Patents Assigned to Stabon International, Inc.
  • Placement apparatus for thin flexible members
    Patent number: 6003580
    Abstract: An automated placement of flat valves on a balloon strip. Included is a vacuum platen which receives the free end of a row of valve films. A cutting blade severs a single valve from the film, which is held in place by the vacuum platen. The vacuum platen is then moved through a series of motions for positioning above a heating element which is raised to bond the valve to the balloon strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Stabon International, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael John Frazier