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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337648 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7291243 | Device for joining sheets of cardboard to form corrugated cardboard The device to join a sheet of smooth cardboard (N4) to a sheet of corrugated cardboard (N1; N2; N3), comprises a series of heated plates (3) aligned according to a longitudinal direction of feed (F) of the cardboard and, above said... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7204288 | Multi-burnish applicator for and method of applying a sheet material to a substrate A method and applicator for applying sheet material to a substrate. The applicator comprises two outwardly facing burnishes, each having an outwardly facing surface. The surfaces are disposed at an included angle of at least 180°, and preferably at least 270°. Thi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185584 | Modular lateral heat press machine A lightweight, portable lateral heat press machine that allows an operator to quickly and economically transfer graphic characters or images using an ink transfer paper process or a sublimation process, or vinyl onto the surface of a garment or an object. The device... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7007445 | Method of making a plurality of interconnected vials A method of manufacturing a row of encapsulated interconnected vials with the mold. The method includes forming a plurality of cavity profiles linked together by arms, and inserting a plurality of core pins into the cavity profiles. The method includes injecting a p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6972072 | Laminating device and method A device embodying the invention comprises a pair of members presenting a lower base surface and a member presenting an upper parallel surface when in an operative position. A platen pad material, which converts microwave energy to heat, is provided on one of the su... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935228 | Platen press A method and an apparatus for varying the dwell parameters for a platen press are disclosed. The method involves creating an impression force between first and second platens using a driven biasing member where movement of the member is controlled by a tensioner. Th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913057 | IC-card manufacturing apparatus An IC-card manufacturing apparatus manufactures an IC card from a laminated substrate including an electronic component and laminate materials which sandwich the electronic component. The IC-card manufacturing apparatus includes a laminated-substrate sandwiching uni... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6835262 | Positive pressure hot bonder There is provided a pressure bonding system for applying pressure onto at least one tile of a workpiece. This system comprises upper and lower gripper members each having first and second gripper ends. The second gripper ends are connected to each other. The first g... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6735926 | Method of making a plurality of interconnected vials A method of manufacturing a plurality of interconnected vials with a mold. The mold includes a first slide and a second slide. The method comprises contracting the first slide and the second slide so that a plurality of cavity profiles linked together by a plurality... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733623 | Apparatus and method for adhering a flexible film to a ventilated platen without air entrapment An apparatus and a method for adhering a flexible film to a ventilated platen without air entrapment problems are described. In the apparatus, a tool body and a tool lid are connected together by a hinge means in a clam-shell configuration. The tool body has a cavit... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6655437 | Quilt heat bonding system A quilt heat bonding apparatus is provided to aid in the assembly of quilts when used in conjunction with STITCH WITCHERY(™) to produce quilts via a heat fusing process. A handle with a power cord and a control switch that accepts round heating elements... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6613190 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing tantalum solid electrolytic capacitors A length of metallic lead from having anode terminals and cathode terminals integrally formed with each other extends between upper and lower molds of an apparatus for manufacturing tantalum solid electrolytic capacitors. The cathode terminals are first c... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6484775 | IC-card manufacturing apparatus An IC-card manufacturing apparatus includes paired press platens and a laminated-substrate sandwiching unit. Each of the press platens has a pressure-application surface. The laminated-substrate sandwiching unit includes upper and lower sandwiching member... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6276419 | Sealing apparatus A sealing apparatus includes a base having a fixed jaw, a press lever having a movable jaw and pivotally supported on the base, a posture changing mechanism for pressing the press lever toward the base, and a heater for heating material to be sealed clamp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6098689 | Process and device for decorating packages with convex surfaces A method and device is disclosed for continuously decorating packages with convex surfaces is disclosed. The device includes a driveable continuous transport conveyor with uniformly spaced, driveable and rotating receiving means for the packages. It also ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6083337 | Method and apparatus for bonding a trim cover to a foam pad along a conveyor assembly line An assembly for use in bonding an trim cover to a foam pad along a pair of conveyor line in a process of a plurality of stations. A plurality of tool carriers are transported along each of the conveyor lines to each station. The tool carrier supports at l... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5891302 | Heating module for upper web surface in a double backer An apparatus for curing the web bonding adhesive and drying the corrugated paperboard web utilizes a top heating module contacting the upper face surface of the paperboard web for simultaneously heating the paperboard web along with a series of lower heat... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5885411 | Modular sealing machine Disclosed in this description is a shrink wrap machine in which the majority of the machine's major components are modularly, and therefore detachably attached. The shrink wrap machine uses a counterweight on its sealing arm to bias the position and damp ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5746883 | Apparatus for bonding semiconductor wafers An apparatus for bonding semiconductor wafers firmly bonds the wafers to each other and can always lay the bonded wafers on a desired bonding plate. The bonding plates have a plurality of grooves formed on their respective surfaces to reduce the bond forc... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5705026 | Modular sealing machine This invention is a modular sealing machine. It is comprised of a base unit to which parts may be modularly added to customize the machine.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5597440 | Apparatus for the adhesive fixing of at least one joining part An apparatus for the adhesive fixing of a joining part (11) to a resilient workpiece joining point (13) function in such a way that by means of a compensating device (20) the yielding of the joining point (13) is determined according to distance and/or po... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5584961 | Apparatus for applying heat transferable decalcomania to mugs and the like An apparatus for applying decalcomania to a curved surface of a container is provided. The apparatus includes a base, first and second curved rigid support members pivotally connected with respect to each other, a band mounted to the end portion of each s... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5549782 | Laminating apparatus A laminating apparatus is disclosed which is particularly suited to mount holograms on plastic cards. The apparatus comprises a planar support supporting the work pieces to be laminated. A press stamp has a shape of a sector of a circular cylinder wall an... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5538589 | Composite stringer assembly machine A machine (34) for use in assembling a stringer (32) from two C-shaped charges (22), each channel charge being draped about a mandrel (20), is disclosed. The machine includes a framework (36) having a first platform (40) for supporting the mandrels and C-... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5527421 | Sheet sticker A sheet sticker apparatus includes a pair of bases for supporting sheets, at least one of which has an adhesive thereon. One of the bases can be overlaid on the other. The apparatus also includes a positioning device for correctly positioning the sheets o... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5501765 | Heat-sealing apparatus A heat-sealing apparatus includes a casing, a pair of lower and upper binding members for vertically binding a portion of a heat-fusible wrapper therebetween, a heater attached to a binding face of the lower binding member which is in turn fixed to the ca... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5494552 | Apparatus for applying fusible adhesive means to garments and the like Two-sided fusible tape is mounted in an effective manner upon the sleeve seam allowance of a garment comprising the steps of placing a jacket arranged inside out upon a heated stationary buck, the jacket being positioned on the buck so that the sleeve sea... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5474633 | Air assisted transfer press and method A heat applied transfer press includes a manual actuator for displacing platens between open and closed positions as well as a pneumatic engager for pressing the platens together when the actuator has been moved to the closed position. A sensor determines... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5464497 | Apparatus for continual application on a continuous material web The invention relates to an apparatus for the continual application of cut pieces of a strip to a continuous material web. The apparatus includes a station drum provided with a plurality of sealing devices. The strip pieces are transported to the sealing ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5458730 | Peel package sealing machine A machine for making bags or pouches for transporting animal organs for transplantation. The invention machine is small and light weight, and completely sterilizable for use in this environment. The invention also includes additional features of a special... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5425838 | Microchip storage tape and cover therefor A tape has a plurality of pockets longitudinally spaced with transverse bridges for carrying electronic microchips. Each pocket has a bottom wall having ridges surrounding the center of the pocket. The ridges engage the microchip to center the microchip w... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5352323 | Heat sealing apparatus A heat sealing apparatus includes a top recess on the base, and an arched hole on one side of the rear of top recess; the cover includes a notch on the rear side thereof corresponding to the arched hole of the top recess on the base; a clip is received wi... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5322586 | Computer controller heat-sealing machine A computer controlled, laboratory heat-sealing machine is employed as a quality control device to ensure that adequate heat seals are formed under pre-defined and outputted pressure, dwell time and temperature parameters. The apparatus includes sensors fo... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5244529 | Sublimation and heat transfer machine for imprinting images unto mugs A sublimation transfer device for mugs that consists of a cuff lined with multiple layers of material designed to improve the uniformity of the pressure and temperature distributions over the transfer surface. The cuff comprises a metallic support band wi... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5199475 | Device for shaping curved components A device for shaping an optionally pressing curved components, such as curved beams of glued laminated girders, is provided which, in a modular type of construction, comprises at least two clamping devices on a base, which are movable. Each clamping devic... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5176777 | Process and apparatus for covering an object with at least one piece of flexible material In a process for covering an object by means of at least one flexible piece, a fluidized bed of particles (8) is covered by a flexible cloth (10), the flexible covering piece (12) is placed above said cloth, the object (13, 14) is placed above said cloth,... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5147496 | Linkage for heat transfer machine A heat transfer machine is provided with upper and lower platens and a compound linkage which permits one motion opening and closing as well as application of a large compression force to the platens. The linkage automatically toggles between a primary li... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5080751 | Rotary heat sealer A relatively small, portable rotary heat sealer which may be held by a hand to support it during operation including a frame, and first and second wheels mounted on the frame. The wheels are rotatable with respect to the frame about respective first and s... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5015325 | Perforating means for apparatus for heat-sealing thermoplastic sheeting In a L-sealer for heat-sealing center-folded thermoplastic film, wherein a pair of relatively movable clamping jaws grip and heat seal the facing film webs along an L-shaped seal line, a series of perforating pins are mounted to one clamping jaw to perfor... | 05/14/1991 |
