Abstract: A method is provided that includes extrusion-molding a raw material composition containing ceramic powder and a binder to manufacture a coupled honeycomb molded body having a shape in which a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb molded bodies, each having a number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween, are integrated with one another by interposing a coupling portion. The method includes firing the coupled honeycomb molded body to manufacture a coupled honeycomb fired body, cutting the coupling portion to manufacture coupling-portion-cut honeycomb fired bodies, and binding a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies by interposing an adhesive layer, where at least one of the bound honeycomb fired bodies is a coupling-portion-cut honeycomb fired body.

Abstract: A novel process and apparatus are provided for splicing together adjacent paper materials, in mid-air which includes placing adjacent paper materials together in an aligned position, pressing the papers together, applying tape by utilizing an apparatus which includes a tape spool on an axle, and roller, an inverted V channel, wheels and cant wheels for guiding and maintaining paper or plastic materials in a fixed position, and a cutter for severing tape, moving the apparatus along the adjacent paper materials and severing the tape.

Abstract: An object is to provide a coating removing apparatus and method in which it is not necessary to adjust the distance between edges of two, upper and lower, blades. An apparatus for removing a coating from a coated linear material, in which the upper blade is arranged so as to be brought into contact with the coating layer of the coated linear material, by its own weight, with a width in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the coated linear material.

Abstract: A method of removing a softenable cover from a golf ball having a softenable outer cover and an inner core, the method comprising the steps of:(a) heating the golf ball to a temperature above the softening point of the cover;(b) cutting a portion of the circumference of the cover through substantially its entire thickness; and,(c) forcing the core through said cut portion.There is also provided an apparatus for removing a softenable cover from a golf ball having a softenable outer cover and an inner core, the apparatus comprising:a heater for heating the cover to a temperature above the softening point of the cover;a blade for cutting a portion of the circumference of the cover through substantially its entire thickness; and,a plunger for forcing the core through said cut portion.

Abstract: The leader of a fresh flexible web of paper or the like is spliced to the trailing end of an expiring web by a row of uniting bands having coats of adhesive at both sides. Successive uniting bands of the row are peeled off a flexible carrier strip while being attached to one side of the leader. The expiring web is thereupon arrested and its trailing end is pressed against the uniting bands which already adhere to the leader of the fresh web. The peeling of uniting bands off the carrier strip takes place between a supply reel which stores convolutions of the carrier strip with a file of uniting bands on it, and a takeup reel for that portion of the carrier strip has been relieved of uniting bands. The number of uniting bands in a row depends upon the width of the fresh web and/or the expiring web. A carriage is movable back and forth transversely of the leader of the fresh web and carries an idler roller serving to peel a selected number of uniting bands off the carrier strip between the two reels.

Abstract: In order to properly hold a number of miniaturized electronic component chips so that processing such as formation of external electrodes can be efficiently performed, a holder having an adhesive face to be stuck to first end surfaces of a number of electronic component chips for holding the electronic component chips is employed. The number of electronic component chips being held by the holder are dipped in electrode paste, so that external electrodes are formed on second end surfaces thereof. Then, an adhesive face of another holder having stronger adhesion than the adhesive face of the first holder is stuck to the electronic component chips, whereby the number of electronic component chips are simultaneously transferred to this holder. The first end surfaces are then also dipped in electrode paste to form external electrodes thereon.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which includes a platen for transporting a recording medium at a prescribed speed, a ribbon drive for transporting a thermoplastic ink ribbon which has a thermoplastic agent and thermal expansible particles contained in the thermoplastic agent in parallel with the recording medium at a speed slower than the transporting speed of the recording medium and a heater for selectively heating the thermoplastic ink ribbon so as to transfer the thermoplastic agent onto the recording medium.

Abstract: A de-labeler made with easily available structural elements which cooperate to remove a normally non-removable label from a labeled surface of a casing for magnetic media, film, and the like, without using a solvent of any kind. The labeled surface is heated just enough to cause desired viscous deformation of a thin layer of adhesive, or a sufficient decrease of viscosity to loosen the label and enable it to be manually removed, preferably by adhesive failure of the thin adhesive layer. A typical pressure sensitive adhesive ("PSA") is heated to a temperature in the range from 32.degree. C.-65.degree. C. for an interval of time from 5 to 30 seconds, in inverse relationship to the temperature at which the labeled surface is heated. The label is manually peeled away from the surface with a force in the range from 0.5 lb-force to about 10 lb-force, without distorting or otherwise damaging either the casing or the magnetic recording medium encased therein.

Abstract: Peeling of an LPB amorphous electrolyte from its coating substrate or protective film is carried out by introducing a non-polar solvent, based on at least one aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon containing about 5 to 15 carbon atoms, between the electrolyte and its substrate or protective film. It is thus possible to suddenly and easily separate the substrate or the protective film from the electrolyte without pulling off any amount thereof.

Abstract: Apparatus for mechanically removing circumferentially complete labels from cylindrical external surfaces of successive containers, such as bottles, which are transported in upright or horizontal position past a removing station has a mechanical or pneumatic device which withdraws a portion of the label from the external surface of a container at the removing station. This establishes a clearance for a distancing element at the leading end of a knife which is moved axially of the external surface at the removing station to sever the label from one marginal portion all the way to the other marginal portion of the label. The thus split labels are attracted by an evacuating conveyor as soon as the respective containers advance beyond the removing station.

Abstract: A self-adhering heat seamable sheet material for roofing prepared from an uncured polymeric composition of matter which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polymer blend comprising from about 10 to 95 parts by weight of an polymer selected from the group consisting of semi-crystalline polymers having more than about 2 percent be weight crystallinity and polyolefins having up to about 2 percent by weight crystallinity, which polyolefins are prepared from monomers having at least 2 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and from about 5 to 90 parts by weight of a crystallinity enhancing polymer and mixtures thereof; from about 20 to 300 parts by weight of a filler selected from the group consisting of reinforcing and non-reinforcing materials and mixtures thereof per 100 parts of the polymer blend; and from about 20 to 150 parts by weight of a processing material and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of the polymer blend.

Abstract: The high frequency welding machine utilizes the computer or central processing unit, various means for sensing various parameters of the welding machine, and various means for activating various components of the machine. In particular, the computer maintains information on the parameters of the welding machine and automatically selects the necessary commands for the various components of the machine.

Abstract: A synthetic microfiber blanket having a uniform thickness is formed from a nonuniform blanket having thin or feathered lateral edges. The nonuniform blanket is cut transversely into a plurality of discrete pieces of blanket of uniform length. The plurality of discrete pieces of blanket are arranged with the thin lateral edges in overlapping relationship to form a blanket of a desired width and thickness. The overlapped, discrete pieces of blanket are then joined into an integral blanket of uniform width and thickness by entangling together fibers of adjacent pieces of blanket. A scrim backing can be incorporated into the blanket for added strength and dimensional stability.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for splicing at least two single or multiple layer materials of air permeable soft paper webs while retaining web tension during operation. The apparatus includes a first suction chamber for retaining an end portion of a new web in trailing engagement against a first web, which is to be spliced, a second suction chamber over which moves the first web, which is to be spliced, as well as the forward end portion of the new web for splicing, a regulatable vacuum system for the suction chambers, an embossing nip placed downstream of the second suction chamber for bonding together the webs kept together with the aid of controlled air passage through them, and a cutting means for cutting off the moving web.

Abstract: Featured for removing the cover sheet from a dry film laminated on a board is the combination of a knurling wheel action and an air blowing injector which work together in a single stroke to separate the cover sheet from the edge of the dry film, with which combination a sucking roll is provided in cooperative relation, and which, upon touching the surface of the board, starts to rotate whereby the cover sheet, already separated in an area thereof from the dry film, is sucked and peeled from the dry film by the sucking roll and with continued rotation of the sucking roll is removed in its entirety from the dry film.

Abstract: In the field of unwinding webs from an unwind stand in which a fresh web is prepared with a paste strip and is lapped spliced to a progressing expiring web, and the expiring web is then cut upstream of the splice to form a tail, the position of the tail is predicted or detected, and the movement thereof to a taping station causes a tape support roll, which supports a strip of one-sided adhesive tape to be applied to the tail in such a manner that part of the adhesive strip covers the tail and part of the strip engages the underlying web so that the tail becomes firmly taped down to the web thereby permitting the web to be run in either direction through processes such as converting processes, coating processes or the like. Embodiments of tape tail detectors are disclosed and embodiments of hold-down tape transfer mechanisms are disclosed.

Abstract: An improved tape laying machine, more particularly an improved tape laying head assembly is provided for laying plastic tape onto a work surface to produce a reinforced plastic structure. The improvement provides means for transferring the vertical movement of at least one segment of a stacked plate segmented shoe presser member, of the head assembly, as it engages the work surface to a non-terminal segment of the stacked plate segmented shoe and a sensor means, e.g. a linear variable differential transformer, sensing the movement of the non-terminal segment to produce a signal related to the movement of the non-terminal segment that can be employed to control and direct the movement of the head assembly and/or presser member. The improvement of the invention produces a smooth shimless transition of the presser member onto the work surface, from a work surface non-engaging position, in a tape laying operation.

Abstract: A novel biomedical electrode comprising 1) a non-conductive backing layer with instructions printed on one surface, 2) an ink layer having either a) an ink comprising silver and silver salt, or b) a blend of inks including a first ink comprising silver and silver salt and a second ink comprising an inert carbon based material printed in a pattern onto the second surface of the non-conductive backing layer, 3) a conductive-adhesive electrolyte layer coated directly onto the inked surface of the non-conductive backing layer, and 4) a protective release liner which covers the conductive adhesive layer. Certain preferred embodiments correspond to situation wherein the body parts being monitored display diverse impedances. In those embodiments, parameters such as ink blend, ink amount (i.e., ink thickness and ink pattern) are varied in order to vary the impedance of a given electrode.

Abstract: An improved carpet stripping device (10) designed for rapid, easy removal of adhesively secured carpeting is provided which includes an elongated cable or line (12) connected at one end thereof to a powered winch assembly (14). The opposite end of the line (12) is connected with an improved carpet connection assembly (16) allowing ready and secure connection to a pulled margin (60) of the carpeting to be stripped. The assembly (16) includes a stretch of flexible cable (50), together with a pair of spaced apart, carpet margin-gripping jaw members (42, 44) positioned on the cable (50) and shiftable along the length thereof. In use, the assembly (16) is initially positioned on a pulled and slitted margin (60) of carpeting, and is rolled to form an interlocking convolution (66), with the cable (50) extending through the carpet slit (62). The attached assembly (16) is then coupled with the line (12) for carpeting stripping operations.

Abstract: The device for applying a coated plastics film to a substrate, consists of a housing (1) and an interchangeable cassette (4) which comprises a supply spool (5), an empty spool (8) which can be driven from this and an application tongue (7). The housing (1) has a through opening for the application tongue at its front end (1a) and a loading opening (3) for introducing and removing the cassette (4) at its opposite, rear end. The cassette (4) can be slid into the housing (1) from its loading opening (3) to the through opening in a straight line. A compression spring extending in the direction of movement of the cassette (4) is arranged in the housing (1), into contact with which comes a projection on the cassette (4), before the application tongue (7) has reached the through opening.