| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6652936 |
Method of labeling articles having convex surfaces |
November 25, 2003 |
| Method or applying heat shrinkable segments of material (16) (e.g., labels or ornamental bands) to articles (25) (e.g., containers or ornaments) which have convex surfaces. The segment (16) is attached at both ends by adhesive to the convex surface (46) (or the trailing end of the segmen |
| 6488794 |
Computer controlled labeling machine for applying labels including stretch labels and tactilely |
December 3, 2002 |
| A computer controlled labeling apparatus having a label applying mechanism for applying labels to containers. The labeling apparatus has a motor for driving a container transport and a sensor for providing transport status information to a controlling computer. The apparatus contains at |
| 6485803 |
Labels with delayed adhesive activation |
November 26, 2002 |
| The process for applying labels to articles by first adhering a limited portion of the label to the article and subsequently rendering additional portions of the label adhesive so that they will adhere to the article after the label is affixed to the article. The leading and trailing edg |
| 6375771 |
Applying stretch labels |
April 23, 2002 |
| Method of applying elastic material or the like to containers or the like wherein the labels are in stretched condition as they are applied to a container, the container being caused to move and/or to spin to wrap the label around it. Also articles so labeled. |
| 6347657 |
Lightweight vacuum drum |
February 19, 2002 |
| A lightweight vacuum drum for use in labeling and similar applications having components constructed of castable, non-metal materials. The vacuum drum includes a main drum core having a flexible cylindrical wall casting, investment casting or extrusion of polymeric material coupled to a |
| 6287671 |
Computer controlled labeling machine for applying labels including stretch labels and tactilely |
September 11, 2001 |
| A computer controlled labeling apparatus having a label applying mechanism for applying labels to containers. The labeling apparatus has a motor for driving a container transport and a sensor for providing transport status information to a controlling computer. The apparatus contains at |
| 6245181 |
Applying stretched labels to cylindrical containers |
June 12, 2001 |
| A method for applying to articles such as containers, segments of sheet material, such as labels, which are elastic. Each segment has a leading end and a tailing end which are not connected to one another to form a sleeve except by adhesive. Such segment is applied to articles in str |
| 5897722 |
Process for applying labels with delayed adhesive activation |
April 27, 1999 |
| The process for applying labels to articles by first adhering a limited portion of the label to the article and subsequently rendering additional portions of the label adhesive so that they will adhere to the article after the label is affixed to the article. The leading and trailing edg |
| 5879496 |
Method of labeling articles having convex surfaces |
March 9, 1999 |
| Method for applying heat shrinkable segments of material (16) (e.g., labels or ornamental bands) to articles (25) (e.g., containers or ornaments) which have convex surfaces. The segment (16) is attached at both ends by adhesive to the convex surface (46) (or the trailing end of the segme |
| 5858143 |
Computer controlled labeling machine for applying labels including stretch labels and tactilely |
January 12, 1999 |
| A computer controlled labeling apparatus having a label applying mechanism for applying labels to containers. The labeling apparatus has a motor for driving a container transport and a sensor for providing transport status information to a controlling computer. The apparatus contains at |
| 5753350 |
Article labeled by a labeling machine applying a tactilely distinguishable marking |
May 19, 1998 |
| Method and apparatus for applying tactilely sensible indicia on articles is disclosed. Articles may be marked with glue droplets from a glue spit gun. Alternatively, labels may be embossed or marked with glue droplets and then applied to articles. The labels may come from a continuous ro |
| 5702559 |
Method and apparatus for applying a tactilely distinguishable marking on an article |
December 30, 1997 |
| Method and apparatus for applying tactilely sensible indicia on articles is disclosed. Articles may be marked with glue droplets from a glue spit gun. Alternatively, labels may be embossed or marked with glue droplets and then applied to articles. The labels may come from a continuous ro |
| 5478422 |
Computer controlled turret type labeling machine |
December 26, 1995 |
| A computer controlled turret type labeling apparatus having a label applying mechanism for applying labels to containers. The labeling apparatus has a turret having a motor for driving the turret and a sensor for providing turret status information to a controlling computer. The turr |
| 5403416 |
Method of labeling containers with convex surfaces |
April 4, 1995 |
| Method and apparatus for applying heat shrinkable segments of sheet material to articles having a convex sector, e.g., for applying labels to containers. Each segment is attached at its leading end to the area of maximum diameter of the convex sector, preferably flattening such area and |
| 5037499 |
Labeling machine combining a turret and a vacuum drum-roll on pad |
August 6, 1991 |
| A labeling machine employing a turrent with pairs of axially aligned chucks which are rotatable about their common axis, means to move each pair of chucks farther apart for entry and exit of containers; such machine also having a vacuum drum rotatable about an axis parallel to the turret |
| 4978416 |
Stack fed labeling machine |
December 18, 1990 |
| Labeling machine of the stack fed type in which the labels are precut and arranged vertically in a horizontal stack. Pressure is applied to the rear of the stack to move the stack forwardly as the labels are dispensed to a label transfer mechanism such as a vacuum drum. Air is blown into |
