Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393315 | Album leaf and method and 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 an album page is formed. The photosensitive media has images only on one side. A heat activated adhesive sheet is provided between the ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7329220 | Sheet punching and embossing machine A sheet punching and embossing machine includes a device for punching blanks from sheets. The device has a frame and a bearing plate is mountable in the frame. The bearing plate is equipped with punching and grooving knives. Hydraulically activated clamping elements... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7285083 | Method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film webs and production facility for carrying out the method The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film web. The method includes the steps of: manufacturing a tubular structure from at least one film web; forming at least one fold projecting into the tubular structure; and ultr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7167803 | Vessel inspection method and vessel inspection device The object of the invention is to provide a container inspection method and a container inspection device which is not container quality inspection by individual and operator's empirical approach, not influenced by operator's skillfulness, can eliminate human error ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137941 | Apparatus and method for forming a hemmed edge on carton blanks An apparatus and method for forming a hem on a 5th panel of a liquid carton blank comprising a skiving section, a stepped creaser section, a burner section, a vacuum hemmer section, and a sealer section. Carton blanks are fed into the skiver section and e... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7081080 | Stack of fan folded material and combinations thereof The invention relates to a stack of fan folded material and related systems and processes. The stack includes at least two clips of fan folded material. Each clip includes a plurality of fan folded sheets, with each sheet joined to at least one adjacent sheet by a w... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7044184 | Plastic bag making apparatus An apparatus is arranged to successively make plastic bags each of which has a shape of circumference. The apparatus comprises web feeding means by which a web material is intermittently fed for a length along a longitudinal feeding path. The web material comprises ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6939590 | Paperboard tube structures with one or more cut-and-folded plies There is provided a paperboard tube structure with an intermediate ply having cut-and-folded tabs to increase the effective thickness of the intermediate ply. The paperboard tube includes a plurality of paperboard plies wrapped one atop another about an axis with th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6905748 | Stack of fan folded material and combinations thereof The invention relates to a stack of fan folded material and related systems and processes. The stack includes at least two clips of fan folded material. Each clip includes a plurality of fan folded sheets, with each sheet joined to at least one adjacent sheet by a w... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6705982 | Pre-fold sword insertion device A folder includes a first cutting device for partially cutting a web of material, a former to fold the web of material, so as to form a folded web, a stationary signature opening device located between sides of the passing folded web, and a second cutting device loc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6558306 | Multi-ply composite container with regions of weakened strength and method for manufacturing same A multi-ply composite container for consumer products with at least one region of weakened strength and method for manufacturing same is provided. The composite container includes a multi-ply composite tube having a tubular body ply, a liner ply adhered t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554182 | Packaging container for the cold storage of liquid foods and a method of producing the packaging container The disclosure relates to a packaging container for long-term cold storage of liquid foods for retaining superior flavor and aroma properties in the packed product, and produced from a packaging laminate including a core layer of paper or paper-board, an ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6511451 | Method of making and apparatus to make a tampon applicator Tampon applicator for feminine hygiene, comprising a cylindrical applicator barrel of paper-like material, having a front end comprising segments which are bent forwards and inward with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the applicator barrel, for... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6254519 | Tape-sealed bag and method for producing the same In an automatic filling and closing process for flexible package in which a film is supplied while being longitudinally fused, and the respective steps of filling the longitudinally fused film with contents, laterally fusing the film and cutting the later... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6209784 | Locking sandwich collar The present invention discloses an improved, cylindrical, paperboard collar for placing around a specialty sandwich such as a multilayer hamburger or such. The collar blank is cut from flat paperboard stock in the form of an elongated rectangle which is f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176819 | Device and method for embossing a foil The embossing process is effected between a pair of embossing rollers provided with toothings of the same kind which comprise rows of pyramidal teeth extending in the axial and the circumferential directions. Compared to the theoretical pyramid shape, the... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5556365 | Spirally-wound easy-open container having a score cut opening panel An easy-open container has a spirally-wound paperboard bodywall layer, interior barrier liner layer and outer label layer forming as easy-open seam extending spirally between the ends of the container. Easy-opening of the container is enhanced by the prov... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5403633 | Conical stacking tube body and method of producing the same A conical hollow tube body of paper or another organic molding material is made by forming a conical hollow tube body member having a narrow end and a wide end, and producing a spacing formation by making at least one dimple on an inside in the area of th... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5385527 | Method for the preparation of cylindrical members for paper containers The present invention is directed to a method for preparing cylindrical members for paper containers having a thermoplastic resin layer as the innermost layer by cylindrically forming a preform sheet made up of a laminate comprising at least a paper layer... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5318499 | Dough container with preweakened non-peel label An easy-open, spiral wound container for packaging refrigerated dough products includes a spirally wound fibrous core layer, forming an unbonded spiral butt joint. The container also includes an inner liner layer and an outer label layer, each having a se... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5207632 | Method of obtaining bend lines on packaging material Bend lines on packaging material are obtained by creasing, which results in crease lines which are raised on one side of the material. According to the invention the raised parts of the crease lines are removed by mechanical processing, such as by milling... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5098364 | Waste container liner and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a liner for a waste container is provided, comprising the steps of extruding a flexible envelope, the envelope having ends; flattening the envelope so as to form a top side and a bottom side; cutting a lengthwise slit in the top... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5067936 | Method for manufacturing a yarn carrier A method of manufacturing a yarn carrier designed to accommodate the tail of the yarn to be wound therearound without severing. A tube is wound from paper and a portion severed therefrom, producing a burr. A subsequent grinding operation removes the burr,... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5059136 | Apparatus for making container fiber tubes starting from a sheet material The invention relates to an apparatus for making frustum of cone shaped fibre barrels, comprising a substantially frustum of cone shaped drum (1) which is associated with driving means able of rotating the drum about its axis comprising means for removabl... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4934227 | Device for cutting a support helix for a radially expanded resilient sleeve A device for cutting a support helix for a radially expanded sleeve of resilient material which may be used as an enclosure of an elongate object such as an electrical cable. The device includes a knife wheel having a plurality of circumferentially distri... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4891089 | Apparatus for adhering ribbons to cartridge shell plate An apparatus for adhering ribbons to a cartridge shell plate comprises a conveyor for continuously conveying thin sheets disposed side by side, a pressure adherence unit for pushing two ribbon webs coated with an adhesive against edge portions of the thin... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4867815 | Process for the manufacture of film cartridges In a process for the manufacture of film cartridges which have a substantially cyclindrical wall, a film opening extending along a generating line of the cylinder and caps at the ends, one plate per cartridge is separated from a flat strip of material to ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4825915 | Funnel construction system A disposable funnel defined by a generally frusto-conical tubular sheet material body having longitudinally opposite ends defining openings of two different sizes, at least one bond line between the opposite ends defining a longitudinal bonded seam of the... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4813208 | Method and device for scrap-free manufacture of coated profiles and thermoformed containers A method and a device for scrap-free manufacture of coated profiles and thermoformed containers. A hollow pipe having a cross-section suitable for the desired profile is extruded. The extruded hollow profile is cut longitudinally. Thereafter the profile is pla... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4711797 | Material for packing containers The invention relates to a material for packing containers comprising punched out blanks or a coherent web made up of a carrier layer of cardboard which on either side has a coating of thermoplastics. The carrier layer is reduced in thickness along select... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4708708 | Method and apparatus for skiving and hemming A method and apparatus are disclosed for skiving and hemming one or more edges of a paperboard web or blank to improve the sealing qualities of a container made from the paperboard. The paperboard is skived twice generally parallel to its edge, once to de... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4665680 | Method of making extruded plastic holder for handled bags An extruded cylinder of plastic material having open ends and die-cut flaps on opposite sides is a supporting holder for limp plastic bags. The holder is formed by an inexpensive process of extruding plastic and cutting the tube into cylinders of the prop... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4540391 | Method and apparatus for skiving and hemming A method and apparatus are disclosed for skiving and hemming one or more edges of a paperboard web or blank to improve the sealing qualities of a container made from the paperboard. The paperboard is skived twice generally parallel to its edge, once to de... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4526566 | Conical bobbin and method of forming same A cone-shaped bobbin is formed by rolling and gluing a paper or the like blank on a mounting mandrel with the cone being formed with a decreasing number of layers of paper or the like from bottom to top. Three embodiments of the blank are disclosed respec... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4448627 | Apparatus for applying a rubber sheet onto a tire making drum This invention relates to an apparatus for applying mainly a thin rubber sheet, such as an inner liner or insulation, onto a tire making drum, which is used in a series of raw tire making processes. The apparatus can realize a proper applying of the sheet... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4432746 | Web segmenting apparatus An apparatus for segmenting a continuous running web into a stream of discrete articles by cutting the web transversely at uniformly longitudinally spaced intervals; and which apparatus may also effect U-folding of each of the discrete articles. The appar... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4361947 | Storage container and method of making same A container includes two elongate tubular members, one telescoped within the other. The inner tube has an access opening in one section of an upper wall portion through which articles can be placed into and removed from the interior of the tube when the i... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4318320 | Method for removing camber from strip Method for removing camber from strip preparatory to forming helical pipe is taught utilizing the steps of feeding the strip longitudinally along a directional line of feed, sensing lateral deviations of the strip relative to the directional line of feed,... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4276815 | Apparatus for opening, conveying and dividing tubular coverings The invention relates to a method and an apparatus suitable for carrying out the method for opening, conveying and dividing tubular coverings which are lain flat, moist, empty and which have not been taken in, optionally on covering, filling and seaming m... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4270443 | Convolute paper tube forming apparatus and method Apparatus for forming a convolute paper tube on a winding mandrel, including means for conveying a sheet of paper from a gluing and cutting apparatus longitudinally of the winding mandrel, with an edge of the paper sheet engaged in a longitudinal slot in ... | 06/02/1981 |
