| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7317175 |
User interface for configuring and controlling an array of heater elements |
January 8, 2008 |
| An oven control system and user interface are provided for setting a target temperature for different zones within an oven. A thermocouple is provided in each zone within the oven to monitor the realized temperature within the specific zone of the oven. A plurality of different heater |
| 7262389 |
Heat seal apparatus, bag machine, and bag edge forming apparatus with resilient tubular anvil |
August 28, 2007 |
| An apparatus is provided for forming bag edges in a layered plastic film. The apparatus includes a heated seal bar and a seal bar anvil. The seal bar anvil has a resilient tube configured to deform as the seal bar is driven into the tube to seal and sever a bag edge therebetween. Accordi |
| 7232539 |
Trim press, article ejecting device, trim press article ejector, and method of stacking and clea |
June 19, 2007 |
| An article ejector is provided having kinematic linkages that drive ejector paddle assemblies in an article ejector mode, as well as a die cleaning mode where the kinematic linkages are driven via rotary motion in a continuous clockwise direction, in both modes, without having to imp |
| 7210606 |
Web conveyor for a thermoforming apparatus, web support apparatus for a thermoforming apparatus, |
May 1, 2007 |
| A web conveyor is provided having a frame, a pair of conveyor rails, and at least one sag rail. The pair of conveyor rails is carried by the frame in laterally spaced-apart relation. The pair of conveyor rails is configured to support and convey respective edges of a thermoformable web |
| 7168909 |
Article stacking apparatus and method |
January 30, 2007 |
| An article stacking apparatus is provided having a barrel, a frame, a motor, and a drive mechanism. The frame is configured to support the barrel for rotation in a recumbent position. The drive mechanism couples together the frame and the motor to rotate the barrel to agitate cups wi |
| 7168354 |
Article conveying, guiding, and locating device |
January 30, 2007 |
| An article conveying, guiding, and locating device includes a treadle including a web guide plate, a knock lever mechanism having a knock lever arm configured to co-act with a stationary platen as the treadle is moved relative to the stationary platen during a severing operation so as to |
| 7083132 |
Comminuting apparatus with multiple entrance openings |
August 1, 2006 |
| A comminuting device is provided having a support structure, a set of intermeshing scissor rolls, at least two entrance openings, and a bulkhead. The support structure has an enclosure. The set of intermeshing scissor rolls are rotatably carried by the support structure. The at least |
| 7040519 |
Thermoformable web support apparatus and support device for a heated plastic sheet |
May 9, 2006 |
| A web conveyor is provided having a frame, a pair of conveyor rails, and at least one sag rail. The pair of conveyor rails is carried by the frame in laterally spaced-apart relation. The pair of conveyor rails is configured to support and convey respective edges of a thermoformable web |