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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7291810 | Hand-held electric heat sealer A hand-held electric sealer used for sealing a plastic bag or the like, including a casing, a sealing mechanism, a press bar, and a safety device. The sealing mechanism has a heating wire, which produces heat for sealing the plastic bag or the like when turned on. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7197861 | Vacuum packaging appliances Vacuum packaging appliances and methods of vacuum packaging objects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an appliance includes a base, a lid movably coupled to the base, a vacuum chamber portion on the base and/or the lid for receiving an open end of a bag, and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7087130 | Method for manufacturing a sealable bag having an integrated zipper for use in vacuum packaging A method for manufacturing a bag for use in vacuum packaging comprises forming a first panel having a receiving feature and a second panel having an insertion feature, such that the insertion feature can be removably connected with the receiving feature, thereby for... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7034252 | Hand-held electric heat sealer A hand-held electric sealer used for sealing a plastic bag or the like, including a casing, a sealing mechanism, a press bar, and a safety device. The sealing mechanism has a heating wire, which produces heat for sealing the plastic bag or the like when turned on. T... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6941730 | Slicing and vacuum-packing assembly The invention relates to an operating and vacuum packaging machine comprising a handling or processing machine for the handling or processing of a product to be vacuum packed, and a vacuum packing unit designed to work sequentially with said operating machine. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936790 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6392198 | Sealing machine of clip type A sealing machine is comprised of a trough, a press plate, a pressure device, a heater element and a circuit board, wherein, the heater element is in the trough, an extension on one side at the middle section of the trough to accommodate the circuit board... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6209605 | Apparatus for applying an image to a spherical surface An apparatus for applying an image to a spherical surface utilizing a heat transfer device having a heating die with a convex surface. The concave surface allows for the transfer of an image onto an object having a spherical surface, such as a baseball or... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6058834 | Transfer press apparatus A press is provided for applying heat transfers to rigid or flexible substrates such as plaques, tiles, plates, clothing and the like. The press includes a frame (10) presenting a lower platen (12), and an upper platen (58) supported on an arm (50) for mo... | 05/09/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5854466 | Hand-held pivoting electric heat sealing apparatus A hand-held electric heat sealing apparatus including a casing, a heat sealing unit and a press handle, wherein a safety switch is mounted in the casing and shifted to stop metal contact plates of the heat sealing unit from contacting the two terminals of... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5843275 | Automatic machine for cutting, fusing, and reeling raw material plates of plastic material A machine for processing raw material plates includes a feeding assembly, a first transportation assembly for moving raw material plates to a front clamping assembly which is used to clamp a first raw material plate for subsequent cutting of an irregular ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5817210 | Thermal transfer press for imprinting note pad cubes A thermal transfer press for applying heat transfer style images to a plain paper cube. The press is comprised of a heater block assembly with thermal conductive material attached to a working surface; a mechanism that causes the heater block assembly to ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5667627 | Hand held vacuum heat sealer apparatus An axially elongated tube is slideably and pivotally supported within a tlar housing from which the tube extends rearwardly for connection to a source of vacuum. The vacuum is selectively applied through the tube from a flattened forward end thereof to a... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5435883 | Heat applied transfer press A heat applied transfer press includes a support arm for displacing an upper platen with respect to a lower platen mounted on a base. An operator controls movement of the support arm between open and closed positions and preferably includes an aligner for... | 07/25/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5366580 | High frequency welding machine The high frequency welding machine utilizes the computer or central processing unit, various means for sensing various parameters of the welding machine, and various means for activating various components of the machine. In particular, the computer maint... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5356498 | Method and apparatus for forming splices in flexible, fusible material and material spliced accordingly Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming diagonal splices in flexible, fusible material and the material spliced accordingly. The splice is formed by overlapping the material, tensioning the material at the area to be spliced, and heating a strip o... | 10/18/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5324385 | Apparatus for heat-sealing thermoplastic sheeting An improved L-sealing apparatus providing an L-shaped sealing bed assembly mounted on four support rod and cylinder assemblies using a piston-and-cylinder driven bell crank operable upon closing of the sealing arm into adjacency with the sealing bed assem... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5321230 | Seal wire heat control system A seal wire heat control system adapted to record in memory the immediate history of the operation of the seal wire and to adjust the time duration of the application of voltage to the seal wire in accordance with a predetermined program. The application ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5256859 | Power supply for binding apparatus A control circuit for a binding apparatus using a binder covers having resistance heating strips in a heat activated adhesive includes a power control to output a constant power to the heating strip. A duty cycle of the power signal supplied to the heatin... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5250141 | Hand-held apparatus for vulcanizing the bead zone of a pneumatic tire A hand-held apparatus for vulcanizing the damaged bead zone of a pneumatic tire. The apparatus includes tongs to engage the bead to be repaired and a hold-up element to engage the diametrically opposite point on the bead. At least one transport and manipu... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244526 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a waterbed baffle structure Waterbed mattress having a baffle structure comprising a buoyant foam pad adapted to float within the mattress, and a plurality of hexagonal cells beneath the buoyant pad. The cells are arranged in a honeycomb array with the side walls of adjacent ones of... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5244528 | Photographic negative storage apparatus with illuminated vacuum work holder A method and apparatus that uses heat to bond a polyethylene sleeve (having pockets that contain negative strips) to the back non-light sensitive surface of a photographic paper coated with polyethylene. A positive image or index print of the information ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5167750 | Heat sealing machine A heat sealing machine for imprinting garments and the like has a base (10) carrying a lower, horizontal platen (18) above which an upper heated platen may swing from an open, generally vertical position at the rear of the lower platen to a closed positio... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5142123 | Electric heat sealer energizable by internal battery set or external AC adapter A housing supports a pair of insulating posts carrying electrical conductors connected a battery set located in the housing. A nonconductive base carries an exposed electric heating wire on the upper surface thereof, opposite ends of the heating wire bein... | 08/25/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4963208 | System for applying decorative devices to garments and the like A system is provided for applying to fabric articles a liquid-containing decorative device constructed of interengaged thermoplastic sheets of predetermined configuration to develop a liquid-receiving pouch and a marginal portion with the latter having a ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4919740 | Method and apparatus for forming fin-type back seals An improved apparatus and method for providing uniform fin-type back seals with flexible packaging material for use in conjunction with form-fill-and-seal machines is disclosed which utilizes a moveable tucker plate disposed between the mated edges of the... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4855573 | Electrically heated binder apparatus A heating apparatus for use in binding, which apparatus includes a base and a cover member hingedly connected to each other. The cover member includes a binding-receiving compartment positioned above a portion of the base. A pair of spaced electrical cont... | 08/08/1989 |
