US3188780A
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Method of and apparatus for forming items of deformable material
Assignee: BUTTER PAK Inc
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Filing: 1961-12-19
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1981-12-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry A Mead
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 04:47
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01J; A01J21/00; A01J21/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A METHOD OF FORMING INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OF A DEFORMABLE MATERIAL, WHICH COMPRISES PUSHING SUCH MATERIAL INTO A SERIES OF CONFINED SPACES, INCLUDING SPACES DISPOSED IN LATERAL AND LONGITUDINAL SPACED RELATION, IN LONGITUDINAL SUCCESSION; REMOVING THE ITEMS SO FORMED FROM SAID SPACES WHILE CONTACTING SUCH ITEMS WITH A STRIP ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SUCH ITEMS; SUPPLYING HEAT TO AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH SAID ITEM DURING AT LEAST REMOVAL FROM SAID SPACES; CHILLING SAID STRIP PRIOR TO CONTACT THEREOF WITH SAID ITEMS; AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID STRIP AND THE LOCATION OF SAID SPACES SO THAT SAID ITEMS WILL BE PLACED ON SAID STRIP IN BOTH LONGITUDINAL AND LATERALLY SPACED RELATION.
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