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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337531 | Die assembly and method for manufacturing lamina stacks from a plurality of separate strips of stock material A progressive die assembly and a method for manufacturing lamina stacks from a plurality of separate strips of stock material. The die assembly includes a plurality of feed pathways for the material strips, each feed pathway having an associated punch set. Each punc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7178224 | Apparatus for making a drainage element An apparatus is provided for making drainage elements in a vertical manner. In one embodiment, a vertically disposed hollow rotatable mandrel with a screw-threaded flight is used for guiding a length of perforated pipe and filling an annular space between the pipe a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7155797 | Continuous manufacturing system for composite aluminum panels A continuous manufacturing system for composite aluminum panels comprises a continuous expanding device for expanding a raw material of a core and a main body of a continuous manufacturing system of composite aluminum panels. The continuous expanding device consists... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7073259 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing an automotive beam In an apparatus and method for manufacturing an automotive beam for use as a beam in structural components of automobiles, the beam is provided with significant improvements in terms of torsional rigidity and yield strength. The beam improves the overall safety of p... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066232 | Apparatus and method of manufacturing laminated steel sheet An apparatus for manufacturing a laminated steel sheet by treating surfaces of a base steel sheet so that the adhesive strength between a base steel sheet and lamination sheets is increased. The apparatus comprises an uncoiler for unwinding a coiled base steel sheet... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047616 | Method of manufacturing and laying a plurality of elongate elements to the outside of a core element In a method of manufacturing and laying a plurality of elongate elements into an umbilical comprising a core element, a plurality of conduits of metal and if necessary at least one cable situated outside the core element, which core element is advanced along a feed ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6915572 | Method and plant for continuously producing construction Method and apparatus for the continuous manufacture of structural members, in which two parallel, flat wire mesh mats comprising longitudinal and transverse wires intersecting with each other and welded together at the points of intersection are advanced on a produc... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892448 | Automated roll packing apparatus An apparatus for fully automated roll packing of compressible mattress spring assemblies, including a radially collapsible mandrel for easy removal of finished rolls. In-fed spring assemblies are precompressed prior to winding on the mandrel, which is mounted to a p... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6865800 | Production of laminated veneer support beams A billet of veneer sheets is constructed using parallel sheet conveying conveyors for simultaneous building of partial fans that are combined and transferred to the trailing end of the billet. Encoders, detectors and computer controls control the conveyors for preci... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6763589 | Process for the manufacture of insulating formwork panels Disclosed is a process for the industrial manufacture of a formwork panel in a continuous manner. In this process, a corrugated reinforcing metal core is manufactured in the form of a continuous metal core band. The metal core band is supplied onto a main conveyor. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6739037 | Apparatus for inserting a fastener into a packing strip or plate A method and an apparatus are provided for inserting a fastener (3) into a flexible plate or strip (1) which shall act as a packing structure and which has a channel fitted with two lips (2a, 2b) partly closing the channel, ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6647620 | Method of making center bond flip chip semiconductor carrier A center bond flip chip device carrier and a method for making and using it are described. The method includes forming a seat with a cut out portion in at least one trace on a substrate and providing an elastomeric material over the substrate. The seat is... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6497031 | Apparatus for manufacturing drainage line units and associated methods An apparatus and method for manufacturing a drainage line unit. The apparatus includes a mandrel having an inner cavity. Rear, upper and front openings communicate with the mandrel cavity. Preferably, a controller connected to at least one sensor is opera... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6370753 | Method and apparatus for wrapping and installing cable A machine for installing a plurality of cables together in a duct comprising a cable pushing machine and a cable wrapper. The cable wrapper comprises a platform rotatably attached to a mount. The platform and mount have aligned bores therethrough. Coils o... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6327767 | Method and apparatus for the continuous manufacture of fiber-optic cable The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous manufacture of a fiber-optic cable. According to the method, single optical fibers of certain length are formed into a fiber-optic cable enclosed by a secondary sheath. Further, a cert... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6173483 | Apparatus for manufacturing drainage line units and associated methods An apparatus and method for manufacturing a drainage line unit. The apparatus includes a mandrel having an inner cavity. Rear, upper and front openings communicate with the mandrel cavity. Preferably, a controller connected to at least one sensor is opera... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5749133 | Method and apparatus for forming strings of pocketed springs Methods and apparatus are provided for forming strings of springs enclosed within pockets having flat overlapping side seams avoiding problems with false loft in mattress construction.... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5467520 | Apparatus for automatically feeding and assembling wires into a trough of a panel A wire feeding device is for placing wire that is restrained in troughs. The device has a housing. A wire feeding assembly is mounted to the housing. The wire feeding assembly includes a feed tube for the wire to pass through. The feed tube directs the wi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5335415 | Apparatus for winding and pressure-fitting a small width strip to a rotating body An apparatus for winding a belt-like member and a method of feeding a belt-like member for helically winding a belt-like member of a small width around an outer periphery of a rotating body which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and whose radius fro... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5295296 | Method and apparatus for working a clad material The invention is concerned with a method and an apparatus for working a clad material used as a reed frame for a flat package type integrated circuit. When metal foils of a predetermined size is superimposed at a predetermined position on a strip-like mat... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5101552 | Conduit collector feeder A collector feeder has a mechanism for receiving a plurality of ducts into the collector feeder, a mechanism for directing the conduits toward one another to couple adjacent conduits with each other, and an exit enables the plurality of ducts to exit the ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5090113 | Apparatus for supplying articles There is disclosed an apparatus for feeding articles, containing a tape transporting apparatus, including a transporting member having plural container portions in succession, a cover tape for covering the apertures of the container portions of the transp... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5068960 | Device for the insertion of filling wires into a wire jointed-band A device for the insertion of filling wires into a wire jointed-band is described, being positioned in the conveying direction of a machine for the production of the wire jointed-band behind a feeding device for the plugging wires. By means of a guiding p... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5038463 | Apparatus for assembling a vehicular drive shaft The vehicular driving shaft is oriented and conveyed vertically around to plural assembling stations where component parts of a first joint unit are assembled to a lower end of the shaft whereupon the shaft is reversed and the component parts of the secon... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4946088 | Bushing forming machine A bushing forming machine including: a metal strip delivery system including a metal strip wound on a drum; a forming mill for forming the metal strip to a shape; a first conveyer carrying the metal strip to the forming mill; and a punch provided on a pas... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4774761 | Process for changing electric lines in adding electric connectors and a device for carrying out the process This invention concerns a process for changing electric lines, especially for cutting a line to length and equipping cut line segments with electric connectors especially in an automatic cable finishing machine with lateral transport of the cut line segme... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4646433 | Devices for attaching one or a number of aerial cables thereto In a telecommunication line, a cable-attachment spacer for securing one or a number of suspended cables to a suspension cable comprises a male component and a female component forming passageways for the cables when assembled together. The female componen... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4630364 | Apparatus for applying fastener tape to fabric pieces An apparatus for securing a pair of elongated cooperative interlocking tapes to the corresponding edges of a pair of fabric pieces, for guiding the edge portions of the fabric pieces to an overlapping vertically aligned position, and for pulling and compr... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4536929 | Device for manufacturing a shutter link for a multi-link overhead shutter or roller blind A shutter link (1) for a multi-link overhead shutter or roller blind comprises two sheet metal sheets (7, 8) formed with a cavity (3) between them. The cavity is filled with a heat insulative compound (4) and hinge formations (5, 6) are provided along the... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4424618 | Assembly of straight duct and transitions A method for formation of duct from preformed pieces. A number of ductwork pieces are formed out of sheet material, the pieces having edge configurations adapted to interlock with each other to form a seam of a completed duct. The individual pieces are fe... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4257150 | Apparatus for assembling wall modules from a pair of stretched sheets of metal laterally spaced apart by a skeletal frame Apparatus for assembling a wall module from a plurality of stretched sheets of metal laterally spaced apart by a skeletal frame with the interior of the wall module to be later filled with structural foamed plastic. The apparatus has a first and a second ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4147582 | Apparatus for producing insulating panels An apparatus for the continuous production of prefabricated insulating panels is provided, which includes a feeding station for a lower metal sheet and for an upper metal sheet, a rolling-mill train for shaping the sheets, a furnace for heating the sheets... | 04/03/1979 |
