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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313899 | Flexible pouch and method of forming a flexible pouch A flexible pouch for packaging a product includes a front panel and a back panel, each having an upper edge, a lower edge opposite the upper edge, and side edges extending therebetween the upper and lower edges, that are joined together at the side edges and the low... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7077798 | Sheet folding apparatus, sheet folding method and image forming apparatus To avoid displacement of the fold formed on a sheet and misalignment between sheets when a fold is formed on a bundle of sheets stacked one on top of another, a sheet folding apparatus, for forming a plurality of folds on the sheet on which an image is formed, inclu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063656 | Folder with telescoping stacker and set feeder A folder includes a set feeder that by-passes the folder in-feed station. Sets of multiple sheets are directed directly to the folder processing station, such as a folder station. The set feeder comprises a guide mechanism that guides a set through a cover opening a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060016 | Device for rotary converting a web or sheet matter A device for rotary conversion of a web or sheet material by cooperating cylindrical tools. The tools are arranged in a cassette. A driving device connects with the tools for rotating them. The cassette with the tools is placed in an adaptive cassette receiver. The ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036292 | Method for containing lightweight materials A collapsible shipping container for lightweight materials, typically edible grain particles and flakes, including a box-like sealable container and a synthetic resinous lining element, all of which are disposable after a single usage. The containers are fully preas... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6984282 | Method of forming a trapezoidally shaped sleeve having a printed lower portion A method of forming a plurality of floral sleeves having a uniform design or pattern and printed about a lower end thereof without requiring the waste of significant portions of sheet material is provided. The method includes the step of sealing and severing a pair ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6949062 | Apparatus for adjusting pull rollers and/or cutting knives in folders An apparatus for adjusting pressure rollers and/or cutting knives includes driven pull rollers or driven pull and knife rollers extending over the web width arranged opposite the pressure rollers and/or cutting knives and at least two threaded spindles, which are us... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932754 | Method for manufacturing angulated bottom paper bag with handle in rotary type bag manufacturing machine The invention concerns a rotary type bag manufacturing machine which feeds continuously material paper (R) to form angulated bottom bags (B) with handles (T) in which a top edge (S2) with the handles (T) pasted can be folded toward an inside in the manufactur... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913569 | Packed tapes as well as methods and an assembly for packing said tapes A packed tape (1) comprises a folded tape (2) and a package (3) preferably made of plastic film. The tape (2) is zigzag folded into an oblong stack in such a manner that some (2a) of the bendings of the tape flush with the e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6863766 | Method of forming a trapezoidally shaped sleeve having a printed lower portion A method of forming a plurality of floral sleeves having a uniform design or pattern and printed about a lower end thereof without requiring the waste of significant portions of sheet material is provided. The method includes the step of sealing and severing a pair ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6800051 | Process for manufacturing side fold sacks made of plastic film A method for manufacturing side fold sacks from a flat lying segment of a web of plastic tubular film provided with side folds. According to the method, the bottom end of the segment is provided in such a manner with a staggered cut or a staggered detachment along a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6733612 | Method of forming a trapezoidally shaped sleeve having a printed lower portion A method of forming a plurality of floral sleeves having a uniform design or pattern and printed circumferentially about a lower end thereof without requiring the waste of significant portions of sheet material is provided. The method includes the step of sealing an... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6643994 | Process for converting a continuous structure into discrete, spaced apart elements The present invention relates to a process for converting a continuous structure into discrete, spaced apart elements by means of an expandable support web. First, the continuous structure is combined with a support web comprising longitudinal expansion m... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6521075 | Method of forming a trapezoidally shaped sleeve having a printed lower portion A method of forming a plurality of floral sleeves having a uniform design or pattern and printed circumferentially about a lower end thereof without requiring the waste of significant portions of sheet material is provided. The method includes the step of... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6503182 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or for multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6183590 | Method of forming a trapezoidally shaped sleeve having a printed lower portion A method of forming a plurality of floral sleeves having a uniform design or pattern and printed circumferentially about a lower end thereof without requiring the waste of significant portions of sheet material is provided. The method includes the step of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5980442 | Apparatus and method of producing a food server with pre-fold of glue panels A novel food server and method of producing a food server is disclosed. The novel method includes moving a web of paper at a constant rate of speed, rotary perforating a plurality of lines on the moving web, using rotary timing belts to score at least two... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947882 | Bag-making apparatus An apparatus for making bags out of a thermoplastic web has a transport unit for feeding a leading end of the web in a transport direction to a cutting/welding station, tools at the station for transversely welding the web and cutting a bag from the leadi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5938243 | Paper product and related method A paper product, such as an advertising brochure, a cover or the like, is formed by using the novel method of the present invention. In the present method, a continuous moving web of paper is provided. The web is longitudinally slit at positions offset to... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924796 | One piece flexible intermediate bulk container and process for manufacturing same A process of manufacturing a bulk bag begins with a length of tubular woven polypropylene material which is cut along first transversely extending lines 64 to form the upper edges of lift sleeve portions 76, cut along longitudinally extending lines 66 to ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5830119 | Bag with closure tie and method of making A double-ended bag is formed from a tubular woven sheet having at least one tie member extending along the length of the tubular sheet. The tubular sheet is cut to create bag panels and tie member segments in registration. The bag panels are sewn together... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5478302 | Method for continuously producing envelopes, bags, and shipping pouches and the product so produced The invention relates to a method for the continuous manufacture of envels, bags, shipping pouches, or the like, of web type material, especially paper or the like, with or without side folds, including lateral gumming or central gumming and with a respe... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5160308 | Flexible bag with pouring spout In one embodiment, a flexible bag comprises an inner bag for storing product having a top end region provided with a channel flap. The flap comprises a flexible pouring spout closed above by a folded portion of the inner bag and closed below by a seal. In... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5127893 | Method of making scrapless collapsible bag with circumferentially spaced reinforced strips A reinforced collapsible bag and method of making it from blanks of a flexible woven material which are cut from an elongate web substantially without wasting any material between adjacent blanks with pairs of reinforced strips extending along the side ed... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4988332 | Method for producing packing bags which can be stacked on a wicket A method for the production of packing bags which can be stacked on a wicket and unfolded while being filled, and for that purpose are provided at the bottom end of the bag with exposed wicket perforations disposed in a wicket tab. The bag is made from an... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4962797 | Cross-cutting method for bag filling machines A method for separating a pair of plastic bags, connected together at a transversely disposed parting line, comprises the steps of intermittently moving the pair of bags along a path disposed in a horizontal plane, stopping the bags and placing the partin... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4932932 | Method of and apparatus for cutting blanks from an elastic paper A method of cutting blanks from an elastic paper comprises the following steps: removing a single elastic paper web of indefinite length from a mother roll; longitudinally cutting the single web, as it runs off the mother roll, into a plurality of paper p... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4931035 | Mailer with oversized insert and method of making A mailer having an oversized insert and method wherein an interior ply is transversely folded and adhered to an unfolded interior ply.... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4913693 | Method of manufacturing a top gusset bag with integral handle A false gusset (12, 82) is positioned between bag panels (26, 28 and 98, 100) to form a bag having a handle (24, 80) at its upper end formed by upward continuations of the sides (26, 28 or 98, 100) of the bag (10, 78). This construction removes the false ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4909779 | Bag stacking machine A web of flat plastic bag stock formed with transverse perforations and heat seals is separated into individual bags, then individually formed in plural folds and the folded bags are stacked for packaging. To form as many as three folds, four rollers are ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4906228 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of plastic bags in pairs with side seams The invention relates to a process and apparatus for the paired manufacture of carry bags from synthetic resin sheeting with lateral weld seams and an approximately sinusoidal load-bearing rim with punched-in handle openings, wherein a laid-flat tubular f... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4889523 | Tearable package of synthetic thermoplastic foil and device and method for producing the same A package includes an upper wall, a lower wall and two side folds provided with folds. A tearable flap is provided at a filling opening of the package. The flap is provided with two suspension openings spaced from each other. The packages are produced fro... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4798572 | Collapsible bag and method A collapsible bag and method of making it from blanks of a flexible material which are cut from an elongate web substantially without wasting any material between adjacent blanks. Each blank has a circumferential continuous central portion and four substa... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4545781 | Method for applying coupon packets to paper bags A combination of a self-opening shopping bag and a coupon packet is disclosed together with apparatus and a method for making same. A flat coupon packet containing coupons is affixed to the front panel of the bag. The coupon packet is sized and positioned... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4498192 | Bag having an overlapped closure and method of fabricating the same An improved bag construction, and a method of bag forming, are disclosed which gives an economical yet strong, burst- and leak-resistant closure without the necessity of sewing or use of expensive stepped cut tubes. The bag is formed using a tube having o... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4493685 | Method of making tubular bag In making a tubular bag, a first band of thermosetting glue is printed across the length of a web, and a second and third band of such glue is printed on the opposite side of the web in registry with the ends of the first band. The printed glue is then dr... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4486187 | Method making a dispensing bag A dispensing bag for particulate matter is closed at one end by a two layer closure formed by an openable outer closure, and an inner dispersion panel with apertures of suitable size therethrough. Opening the outer closure exposes the apertures in the dis... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4435944 | Apparatus for orderly transport and storage of flat objects In order to provide for the secure and orderly storage of flat objects on a carrier web, in particular unfilled plastic bags on a plastic carrier web, the invention provides a method and an apparatus for the sequential delivery of preformed plastic bags h... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4386924 | Handle bag making apparatus Disclosed is a method and apparatus for producing handle bags made of thermoplastic web material by transporting segments of gusseted web to a cutting device that removes a generally rectangular portion of material to produce at least one style of a bag w... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4354335 | Method for orderly transport and storage of flat objects and a plastic bag suitable therefor In order to provide for the secure and orderly storage of flat objects on a carrier web, in particular unfilled plastic bags on a plastic carrier web, the invention provides a method and an apparatus for the sequential delivery of preformed plastic bags h... | 10/19/1982 |
