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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8366595 | Writing implement body and method of making same Writing implements, such as ballpoint pens and mechanical pencils, and method of making such writing implements, having a body made of recycled newspaper are disclosed. The writing implement's body, often referred to as a barrel, may be decorated, shaped, scented or... | 02/05/2013 |
| 7553269 | Method of manufacturing a bag A bag having an inwardly disposed seam is manufactured from a sheet of plastic bag material having two major surfaces and two parallel side edges. A first seam seals the two parallel side edges together at the same major surface with the side edges disposed inwardly... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7243875 | Method for tightly rolling a sleeping bag and storage sack therefor A tightly rolled sleeping bag. The tightly rolled sleeping bag is rolled using conventional equipment, but pressure is applied to an end of the sleeping bag so as to cause the sleeping bag to be more tightly rolled than previous sleeping bags. Rolling tines for a ro... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7083560 | Cushioning conversion machine having heavy duty characteristics A cushioning conversion machine for converting multi-ply stock material is characterized by a conversion assembly which comprises one or more assemblies and/or devices for converting multi-ply stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product and a stock su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021028 | Process for the production of portion packs in a tubular film In a process for the production of portion packs of viscous to pasty filling material such as sausage meat, grease, putty or cement and the like in a tubular film (12) which is formed prior to introduction of the filling material (10) by welding or sea... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6817160 | Vertical form fill seal bag with recloseable seal and method of making thereof A vertical form fill seal, stand-up, bag and a method of making the same is disclosed. The bag made of a flexible and resilient material such as plastic, has hollow interior, a horizontal bottom seal located below the hollow interior and a top horizontal seal locate... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6610001 | Cushioning conversion machine and method A cushioning conversion machine (20) including a conversion assembly (30) which converts a continuous sheet of multi-ply stock material (22) into a three dimensional cushioning product (32) and a stock supply assembly (550) which supplies the multi-ply st... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6454689 | Process and device for the alignment of two webs that are joined together to form a multilayered web A system and method for aligning two webs which are pulled off respective supply rolls, at least one of which is elastic in nature, the two webs being joined into a multilayered web. The system includes a first deflecting roller for depositing the elastic... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6106451 | Method and apparatus for forming spirally wound rectangular cross-section tubes of thermoplastic cardboard strips A method of producing a rectangular cross-section cardboard tubing by passing a plurality of cardboard strips having a thermoplastic coating thereon through a heating unit so as to hear the plurality of strips and melt the thermoplastic coating. Thereafte... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5900086 | Process for producing a tubular body and process for producing a tube with the use of the tubular body A process produces a tubular body with at least one dividing wall extending across its length and forming longitudinal chambers disposed next to each other. A foil strip is used whereby a dividing-wall strip or a section of dividing-wall strip is cut to l... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5882287 | Device for manufacturing a multilayered tube for the manufacture of paper bags A device for manufacturing a multilayered tube formed of paper webs that are provided with transverse perforations at identical distances, wherein sections of the tube are torn off in order to manufacture paper bags, includes at least one perforating knif... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5814382 | Bag and method of making the same A bag suitable for use in microwave cooking is constructed of an elongated tube of flexible material closed at one end by means of a cold seal closure and having a heat seal adhesive deposit applied to the other end thereof for use in closing the bag afte... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5702553 | Method of forming a paperboard tampon applicator having an outwardly rolled gripper end A method of forming an improved finger grip at the gripper end of a paperboard tampon tube is disclosed. This gripper end has an outwardly rolled edge produced by applying moisture to the gripper end of the paperboard tube having a diameter of less than a... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5618255 | Method for manufacturing a baffle liner A method for manufacturing a liner having baffles therein for use in flexible bulk containers, having the steps of: positioning a baffle strip of thermoplastic material adjacent to a continuous sheet of thermoplastic film; heat sealing the baffle strip to... | 04/08/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5547451 | Easy-open container having directionally-oriented label tear An easy-open container has a spirally-wound paperboard bodywall layer, interior barrier liner layer and outer label layer forming an easy-open seam extending spirally between the ends of the container. A feature is provided for directionally-orienting tea... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5468207 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing a paint roller A paint roller having a tubular core formed of thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material being in the form of a multiplicity of spirally wound plies. The multiplicity of plies comprising an outer ply surrounding and in continuous contact with an ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5256131 | Beverage cooling wrap method of manufacture A method of manufacturing a beverage cooling or heating wrap for keeping a beverage cool or warm, as desired, comprises steps of providing a generally rectangular strip of material, superimposing and attaching a piece of insulation to the strip, twice fol... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5214988 | Tube positioning apparatus A tube positioning apparatus has at least one mandrel for positioning tubes for processing. A variable tube positioning stroke length is facilitated for optimizing stroke length and for optimizing the time required to position and process tube, such as by... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5174019 | Apparatus and method for closing and plastically forming a non-circular cylindrical shell for a container An apparatus and method are disclosed for plastically deforming and closing an very open, non-cylindrical shell (28) having axially extending lips (20c, 20t) spaced sufficiently far apart to permit a wound spool of strip material to pass laterally between... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5127208 | Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package A method and an apparatus for applying a reclosable profile element and a tear strip element to a packaging film is disclosed. Packaging film is formed into a tubular form about a forming tube. The tubular shaped packaging film is advanced along the lengt... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5083994 | Round container intended for dispatch in the empty state and method of making same A round container which is intended for dispatch in the empty state possesses a side wall and at least one closure wall, sealingly and firmly inset into the side wall at an angle to it, which closure wall is for example a base. The side wall consists at l... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5046300 | Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package A method and an apparatus for applying a reclosable profile element to a packaging film is disclosed. Packaging film is formed into a tubular form about a forming tube. The tubular shaped packaging film is advanced along the length of the forming tube and... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5002523 | Method of manufacturing a waterproof paper container A method of manufacturing a waterproof paper container which is a thick paper tube made of multiple paper layers by adhering an adhesive and coating a thermofusible synthetic resin on the surface of the adhesive.... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4978406 | Process for producing tube A process for producing a tube having a strength imparting tubular body and a tubular lining member covering and bonded to the inner surface of the tubular body comprises the steps of forming mandrel contact portions on a synthetic resin surface of a lini... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4917660 | Apparatus for producing cylindrical filters Tows of fibers are wrapped around a mandrel or a central fiber core to form a cylindrical filter. At least one belt is located in position to make essentially linear contact with the cylindrical filter, and the at least one belt is driven so as to draw th... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4865891 | Hollow profile with a surface layer A surface layer is applied to an elongated, deformable hollow profile. The profile originally has at least one wall portion which is curved as seen in cross section. The profile is advanced to a device for applying the surface layer and pressed so as to d... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4755164 | Method of and apparatus for making applicators of pledgets and the like An applicator for tampons has a sleeve for the tampon and for a portion of a reciprocable pusher which can expel the tampon by causing the latter to flex outwardly a set of domed petals at the front end of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed by advancing a s... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4708705 | Reinforced plastic bag The invention provides a method of forming single or multi-wall plastic tubing and more particularly, in forming single or multi-wall plastic bags wherein the seal area is strengthened by utilizing a plurality of extruded layers of adhesive material in th... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4690668 | Method and apparatus for making a butt seam having a cover strip on a tube of multi-layer packaging material A method and an apparatus for heat welding a butt seam on a tube of packaging material, in which the welding heat is generated by applying a high-frequency alternating electromagnetic field of a pair of induction coils. To prevent current arcing at the cu... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4626235 | Apparatus for assembling expandable product bags within energy sleeves Apparatus for assembling axially elongated, diametrically expandable and contractible product bags axially within energy sleeves of elastomeric material which are at least partially diametrically expanded at assembly. The apparatus comprises three, (3) en... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4622027 | Method of making a containment bag A method for making a capture and containment bag having a large reservoir that tapers into an elongated conduit wherein the reservoir is formed by joining two heat sealable panels along their side edges to form a linear end edge and then joining such lin... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4563231 | Tubular casing, process for its manufacture, and its use as a sausage casing Disclosed is a tubular casing of fiber-reinforced regenerated cellulose comprising a film web which is curved to form a tube. The edge regions of the film web, which run parallel to the longitudinal axis, abut or overlap slightly and are sealed by means o... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4546911 | Heat-sealable coated paper container and method of manufacture A wound double-walled container and method of manufacturing the same from coated paper includes two blanks which are placed one above the other and which form the container walls. The blanks are arranged mutually offset in such a manner that narrow foldab... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4484968 | Method and apparatus for covering flexible symmetrical angulate tubes with sheet material The invention relates to the covering with sheet material of flexible symmetrical angulate tubes, especially components of packages. By utilizing the resilient cross-sectional deformability of the tubes, there is provided a method and apparatus where the ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484432 | Bottom-folding packaging machine Apparatus for packaging cigarettes, the apparatus comprising means for applying a strip of packaging material about a group of the articles to form a tube and folding and gluing the ends of the wrapper to define the package is provided with a plural stage... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4474564 | Machine for forming tubular profile In a machine for forming a continuous tube which is then cut up into sections, for example to make containers, a plurality of bands of fibrous, cellulosic, metallic, plastic or other material are drawn from supply reels and pass through a gluing and label... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4340379 | Reinforced container for bulk material A reinforced receptacle for bulk materials is constructed from a two-ply plastic tube having a reinforced sheet wrapped and overlapped about the two-ply plastic tube. The reinforced sheet is adhesively secured to the two-ply tube, and the lower end of the... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4300963 | Method of manufacturing cylindrical tubes and apparatus for carrying out the method In the manufacture of cylindrical tubes for containers, a foil web and at least one fibre web are helically wound on a heated, rotating mandril. The foil web is wider than the fibre web and its edges lie outside the long edges of the fibre web. The foil w... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4292102 | Process and machine for covering a tubular member, more particularly for covering a box In a process and machine for covering a tubular member, with a covering. The tubular member is applied to a median part of the strip portion, leaving at least one protruding edge, the tubular member thus partially applied and adhering to the strip portion... | 09/29/1981 |
