Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222402 | Box spring stapler apparatus A fastening apparatus and method is provided for securing a plurality of modules to a frame. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7121540 | Method and device for the mechanical stitching of multipart printing products by means of wire staples A method and machine for stitching multipart printing products by means of wire staples (8, 26), in which the products (2, 22) are transported forwards continuously by a conveyer (4, 19, 23) and a wire staple (8, 26) is driven in by a sti... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7059521 | Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a pa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036705 | Automated multiple point fastener driving system An automated multiple point fastener driving system is disclosed for driving fasteners into a plurality of structural elements for connecting the elements together while the elements are substantially continuously moving along a path The automated multiple point fas... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032898 | Wire-stitching apparatus for producing wire stitched print items A wire-stitching apparatus for producing wire-stitched print items includes a conveying arrangement for supplying folded, printed products in a straddling position; a wire-stitching unit installed at an adjustable distance above the conveying arrangement and includi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012211 | Single pass sequencing assembly A method and apparatus for sequencing articles via a single sort pass or process includes a plurality of article receivers or collators positioned along a conveying or transport path and a plurality of carriages movable along the path. The carriages receive articles... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994241 | Power square and stationary nail bridge conveyor system for sheathing pre-framed exterior wall panels The invention discloses a method and apparatus for squaring wall panel assemblies prior to nailing sheathing material thereto. A preformed wall section having a frame and studs has a sheathing member placed thereover and fastened thereto whereby said components form... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962280 | Rotary stitching device A rotary stitching device has a wire supply, a cutting device for cutting a wire section from the wire supply, and a rotating forming wheel having a forming wheel axis of rotation, the rotating forming wheel receiving the wire section. A rotating delivery wheel has ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935546 | Box spring stapler apparatus A fastener apparatus is provided for securing a plurality of modules to a frame. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926185 | Working station A device for executing a number of actions, such as driving in nails, on a planar section, for example a wall element, for fixing a covering panel or the like on the planar section. A carriage is displaceable longitudinally over the planar section. A number of the a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6814272 | Nailing machine A nailing machine for pallets, comprises nailing grippers supported by a beam which is controllably movable in a vertical plane and includes feeding bins for feeding nails to the grippers, with a plurality of gripper holding beams movable in a vertical plane, a cent... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6742245 | Apparatus for assembly of roof panel structures A portable roof panel structure assembly mechanism that may be transported to a construction site and that is used to automatically assemble roof panel structures at the site. The assembly mechanism includes a purlin feeder, subpurlin clamping mechanisms and feeders... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6705502 | Rotary stitching device A rotary stitching device has a wire supply, a cutting device for cutting a wire section from the wire supply, and a rotating forming wheel having a forming wheel axis of rotation, the rotating forming wheel receiving the wire section. A rotating delivery wheel has ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681977 | Wood tie end plating machine An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends comprising a frame including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames with the frame including tie in-feed and out-feed portions. First and second tie dampers are positioned adjacent ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6666367 | Component processing center Apparatus having automated loading 15, nailing 22, and stacking 24 areas for wood components, wall panels or wall components is described. The apparatus includes a control panel 14 that allows automated selection 94 of the type of sub-component to be hand... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6651859 | Device for mating strips joined at an angle for forming rectangular frames A device for mating strips joined at an angle for forming rectangular frames having a L-shaped element, acting as movable abutment for the strips, has a symmetrical hinged connection to a pair of linkages, pivotally connected to a free end to the supporti... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644643 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus for processing a sheet bundle includes a stitching unit having a head portion for driving staples into the sheet bundle and an anvil portion for receiving and bending the staples driven by the head portion, a feeding device fo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6568669 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a head unit and an anvil unit movably disposed in a direction traversing the sheet discharge direction to provide staples into a sheet bundle. A feed path is disposed between the head unit and the anvil unit for ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6561404 | Automated apparatus for feeding and positioning strips in machines for making rectangular frames An automated apparatus for feeding and positioning strips in machines for making rectangular frames which are equipped with four stapling units for joining, by steel staples, the strips that form the frames, wherein the strips are picked from correspondin... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550659 | Apparatus for manufacturing industrial component holder assemblies An apparatus for manufacturing a component holder assembly includes a frame, a plurality of stapler assemblies, which are supported by the frame, and a support surface. The stapler assemblies are aligned along a common axis for ejecting staples along the ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6223964 | Device for longitudinally stitching multipiece printed products A rotating stitcher 4 for driving U-shaped wire stitches 43 into printed products 3 being conveyed along a linear path, wherein a stapling closing device 5 cooperates with the stitcher 4, for closing the wire stitches 43. The rotating stitcher 4 has stitc... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212762 | Lumber tagger An apparatus for tagging pieces of lumber including a motor-driven chain for positioning adjacent a lumber conveyor. A stapler is positioned adjacent one end of the chain for affixing a tag to a piece of lumber on the conveyor. A tag feeding attachment ur... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6142353 | Stapling arrangement for a gathering and stapling machine having a gathering chain A stapling arrangement of a stapling and gathering machine includes a stapling carriage which is seated on a machine frame and travels with a gathering chain for stapling printed products carried by the gathering chain. At least one stapling head travels ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142354 | Gathering and stitching machine having variable pitch and a drive device therefor A gathering and stapling machine includes a gathering chain for conveying printed products and having a variable chain pitch. A stapling device staples the printed products that are conveyed on the gathering chain. A drive device includes a first gear for... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6134775 | Device for applying nailing plates to the ends of railroad ties and nailing plate dispenser therefor A device for applying nailing plates to the ends of wooden ties includes a plate feeder for applying nailing plates to the generally vertically-oriented ends of a wooden tie horizontally disposed therein. The plate feeder includes a frame on each side for... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6058589 | Apparatus and method of making pallet collar components The automatic pallet collar apparatus comprises a frame that has a fixed rail and a movable rail to adjust the width of the frame. A rotatable driving member is in operative engagement with the frame to move forward a set of wood members. A downstream cut... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058601 | Apparatus for automatic fence panel assembly An apparatus for assembly of fence panels from a plurality of longitudinal backing rails and a plurality of transverse pickets includes a conveyor for supporting and moving the rails in a direction along their length with the rails at spaced transversely ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6024270 | Wood tie end plating machine An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends comprising a frame including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames with the frame including tie in-feed and out-feed portions. A conveyor is provided for positioning a tie between ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5979733 | Wood tie end planting machine An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends comprising a frame including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames with the frame including tie in-feed and out-feed portions. A conveyor is provided for positioning a tie between ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5927586 | Wood tie end plating machine An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends comprising a frame including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames with the frame including tie in-feed and out-feed portions. A conveyor is provided for positioning a tie between ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5690266 | Stapling device The invention relates to a device for stapling to a material (1) at predetermined distances along a web formed by the material with the aid of a stapling cylinder (2), a counterpressure cylinder (3), a forming drum (4) and a horn (5) which extends around ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5615122 | Method and apparatus to construct building components A table is provided to assist in the manufacture of building structures such as walls or the like where the building structure has a plurality of metallic studs extending between top and bottom metallic channel shaped framing members. The table includes a... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5208962 | Method and apparatus for affixing tags on lumber A method and apparatus is provided for labelling individual pieces of lumber by stapling a tag on the end portion of the lumber. A totally automated system is provided whereby the pieces of lumber move on a conveyor and over a sensor which activates a sta... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5195672 | Tag stapler An apparatus for stapling tags onto timber, comprising a tag feeder supplying tags in strip form to a tag applicator station which cuts the tag strip in individual tags and fastens the tags onto timber with wire staples. The tag applicator station include... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5168627 | Railroad tie end plate attachment method A method and apparatus for automatically attaching end plates to the ends of a railroad tie. A web of material automatically is fed to a plate assembly position. A portion of the web of material is formed into an end plate at the plate assembly position. ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5092509 | Sheet stapling apparatus A sheet stapling apparatus includes sheet accommodating contain for accommodating discharged sheets, a stapling device for stapling the sheets received by the sheet accommodating contain, a reference for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in the s... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5058795 | Machine and method for making pallets The machine of the present invention operates to automatically nail a combination of pre-cut wood boards together to form a pallet. The machine may be adjusted so that the size of the pallet can be varied as to dimensions and number of pre-cut boards. Onc... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4998661 | Needle assembly for fastener dispensing apparatus A needle assembly for dispensing plastic fasteners as part of a tool having a feed track through which a fastener assemblage is fed, such needle assembly including the needle which is encased in a holder which may be easily secured to and removed from suc... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4955521 | Door jamb assembly machine with automatic alignment and feed A machine for assembling a jamb member, two sides members, and a stop member into a finished door jamb. The individual members are placed into the machine, which positions and aligns members and transports them in the proper relationship to a fastening st... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4949892 | Method and apparatus for making flexible sections of fence An apparatus and process for making flexible sections of fence having an endless moving belt moving the individual fence pickets therethrough, and hopper stations individually dispensing the pickets onto the moving belt for transport to a fastening statio... | 08/21/1990 |
