With Liquid Adhesive Or Adhesive Activator Applying Means Patents (Class 156/578)
  • Publication number: 20100096074
    Abstract: An elastic nonwoven laminate is made by applying spaced zones of adhesive to a face of an elastic film such that adhesive-free zones are left between the adhesive zones. This elastic film carrying the adhesive zones is advanced in a travel direction, and an unconsolidated fleece nonwoven layer of filaments is applied to the face of the advancing film such that the fleece layer adheres to the film at the adhesive zones. The fleece layer can be formed by extruding a multiplicity of fibers or filaments and depositing them directly on the face of the film. Alternately they can be deposited on a conveyor that transports the fleece to the film and presses it against the film. Either way, the fleece layer is not consolidated and the fleece layer is not compacted prior to application to the glued side of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Marcus SCHOENBECK, Georg Baldauf
  • Patent number: 7699956
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making a cellular structure (1) comprising a plurality of elements (2), in which method a first plurality of elements (2) is provided that form a first row (3) of elements, and that furthermore a second plurality of elements (2) is provided that form a second row (4) of elements (2). The second row (4) is parallel to the first row (3) but displaced in phase in relation to this. An adhesive is applied to the elements (2) in at least one of the two rows (3, 4) and at least one of the two rows (3, 4) is brought closer to the other, so that the two rows are brought together and thereby bonded to one another by the adhesive. The invention also relates to a machine for executing the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Airwood Sweden Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Torsten Nilsson, Lenart Corbeus
  • Publication number: 20100065218
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation for applying glue to fibers for the production of fiberboard, especially MDF board or similar wood material board. Said installation comprises a fiber feed unit having at least one fiber feed conduit which opens into a fiber exit tube via e.g. an arched fiber deflection element and receives the air that is used to transport the fibers, a chute which is located downstream of the fiber exit tube, a glue application device which is located between the fiber exit tube and the chute and which has spray nozzles for spraying the fibers that emerge from the fiber exit tube and enter the chute with drops of glue, and a collection device, located downstream of the chute and having a transport device for collecting and optionally carrying off the fibers and a suction device for suctioning air from the chute through the transport belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Dieter Aengenvoort, Michael Schöler, Klaus Schürmann, Lothar Sebastian
  • Patent number: 7670447
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate and a coating device used therein that can smoothly form an adhesive layer on the surface of a substrate without roughening, is provided which do not require a drying process and is free of various problems such as sick house syndrome stemming from use of organic solvents. In addition, a method of producing a laminated object using the coating method and the laminated object obtained thereby are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiko Minamida, Tomoaki Harada, Toyokuni Fujiwara, Takayoshi Ito, Nobuhiko Endo
  • Publication number: 20100038029
    Abstract: An apparatus for an adjustable flow edge seal applicator comprises a housing, a moveable applicator, and at least one channel. The housing has a cavity. The moveable applicator is moveably attached to the housing. The at least one channel has an inlet in communication with the cavity and an outlet in communication with the moveable applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Joshua P. Carlsen, David Allen Triggs, Michael B. Flannigan
  • Publication number: 20100012257
    Abstract: Structural damage repair elements including inserts and a structural damage repair kit is provided. The structural damage repair elements typically include two or more layers of materials having an adhesive therebetween that are subsequently compressed together. The structural damage repair kit includes a chemical molding agent, an optional jig, one or more structural damage repair elements and a sealant. Both hollow and solid elongated objects, as well as relatively flat, curved objects may be repaired with the kit. The structural damage repair elements include rods, wafers, and/or adhesive saturated inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Wesley Scott Wilbur, David Kip Wilbur
  • Publication number: 20100015569
    Abstract: A method, a device and a kit for the positioning of a small object, such as a dental restoration, in a specific desired location is disclosed. Conventional techniques to secure dental restorations have depended upon various rod-like handles tipped with sticky wax or nectar-like bulbs. These techniques are generally limited in their effectiveness due to their weak and unpredictable bond. The present placement device includes a handle portion (12) and a head portion (14) comprising bristles (16). The present method includes the steps of placing a glue pellet (18) on the exterior surface of the object, applying heat to the pellet to melt it, positioning a head portion (14) of a restoration placement device having bristles (16) in the melted glue to receive the object on the end portion of the device, placing the object in its desired location and removing the restoration placement device from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Jonathan MaCarthur
  • Publication number: 20100006218
    Abstract: A trim part is aligned, via a flexible, split jig, to a finished primary surface and adhered by an epoxide to a secondary structural surface. An epoxide fixing accelerant is applied to the epoxide via the jig, whereby the trim part is rapidly rigidly affixed to the secondary structural surface. The jig is then removed via its being both split and resiliently flexed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Craig R. Markyvech, Igor M. Kan
  • Publication number: 20100000677
    Abstract: The invention includes a support frame for producing a dental workpiece. The frame has a Z axis and comprising wall sections defining a hole that extends along the Z axis through the frame. At least one of the wall sections comprises an adhesive-directing surface extending along the Z axis in a non-parallel relationship. Such a configuration provides optimized methods for affixing a blank to the support frame and optimized properties of the blank after fixation to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Sebastian Guggenmos, Michael A. Kraemer, Michael K. Schaaf, Stefan Hoescheler, Thomas Sprengart, Martin Goetzinger
  • Publication number: 20090308541
    Abstract: A non-glue based moisturizing device for moistening surfaces that are pre-coated with a dry adhesive. The moisturizing device of this improved invention includes a body that is flat on four sides that stores an aqueous solution, a roller tip capable of dispensing a measured amount of aqueous solution to the pre-coated adhesive surface of the object without the need of licking the object with the tongue. It has a cap that snaps on to protect the tip and prevent leakage when not in use. The aqueous solution contains water as the major constituent, does not contain colorants, and has a viscosity greater than water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Mina Houtan
  • Publication number: 20090288779
    Abstract: A paper-sheet handling device comprises a clamp movement mechanism for sandwiching a bundle of paper-sheets by attaching component guide members to a position covering a portion of punch holes from the front and rear surfaces of the bundle of paper-sheets. A binding component is bound to the bundle of paper-sheets while contacting both tip portions of the binding component to the binding component guide members and sandwiching the bundle of paper-sheets by the clamp movement mechanism. Such a configuration enables both tip portions of the binding component to insert into each perforated hole while keeping a distance between both tip portions of the binding component and each of the perforated holes substantially constant and at the same time, even in the case of binding components of different diameters, the distance between the binding component and an internal circumference of each of the holes perforated in the bundle of paper-sheets is kept substantially constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kiichi Haramiishi
  • Publication number: 20090288780
    Abstract: To provide a perforated support plate with high rigidity, the perforated support plate for supporting a surface of a wafer by interposing an adhesive layer comprises a reinforcing part for deflection prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiko Nakamura, Atsushi Miyanari, Yoshihiro Inao, Yasumasa Iwata
  • Patent number: 7607469
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved system for gluing the bottoms of bags. The inventive system comprises a block which is used to glue the bottom-forming flaps and which is equipped with a relief. The relief is formed by a series of parallel rows which are disposed longitudinally in the direction of rotation of the gluing roller and which determine the same number of ridges as rows, having corresponding grooves therebetween. In this way, only the ridges are impregnated when adhesive is spread on the block, such that parallel lines of glue are applied to the flaps. In addition, the same block is used to glue a reinforcing strip to the bottom of the bag that has been formed by folding and gluing the above-mentioned flaps, such that the glue is applied in parallel lines. The glue-applicator points, which are used to apply dots of glue between the bag-forming sheets, are equipped with an improved application face which prevents the build-up of glue on the walls of the glue-applicator point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventors: Rafael Aragones Martinez, Gonzalo Aragones Martinez
  • Publication number: 20090260740
    Abstract: A container is provided having a periphery and a base, which enclose a cavity. The periphery and the base are connected together, the periphery upwardly extending from the base. The periphery has a first slot and a substantially opposing second slot. Each of the first and second slots is sized to permit a first end of a tape located on a roll to be slid through it. A tape holder may be connected to the container so that the tape holder lies outside of the cavity of the container. The roll of tape can be placed on the tape holder so when the tape is pulled through the “mud box”, the tape is thereby unwound. As the tape is manually pulled through the “mud box”, joint compound is thinly applied to one side of the tape. As this is done, the joint compound begins to “adhere” to the tape, conditioning the tape for excellent wall adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Paul Teel
  • Publication number: 20090255622
    Abstract: The disclosure relates an apparatus and method for assembling at least two webs of tissue paper with or without marking of the webs. The apparatus and method utilize a multi-marrying roller configuration, which allows for assembling of the at least two webs of tissue paper by passing between the marrying roller and the second marrying roller. The apparatus and method make it possible to produce a conventional embossed product, or a smooth product without marking, having combined plies. In addition, the apparatus and method make it possible to easily move from one production mode to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Joel HUNGLER, Yves-Michel MALECOT
  • Publication number: 20090236023
    Abstract: In one aspect, a vacuum drum assembly for use with a labeling apparatus includes apertures for supporting labels on an outer surface using vacuum pressure. The vacuum drum assembly may include air distributors for providing vacuum pressure to selected apertures to accommodate various lengths or widths of labels. The vacuum drum assembly may also be adjustable to vary the spacing between apertures to accommodate various lengths of labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Lingier, Reinhard Rettig
  • Publication number: 20090205778
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying labels to moving articles includes a vacuum drum mounted for rotation about a central axis and a manifold having a first passage adapted to be in fluid communication with a first vacuum line. First apertures in the vacuum drum are in communication with the first passage of the manifold such that vacuum pressure may be developed at the first apertures to hold labels on selected portions of the vacuum drum. Second apertures in the vacuum drum are adapted to be in communication with a second vacuum line. The second apertures are positioned for location behind the trailing edges of labels held by the first apertures so that excess adhesive applied to the labels may be removed through the second apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Franklin M. McCorkle
  • Patent number: 7568513
    Abstract: A container is provided having a periphery and a base, which enclose a cavity. The periphery and the base are connected together, the periphery upwardly extending from the base. The periphery has a first slot and a substantially opposing second slot. Each of the first and second slots is sized to permit a first end of a tape located on a roll to be slid through it. A tape holder may be connected to the container so that the tape holder lies outside of the cavity of the container. The roll of tape can be placed on the tape holder so when the tape is pulled through the “mud box”, the tape is thereby unwound. As the tape is manually pulled through the “mud box”, joint compound is thinly applied to one side of the tape. As this is done, the joint compound begins to “adhere” to the tape, conditioning the tape for excellent wall adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: Paul Teel
  • Patent number: 7559350
    Abstract: An apparatus to apply a material to an object. An ambience of a first chamber can be kept in inert gas. An ambience of a second chamber can be replaced between inert gas and air. A connecting channel connects between the first and second chambers. A first openable and closable door is provided between the first and second chambers. A second first openable and closable door is provided on the second chamber. A first holder in the first chamber can detachably hold an applicator. A second holder in the second chamber can detachably hold the applicator. A moveable table in the second chamber moves the applicator which is filled with the material and held by the second holder from the second chamber to the first chamber through the connecting channel. The moveable table moves the applicator which ends the application of the material from the first chamber to the second chamber through the connecting channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Uematsu
  • Patent number: 7553515
    Abstract: A method for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log, or on a core for logs which advances logs on a feed surface toward a glue reservoir wherein a fixed blade, coupled to a movable plate, distributes the glue from said reservoir to the log by conveying said plate upwards and discharging said glue to an upper free end of the fixed blade, returning said plate downwards, and passing said log over said fixed blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20090159216
    Abstract: In a flux transfer unit to be used in an electronic component mounting apparatus for transferring flux to an electronic component picked up from a component feed unit and then mounting the electronic component onto a board, a blade holding head which has a first blade and a second blade for film formation use and scraping use of flux, respectively, and which is reciprocatively driven by a rodless cylinder via a drive transmission pin, is held by a movable member so as to be swingable about a swing support pin, and the movable member is braked with a specified braking force by a plate spring member. Thus, each time the direction of motion of the blade is reversed, the blade holding head swings, so that the first blade and the second blade can be automatically switched over without providing any exclusive drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Noboru Furuta, Yuzuru Inaba, Akira Kabeshita
  • Patent number: 7537669
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the timber products industry, and particularly to methods and apparatus for use in the manufacture of reconstituted or reconsolidated steamed-pressed long fiber wood products. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for use in the manufacture of reconstituted or reconsolidated wood products using crushing and steam pressing methods and apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: TimTek LLC
    Inventor: Walter Jarck
  • Patent number: 7527084
    Abstract: An apparatus for affixing glue strips to both the top and bottom sides of folded, yet-to-be assembled cardboard containers. The apparatus, which is loaded prior to use with a wide roll of release coated paper, slices it into two strips. Each strip is then cut into many short strips of the desired length and glue applied to these short strips just prior to their being placed on folded containers. The release coated paper than forms a protective cover for the glue until the containers are used. The use of the release coated paper not only is much cheaper than pre-glued paper but also eliminates problems associated with storing and handling narrow pre-glued paper strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Inventor: Krzysztof Kaczkowski
  • Publication number: 20090104421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a resin impregnated paper substrate with crystalline triazine, preferable vapor deposited triazine. The crystalline triazine preferably is present in an amount of about 5 g/m2 or higher and about 100 g/m2 or lower. The invention further relates to a process for making a laminate comprising at least one cured layer of amine-formaldehyde resin and a paper, wherein a resin impregnated paper with vapor deposited triazine is submitted with one or more other layers to pressure and/or sufficient temperature to cure the resin and at least part of the triazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Hubertus Marie Christine Stijnen, Shahab S. Jahromi
  • Publication number: 20090095372
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant, a labeling machine for use in a beverage bottling plant, and a glue application device for use with a labeling machine in a beverage bottling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Lutz DECKERT, Klaus KRAMER, Oliver KRESS
  • Publication number: 20090038760
    Abstract: An improved glue supply device (10) of an embossing-lamination group (100) comprising an embossing roll (12), an embossing counter-roll (11), a glue distribution roll (14) and a glue transporting roll (15), wherein the embossing roll (12) is respectively coupled along two different generatrices with the embossing counter-roll (11) for embossing at least one paper ply (13) and with the distribution roll (14) for distributing the glue on said at least one embossed paper ply (13), and wherein the transporting roll (15) is respectively coupled along two different generatrices with the supply device (10) to collect the glue and with the distribution roll (14) for feeding the collected glue onto the distribution roll (14), wherein one container element (20, 21, 21?) of the glue is envisaged, comprising two side walls (21, 21?) seal coupled against a cylindrical surface portion of the transporting roll (15) defining a supply opening of the glue, wherein at least one of the two side walls (21, 21?) can be moved parel
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20090039531
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes arranging a melted resin on a substrate, arranging a semiconductor chip on the melted resin, pressing the semiconductor chip and flip-chip mounting the semiconductor chip on the substrate, and hardening the melted resin with the melted resin being subjected to a fluid pressure and forming a resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: Naomi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20090000737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of lightweight building boards comprising at least one outer layer and a core layer adhesively bonded to this, the adhesive being applied to at least one outer layer, wherein the application of the adhesive is effected by means of a rotating disk which is mounted horizontally or with a slight deviation of up to 15° from the horizontal, preferably parallel to the outer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Erwin Calgua, Michael Thater, Ansgar Schmit, Bernd Schaper, Erhard Gleinig, Wolfgang Friedl, Hans-Peter Beins
  • Publication number: 20090000732
    Abstract: A fuel cell, having improved sealing against leakage, includes a sealant disposed over the peripheral portions a membrane electrode assembly such that the cured sealant penetrates a gas diffusion layer of the membrane electrode assembly. The sealant is applied through liquid injection molding techniques to form cured sealant composition at the peripheral portions of the membrane electrode assembly. The sealant may be thermally cured at low temperatures, for example 130° C. or less, or may be cured at room temperature through the application of actinic radiation. The sealant may be a one-part or a two-part sealant. The sealant includes a polymerizable material, such as a polymerizable monomer, oligomer, telechelic polymer, functional polymer and combinations thereof functionalized with a group selected from epoxy, allyl, vinyl, (meth)acrylate, imide, amide, urethane and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony F. Jacobine, John G. Woods, Steven Thomas Nakos, Matthew Peter Burdzy, Brian Russel Einsla, Kevin James Welch
  • Publication number: 20080314512
    Abstract: Apparatus for coating a metal support material with a coating material in the form of a web, having a feed device (4) for feeding the support material to a coating bay and having a coating roller (7) cooperating with a counter-pressure roller (8) in order to adhere the metal support material and the coating material in the form of a web to one another by applying pressure forces, by means of an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: BILLHÖFER MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO.KG
    Inventor: Peter Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20080311319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sticking, a container, a pocket tape, a method for the production of a pocket tape, a device for the production of a pocket tape, a method for the production of an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape and a device for the production of an adhesive tape. The invention is characterised in that adhesive zones are spaced from one another by non-adhesive zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Hans-Peter WILD, Eberhard KRAFT, Klaus HAGLE, Berthold WILLI
  • Publication number: 20080283194
    Abstract: To provide a transfer tool that can be preferably used without a table such as a desk and can easily carry out the transfer operation in any places, the transfer tool includes a transfer tool main body (1) and a transferred object receiver (2) that is accompanied by the transfer tool main body (1), wherein an insertion space (AS) in which a paper slip (P) can be inserted is formed between the transfer tool main body (1) and the transferred object receiver (2); a transfer head (H) is positioned so that at least a transfer face (RTa) of the transfer head (H) is exposed in the insertion space (AS); and a tape glue (T) is transferred on the paper slip (P) by slidably moving the transfer face (RTa) in a predetermined transfer direction while bringing the transfer face (RTa) into contact with the paper slip (P) with the paper slip (P) inserted in the insertion space (AS) and the paper slip (P) sandwiched between the transfer tool main body (1) and the transferred object receiver (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: KOKUYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Mitsui, Kinya Matsushita
  • Patent number: 7448424
    Abstract: A bonding mechanism of corrugated paper making machine includes an endless loop-like band and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting position and configuration of the band with respect to a surface sheet of the corrugated paper pasted on a core sheet. The adjustment performed by the adjusting mechanism changes an area of surface contact between the band and the surface sheet of the corrugated paper and thus changing a pressurizing area between the surface sheet and the core sheet. The surface contact between the band and the surface sheet enhances bonding operation of the surface sheet to the core sheet and increases the time when a pressure is applied in the pressurizing area to bond the surface sheet and the core sheet together. The surface contact eliminates the potential damage to the surface sheet caused by application of concentrated force at a single contact point on the surface sheet and increases the manufacturing efficiency of the corrugated paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventor: Kuan-Shiung Wu
  • Publication number: 20080236762
    Abstract: A metering device which, for the purpose of forming an adhesive medium sump (21), is associated with an application roller (16), having at least one film applicator (36), a pull-off edge (50) of said film applicator (36) extending in a metering gap (28) formed between the application roller (16) and the metering device (14), is characterized in that an adhesive medium dispenser (51) is provided, in the metering gap (28), on a film applicator (36) side situated opposite the adhesive medium sump (21). A metering device as described above is characterized in that the dispenser (51) is aligned so as to lead away from the applicator roller (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Waldemar Kiener, Johann Rein, Klaus Weng
  • Patent number: 7429299
    Abstract: The system includes a nozzle, a drive, a metering pump, a supply of material and a controller. The nozzle dispenses material into contact with one or more surfaces of a window sash. The drive relatively moves the nozzle with respect to the window sash along a path of travel defined by a perimeter of the window sash at controlled speeds. The metering pump delivers the material to the nozzle at controlled volumetric rates that correspond to the controlled speeds of relative motion between the nozzle and the sash. The supply of material delivers the material to the metering pump. The controller controls the relative motion between the window sash and the nozzle and controls the flow rate of material dispensed by the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: GEO Integrated Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Bryan McGlinchy, William A. Briese
  • Publication number: 20080202696
    Abstract: A loading pallet manufacturing apparatus produces loading pallets made of recyclable material with high efficiency where the loading pallet is configured by a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of beams. The loading pallet manufacturing apparatus includes beam cassettes having the beams therein, chucks that retrieve and transfer the beams and place the beams on the surface of the bottom plate, plate feed rollers for transferring the top and bottom plates, glue application rollers for applying the glue to the top and bottom plates, a press for pressing the top plate and the bottom plate with the beams therebetween, thereby bonding the top plate, beams, and the bottom plate to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Yuko Shimada
  • Patent number: 7416009
    Abstract: A wall mounted printer comprising a main chassis, a pivoting media tray disposed on a front upper portion of the main chassis, a removable collection tray disposed at the base of the main chassis for receiving printed and bound media exiting from the main chassis, a printhead unit disposed within the main chassis, and a binding assembly disposed within the main chassis downstream of a printing zone of the printhead unit, the binding assembly comprising a support chassis downstream of a printing zone of the printer, the support chassis defining a glue application and binding zone in which printed sheets of media are received in a feed direction; and an elongate glue applicator mounted on the chassis and positioned substantially at right angles to said feed direction, the applicator being displaceable towards and away from the sheets of media to apply a strip of glue to a transverse edge of each of said consecutive sheets of media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King
  • Publication number: 20080196837
    Abstract: A device for clocked dispensing of portions of a pasty compound, having a nozzle body, which has a vertical main channel terminated on top and a feed channel for feeding the pasty compound. The nozzle body comprises a multiplicity of distribution channels running transversely to the main channel, each having an entry cross-section on the main channel and each having an exit cross-section, and a dispensing area, into which the exit cross-sections of the distribution channels open out. The distribution channels have a distribution channel area rising in the flow direction of the pasty compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: ROBATECH AG
    Inventor: Heinz MULLER
  • Publication number: 20080156445
    Abstract: A method for assembling a device. The method comprises placing a functional element in a first opening formed in a template substrate and transferring the functional element to a device substrate having a second opening formed therein wherein the functional element is held within the second opening and against an adhesive film coupled to the device substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Gordon S.W. Craig, Kenneth D. Schatz, Mark A. Hadley, Paul S. Drzaic
  • Publication number: 20080156446
    Abstract: A conveyance system includes a conveying unit, an alignment unit, and an attaching unit. The conveying unit conveys objects, packaged by one or more package members, in a given direction. The alignment unit, disposed at a given position along a conveyance route of the conveying unit, aligns a positional orientation of the packaged objects to a reference position when the packaged objects are conveyed by the conveying unit. The attaching unit attaches at least one electronic functional device to each of the packaged objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd
    Inventor: Takuro SEKIYA
  • Patent number: 7389803
    Abstract: A manufacturing line has a feeder for feeding a hoop substrate, a bake oven for heating and drying the fed hoop substrate, a die bonding device for applying an adhesive to a predetermined position on the dried substrate to mount an IC chip, and a cure oven for bonding the IC chip to the hoop substrate by heating and curing the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hisao Takemura
  • Patent number: 7380580
    Abstract: A printing arrangement includes a driving station configured to drive print media along a path. An adhesive application station is arranged to be in alignment with the path so as to apply adhesive to the print media. A printing station is arranged to be in alignment with the path so as to print upon the print media. The adhesive application station is located between the driving station and the printing station so that adhesive is applied to the print media prior to printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Kia Silverbrook
  • Patent number: 7377301
    Abstract: An adhesive dispensing apparatus for dispensing an adhesive on a sheet bundle includes a support device for supporting the sheet bundle, a dispensing device disposed adjacent to the support device for dispensing the adhesive on an edge of the sheet bundle supported by the support device, and a transport device disposed adjacent to the support device for transporting the sheet bundle from the edge, to which the adhesive is applied, as a leading edge in a transport direction. A refilling device is provided for refilling the adhesive to the dispensing device, and a moving device moves the dispensing device between a dispending position where the adhesive is dispensed to the edge of the sheet bundle and a refilling position where the adhesive is supplied to the dispensing device from the refilling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumasa Takagi, Masaya Takahashi, Shuji Ishimaru, Yoshinobu Kono, Misao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7364621
    Abstract: A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps, which moistener is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device including a water tank which is mounted on a support and from which a quantity of water flows through a water feed pipe to a water reservoir in which part of a piece of foam is dipped, the quantity of water serving to impregnate the piece of foam for moistening the envelope flaps as they pass between a top surface of the piece of foam and a moistener brush, the water tank support being tilted at a determined angle ? relative to a horizontal reference plane, and the water tank itself being tilted at a determined angle ? relative to the water tank support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Neopost Technologies
    Inventors: Sébastien Defosse, Cédric Allibert
  • Patent number: 7351287
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of applying a particulate material to a substrate includes applying adhesive to the substrate and passing the substrate through a chamber in which a particulate material is suspended in a fluid in order to adhere the particulate material to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Y. Fung, Denis Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20080073028
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to dispense adhesive for semiconductor packaging. A disclosed example shower head dispenser includes a body to receive adhesive from the dispenser, and a shower head tip having a dispensing cavity in communication with the body to dispense the adhesive in a pattern. The example shower head dispenser also includes a layer of non-stick material coating a contact surface of the dispensing cavity to reduce tailing of the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Frank Yu, Kevin Jin, Muhammad F. Khan, Mario A. Magana
  • Patent number: 7347912
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of veneer comprises gluing board-like, plane pieces of wood together with an adhesive to form a beam-like block of wood. The humidity content of the beam-like block of wood is increased. Veneer is cut from the beam-like block of wood and dried until the humidity content is below a fiber saturation point. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Engel, Wolfgang Lacroix, Peter Spitaler, Patrick Guitton, Hans-Joachim Danzer
  • Patent number: 7343951
    Abstract: The invention concerns an installation for machining (1) a continuous material (2), comprising a device for applying fluids, for example plastic substances and/or fluid adhesives, in the form of a surface coat at least partly on the continuous material (2) directly applied or by transfer. Such installations are particularly used for laminating a continuous material and one or more substrates. The invention is characterized in that the application device (A) mounted in the deflecting and/or pressing roll (4) is an interchangeable modular unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Solipat AG
    Inventor: Rudolph Nüssli
  • Patent number: 7341088
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mechanism for laminating profiles, such as plastic window profiles, for example, in which several profile sides, as of L-shaped or Z-shaped profiles, for example, can be laminated at the same time, by means of a single work pass, in that an adjustable slide, which establishes a glue-free zone between the laminating foils, is provided in the device for applying the bonding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Inootic/Deceuninck GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Schötz, Robert Hainz
  • Patent number: RE40885
    Abstract: A method of fastening a first curved part to a second curved part comprises placing the second part into a specified orientation in relation to a robotically controlled tape applicator, applying two-sided adhesive tape along a non-linear path over the surface of the second part, and placing the first part into registry with the second part to adhere to the adhesive tape. A robotic tape applicator comprises a computer adapted to control a robotic arm, guide means, tensioning means and cutting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventor: Terrance M. Sharp