| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5902445 |
Apparatus for bonding with a meltable composition |
May 11, 1999 |
| A machine for applying a heat meltable composition includes a drive module, a light source module, and a nozzle module. The drive module attaches to the end of an elongate arm for moving the material with respect to the nozzle. The light module includes a laser for irradiating the compos |
| 5609687 |
Nozzle for coupling electromagnetic energy and heatable composition |
March 11, 1997 |
| A nozzle for application of an extrudable material to a substrate optically couples an electromagnetic beam to the extrudable material. The nozzle forms a flow channel with a window at one end. The extrudable material is admitted to the flow channel such that it flows across the bottom s |
| 5405483 |
Apparatus for forming pleated material |
April 11, 1995 |
| An expandable collapsible product is made by providing a pleated sheet (8,10) having legs (20) which are made by securing two parts of a fold (17) together. Two sheets are combined by securing the end of a leg (20) to a crease (16) or a leg (20) of an opposite sheet. The sheet material i |
| 5348604 |
Method and apparatus for applying a heated composition to a substrate |
September 20, 1994 |
| An extrudable material, such as a hot melt adhesive, is applied to a substrate with simultaneous irradiation by a laser beam. The energy of the laser is absorbed by the adhesive and the substrate to cause the adhesive to spread into the fabric. When applied to a gap between two substrate |
| 5205891 |
Method for manufacturing an expandable collapsible product |
April 27, 1993 |
| An expandable collapsible product is made by providing a pleated sheet (8,10) having legs (20) which are made by securing two parts of a fold (17) together. Two sheets are combined by securing the end of a leg (20) to a crease (16) or a leg (20) of an opposite sheet. The sheet material i |
| 4943454 |
Expandable collapsible product and method and apparatus for its manufacture |
July 24, 1990 |
| An expandable collapsible product is made by providing a pleated sheet (8,10) having legs (20) which are made by securing two parts of a fold (17) together. Two sheets are combined by securing the end of a leg (20) to a crease (16) or a leg (20) of an opposite sheet. The sheet material i |
| 4861404 |
Method of making a honeycomb product |
August 29, 1989 |
| A honeycomb product is made by providing a pleated sheet having legs which are made by securing two parts of a fold together. Two sheets are combined by securing the end of a leg to a crease of an opposite sheet. The sheet material is folded to provide alternating taller and shorter fold |
