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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6059705 | Method and apparatus for registering processing heads A paperboard blank processing apparatus including a rotatably mounted processing head for operating upon successive paperboard blanks is disclosed. A paperboard blank registration sensor is provided upstream from the processing head for detecting a prepri... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6041573 | Apparatus and method for charging canisters with a high pressure gas An apparatus for charging a closed metallic canister with a gas under pressure comprising means for forming a gas filling opening in the canister, and dispensing means for sequentially injecting a high pressure gas through the gas filling opening to charg... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6000201 | Device for transferring filled tea bags from a single track tea bag packaging machine to a processing machine A transferring device for transferring filled tea bags from a single track tea packaging machine to a two-track processing machine has a pivoting device with a pivot arm and a tea bag receptacle for receiving a vertically positioned tea bag. The pivoting ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996309 | Packaging machine with a rotary folding unit for manufacturing (soft) pouch-type packets for cigarettes In the manufacture of certain types of packets, rotary folding units (10) are used which have along their perimeter a plurality of hollow folding mandrels (14) projecting at one side. On these mandrels, blanks, namely inner blank (10) and pouch blank (11)... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996317 | Method for providing confidentiality to a facsimile transmission having a non-printed back enclosure sheet A method for providing confidentiality to a facsimile transmission includes the step of advancing a back enclosure sheet into a print engine. The method further includes the step of advancing the back enclosure sheet out of the print engine and to an enve... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5987855 | Method of and apparatus for sealing surgical suture packages A method of and apparatus for sealing unsealed surgical suture packages by applying heat and sealing pressure substantially simultaneously to both the sealed edge and the unsealed edge of an unsealed surgical suture package, thereby forming a sealed surgi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979148 | Apparatus and method for sealing an envelope in a document security apparatus having a sealing roller with a sealing ridge attached thereto A sealing assembly includes a first roller having a sealing ridge attached thereto. The sealing assembly includes a second roller. The sealing ridge is positioned in operative contact with the second roller during a first mode of operation. The sealing ri... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974770 | Press in a filling and packaging apparatus There is provided a press capable of solving a new problem of breakage of springs and surely applying the pressure for a long period of time in the lateral sealing process in a high-speed filling and packaging apparatus for manufacturing package container... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966910 | Automatic machine for packaging tablets in gelatine capsules The machine includes groups of bushes (1) of dimensions suitable for the superposed and aligned containment of a base cover (14), of a tablet (52) and of a lid cover (14). By use of a moving device, the groups of bushes are brought into interaction in suc... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966900 | Vertical bagger An automated bagging system fills and closes a bag by delivering an air jet to open the bag. A pair of horns engage the inner surfaces of the bag wherein the bag is subsequently filled. A bag transfer mechanism engages the outer surface of the bag with pi... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964686 | Method for forming slotted and creased box blanks The invention provides an improved method of forming one or more box blanks (20) from a generally-rectangular sheet of material, comprising the steps of: providing a frame (28) for supporting and guiding the sheet; placing a sheet of material on the frame... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961432 | Forgery preventive sheet and method of manufacturing same Anti-falsification paper is provided in which a thread is exposed at window portions provided on the surface of the paper, and which does not produce any cockles even when wound up continuously in a roll and has good appearance in terms of design. This an... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956930 | Apparatus and method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus A method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus includes the step of advancing a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet to a sealing station within the document security apparatus. The method includes the step of holding both ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954624 | Carton having buckle-controlled brim curl and method and blank for forming the same A paperboard container and method of forming such container having a rolled brim is disclosed. The container being formed of a paperboard material having a caliper of at least approximately 0.007 inches, a rolled brim arc length of less than about 0.25 in... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951453 | Recloseable bag assembly and method of making same A package in the form of a recloseable bag includes a bag body including front and back walls, and a profile strip fastener assembly sealingly mounted on the inside surface of the front wall. The profile strip fastener assembly includes a pair of releasab... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950404 | Apparatus for packing articles An apparatus for packing articles contains successively in a conveying direction a feed station, where the articles to be packed are fed into the installation, a station for opening the pack and a station for sealing the filled pack. The two stations, opt... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946887 | Drawer action tray sealing machine A container and lid sealing apparatus comprising a frame structure including a sealing position, support beams, a shiftable container support which includes a container retainer and shiftable on drawer rails from a position for loading and unloading a con... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946890 | Soft case packet plus method and device for manufacturing same and other packets Soft-case packet plus method and device for manufacturing same and other packets. On soft-case packets for cigarettes, blanks for an inner wrapping (17) and an outer soft pouch (18) made of paper or the like are folded in usual fashion on a hollow folding... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944647 | Microwave popcorn bag folding methods to accommodate small microwave ovens Folding methods were developed for a typical commercial microwave popcorn bag to control its linear expansion and enable it to remain centered in a small (less than one cubic foot) microwave oven with a rotating turntable while the bag is being expanded b... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5944646 | Apparatus and method for automatically forming an article An apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a female die and a male die. A sheet of material is positioned between the male die and the female die. The male and f... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5944645 | Finisher A finisher includes moving devices, which are movably mounted relative to a conveying path for applying additional-workings to a sheet having an image formed surface, such as a folding stopper which adjusts the position for folding the sheet, an aligning ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5941048 | Apparatus and method of sealing an envelope in a document security apparatus A sealing assembly includes a support roller. The sealing assembly also includes a center roller having a sealing ridge attached thereto which operatively contacts the support roller so as to urge a first enclosure sheet into contact with a second enclosu... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937619 | Apparatus and method for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side in a document security apparatus A sealing assembly for sealing an envelope having a first lateral side and a second lateral side includes a support roller. The envelope includes (1) a first enclosure sheet having a first pressure sensitive adhesive thereon, and (2) a second enclosure sh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934043 | Web cutting apparatus Transverse cuts are made in a web using a cutter/anvil combination which is subjected to high frequency vibration, preferable ultrasound. In one arrangement, particularly for cutting tea bag webs, a rotary cutter drum (4) cooperates with an ultrasonically... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934044 | Method of forming a flower pot or flower pot cover having a label incorporated therein A method of forming a flower pot or a flower pot cover is provided. The method includes the step of providing a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface with at least one of the upper and lower surfaces being a bondably connectable su... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934045 | Method for providing confidentiality to a facsimile transmission having information associated with a first page of the transmission printed on a first enclosure sheet A method for providing confidentiality to a facsimile transmission includes the step of advancing a front enclosure sheet into the print engine. The method also includes the step of printing information associated with a first page of the facsimile transm... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924969 | Wax dot machine An apparatus for manufacturing a wax dot comprising a housing enclosing a rotating drum. The drum has at least one hole in its surface for receiving a wax to form the wax dot. The wax dot apparatus further includes a wax channel in the housing to deliver ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5924268 | Longitudinal sealer for bag maker-packaging machine As a cylindrically formed web of thermoplastic bag-making material is transported longitudinally along a path at a specified speed, a longitudinal sealer with a heater is compressed against and over portions of the material parallel to the path to effect ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5924968 | Box-erecting apparatus An apparatus for erecting flat blanks into three-dimensional box parts has a machine frame, a bin on the frame holding a stack of the blanks with a lower surface of a lowermost blank largely exposed at a base of the stack, an erecting unit on the frame sp... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921065 | Two way mailed document with two sided variable color information A mailing envelope with a plurality of inserts is made by imaging variable color indicia on both faces of a paper substrate and imaging sense marks, and reply indicia, on at least one face of the substrate. The sense marks are used to properly align and s... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918443 | Medical syringe containment Medical syringe containment in a telescoping leakproof two-piece container for an individual medical syringe, especially as an inner container enclosing a radiopharmaceutical-filled syringe, and being enclosed in turn within a radiation-shielding outer co... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5918441 | Apparatus for sealing perforated flexible bags An apparatus is provided for filling and sealing flexible poly bags which are provided on a continuous roll. The apparatus has means for heat sealing filled bags. A drive mechanism conveys the bag into position for filling and sealing thereof. A clamp mec... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5919122 | Method of manufacturing filters A method for the manufacture of filters in which a filter material in the rm of a continuous web is pre-embossed, perforated with a laser beam, and then pleated. The pleated filter element is fixed in a subsequent operation in an apparatus and the perfora... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916110 | System and method for sealing containers A controlled environment sealing system and method of operating the same. The controlled environment sealing system having a transport system for transporting containers between processors, a lid placement processor positioning lids on the containers, a c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916080 | Method for production and application of a container fixant applicator therefor A container fixant applicator configured to complement target fixing zones of a container. Caulk is introduced into a container, over portions of the container intended to be fixed. The caulk is activated, flowing between the target surfaces. The caulk cu... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916403 | Methods and apparatus for forming cylindrical photosensitive elements The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming seamless cylindrical photosensitive elements of uniform thickness on flexible sleeves. The apparatus for forming a seamless cylindrical photosensitive element of uniform thickness on a fle... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916081 | Ribbon curling and shredding device A device for curling polypropylene ribbon comprises means (12) for delivering a supply of curlable ribbon, curling means (17) for the ribbon, and drive means (31-33) for drawing the ribbon across said curling means. The device may include guide means to c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913765 | System and method for embossing a pattern on a consumer paper product An improved system for embossing a pattern on an absorbent consumer paper product such as a paper towel includes a first pair of embossing rollers that are patterned to impress a relatively fine preparatory base pattern onto the web, and a second pair of ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5910079 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing paper cushioning members A method and apparatus for manufacturing paper cushioning members in which work paper is inserted between a pair of intermittent-cutting roller members to process multiple rows of thin bands with link portion. Waste-collecting members are provided at a di... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5907941 | Web roll wrapping apparatus A web roll wrapping apparatus comprises a shaft for holding a core of a photographic film roll, a folding unit for folding a protruding part of a light-shielding sheet wound around the photographic film roll, a heating unit for heat-sealing the folded par... | 06/01/1999 |
