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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016734 | Apparatus and methods for non-contact adhesive dispensing to manufacture bags Various methods of forming bags include applying hot melt adhesive to material without contacting the material with the dispenser that applies the adhesive. The material may be provided in various forms, such as elongate sheet material dispensed from a roll, or elon... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7618360 | Base insert device for paper bags The present invention relates to a base insert device for crossed base valve bags for the formation of crossed bases in paper bags, by means of folding devices which introduce folds at the ends of the tubular sections from which the bags are produced, with one or mo... | 11/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7160029 | Enclosure for resealing a package and method therefor An enclosure is provided for resealing a package. A body of formable material has an open end and a closeable end. The body may have slits on opposite sides for expanding the open end. An adhesive strip is provided on the open end of the body for securing to the pac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140164 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to running webs of paper and the like A novel and improved method of applying adhesive to one side of a running web of wrapping material for a rod-like filler of filter material for tobacco smoke includes directing toward the one side of the web a stream of adhesive which issues from an open-and-shut or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7083559 | Method for making changeable picture with movable members utilizing web fed printing process A novelty piece fabricated from a continuous roll of paper, with indicia applied to both sides. Fold lines and cut lines are provided at predetermined positions. The sheet is scored and die-cut, and an adhesive is applied at pre-selected locations. The paper is fold... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063655 | Method for making changeable picture with moveable members utilizing sheet fed printing process A novelty piece fabricated from sheet fed paper with indicia applied to both sides. Fold lines and cut lines are provided at predetermined positions. The sheet is scored and die-cut, and an adhesive is applied at pre-selected locations. The paper is folded in thirds... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6991839 | Presentation folder formed from a laminate and process of using same A generally planar laminate used in forming a personalized presentation folder is provided. The laminate includes one or more patterns of adhesive and one or more die cuts or lines of weakness so as to be able to create one or more pockets and other variable configu... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6902639 | Seaming plastic film using solvent-based adhesive bead A solvent-based adhesive is used to form a continuous, adhesively bonded and welded seam at the longitudinal edge portions of plastic film which have been overlapped. First, a bead of the adhesive is disposed on the edge portion of a web of film passing over an appl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6863644 | Beverage container holder A machine and method for producing beverage container holders of consistently high quality at high production rates and at an economical cost is disclosed herein. Beverage container holders (500) can be produced on the machine using the method disclosed herei... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6708467 | Envelope moistener with temperature adjusting apparatus A method and system for moistening and sealing an envelope in a high speed mail processing machine including steps and components for heating a liquid to moisten the glue on the envelope flaps to more quickly soften the glue and provide an improved seal. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6673152 | Right angle gluer A right-angle gluer for applying a transverse bead of an adhesive to a blank being conveyed in a machine direction orthogonal to the transverse direction of glue application. The right-angle gluer includes a coating head operable for applying the transver... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6632164 | Silicone bag assembly manufacturing apparatus Apparatus for forming a bag assembly from a tube and a tubular flexible membrane operates in accordance with a four step process. This process includes the steps of clamping the tube within an open end of the membrane, injecting liquid adhesive into the o... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632163 | Laser-etching of paperboard carton blanks A carton blank is etched with a laser to remove at least a portion of a coating material on a glue panel area of the carton blank. The laser-etching process allows the use of cold-resin or other standard glue in manufacturing a carton from the carton blan... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6478723 | Method of making multiple solicitation envelopes with matching indicia A multiple envelope assembly is made at a common location from a number of different webs of paper using a machine with multiple stations. A first envelope is adhesively secured to a second envelope which has an area at least 10% (preferably at least 20%)... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447436 | Combination folder and sealer machine A combination folder and sealer machine is much more compact than prior separate and individual folder and sealer machines. The combination folder and sealer machine comprises a folder station that grips a folded sheet simultaneously with a sealer station... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6406416 | Combination folder and sealer machine A combination folder and sealer machine is much more compact than prior separate and individual folder and sealer machines. The combination folder and sealer machine comprises a folder station that grips a folded sheet simultaneously with a sealer station... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6386760 | Slider reclosable bags with dual tamper-evident features A flexible reclosable package includes a package surrounding wall. The surrounding wall includes a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel. A reclosable zipper is mounted along the mouth for selective opening and closing of ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6364821 | Longitudinal folding device in a folder of a web-fed printing machine, and method of adjustment There is provided, in a folder for web-fed printing machines for processing webs of material with longitudinal adhesive bonding, a longitudinal folding device including a displaceable folder former movable relative to a cylinder part of the folder, and a ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6264592 | Combination folder and sealer machine A combination folder and sealer machine is much more compact than prior separate and individual folder and sealer machines. The combination folder and sealer machine comprises a folder station that grips a folded sheet simultaneously with a sealer station... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6234944 | Securement of a pad to the inside of a bag A storage bag formed from a thermoplastic film includes a pad secured to the inside bottom thereof. The pad is disposed adjacent the bag material at or near the bottom by one or more strips of material extending across the pad. Each strip has an intermedi... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6193641 | Apparatus for folding and sealing a sheet having pressure sensitive adhesive positioned thereon An apparatus for folding and sealing a sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive positioned thereon is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller. The second roller has a roller surface, and a plurality of independent sealing pr... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6142923 | Roller ring An envelope machine having a roller assembly with a groove in the roller and a ring assembly removably mounted in the groove. The ring assembly has a pair of half-rings segments removably mounted in the groove, each of which are adapted to mesh and interf... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6059912 | Method of making and using a semi rigid container A semi rigid container comprising a plurality of generally rectangular side walls and a bottom wall attached to the bottom of each side wall. A plurality of flexible supporting frames are attached to each side wall to expand the container's open top and t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5913764 | Method of manufacturing flat-bottom bags with a glued-on bottom lining A method for manufacturing flat-bottom bags with a glued-in bottom lining includes the steps of applying a contact adhesive, which develops a desired adhesive force only when two surfaces, both of which are coated with the contact adhesive, are pressed ag... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5876502 | Glue gun type gluing apparatus A glue gun type gluing apparatus has glue guns 8a and 8b for applying glue to a gluing area in a joint flap 2 of a corrugated board sheet 1 for manufacturing a box, which runs on a box manufacturing line, a sheet end detection sensor 3 for detecting the f... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5803889 | Packet mailers and the methods and apparatus for making them A method for making a packet mailer includes the steps of applying wet glue patterns to a sheet, then folding that sheet and perforating the sheet to form a packet mailer that includes an outer enclosure with at least two open ends and at least one inner ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5783012 | Adhesive closure having enhanced burst strength for flexible bag A resealable flexible thermoplastic bag including a front wall and a back wall, said walls being joined along the major portions of their opposite longitudinal edges and bottom; an open mouth adjacent to the top edge of said bag; a closure near the open m... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5697879 | Method for folding glueing of a sheet of paper containing information A method for folding and glueing a sheet of paper that contains informations and serves both as a letter and an envelope, wherein the sheet (40) is folded transverse to its parallel lateral edges (41). The lateral edges (41), the end edge (45) of the last... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5641318 | Method of forming a tamper resistant envelope closure A method for forming a tamper-resistant envelope formed of a thermoplastic resin comprises two opposing panels having respective bottom and side wall edges bonded together to form a pocket therebetween. The top of the pocket is open for inserting an item ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5626551 | Greeting card kit and method The present invention is directed to a kit containing the required elements to enable one to manufacture his or her own greeting cards, note cards, and/or envelopes. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a greeting card, note card, or an... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5603529 | Color brochure with integral return mailer and method of making it A color brochure with integral return mailer includes a single piece of paper which is folded along three fold lines to define four panels and eight panel sides. One side of the piece of paper is imprinted in color and the other side is imprinted in black... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5582570 | Method and apparatus for binding sheets using a printing substance A method and apparatus for binding sheets using a reactivatable printing substance such as toner comprises a printing device for applying printing toner to a binding edge of a sheet. Printing text can be applied simultaneously to the sheet by the printing... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5569145 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a sack bottom The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a bag or sack bottom from tubular sections of paper or plastic web. Tubular sections of web material are fed into a feeding plane where they are subsequently sealed along selected seams by... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5549538 | Process for manufacturing flap-style square-bottom bags A process for manufacturing a multi-ply square bottom bag having a front wall, a back wall, a pair of gusseted side walls, each of which join to said front and back walls. There is also formed a gusseted square bottom panel having spaced but substantially... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5540806 | Tabletop pressure sealer A pressure sealer for sealing pressure sensitive adhesive strips on business forms or the like is simple and straight forward, for use primarily in manual operations. First and second driven rollers convey business forms during sealing, and are driven by ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5533624 | Packaging bag, preferably for perilous samples, and method for producing the packaging bag A package, such as for perilous samples, comprises a compartmented package body having first and second layers disposed, respectively, to opposite sides of an intermediate layer, with a first compartment disposed between the first and intermediate layers ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5503611 | Method for the manufacture of padded mailing containers, and apparatus therefor A mailing container having upper and lower plain paper layers padded with at least two layers of globular paper is made with feed and unwinding devices for upper and lower paper webs and an unwinding device for the padded webs. A device connects the paper... | 04/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5458556 | Bag with reinforced integral handle portions Methods of manufacturing bags preferably from a single sheet of bag forming material and bags produced thereby having reinforced handle sections integral with the wide sides of the bag.... | 10/17/1995 |
