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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438107 | Method and device for attaching a supplementary product that is at least approximately flat to a side of a printed product For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this hor... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7374966 | Apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, method for manufacturing semiconductor package using the same and semiconductor package manufactured thereby The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same and a semiconductor package manufactured thereby. The apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips may comprise two tables... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7318465 | Handheld reinforcer ring applicator A reinforcement ring applicator for sequentially applying a plurality of reinforcement rings about prepunched holes in a sheet of paper employs a removable and replaceable cartridge containing a stack of reinforcement rings releaseably attached to the lower end of a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7172007 | Reinforcing ring applicator A reinforcing ring applicator is provided to receive cartridges of reinforcer rings for applying flat, adhesive-coated annular reinforcement rings onto sheets of material about perforations which have been formed in the sheets of material. The reinforcer ring cartri... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7055570 | Automated manufacturing system of lithium secondary battery An automated manufacturing system of a secondary lithium battery is disclosed. The automated manufacturing system comprises: a frame; a supply unit having a separator roller installed at the frame to be rotatable so that a separator can be released from the separato... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6997228 | Lamination apparatus for automated manufacturing system of lithium secondary battery A lamination apparatus for an automated manufacturing system of a secondary lithium battery is disclosed. The lamination apparatus comprises: a frame; a stacking member provided with a plurality of positive-electrode-plate storing portions each of which a multitude ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6863108 | Reinforcing ring applicator An applicator and reinforcer dispensing assembly for reinforcing holes in sheets of paper and other sheet materials that applies flat reinforcement rings about holes formed in those sheets is provided. A plurality of reinforcement rings are stacked one atop each oth... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6823921 | Device and method for applying a security element to a label The device (1) comprises individual stations, which are passed through in succession, and consisting of: a removal station (4) for labels (2), whereby one label (2) at a time is removed from a label stack (7); an application statio... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817566 | Web splicer A web handling apparatus includes a base, a housing, a splicing head mounted in the housing, and first and second non-rotatable swing out roll shafts, each shaft having opposite first and second ends. The roll shafts are normally positioned in the housing substantia... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6786263 | Apparatus for printing and applying labels An apparatus is provided for printing data onto one or two surfaces of labels and applying labels to various items. It includes a mounting means for rotatably mounting a roll of label stock, and a transfer means for positioning the inner surface of a label adjacent ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6378587 | Cylindrical container labeling machine A cylindrical container labeler includes a horizontal conveyor, a pair of separately controllable vertical coveyors at the front end of the conveyor to rotate the container into the correct oreintation, bail lifter following the vertical conveyors for mov... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6357505 | Apparatus for transferring flexible strip-shaped objects from the underside of a magazine to a conveyor Apparatus for delivering successive lowermost strip- or sheet-shaped commodities, such as labels, from a stack of commodities to a conveyor employs a rotary and reciprocable transfer member which pneumatically removes successive lowermost commodities from... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6234231 | Device for attaching a supplement to a surface of signatures A device for attaching a supplement to an exposed surface of signatures transported one after another in a transporting direction along a guide arrangement includes a rotating gripping roller for picking up the supplements at the circumference of the rota... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6206070 | Hole punch reinforcer A reinforcing hole punch including a reciprocating punch member supported for movement toward a base is disclosed. The reciprocating punch member is actuated to form a hole within a sheet of paper positioned on the base. The hole punch also includes a dis... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6003580 | Placement apparatus for thin flexible members An automated placement of flat valves on a balloon strip. Included is a vacuum platen which receives the free end of a row of valve films. A cutting blade severs a single valve from the film, which is held in place by the vacuum platen. The vacuum platen ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5569353 | Labelling machine and apparatus for the automatic loading of the main magazine of a labelling machine, and a supply magazine which can be used in such an apparatus A labelling machine has an apparatus for the automatic loading of the main magazine of a labelling machine with a label stack including of a number of individual labels. The label stack can be inserted from a supply magazine by means of a feed device into... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5192392 | Container labeler The container labeler (2) includes broadly a container conveyor (8) and one or more label applying assemblies (4,6). The label applying assembly includes a label supply hopper (10) which stores a stack of labels (16), a transfer assembly (24) which remove... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5174852 | Method and apparatus for attaching labels to containers In a method for attaching labels to containers, the labels are removed from a stack by rolling contact with an adhesive surface coated with a cold glue. Prior to termination of the removing step, a localized hot glue coating is in addition applied to the ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5078826 | Labelling machine for the labelling of containers A labelling machine for cylindrical containers which are moved past a labelling station by a rotary table and which rotate past the front side of a label stack and thereby remove a front side label. A hot adhesive is sprayed onto the container by a first ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4853063 | System for applying outserts to containers A system for applying folded outserts to conveyed products utilizing a pressure sensitive tape for transportation from the magazine type hopper to the products. The tape with a pressure sensitive adhesive is routed in front of the outfeed of the outsert h... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4851072 | Label application apparatus having a magazine with retaining fingers Apparatus for applying labels to containers including a label application station having a label dispensing magazine for holding a stack of labels and releasing the end label of the stack through an opening formed in the magazine to a container. Means are... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4838975 | Arrangement for pressure adjustment in a veneer assemblying machine An arrangement for pressure adjustment in a veneer assembling machine has at least two conveying units which include alternatingly raisable and lowerable heating and conveying rails which are arranged parallel next to each other on transverse support memb... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4594123 | Labeling machine for containers A container labeling machine for applying one or the other of normal length body labels or extra-length boy labels has a rotating rotary table with container supporting controllable rotary plates. Adjacent its periphery is arranged a first labeling statio... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4565596 | Tapered container labeling apparatus and method Upwardly conically tapered containers having glue on their peripheries are conveyed horizontally in succession through a labeling station while being rotated on their vertical axes. A stack of curved labels having their longer edges arranged lowermost at ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4543143 | Process and apparatus for the covering of playing balls A process and apparatus for the covering of playing balls, in particular tennis balls, utilize two essentially dumbbell-shaped cover parts and apply the parts interlockingly at an angle of 90°, successively to the adhesive coated ball core by rolling ove... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4540460 | Slew control mounting device for label magazine This relates to the mounting of a label magazine in a manner wherein labels carried by such label magazine may be rotated or slewed about a line extending axially of the label magazine through the center of a label. The slew control device is used to effe... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4531995 | Labeling machine for containers A labeling machine has a rotationally driven wheel on which there are can supporting disks supported for rotation on respective shafts. Each shaft has a gear composed of a circular member having angularly spaced apart rollers that engage in the teeth of s... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4502910 | Literature applying mechanism A system for the dispensing of literature to objects, such as containers carried by a conveyor, includes a tape for the application of adhesive to literature, and a device for the separation of the literature from the tape to permit the securing of the li... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4455182 | Tapered article labelling machine modification assembly and label application method A modification assembly to be supplied either as original equipment or as a replacement improvement to a tapered article labelling machine wherein there is provided the combined and cooperative improved mechanical retention and conveyable guidance of a su... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4443285 | Tapered article labelling machine and method A tapered article labelling machine and method providing the capability for automated high-speed accurate register continuous application of generally crescent shaped labels to curved and tapered articles, including auxiliary sub-assembly machine stations... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4386995 | Label dispenser magazine A label magazine for supplying labels to a labeller has a label stack tray, a label picker for withdrawing individual labels from the stack and a device for advancing the stack of labels towards the label picker. The device for advancing the labels exerts... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4292116 | Apparatus for mounting chip type circuit elements on a printed circuit board A method whereby chip type circuit elements are mounted at predetermined locations on a printed circuit board by a suction means and apparatus for performing the method are disclosed. The suction means picks up each circuit element from a respective stack... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4256527 | Slide mounting apparatus A compact, manually operable apparatus for sequentially cutting sections of an elongate strip of photographic film containing a plurality of distinct, individual exposures or images and mounting the same in individual frames for subsequent viewing, e.g. i... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4231837 | Notepaper dispenser and tape tabber The dispenser is adapted for dispensing individual sheets of notepaper with a length of tape adhered to the sheets to permit the same to be readily tacked conspicuously to a desired surface. The dispenser supports the stack of notepapers and a roll of pre... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4199395 | Device for applying sheet material, such as labels and the like, to a backing surface by means of transparent adhesive tape Device for applying sheet material, such as labels and the like, to a backing surface by means of transparent adhesive tape, in combination comprising a box-like element, having provided therein a first housing or container for a roll of transparent adhes... | 04/22/1980 |
