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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065856 | Marker system with marker and installation apparatus A marker installation system comprises a marker comprising a shaft having a bottom end and a top end, and including an insertion portion, a mast portion, and an engagement portion located between the insertion portion and the mast portion. The engagement portion is ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7244222 | Apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements An apparatus used in the manufacture of a thermoplastic zipper having a slider mounted thereon includes a pair of clamp arms disposed on opposing sides of a path of the zipper. The clamp arms are movable in directions substantially perpendicular to the zipper path s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7163133 | Apparatus for and method of moving a slider along mating zipper elements A manufacturing apparatus, for moving sliders for opening and closing mating zipper elements along the mating zipper elements, includes a roller and a projection. The roller rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular with a path of a film including the mating... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6053684 | Folded product A method and a device for the production of folded products utilizes a row of folding jaws and a row of counter folding jaws. A signature to be cross-folded is inserted between the jaws by a folding blade. The folding jaws and counter folding jaws form a ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5870880 | Machine for providing infusion bags with finger tab labels attached thereto by interconnecting threads and labeled infusion bags produced thereby Filter bags containing a substance from which to prepare an infusion are fashioned from tubular blanks of filter paper having an elongated appearance, each one filled with measured and separate quantities of the substance distributed along its length, whi... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5852917 | Method of manufacturing double-chambered infusion bags by folding A tubular blank of filter paper containing measured and separate quantities of tea, or a similar infusionable substance, is pleated and folded so as to obtain a bag with two envelopes by a method that includes the steps of advancing blanks singly and in s... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5775733 | Airbag cushion folding process The process comprises the steps of gripping top and bottom boundaries of the face portion of the main panel of the cushion and pulling it so that the front face portion is generally planar and the side panels extend generally outward from the canister. Fi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5755078 | Method and apparatus for folding an inflatable cushion An apparatus is provided for folding an inflatable cushion having an end portion and a main body portion and inserting the folded cushion into a cover. The apparatus comprises folding structure for creating folds in the main body portion to form a folded ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5746690 | Method and apparatus for folding an inflatable cushion An automated inflatable cushion folding process is provided wherein cushion tension, and, as a consequence, cushion wear, is reduced during the folding process. An inflatable cushion portion of a cushion assembly is folded by installing a cushion assembly... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5699655 | Food material transferring apparatus A food material transferring apparatus basically includes a heating device, a pushing member, and a tray. Food materials are placed on a tray, and inserted into the heating device. The heating device heats the food material, and the pushing member is driv... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5636499 | Method and apparatus for wrapping covering elements around printed products A method and apparatus for wrapping covering elements around flat objects. The method and apparatus involve the formation of a compound object comprising a flat object to be wrapped and a covering element. A first main surface of the flat object is covere... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5493846 | Bag folding system An apparatus for automatically folding an air bag to include a bubble fold, and for inserting the folded air bag into a retainer, the air bag having a first end coupled to the retainer and a second end. The apparatus includes a holding fixture for receivi... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5471817 | Bag folding system An automated system is disclosed for folding vehicle air bags so that a small folded bag profile in a desirable bag deployment pattern results. A machine having a holding fixture for receiving the retainer of an air bag assembly, and a plurality of uprigh... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5375393 | Bag folding system An automated system is disclosed for folding vehicle air bags so that a small folded bag profile in a desirable bag deployment pattern results. A machine having a holding fixture for receiving the retainer of an air bag assembly, and a plurality of uprigh... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5185987 | Apparatus for transferring stacks of flexible products An apparatus for transferring stacks of flexible products is disclosed including a flat plate base support structure having a top and bottom; at least a first pair of clamping means releasably attached to the top of the support structure for clamping a fi... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5113637 | Nested plastic bags and method of manufacture An article of manufacture comprises a plurality of nested plastic bags for use in lining containers such as garbage cans or waste paper baskets. The assembly is manufactured by placing successive plastic bags over a jig. The upper edges of the plastic bag... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5031379 | Message receiving arrangement A message receiving arrangement operative to reduce the risk of uncontrolled distribution of transmitted and printed messages. The arrangement includes a sheet-store and printing mechanism for printing messages on sheets taken from the store and a supply ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5029429 | Sealing device for facsimile receiving paper A sealing device is provided for sealing facsimile receiving paper produced by a facsimile receiver device. The sealing device includes apparatus for taking in the facsimile receiving paper which is discharged from the facsimile receiving device, and a fi... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4890753 | Pharmaceutical container and method and apparatus for assembly The invention relates to a pharmaceutical bottle having a neck region with an open end, pills therein, a fibrous hygroscope member, such as a cotton wad, in the neck region of said bottle and a closure cap sealing the bottle opening. The neck region has o... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4805374 | Fibrous insulation batt delivering machine Apparatus for delivering fibrous insulation batts comprises an upstream batt receiving section and a downstream batt delivering station, the upstream batt receiving station being adapted for two modes of operation, the first mode being for folding batts a... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4773202 | Portable newspaper folding and bagging system Method and apparatus, to be utilized by a newspaper carrier on a "vehicle route," for mechanically folding and bagging newspapers and like articles. A continuous length of heat-sealable polymeric film, wider than the newspaper or other article, is arrange... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4607473 | Apparatus for handling flat, flexible web products Apparatus for handling a stream of flat, flexible web products where first and second gripper means are disposed to intersect said stream for tandem operation, and with means operably associated with the first gripping means for deactivating the same afte... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4472923 | Carton loader A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for the loading of a carton with a full complement of plastic bags and a cardboard insert. A plunger descends and contacts an insert which, in turn, forces a stack of plastic bags into an empty carton disposed dir... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4189134 | Method for multi-folding a newspaper or the like A method for folding a newspaper tightly into compacted W-shaped cross-sectional configuration and for retaining the newspaper in that form by mechanical means wrapped around its exterior. A conventionally half-folded newspaper, for example, as produced b... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4162600 | Apparatus and method for folding and banding skeins of yarn An apparatus and method for folding and banding skeins of yarn is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a conveyor-like transport assembly which moves unfolded skeins of yarn from a loading station to a folding and banding station. The folding station compri... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4106260 | Article folding and packaging system A system for folding and packaging articles such as towels or T-shirts wherein, the article is partially folded over a cardboard insert and conveyed along a path at a selected speed through various folding locations until the article is completely folded,... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4084391 | Automatic packaging apparatus Method and apparatus for automatically packaging towelettes in envelopes positioned in succession at an insertion station wherein the longitudinally folded leading end of a web of absorbent towelette material is severed to provide successive strips of pre... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4077183 | Machine for the automatic assembly of vaporizers Vaporizers with flat wicks folded into U-shape within open-topped, laterally apertured generally prismatic casings, capped by complementary covers which are vertically slidable thereon to control the escape of a volatile liquid impregnating the wicks, are... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4021993 | Apparatus for applying a wrapper A wrapper, especially a mailing wrapper is secured to printed matter, such as a newspaper, by folding the paper with a wrapper strip loosely resting on the outside of the paper. After the folding, one end of the wrapper strip extends from the folded paper... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3978636 | Method and apparatus for the packaging of moist articles In the packaging of moist towelettes in sealed envelopes part of the liquid is inserted before the towellette is thrust into the envelope and the balance is subsequently injected.... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3977152 | Method and apparatus for automatically packaging flexible flat goods Foldable sheet articles are packaged by forming a stack of the articles, folding the stack about a center line by exerting pressure from above the stack onto the center line, suspending a doubled-over web of packaging film by its edges below the stack, in... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3973373 | Automatic packaging method and apparatus Apparatus for automatically packaging folded towelettes wherein a flat web of sheet material is continuously fed from a roll or like supply vertically upwardly through a longitudinal folding device by feed rollers that grip the longitudinally folded web a... | 08/10/1976 |
