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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7921623 | Suture winding device An apparatus for winding an armed suture is provided. The apparatus includes a base member, a needle holder disposed in a region of the base member, and at least one needle having a quantity of a suture attached thereto. The apparatus further includes a retainer pac... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7694489 | Suture winding device A suture winding device is provided that includes a holder and a base having a needle holder for receiving a needle with a quantity of attached suture attached thereto. A plurality of rods are disposed on the base that may be arranged in one or more arrays. The plur... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7493740 | Apparatus and method for loading a bag train An apparatus for taking up imbricated bags carried by a pair of carrier tapes includes two carrier tape winding spools positioned coaxially with one another; and a differential gear unit positioned between said spools and adapted to be removably connectable to a sha... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7404790 | Airbag folding method and folding device In an airbag folding method, an airbag is folded so as to provide a rolled-up shape thereon using a core member including air suction holes from which air can be sucked in. Firstly, the core member is disposed on part of the spread airbag that is to be rolled up at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7380387 | Sheet package producing system, sheet handling device, and fillet folding device A sheet package producing system includes at least a cutter module and a packaging module. The cutter module has a cutter blade, for producing X-ray films by cutting a continuous sheet material. The packaging module has packaging robots, for producing a sheet packag... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7322161 | Suture winding device and methods of use thereof A suture winding device having a rotatable base and a holder is provided. The rotatable base includes a needle holder for receiving a needle having a quantity of attached suture. A plurality of rods is disposed on the base for aligning a retainer thereon. Rods may b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7191580 | Apparatus for depositing a filament tow An apparatus for depositing a filament tow in a stationary can. To this end, the filament tow is conveyed to the can by a conveyance means which includes a pair of driven reels. For deposition into the can, the filament tow is guided in such a way that the feed posi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147799 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127871 | System for packaging a flexible web that is layered in zigzag loops, in particular a textile web The system for packaging a flexible web (2) that is layered in a zigzag loops comprises the following for simplifying the handling and packaging processes: a layering device (1) for forming a tier consisting of a web (2) that is layered in zigza... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128291 | Spool having an extractor bar A spool suitable for winding material thereon includes an axially extending body having a proximal end and a distal end joined by an outer surface. An extractor bar is mounted for slidable movement relative to the body for urging material wound onto the body toward ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097608 | Signature folding device A folding device for signatures includes a saddle-shaped folding sword having an upright folding edge and an inside guide element below the upright folding edge on which the signatures are folded while passing through the folding device. An outside folding element f... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073310 | Flexible carton loading apparatus By loading both upright and flat tissue clips into their respective cartons by pushing on one end of the clip along the clip's longitudinal axis, a simple flexible carton loading apparatus is possible. To load flat tissue clips, the buckets of the carton loading app... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051415 | Net rucking apparatus and method An apparatus and method for shirring netting onto a netting tube. A second tube is placed over and coaxially to the netting tube and netting is stretched over the second tube. The two tubes are caused to move in a reciprocating manner through a plurality of spring-l... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017854 | Roll packed compressible materials A roll (54) of compressed materials (14) is provided which has a sleeve (50) formed around a rotatable mandrel (12). The sleeve (50) about which the materials (14) are rolled prevents the roll (54) from radially colla... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966162 | Device for wrapping a bale with a wrapping sheet and including a control unit responsive to wrapping condition sensor(s) The invention suggests a device for wrapping a bale with a wrapping sheet, which comprises one or more sensors that detect whether the bale is wrapped properly with the wrapping sheet. A baling press is equipped with such a wrapping device as well as a control or re... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941729 | Method and machine for producing blister packs A machine (M) for producing blister packs (10) includes unrolling means (3,7,21) for unrolling a band of heat-formable material from a bobbin (2) and for feeding the band (1) along a predetermined path (P) extending through subsequent sta... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928796 | Wrapping implement A wrapping implement is mounted to a rear location of a large round baler with connections permitting its quick attachment to, and detachment from, the baler. The wrapping implement includes a guidance ring that is essentially oriented vertically for guiding at leas... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926846 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918232 | Packaging a strip of material in side by side stacks spliced end to end A package of a strip of material is formed by slitting or perforating a web to separate the web into side by side strips and fan folding the web to form a plurality of side by side stacks of the strips. The strip of each stack is spliced to the strip of the next sta... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901719 | Combination of a large round baler and wrapping implement A wrapping implement is mounted to a rear location of a large round baler with connections permitting its quick attachment to, and detachment from, the baler. The wrapping implement includes a guidance ring that is essentially oriented vertically for guiding at leas... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6840023 | Combination of a baler and wrapping apparatus, and a chassis to accommodate them A combined large round baler and whole bale wrapping apparatus includes a wheeled chassis carrying and extending between the baler and the wrapping apparatus and including tandem wheels carried at opposite ends of walking beams. A lower region of the baler is secure... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837024 | Apparatus for automatically and continuously forming envelopes to contain filter bags for infusion products An apparatus (200) for automatically and continuously forming envelopes (51) to contain filter bags (1) for an infusion product comprises: means (60; 129, 131) for forming the envelopes, designed to make on a web (126) of packaging... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6823645 | Radial tube air bag folding apparatus and method A folding apparatus (100) for inserting an air bag and housing into an interior cavity of a cover, the apparatus comprising: an arcuately shaped tube, the tube sized in cross-section to slidably receive the housing and drawing the air bag up into the tube, th... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6807796 | Automatic surgical needle and suture loading machine A machine and method for loading surgical needles having attached sutures into a package. The machine has a rotating disk mounted to a frame. The disk has circumferential grooves for receiving a suture. The machine has a block slidably mounted to the machine for rec... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6739107 | Method and apparatus for compressing a mattress with an inner coil spring An apparatus for packaging resiliently compressible articles is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus has at least two rotatable, spaced apart article engaging elements adapted to receive an end portion of an article for rolling the article into a compact roll... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6718725 | Apparatus for folding and packaging an airbag and method thereof An apparatus and method for folding and packaging an airbag includes a tapered concentrator. The airbag can be a head or side-window airbag. The concentrator has an inlet and an outlet whose dimension is smaller than the inlet. Feeding the airbag through the concent... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6619015 | Airbag folding apparatus and method of folding An airbag folding apparatus includes a folding tube, a folder support apparatus, and a plunger mechanism. The folding of an airbag utilizing the folding apparatus comprises the following steps. A vehicle airbag is attached to the plunger mechanism and the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6594972 | String trimmer line package and method of filling A thin, flat package of heat sealed thermoplastic material is filled with plastic string trimmer line by inserting a mandrel into an opening in the rear wall of the package to receive the free end of a length of string trimmer line inserted through a slot... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588179 | Method and apparatus for packaging an airbag A method and apparatus for folding an inflatable air bag cushion within an air bag module cover. An open end of the air bag cushion is attached at a moveable holding fixture and a ram cylinder is extended through an opening in the holding fixture and into... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6558108 | Apparatus for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects An apparatus for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects. The apparatus comprises at least one position-defining support device for at least one pallet, a supply of the cylindrical objects for palletizing, at least one holder for a roll of material ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6463719 | Suture winding machine, suture tray package, and method of winding sutures A machine and process for packaging armed sutures into tray packages. The machine has a frame with a rotatable indexing disc member mounted to the top of frame. A plurality of tool nests are rotatably mounted to the top of the indexing disc. Tray packages... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6453805 | Arrangement for securing loose twine ends on a cylindrical bale A large round baler has an expansible baling chamber defined, in part, by a plurality of side-by-side mounted belts that act to roll up crop to form a bale within the chamber. The baler is equipped with a twine wrapping arrangement which leaves loose twin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6412253 | Bag-boxing apparatus and method A stack of flexible bags oriented horizontally in a stack station is packaged by first sliding a robot hand horizontally into position around an end portion of the stack with front and rear grabs of the hand aligned with edges of the end portion and anoth... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6321507 | Apparatus for packaging insulation material A belt roll-up machine which includes at least two endless belts. The endless belts have portions that overlap one another. The overlapping portions of the belts form a loop. A compressible strip of insulation material may be rolled in the loop.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6305146 | Process for the final folding and subsequent storage of a piece of linen and final folding means To fold a piece of linen (5) to a very small final dimension, for example a bed sheet to 9"×6", said piece of linen is kept constantly under pressure after final folding until it has been fixed in a storage position, in order to prevent opening of said f... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6260330 | Method and apparatus for the folding of an inflatable airbag A method for the folding of an airbag for motor vehicles which comprises the steps that an airbag to be folded is fixed in a housing with its closed end at an upper part of the housing and is fastened with its open end at a base element lying opposite to ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250059 | Filament spool or doff handling system A handling system 1 for filament bobbins 4 or doffs 5 in a spinning mill, which has a spinning area 2 and a storage area 12. The handling system 1 has a transport device 16, a separating device 17 and a transfer station 11. The transport device 6 and the ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248052 | Method and apparatus for the folding of an inflatable airbag The invention relates to a method for the folding of an inflatable airbag for motor vehicles which comprises the steps that an airbag to be folded is fastened with its open end at a carrier; that a preferably substantially cylindrical piston is pushed for... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6209285 | Automatic device for collection and packing in a container, of the strip produced by a carding unit Automatic device for packing in a container, of the strip provided by a carding unit, consisting of an eccentric distributor which rotates relative to the collection container, which is rotated by an underlying rotary platform, and also comprises a device... | 04/03/2001 |
