous material... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341088 | Mechanism for laminating profiles The invention concerns a mechanism for laminating profiles, such as plastic window profiles, for example, in which several profile sides, as of L-shaped or Z-shaped profiles, for example, can be laminated at the same time, by means of a single work pass, in that an ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337821 | Apparatus for making corrugated walls There is a description of an apparatus that produces corrugated walls in a continuous manner. Prior to being fed into the apparatus there is a composite consisting of an outer layer of a woven or non-woven material having a layer of a cementitious material thereon. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7080730 | Conveyor assembly The invention provides an apparatus including a conveying member defining a loop that may be used for transferring a product into a container. The conveying member can be a belt, a chain, or plurality of hinged plates. The invention also includes first and second su... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7054515 | Diffractive light modulator-based dynamic equalizer with integrated spectral monitor An integrated device of the present invention comprises free-space optics, a bi-directional multiplexor/de-multiplexor, a diffractive light modulator, a beam splitter, an optical performance monitor, and a controller. The free-space optics collimate, transform and i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6887914 | Structural hot melt material and methods The present invention relates to a material, method, and application for reinforcement of structural members, especially joints such as a hem flange joint of an automobile. The method and material of the present invention comprises of combining, in parts by weight: ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6699276 | Support structure/membrane composite medical device The present invention relates to a support structure/membrane composite device which includes a support structure, such as a radially expandable stent, a porous non-textile polymeric membrane adjacent to said stent and a thermoplastic anchor means attachi... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6601282 | Method and apparatus for positioning and locking a glue roll for a single facer in operative position A glue machine for a corrugator single facer utilizes a system of simultaneously operated linear actuators to move the glue machine from an idle position adjacent the single facer to a locked position on the single facer, and then to a running position wi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6562177 | Structure forming method, apparatus and product A method of forming a continuous composite structure includes encapsulating solid additive particles with a first reactive liquid resin forming material and migrating part of the mixture through a porous blanket to form a continuous resin matrix within th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6464813 | Process for coating and laminating film using 100% solids adhesive at room temperature A laminating and coating system is employed with a gravure or flexographic set up using an enclosed doctor blade system with recirculation to coat adhesive onto a film and then laminate it to another film. The preferred adhesive is a two-stage epoxy consi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6221192 | Method for and apparatus for use in forming carton blanks Individual carton blanks formed from a lamination of a continuous strip of a relatively rigid material and a relatively flexible fluid impervious material and in some instances from spaced apart continuous strips of a relatively flexible material wherein ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6139663 | Structure forming method, apparatus and product A method of and apparatus for forming a continuous structure includes the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin forming material, a particulate solid additive material and a porous blanket, mixing and encapsulating the additive particles with the ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6112794 | Edgebanding process and apparatus This invention relates to a process for applying an edgeband to a planar edge and an apparatus for performing the process. In the process, one or more gluing edge(s) of the structure and/or edgeband is/are heated to a temperature of greater than 25° C., ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5972146 | Continuous forming method and device for a composite structure, in particular a composite structure featuring three-dimensional fabric A method of continuously forming a composite structure comprised of a three-dimensional fabric including first and second sheets of fabric which face each other and which are connected by intermediate yarn, the method including providing a continuous supp... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5783298 | Adhesive mixture with non-compressible beads therein A container having a mixture of one part of a two-part epoxy adhesive with a plurality of glass beads pre-mixed therein. The concentration of beads in the final mixture as applied to the joint to be bonded is in the range of about 5% to about 20% by weigh... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5725716 | Structure forming method and apparatus A method of forming a continuous structure including the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin material, a particulate solid additive material, a porous blanket, and a thin fibrous sheet. The additive particles are mixed with the liquid resin mate... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718799 | Fabric light control window covering A fabric light control window covering in which fabric vanes are adhesively bonded between two sheer fabric sheets such that relative movement between the sheer fabric sheets in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fabric vanes c... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5700345 | Continuous structure forming apparatus A method of forming a continuous structure includes the steps of flowing a first liquid reactive resin forming material over a base surface, forming a first thin substantially uniform layer thereof and gelling the first layer. A second liquid resin formin... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5641356 | Automated apparatus for coating discrete lengths of web A web coating apparatus includes a supply roll of web and a wind-up spindle for receiving a discrete length of the web. Fluid is discharged from a coating die in a direction toward the wind-up spindle to coat the web as the web is wound about the wind-up ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5639332 | Method and apparatus for producing labels A method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release material, which method comprises the steps of: (a) applying a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive to a surface of a length of release material; (b) applying a succession of indi... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5637183 | Process and arrangement for conveying flat workpieces A process and apparatus for processing flat workpieces, in particular for carrying out operations between fabric pieces in superposed relationship, feeding the workpieces to a continuously operating workstation by pre-conveyors that cooperate with subsequ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5628845 | Process for forming hydratable, flexible refrigement media The present invention utilizes a controlled pressure application system to insure that the proper pressure is applied in a lamination of permeable and semi-permeable roll mounted sheets into a cellular sheet structure. The present invention uses a pressur... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5624522 | Method for applying granules to strip asphaltic roofing material to form variegated shingles A method and apparatus for applying granules to a coated asphalt sheet to form at high production speeds with shingles a variegated pattern having uniform pattern edges. Granules of a first color are applied to spaced first areas on a continuously moving ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5554239 | Method of manufacturing a fastening system for an absorbent article A fastening component for releasable engagement with a complementary fastener includes a substrate and a first fastener formed of a flexible fabric. An adhesive substance is disposed between and bonded to the first fastener and the substrate. The adhesive... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5518569 | Process, device and installation for producing laminates To enhance printed products, lamination is to be carried out by a controllable pair of laminating rollers, rather than by the conventional method of calender rolling. To do this, the film is applied with relatively low contact-pressure roller pressure in ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5496434 | Structure forming apparatus A method of forming a continuous structure includes the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin forming material, a particulate solid additive material and a porous blanket. The additive particles are mixed with the liquid resin forming material sub... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5476558 | Waste paper destruction apparatus for forming paper blocks out of waste paper An apparatus for forming paper blocks installable in offices to form paper blocks out of office-use paper such as computer printer paper, etc. including a treatment chamber, paper feeder and an adhesive apply device. Used and waste paper is fed into the t... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5429326 | Spliced laminate for aircraft fuselage A laminated body panel for aircraft applications comprises first and second metal layers and an adhesive layer. First and second sections in each metal layer are generally coplanar and separated by a splice line. A first splice line in a first metal layer... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5405475 | Method and apparatus for continuous manufacture of printed laminated stock from uncoated web An apparatus and method for the continuous manufacture of printed, laminated stock is provided. The apparatus is designed to use plain, uncoated webs and at separate stations along a continuous path apply a release coating, apply an adhesive, join the web... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5380180 | Apparatus for making pressboard from poly-coated paper using relative movement of facing webs A system and process for fabricating pressboard from shredded paper coated with a thermoplastic material and a pair of facing webs includes placing the shredded poly-coated paper between the two traveling webs to form a composite, the composite then being... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5350350 | Apparatus for forming and applying handles to bags An apparatus for carrying rope handles for paper bags to a paper bag forming station is disclosed. The rope handles are supplied to the bags at the entrance of the forming station before forming the bags. The apparatus includes a first and a second plural... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5326419 | Device for splicing strips of limited transverse dimensions automatically Intended typically for slender tear strips, the automatic splicer comprises at least two supply reels wound with respective strips, the one in use and the other a replacement, set in rotation singly or together by a common drive, and feed wheels with peri... | 07/05/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5250143 | Heatable shoe for a joint welding apparatus for overlapping portions of webs A heatable shoe for a joint welding apparatus for overlapping joint welding of asphalt roofing is designed in such a way that it will be able to produce a wave of liquid asphalt in an opening or slit between a front and a rear part of the shoe, thereby pr... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5171388 | Apparatus for and method of applying an elastic material to a flexible backing An apparatus and method are disclosed for securing elastic to a flexible backing for use in catamenial pads. The apparatus includes means for feeding the backing sheet onto a first drum having a plurality of surface grooves formed therein. The backing she... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5145282 | Continuous tubular structure forming and placing apparatus and method Mobile continuous tubular structure forming and placing apparatus includes a support portion, a row material supplying portion, a matrix forming portion, a tubular structure forming portion and a control portion. The raw material supplying portion include... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5122220 | Corrugating machine capable of controlling paste penetration A mechanism for adjusting a distance between a glue machine and an introducing port of a heating port in a double facer corrugating machine is provided for the purpose of optimizing a penetrated amount of applied paste into a core paper sheet to insure a ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5071507 | Pasting machine in a corrugator A pasting machine in a corrugator which is arranged downstream of at least one single face corrugated cardboard machine and the heating section thereof including hot plates along which the webs to be glued to each other and being arranged on top of each o... | 12/10/1991 |
