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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354497 | Method for manufacturing corrugated board using magnets to bond Method for manufacturing corrugated board or the like, whereby different material strips (3-6) are fastened together by means of a bonding agent, whereby one or several material strips (3-6) are guided along at least one press-on device (... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7311798 | Apparatus for manufacturing an adjustable covering for architectural openings An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions cause the van... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7258761 | Multi-step preheating processes for manufacturing wood based composites A method for the production of a wood composite board is provided that comprises the steps of: providing a quantity of wood in the form of strands; coating the wood strands with a binder composition to from coated strands; forming a mat from the coated strands; expo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7225847 | Laminated product automatic transporting and feeding device for laminator This invention discloses a laminated product automatic transporting and feeding device for laminator, including plural resilient tabs provided to a transporting conveyor of an automatic feeding device in parallel, the tabs retaining plural objects to be laminated th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7202008 | Thermal development system and method of using the same An improved apparatus and a method of using the apparatus to remove non-crosslinked photopolymer from an imaged and exposed surface of a relief image printing element. Included are means for supporting and rotating the printing element, means for softening and/or me... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7090743 | Pressure laminator apparatus An apparatus for laminating at least two sheets of material includes a supply station at which rolls of the sheet material are rotatably supported, a laminating station in which the materials are laminated together with heat and compression and a take-up station whe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070676 | Microwave preheat press assembly The present invention is a microwave preheat press. The microwave preheat press includes a first and a second press section which define a press passage therebetween. A compression belt movable along the press passage is contiguous with one of the press sections. Th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048825 | Microwave preheat press assembly The present invention is a microwave preheat press. The microwave preheat press includes a first and a second press section which define a press passage therebetween. A compression belt movable along the press passage is contiguous with one of the press sections. Th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021358 | Rechargeable composite ply applicator An apparatus for the application of aerospace composite laminates 10 is provided, including a non-contaminating outer layer 24 and an insulated base 12. The present invention further includes a constant temperature heating element 22 posi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005024 | Process and device for the manufacture of a composite material A method for making a composite material by continuously depositing glass yarns on a moving substrate, at least 80 wt % of the yarns being blended yarns consisting of intimately mixed glass filaments and thermoplastic organic material filaments, and the amount of de... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6989068 | Roller chain for applying pressure An apparatus (10) applies pressure against a platen (16) using a linked series of contact members arranged in a closed loop. A drive apparatus rotates the loop about a support mechanism, thereby imparting movement to the linked series of contact member... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6918586 | Method and apparatus for providing positive control of a printable medium in a printing system The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing positive control of a printable medium in a printing system such that high speed processing of the printable medium can be achieved without damage to the product (e.g., printed signatures). Ex... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6851941 | Apparatus for curing fibrous insulation An improved apparatus for curing fibrous insulation material includes an oven, and a lower conveyor mounted to travel through the oven. The lower conveyor includes a plurality of flights having a support surface for supporting fibrous insulation material. An upper c... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6841023 | Process for the manufacturing of an improved core for decorative laminates and a decorative laminate obtained by the process A process for the manufacturing of a core forming a carrying structure for decorative laminates. The core comprises particles of cured, and optionally foamed, rigid, polyurethane, polyisocyanurate and/or phenolic resin. The particles are bonded to each other in a pr... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6829987 | Belt-type particleboard press A continuous belt press has upper and lower platens defining a horizontal gap. Upper and lower upstream drums and downstream are rotatable on the frame about respective horizontal drum axes at the upstream and downstream ends of the gap. Upper and lower endless stee... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6811641 | Lamination method to create a pre-press proof with a thermal mark A method, a laminator (10), and a belt, for creating a pre-press proof (200) with a thermal mark (190) which comprises laminating a pre-laminate sheet (240) consisting of a first thermoplastic layer, and a first support layer (150)... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805771 | Pressure laminator apparatus and non woven fabric formed thereby This invention relates to a lamination apparatus and in particular to a dual belt driven, continuous pressure lamination apparatus that utilizes pressure, heat and cooling to bond at least two substrates (plies) with an adhesive between the layers of the substrates.... | 10/19/2004 |
| RE38552 | Apparatus for manufacturing composite tubular articles A frame, a drive mechanism for rotating a mandrel, at least two spindles mounted to the frame, a tensioner, and a belt extending between the first and second spindles may be used to roll pre-preg strips or similar sheets of composite materials around the mandrel. Th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6752074 | Machine for manufacturing corrugated board with pressure applicator stabilizers A machine for manufacturing corrugated board that includes a row of pressure applicators aligned substantially transverse to the direction of machine flow and configured to press a web of corrugated board against a heated platform. To prevent the pressure applicator... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6705375 | Sealing device The present invention relates to a sealing device for using heat to form a weld between a first layer of plastic and a second layer of plastic, provided with heating means for heating the layers of plastic and conveyor means for conveying the layers of plastic past ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699354 | Method and a device for gluing together flat materials The gluing together of flat materials between belt faces (21, 22), facing one another, of belt conveyors (15, 16) arranged over one another is effected usually with the application of heat and pressure. However there are pressure sensitive materials that ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682680 | Method of applying an edge sealing strip to a wood product piece A method of applying a protective strip to an edge of a wood product piece. The process uses a set of aligned rollers and a belt apparatus that includes a pair of rollers having a shoe positioned between them and a belt fitted about the rollers and the sh... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669813 | Device for laminating a layered structure consisting of at least two plastic strips in sections The invention relates to a device for laminating a layered structure (1), consisting of at least two plastic strips in sections, comprising successive panels with designs, for producing plastic cards along a conveyor path. Said device comprises heating an... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666250 | Device for pressing the adhesive-glued areas of continuously conveyed, flat objects A device for pressing the adhesive-glued areas of continuously conveyed, flat objects, preferably the bottoms of flat-laying bags. The device includes two dual belt conveyors running parallel to each other and mounted in a rack, and whose conveyor belts p... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6604566 | Laminator member with fluorocarbon silane coupling reagent A laminator member for color proofing comprising a belt substrate; and a surface layer, said surface layer comprising: a polyamic-imide organic polymer binder; a fluorinated resin polymer; and a perfluoroalkylsubstituted fluororesin-reactive compound havi... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6564843 | Fastener tape, method of and apparatus for making fastener tape, method of using fastener tape, and reclosable bag utilizing fastener tape A fastener tape for use in the manufacture of reclosable plastic bags is provided. The fastener tape comprises an intermediate layer and a reclosable fastener profile thereon. The intermediate layer includes three layers of co-extruded plastic, with not m... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543509 | Apparatus for forming agricultural drip tape A process for forming irrigation drip tape includes, broadly, the steps of a) supplying a longitudinally continuous strip of flexible plastic material in a first direction; b) heating a narrow band of the strip along a longitudinal axis thereof; c) deposi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533889 | Method of manufacturing chipboards, fibre boards and the like boards A method of manufacturing plates, such as chipboards, fibre boards and the like boards, where the raw material in form of biomass particles, such as wood chips, wood fibres and the like applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a preforming band ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6435247 | Laminator assembly having an endless two ply or half-lap belt A laminator assembly utilizing either an endless multi-ply belt (27) or a half-lap belt and another endless belt and a roller arrangement (43) to apply pressure to media (55) to be laminated and to convey the media (55) in a controlled manner to pressure ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435246 | Laminator assembly having a pressure roller with a perforated layer and a belt for a laminator A laminator assembly and lamination method which comprise: a first roller located on a first side of a media passage; a second roller located on a second side of said media passage so as to oppose said first roller, wherein a nip portion is defined between sai... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6367530 | Conveyor apparatus for laminator The present invention is a conveyor apparatus for conveying a multilayer material to be processed, used in a laminator having an upper chamber and a lower chamber partitioned by a diaphragm with or without a heating device disposed in the lower chamber, w... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6360803 | Laminator A laminating device includes two pressure rollers pressed toward each other and together defining a pinch and a first feed mechanism for guiding to the pinch a strip of a flexible first substrate provided with a thermally-activated glue layer. The first f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6342115 | Laminating heating module A laminating heating module for use in a flatbed laminating machine. The heating module comprises an elongate body portion with at least one heating pad attached thereto. The heating pad is fabricated from silicone rubber and includes three separate heati... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6338769 | Process for forming interrupted material with backing A method to obtaining a product formed by a discontinuous/interrupted material and backing, using a continuous gluing/heating machine. A base material is provided with a thermo adhesive resin or an elastomer. A discontinuous/interrupted material is placed... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6322346 | Device for continuous production of plate-shaped products The invention relates to a device for the continuous production of plate-shaped products, comprising two endless strips which are positioned one above the other and can be driven. A working gap is formed between the sides of said endless strips, said side... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6309506 | Method and device for joining preferably flexible surface structures Flexible surface structures (21, 22, 27) are often glued to one another with the application of pressure and heat. Known laminating devices for this purpose are limited in their efficiency. If greater laminating efficiency is to be achieved, an existing l... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6290809 | Apparatus for the production of boards of wood-based material The invention relates to a process for the production of boards of wood-based material from a mixture of lignocellulose- and/or cellulose-containing particles mixed with a binder, the mat or pressed stock being preheated by means of high-frequency (HF) or... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6227271 | Flatbed lamination machine A lamination machine for adhesively heat laminating adjacent surfaces of two lengths of material to each other. The machine includes a flatbed pre-laminating station with upper and lower pre-lamination conveyor belts and banks of heater components immedia... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220328 | Lamination machine A lamination machine for adhesively heat laminating adjacent surfaces of two or more layers of material to each other. The machine includes upper and lower opposing conveyor belts disposed one above the other to form a lamination passage therebetween and ... | 04/24/2001 |
