Abstract: Adjustable wire guide rods are selectively positioned in holes in the movable dispenser table so that it can handle different size dishes.

Abstract: An overhead dispenser having vertically telescopic movable shelf units.

Abstract: Means for enhancing the operation of a make-up machine with a rotating drum type scaling means for stiff dough, comprising hopper means and means operatively associated with the hopper means for simultaneously mildly degassing and positively feeding dough to the scaling means.

Abstract: A deformable liquid filter with means for purging air and gases having a housing with spaced flexible walls and a hydrophilic membrane defining a collapsible inlet chamber with air and gas vent means on one side of the membrane and an outlet chamber on the opposite side of the membrane with membrane support means which prevents the outlet chamber from collapsing.

Abstract: The method and apparatus for combining a liquid baseweb and dry comminuted tobacco to produce a homogeneous mix of baseweb/tobacco which is shapable prior to the slurry being in its equilibrium state, and the shaped dried product resulting therefrom.

Abstract: A pan indexer for use with a moulder/panner with a gate and a conveyor, having a carrier for a cantilevered template with a spaced series of tangs for successively engaging and releasing pans on the conveyor when the template is moved up and down in synchronism with dough pieces being deposited through a gate from the moulder/panner to pans on the conveyor.

Abstract: An apparatus for the drying of a slurry being conveyed on a movable support including a steam producing arrangement below the movable support forming a steam atmosphere. A film of condensed vapor is produced above the slurry caused by heat transfer through the movable support, and an air drying arrangement is adapted to propel a stream of air across the slurry surface so as to entrain the vapor therein and to remove it from the slurry.

Abstract: A rounder bar with a biased flexible foot portion responsive to surface irregularities of a conveyor for maintaining a continuous contact with the conveyor along the full length of the rounder bar.

Abstract: A bidirectional buffing blade for tire rasps with cutting and dragging teeth of the same configuration with reduced drag, improved heat transfer and cutting teeth with a substantially constant radial rake angle and land width which does not change with wear.

Abstract: A method of holding and unfolding a drop type belt loop while it is being stitched to the waist band of a garment and the apparatus for accomplishing the same.

Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for making elastomer sheet utilizing a novel extruder in combination with novel calendering apparatus.

Abstract: Apparatus for simultaneously cutting both needle threads and both bobbin threads for a twin needle tacker or the like; the apparatus being mounted to the bottom of the throat plate and being removable with the throat plate as a single unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing material, especially tobacco, in portions of predetermined weight from a stream of irregular density. A variable speed feed system passes the material through a measuring region where its density is monitored and the feed speed is automatically adjusted to compensate for measured variation in the density to provide discharge of portions of predetermined weight from the feed system at regularly spaced time intervals. The relative separation positions of the portions may be calculated by determining the weight of each portion from both the density information and the feed speed, separation of the portions being effected when the separation position previously calculated reaches the end of the feed system.

Abstract: Cartridge filters of enhanced capture potential for fine contaminants, prepared by selective interaction of melamine formaldehyde bonding resin and polyamido/polyamine-epichlorhydrin charge modifier.

Abstract: An improved hamburger bun and the method of preparation by slicing the bun to leave a thin frangible web diametrically across the bun interconnecting the upper and lower bun portions for packaging.

Abstract: The invention relates to the formation of a tire tread profile by the application of rubber tread material upon a tire casing by employing a micro-computer programmer in conjunction with a tread material applicator apparatus. The control system employed during tread formation uses a programmer having a micro-computer unit, a floppy disk and a keyboard, interfaced with a tread material application apparatus.In operation, the programmer is connected to a drive motor of the tire tread application assembly and operates under the control of a tire profile program stored in the floppy disk. Proper tread profile shape is arrived at as a function of the digital ratio between the actual position of the tire rotation and the transverse position of the tire tread applicator assembly. The latter is digitally controlled within the parameters of a preprogrammed set of commands, as a direct and sole function of the position of the tire casing about its spin axis.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method of extracting lipids from tobacco by use of water and water-miscible organic solvents, preferably lower alkanols, while substantially retaining residual structural characteristics and organoleptic properties in smoking.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for imparting a permanent variegated pattern to a reconstituted tobacco sheet by selectively densifying areas of the sheet in the presence of heat.

Abstract: Dry forming the peripheral portion of discs of filter media to suppress edge leakage in filter presses.