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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177931 | Method for perforating heat meltable material The present invention relates to a method for making holes in a layer (1) of heat-fusible material. According to the invention a layer of absorbent material (2) is placed in contact with a layer (1) of heat-fusible material, following which the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8110053 | Method and device for cutting a laminate and laminate product A method for cutting along a cutting line of a laminate, including a first and a second textile layer surrounding an intermediate layer of a porous elastic material. The laminate is pressed together in a local nip between an ultrasound emitting element and a counter... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7972455 | Ultrasonic cut and bonded elastic material A method of forming a hem of an elastic material includes laying a first stretch fabric sheet upon a second stretch fabric sheet, cutting an excess edge strip from the first stretch fabric sheet and the second stretch fabric sheet along a fuse line and simultaneousl... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7927441 | Method for joining fabric panels and manufacturing brassieres A method of manufacturing a breast cup of a brassiere may include the steps of providing a pad including a first edge portion and a second edge portion, providing a fabric cover including a third edge portion and a fourth edge portion, superimposing the first and th... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7780805 | Concurrent welding and severing belt forming process Belt material is wrapped around a small diameter mandrel. Instead of cutting the belt to length, the material is then continued to be wrapped around the mandrel, forming a belt material overlap, and held under tension. An ultrasonic welding horn is then traversed ac... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7638009 | Method of manufacturing connector comprising an array of fasteners A method of manufacturing a connector by fastening a plurality of the fasteners in an array on a face of a backing sheet and forming an aperture in a first sheet portion for receiving each fastener. Each aperture extends between the opposing first and second surface... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7491281 | Belt and method of making same A method is disclosed that involves providing a sheet of thermoplastic belt material having a first end with a first radius of curvature, providing a mandrel having a second radius of curvature that is no more than 12% larger or smaller than the first radius of curv... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7412998 | Sealing device for sealing and simultaneously cutting a web of material The present invention relates to a sealing device for making a longitudinal seal on and simultaneously trimming the excess material from a web of material during the formation of a continuous tubular wrapping of filter paper in a station forming part of an automatic... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7392923 | Ultrasonic welding machine, as well as tool for an ultrasonic welding machine An ultrasonic welding machine having a tool in the form of, for example, a sonotrode. In order to allow for an optimal utilization of the working surfaces of the sonotrode, it is proposed to move or mount the sonotrode in a desired position with respect to the eleme... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347914 | Method for producing an article having an elastic bonded between two webs A method for producing an article of the present invention includes: a supply step of supplying a first web; a first bonding step of bonding the first web and an elastic together; a placement step of placing a second web so as to sandwich the elastic between the fir... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341084 | Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article In apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article during assembly thereof at least a portion of the article is transported through a nip defined by first and second members. A bonding segment is disposed on one of the first and second members and a cuttin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342650 | Electronic display and control device for a measuring device The invention relates to an electronic display and control device for a geodesic measuring device containing capturing means and representation means for detecting and reproducing a measuring range together with input means for controlling the measuring processes. T... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331368 | Device for gluing together two webs of packaging material Described is an apparatus for glueing two webs (3, 4) of packaging material for the production of liquid-tight packs, wherein each web (3, 4) is covered at least at one side with a liquid-tight adhesive layer (58, 65) which can be activated by h... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323072 | Multi-roll bonding and aperturing A method and apparatus for bonding and aperturing one or more fibrous webs including bonding at least one fibrous web in a bonding nip created by a rotatable bonding roll and a rotatable anvil roll and aperturing the at least one fibrous web in an aperturing nip cre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296335 | Method of detaching of magnetic head slider from head gimbal assembly A method is provided for reworking a head gimbal assembly (HGA). An ultrasonic probe is used to stress the connection between the slider component of an HGA to remove the slider from its mounting position. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270527 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of avoiding breakage of a substrate while avoiding formation of a central hole off-center with respect to the substrate. A control section causes the vertical movement section to m... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7238253 | Bag manufacturing system A placement component rapidly moves individual bag blanks from a pack or magazine to a conveyor system in uniformly spaced relationship. Each bag blank has opposite surfaces. While the conveyor system continues to move the bags, opening tabs are automatically applie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231752 | Method and device for packing products in films and film-packed product The present invention is directed to a method of wrapping products in films, including the steps of: positioning the products on a first sheet of film which is continuously advanced in one transport direction; covering the products with a second sheet of film, which... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229512 | Non-invasive tear mechanism for flexible packaging and apparatus A non-invasive tear mechanism for a flexible packaging, the non-invasive tear mechanism comprises a plurality of junctions formed in the flexible packaging that form a line of weakness in the packaging. The junctions are non-invasive in that the flexible packaging i... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228809 | Undergarments having finished edges and methods therefor A method of making a fabric having a finished edge includes providing a fabric having a plurality of fibers with free ends of the fibers at an edge of the fabric, disposing a curable polymer such as silicone over the edge of the fabric so that the curable polymer en... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204899 | Apparatus and method for mechanically bonding and cutting an article In a method and apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article during assembly thereof at least a portion of the article is transported through a nip defined by first and second members. A bonding segment is disposed on one of the first and second members... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7168471 | Method and apparatus for bonding an additional layer of fabric to a label A label-making apparatus includes a mechanism for advancing a ribbon of labels and strip of material and a print head that prints the information on the strip of material at spaced intervals. A mechanism joins the ribbon of labels with the material strip. A cutting ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7122097 | Ultrasound horn The invention relates to an ultrasound horn comprising a fixing section (1a), a sealing section (1c) and a transfer section (1b) extending therebetween, one or more elongate recesses (3, 4) being formed at least in th... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7087160 | Outside-in flow engine and transmission filter and method A suction-side transmission or engine filter includes a filter bag assembly having an outlet portion and a media bag enclosing an inner support structure, the filter bag assembly is contained at least partially within a housing having an outlet port. The outlet port... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083722 | Filter manufacturing process using a combined welding and cutting step A method of manufacturing a filter comprises the steps of assembling multiple layers of filtration material on top of one another to form an assembly; holding the assembly between an ultrasonic weld horn and a weld nest so that the assembly has a marginal area outsi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070668 | Method and apparatus for production of labels The present invention provides a method and apparatus for producing individual folded labels from a ribbon of labels designed to satisfy the aforementioned needs. The label is formed by first providing a ribbon of labels with at least one folded over portion and the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047859 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus An optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus which is capable of reducing wear of a cut-forming blade section used for forming a cut in a resin layer, without increasing the component costs of the apparatus. An ultrasonic horn includes a hollow-cylindrical cu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045031 | Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower spacing is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029601 | Aligned cholesteric liquid crystal inks In color printing, and in the fine arts, cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) color inks are known to possess much higher color saturation and brightness than conventional pigment and dyed based inks. However, prior art CLC ink formulations are inconvenient because in t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008689 | Pin reinforced, crack resistant fiber reinforced composite article A composite article, for example a blading member of a gas turbine engine, comprising a plurality of stacked layers of in-plane reinforcing fibers bonded together with a matrix resin is provided with enhanced resistance to impact cracking, material loss and/or delam... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004282 | Ultrasonic horn An ultrasonic horn in accordance with the present invention comprises a horn body having a longitudinal transmission axis, a proximal end attachable at least indirectly to a source of ultrasonic vibrations, and a distal end with an active end face. The end face is p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003997 | Method and apparatus to reduce deformation in sheets cut by cutting tool The present invention is a method for reducing the deformation along a cut contour edge (26) of a sheet (2) caused by the cutting process whereby sheet material (4) protrudes above the top surface of the sheet being cut. One group of embodiments... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994761 | Disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants and a process of making the same A disposable absorbent garment includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The topsheet, the backsheet, and the absorbent core form a layered assembly including a front region, a back region, and a crotch ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6964723 | Method for applying pressure to composite laminate areas masked by secondary features A method for applying pressure to the area of a composite part masked by a secondary feature comprises the steps of positioning a pressure augmentation strip in contact with the masked area, securing a pressure transfer wedge on each of two sides of the secondary fe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951683 | Synthetic paper skins, paper and labels containing the same and methods of making the same This invention relates to polymer film useful as a skin layer for synthetic paper or label comprising (A) a filler (B) a carrier polymer and (C) a minor amount of an ink adhesion improving polymer. The film is printable by thermal transfer printing. The invention re... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948289 | Method and means for prefabrication of 3D construction forms The invention involves a manner of fabricating 3D construction forms by preparing first and second standard sized panels with a predetermined pattern of perforations and assembling same in spaced apart relationship by connecting the panels together with connectors d... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946047 | Method for manufacturing zipper without shift in injection molding A method for manufacturing a zipper without shift in injection molding comprises the steps of forming a bank of continuous zipper teeth at an edge of each of two parallel zipper strips by molding injection; wherein an inner side of each zipper strip has a respective... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942404 | Marker tubing processing methods and apparatus A processing system according to the present invention includes a printer that receives unprocessed marker tubing stock (i.e., multiple rows of uncut and unprinted tubing mounted on a carrier) for simultaneous printing of the marker tubing and the carrier with a sin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929708 | Film splicing and cutting mechanism A splicing device comprising: an elongated anvil having an elongated slot therein; an elongated splicing head having a pair of spaced apart tips extending therefrom and having a longitudinal aperture therein; a heating element in the longitudinal aperture; and an ac... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926187 | Ultrasonic manufacturing apparatus The present invention pertains to a multilayer flexible wiring board. The multilayer flexible wiring board including first and second patterned wiring layers, a resin film interposed between a surface of the first wiring layer and a surface of the second wiri... | 08/09/2005 |
