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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6916393 | Multi-layered endless belt, medium conveying belt made of the same, production method thereof, and forming apparatus thereof A multi-layered endless belt having an arbitrary layer thickness by the thickness of the film and the winding number, a medium conveying belt using the same, and a method and apparatus by which these can be stably produced without various residues in the production ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6767318 | Method and unit for feeding packaging material to an operating unit On a machine for producing articles, in particular a packaging machine for producing packets of cigarettes, a reel, laid flat on a support, is fed, by means of a transfer device, to a relative unwinding pin fitted to the periphery of a rotary platform rotating about... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6051092 | Method and apparatus for recycling cores Winding cores for the paper industry are restored by removing the metal tips from the ends of the core, trimming the core to eliminate the crimped end portions of the core, providing complementary male and female joint ends to the core, grinding the outer... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6036629 | Cylindrical composite container having a recessed spiral groove and process for manufacturing A process for manufacturing and the resulting cylindrical composite container having a recessed spiral groove therein includes generally the following. A mandrel is provided having at least one recessed spiral groove cut into its surface and positioned at... | 03/14/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5472540 | Method and apparatus for making pallet supports and pallets incorporating said supports A method and apparatus for manufacturing recyclable paper pallets utilizes spool-shaped laminated supports which are wound on a spool-shaped mandrel utilizing adhesive coated paper strips. In one aspect of the invention, the spool-shaped laminated support... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5281386 | Method for shaping the center hole of a coreless paper roll A method and apparatus for forming a coreless paper roll having a specifically shaped central aperture. A probe is inserted into the central aperture of the roll after the winding mandrel has been removed from the roll to change the configuration of the c... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5273605 | System for fabricating a convolutely wound tube An improved system for fabricating convolutely wound tubes includes a supply roll support for supporting a large supply of paperboard, an adhesive applicator for receiving paperboard from the supply roll and applying a coating of adhesive to one side ther... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5230726 | Spiral wrapped gas generator filter An improved method for the continuous fabrication of filter units for use in automotive air bag inflators by spirally winding a hollow cylindrical core, at least one filter layer, and an outer layer to form a continuous spirally wound filter unit. The con... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5217440 | Multilaminate coiled film catheter construction A catheter shaft and catheter are formed by spirally rolling a thin polymeric film about a mandrel into a tubular form and fixing the spirally wound film in the tubular form. Additional elements and films may be incorporated into the spirally wound tube t... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5100496 | System for fabricating a convolutely wound tube An improved system for fabricating convolutely wound tubes includes a supply roll support for supporting a large supply of paperboard, an adhesive applicator for receiving paperboard from the supply roll and applying a coating of adhesive to one side ther... | 03/31/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4969861 | Apparatus for squaring sleeves An apparatus for squaring a sleeve having at least one pair of opposed bevelled corners comprises a cradle having sleeve supporting members merging towards an apex but terminating spaced from the apex and having a support beam in the space between the mem... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4931130 | Apparatus for applying adhesive on tubular cores for rolls of web material and for feeding same cores to a web winding machine A machine is disclosed for applying adhesive to the small, tubular cores on which paper webs are wound for the manufacture of toilet paper, kitchen towels and the like. The machine also moves the cores from the hopper, and after adhesive is applied, in an... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4895315 | Method for reeling a web of material and an apparatus for it The invention relates to a method and apparatus for reeling a web of material onto a core by glueing the leading end of the web of material to the core and by rotating the core until the roll is of the desired thickness, by cutting off the web of material... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4877526 | Flexible filter bag and method of fabrication A flexible filter bag, the filter element of which is seamless and avoids prior leakage problems, is made by wrapping a flexible, preferably perforated, filtering fabric and a flexible nonfiltering transport material together onto a cylindrical mandrel to... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4629529 | Method and machine for convolute or spiral winding of composite materials An apparatus for continuously and sequentially forming cylindrical bodies from flat sheet material includes a rotating mandrel and an array of forming belts spaced along the mandrel for receiving and winding either continuous ribbon or discrete blanks of ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4623324 | Method and apparatus for making fuel elements from newspaper sheets or the like Newspaper or the like is prepared for burning by folding and rolling operations to provide its complete combustion. The paper is folded such that one edge is placed parallel to and spaced from the opposite edge. The folded paper is then rolled to form a c... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4599782 | Method of making a composite container A method of making a composite container comprising a hollow, molded, plastic body and a liner formed of relatively thin, flexible sheet material, such as paperboard or plastic film, surrounding and reinforcing the body side wall.... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4583964 | Method and apparatus for producing a cylindrical packing tube which is open at one end and closed at the other A method and an apparatus are indicated for the production of a cylindrical packing tube which is open at one end and closed at the other, is made from deformable tear-resistant packing material and is intended, in particular, for tampons used in female h... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4540392 | Method and apparatus to seal coated paperboard materials A method and apparatus for forming a seam on a thermoplastic coated container, which container has been formed from a single blank or a continuous by bending the substrate member from which container was formed and overlapping opposite edges thereof to fo... | 09/10/1985 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4441948 | Method and apparatus for constructing multiple layer corrugated board containers A method and an apparatus is disclosed for forming a multi-layered container of compressible sheet layers, such as corrugated board. The containers are formed in a single operation and avoids the known techniques of folding the layers before laminating in... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4334875 | Process for forming a sleeve by winding and a device for executing the method A process and device forms a sleeve from a flat, rectangular blank by winding the blank around a mandrel after it has been clamped to the mandrel surface and where the clamp passes under a presser member due to the lifting of the presser member by the act... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4308023 | Machine for manufacturing a tubular element A process and machine for manufacturing a tubular element, for example for use in forming boxes, in which a strip of material is wound around a mandrel having a cross-section corresponding to that of the tubular element to be formed. The strip of material... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4165678 | Paper log forming apparatus An apparatus for rolling newspapers or the like into logs for burning is shown. A foot-operated electric motor is securely mounted on a work surface. Connected to the motor and parallel to the work surface is a rectangular shaft removeably supported on th... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4131057 | Apparatus for forming a convoluted container sidewall Apparatus for wrapping a sidewall blank about a mandrel utilizing two wrapping wings which are rotated about the mandrel axis by respective drive trains, each drive train comprising a shaft positioned coaxially with the mandrel, a lever arm connecting the... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4095512 | Winding of uniform diameter tubes The winding of tubes of substantially uniform diameter from sheet stock which varies in thickness comprises slitting the stock along one edge as it is unwound from a supply roll to form a web of predetermined width and subsequently cutting the web transve... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4088065 | Method and apparatus for making tobacco smoke filter This invention relates to a cigarette filter composed of two concentric cylindrical layers of fibrous filter materials, in which the inner cylindrical layer has a lower draw resistance than the outer cylindrical layer, and a method and apparatus for the m... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4008651 | Method and apparatus for the formation of tubular containers from blanks A non cylindrical tubular container is formed from a blank creased to delineate contiguous hexagonal cells. The blank is provided with tabs at one edge which engage in slots in a mandrel having a pair of hexagonal ends between which extends a contoured su... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3984268 | Method of making a foldable tubular package A laminated settable tubular package is disclosed having integral end and body portions of the same material. The tubular package is formed with a process and apparatus which permits head and shoulder portions to be formed as a continuation of the tubular... | 10/05/1976 |
