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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392631 | Blistering machine for producing blister packs A blistering machine for producing blister packs has a production line, which includes consecutively: at least one thermoforming station of a first continuous band of thermoformable material; a station for feeding the products and filling the blister band; a feeding... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7368661 | Method for manufacturing electrical boxes The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing an electrical box to reduce the amount of scrap material therefrom. More particularly, the present invention provides a metallic electrical outlet box that is formed from a sheet of material and folded i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322924 | Apparatus for making an album leaf An apparatus and method for automatically folding a sheet of media, for example, a photographic paper about a fold line, such that a album page is formed. The photosensitive media has images only on one side. A heat activated adhesive sheet is provided between the s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311647 | Methods for sensing features on moving fastener tape during automated production A method of manufacture comprises the following steps: (a) advancing a fastener tape made of flexible thermoplastic material along a process pathway during an indexing portion of a work cycle, the fastener tape not advancing during a dwell time of the work cycle; (b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309307 | Device for folding flaps of box blanks A device for folding flaps of box blanks having crease lines transverse to the travel direction of the blanks, for use in a folder-gluer. A rotary member is rotatable around a transverse axis and provided with at least one folding arm. A removable linking device lin... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7261757 | Slip-rib filter gasketing There is provided a framed filter for insertion into a filter housing having a frame surrounding at least part of a filtration media with a fluid inlet face and a fluid outlet face, the frame comprising at least one longitudinally extending sidewall portion provided... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7195585 | Cushioning conversion machine and method with stock usage monitoring A method of determining a total amount of stock material passing through a cushioning conversion machine over a period of time during which a plurality of three-dimensional cushioning products are made. The method includes the acts of providing a sheet stock materia... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193541 | Representation of sign in encoding scheme The present invention is a method for representation of sign in an encoding scheme. An embodiment of the present invention provides a variable bit length binary representation of the absolute value of integer data and then appends a single bit representing the sign ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7108648 | Bundled sheets processing apparatus A bundled sheet processing apparatus has a chute unit tilting between the first and second positions. A downstream side in the chute unit conveying direction, there is provided a stopper that has the contact surface narrower than the thickness of a bundle and stops ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100345 | Device for positioning a web of film of a packaging device The invention relates to a method for positioning webs of film of a packaging device, according to which goods are introduced into a first web of film in troughs, a second web of film is withdrawn from a supply of web against the resistance of a brake and is placed ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090632 | Folder with multiple-motor drive A folder includes a first cylinder having at least one first gripper for holding signatures and at least one tucker for tucking the signatures to define a first fold, a second cylinder having at least one first jaw for holding the signatures at the first fold, a fir... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083563 | Method and system for replacing web folding boards A system and method for selectively replacing one set of folding boards for another set of folding boards is provided. The system can include a first frame assembly secured to a first set of folding boards. The first set of folding boards can be initially placed in ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7033310 | Unit for processing a web of packaging material A unit (1) for processing a web (2) of packaging material, and having at least a first station (3) for forming a number of through holes (4) in the web (2); a second station (6) for sealing the holes by applying respective o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6935998 | Method and device for determining the accuracy of a fold position The present invention relates to a method and a device for analyzing the accuracy of a fold (3) which is produced via a folding apparatus for printed products. In the process, with the printed products (1) being shingled, sensors (4) detect the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926781 | Continuous filter framing strip storable in roll form A continuous strip of framing material suitable for use in making filter products that can be provided of indefinite length and which is storable as a flat product capable of being wound into roll form. Moreover, the continuous strip of framing material includes fea... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905449 | Bundled sheets processing apparatus and bundled sheets processing method A bundled sheet processing apparatus has a chute unit tilting between the first and second positions. A downstream side in the chute unit conveying direction, there is provided a stopper that has the contact surface narrower than the thickness of a bundle and stops ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6820399 | Method and device for positioning a web of film of a packaging device The invention relates to a method for positioning webs of film of a packaging device, according to which goods are introduced into a first web of film in troughs, a second web of film is withdrawn from a supply of web against the resistance of a brake and is placed ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6813867 | Method of and apparatus for threading of a wrapper web into a nip between drawing rolls in a wrapping device Method of and apparatus for threading of a wrapper end (31) from a wrapper roll (3) to a nip between wrapper proportioning drawing rolls (11, 15) in a wrapping station for wrapping paper rolls, board rolls and pulp rolls, in which the prepared w... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6773384 | Sheet processing machine for making packages A machine for treating sheets, said machine comprising drive means (14, 16, 18) for driving the sheets, treatment tooling (52, 62) for forming cutouts or folds in said sheets that extend transversely to the drive direction (F) in which the sheets are d... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6547707 | Strain control in an infeed of a printing machine In some process contexts it is desirable to maintain a constant strain on the web instead of constant tension. The novel system measures the caliper of the web material and adjusts the tension to achieve the desired constant strain. The caliper may be mea... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6419616 | Label looper There is disclosed a method and apparatus for making a looped label and accumulating labels in a stack. An intermediate portion of the label is inserted into the nip of a pair of rotating rolls which fold or loop the label into two side-by-side or face-to... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6352497 | Detectable marks in trim material This invention pertains to methods of checking for successful removal of trim material from trim areas disposed at periodic intervals along a web in a processing line. Marking material is marked, optionally as reference marks or reference images on the tr... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6340343 | Method and apparatus for producing foil bags The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing foil bags, wherein two foils are supplied for forming the side walls of the foil bag, wherein furthermore a bottom foil is supplied to have holes punched thereinto, said holes being ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6319182 | Method of and apparatus for positioning of devices along a bag-making line Devices used in making bags or otherwise carrying out operations on a web of material, such as a plastic web are repositioned based upon a measure of the repeat length of the intermittent advance of the web and comparison of the actual value of that advan... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6203481 | Cushioning conversion machine A cushioning conversion network includes a supervisory controller linked to a plurality of cushioning conversion machines which convert sheet-like stock material into a dunnage product, each machine including a controller for controlling the operation of ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6080094 | Stepper advertising device and method A printed advertising device is formed by folding a sheet to form a wrapper. The wrapper may enclose a variety of enclosures such as product samples or order forms. The enclosures are retained within the advertising device by a novel arrangement that is r... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6059705 | Method and apparatus for registering processing heads A paperboard blank processing apparatus including a rotatably mounted processing head for operating upon successive paperboard blanks is disclosed. A paperboard blank registration sensor is provided upstream from the processing head for detecting a prepri... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6038836 | Process and apparatus for the optoelectronic monitoring of packaging material Process and apparatus for producing packs and for transporting blanks (10), for producing the packs, along a conveying path (11). For the purpose of monitoring and/or for the optoelectronic sensing of the blanks (10), monitoring elements (15) with sensors... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5816994 | Box-blank printer/slotting apparatus A box blank forming apparatus includes at least one printing assembly, a slotting assembly, and a feeding and conveying mechanism for feeding blanks through the apparatus. The printing assembly includes a rotatable printing cylinder, and the slotting asse... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816990 | Packaging apparatus Apparatus is disclosed for producing discrete packages which can be individually varied in length so that they can be used for packaging articles such as cuts of meat which vary in length. The apparatus comprises drive rolls for feeding a flat tube of pla... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807222 | Bag making machine According to the invention, there is provided a bag making machine including feeding means for feeding two or more superposed layers of plastic film longitudinally thereof and intermittently for a length, the layers of plastic film having void area means ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5772565 | Heat sealer A seal assembly for packaging machines facilitates the heat sealing of layers of material at the mouth of loaded bags. An operator may insert the layers of material between a pressure pad and a seal member positioned in a spaced position. Upon activation ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5618252 | Packaging apparatus Apparatus is disclosed for producing discrete packages which can be individually varied in length so that they can be used for packaging articles such as cuts of meat which vary in length. The apparatus comprises drive rolls for feeding a flat tube of pla... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5540802 | Apparatus for heat sealing two superposed layers of plastic film An apparatus for heat sealing two superposed layers of plastic film, in which movable sealing bar means are disposed opposite to fixed sealing bar means so that the layers of the plastic film are intermittently passed between the movable and fixed sealing... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5372569 | Method and apparatus for positioning collapsed slotted boxes in a box erector A method and apparatus for accurately positioning a plurality of slotted boxes which are in a flat collapsed state, in a magazine of a box erector. The box erector handles and sets up the boxes into a position having an open top for subsequently receiving... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5369938 | Process for making one-piece boxes The present invention comprises a process for manufacturing a single piece multi-purpose box from a board blank and a wrap. The process includes using an in-line scanner to align a board blank with a printed wrap along pre-cut notches so that the board bl... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5335570 | Automatic pipe cutting device An automatic pipe cutting device chiefly cuts a metal pipe of small thickness. This pipe cutting device has a pipe fixing element for clamping and releasing the pipe and a pipe cutter incorporating cutting bits. A pipe cutting length adjuster means with a... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5290385 | Multiple set pressure sealer rollers Pressure sealing of business forms is effected utilizing first and second sets of (preferably narrow-width) rollers forming first and second nips which provide a sealing force to business forms passing between them. The first set of rollers are rotatable ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5152734 | Apparatus for folding a trailing panel on carton blanks Apparatus for a paper box folding machine for folding the trailing panels of carton blanks about fold lines as the blanks travel individually and successively along a paper line. A servomotor running continuously at a relatively constant nominal angular v... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4943270 | Photographic print cutter A print cutter suitable for use in an order finishing station or as a stand-alone unit includes a reel mount for accepting a reel of photographic prints formed in a continuous web. An automatic threader threads the leading end of the web through a loop gu... | 07/24/1990 |
