Class 100: PRESSES ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
100
PRESSES


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> PRESSES
1[Patents]BINDING
2[Patents] . Methods
3[Patents] . . Compacting and binding
4[Patents] . With automatic or material-triggered control
5[Patents] . With material winding or folding
6[Patents] . With material severing
7[Patents] . With material depositing or discharging
8[Patents] . Binder applying
9[Patents] . . Preformed continuous annular binder
10[Patents] . . With precutting of binder to length
11[Patents] . . Plural flexible section binder
12[Patents] . . Through annular material
13[Patents] . . Helically along material
14[Patents] . . Indexing material between successive placements
15[Patents] . . By rotation of material
16[Patents] . . By swing of material gripping jaw
17[Patents] . . Binder supported across passageway for material
18[Patents] . . . With material conveyer
19R[Patents] . . . . With threader crossing material path
20[Patents] . . . . . Delivering binder to end gripper
21[Patents] . . . . . . Concurrently delivering to joiner
22[Patents] . . . . . . . Indexing gripper
23[Patents] . . . . . . Shifting gripper delivers binder to joiner
24[Patents] . . . . . Threaders
19A[Patents] . . . . . Needle brake
25[Patents] . . Curved guide channel for pushed binder
26[Patents] . . . Material receiving loop channel
27[Patents] . . Orbit traveling binder placer
28[Patents] . . . Reversing for successive placements
29[Patents] . Binder tighteners and joiners
30[Patents] . . Sleeve or clamp joining
31[Patents] . . Twisters
32[Patents] . Binder tighteners
33R[Patents] . Joiners
33PB[Patents] . . Plastic band
34[Patents] . Binder retaining material holders
35[Patents]METHODS
36[Patents] . With pre-enclosing in textile
37[Patents] . With separation from material of liquid expressed
38[Patents] . With heating or cooling
39[Patents] . With cutting or comminuting
40[Patents] . With winding or folding
41[Patents] . Forcing through constricted passage
42[Patents] . Successive compressions from different directions
43[Patents]AUTOMATIC OR MATERIAL TRIGGERED CONTROL
44[Patents] . Of insertion of separator between successive material charges
45[Patents] . of material addition, deposition, or discharging
46[Patents] . Of parallelism of platens
47[Patents] . Of roll separation or speed
48[Patents] . Of actuating means
49[Patents] . . Material presence or position starting
50[Patents] . . By pressure applied to material
51[Patents] . . . With dwell time control
52[Patents] . . . Reversing
341[Patents]SAFETY DEVICE
342[Patents] . Means to disable or to forestall power to the press
343[Patents] . . Multiple triggers to start
344[Patents] . . . Requires the use of both hands
345[Patents] . . Associated with door or cover
346[Patents] . . Overload protection
347[Patents] . . Hydraulic or pneumatic safety system
348[Patents] . . Optical condition sensor
349[Patents] . Barrier type (e.g., guard, shield, screen, hood, etc.)
350[Patents] . . Blocking mechanism between press surfaces
351[Patents] . . Convoluted or elongated feed chute
352[Patents] . . Debris shield attached to moving press member
353[Patents]INTERRELATED
54[Patents]PORTABLE RECEPTACLE LID APPLYING
55[Patents] . With receptacle transfer means
56[Patents] . With lid fastening
57[Patents] . With gathering of contents
58[Patents] . With lid locating means
59[Patents] . Receptacle mountable
60[Patents] . Upwardly displaced receptacle
61[Patents] . Concurrently pressing spaced areas of lid
62[Patents] . . Loops or bails receiving receptacle
63[Patents] . . Approaching arms embracing receptacle
64[Patents] . . Translating projecting arms
65[Patents]COMPACTING ENSILAGE WITHIN SILO
66[Patents] . With depositing or distributing
67[Patents] . Silo wall guide rollers
68[Patents] . Vertical center post guided rollers
69[Patents] . Tamper suspended within silo
70R[Patents]WITH ADDITIONAL TREATMENT OF MATERIAL
71[Patents] . Adding materials
72[Patents] . . Recycling
73[Patents] . . Liquid and/or steam
74[Patents] . . . To material being fed or conveyed
75[Patents] . . . . Interstage
76[Patents] . Winding or folding sheet, web or strand
77[Patents] . . With subsequent transfer to repressing press
78[Patents] . . With shape retaining means
79[Patents] . . With winding mandrel stripper
80[Patents] . . Folding zigzag
81[Patents] . . . Pivoted receiver
82[Patents] . . Circularly deposited through eccentric opening
83[Patents] . . . With presser roll along opening
84[Patents] . . . With pusher moving to opening
85[Patents] . . . Receding receiver
86[Patents] . . Mandrel and opposed presser roll
87[Patents] . . Apron type (embracing belt loop)
88[Patents] . . Between opposed belts
89[Patents] . . Within group of three or more rolls
90[Patents] . Separating materials (vacuumizing here)
91[Patents] . . Plural solids
92[Patents] . Heating, cooling, or drying
300[Patents] . . Press for a brake lining
301[Patents] . . . Electric heater
302[Patents] . . Plural diverse presses
303[Patents] . . In press material handling train
304[Patents] . . . In feed train
305[Patents] . . In press
306[Patents] . . . Endless conveyor-type press
307[Patents] . . . . Plural endless conveyor presses
308[Patents] . . . . Means to control temperature
309[Patents] . . . . Multiple temperature treating zones
310[Patents] . . . . . Having cooling
311[Patents] . . . . Platen in thermal contact with endless conveyor
312[Patents] . . . . . Having cooling
313[Patents] . . . . Drum in thermal contact with endless conveyor
314[Patents] . . . . . Having cooling
315[Patents] . . . Reciprocating platen-type press
316[Patents] . . . . Piston and box type
317[Patents] . . . . . Heating or cooling element in box wall
318[Patents] . . . . . . Electric heater
319[Patents] . . . . Means to control temperature
320[Patents] . . . . Electric heater
321[Patents] . . . . Platen having particular thermally conductive feature
322[Patents] . . . . Temperature modulating insert
323[Patents] . . . . Press apparatus thermally insulated from heating/cooling means
324[Patents] . . . . Plural reciprocating platens
325[Patents] . . . . . Heating or cooling element in platen
326[Patents] . . . . Heating or cooling element in platen
327[Patents] . . . Roll-type press
328[Patents] . . . . Electric heater
329[Patents] . . . . Means to independently heat or cool different sections of roll
330[Patents] . . . . Roll surface has particular thermally conductive feature
331[Patents] . . . . Plural stage or pass
332[Patents] . . . . Roll temperature conditioning means is external of roll, but in direct temperature conditioning contact with roll
333[Patents] . . . . . Gas (e.g., steam)
334[Patents] . . . . Roll heated or cooled internally
335[Patents] . . . . . Temperature conditioning fluid flow passage in roll surface
336[Patents] . . . . . Roll core has a temperature conditioning fluid flow passage
337[Patents] . . . Helix-type press
338[Patents] . . . . Plural helices
339[Patents] . . . . Temperature conditioning means in chamber wall or jacket
340[Patents] . . . . Temperature conditioning means within helix
94[Patents] . Cutting, breaking, piercing, or comminuting
95[Patents] . . In press material handling train
96[Patents] . . . In feed train
97[Patents] . . . . Cutter
98R[Patents] . . In press
98A[Patents] . . . Hay bale hole puncher
70A[Patents] . Crop crushing
99[Patents]WITH ALARM, SIGNAL, INDICATOR, OR TEST MEANS
100[Patents]WITH GROUND-TRAVERSING WHEELS OR GUIDES
101[Patents]WITH CLOTH ABOUT CAKE ENFOLDER
102[Patents]COMBINED
103[Patents]CONVERTIBLE
104[Patents]WITH DRAIN MEANS FOR EXPRESSED LIQUID
105[Patents] . Plural liquids (peel oil)
106[Patents] . Liquid impelling means
107[Patents] . Drain tube inbedded in material
108[Patents] . . With piercing point or edge
109[Patents] . . Stacked boxes or plates
110[Patents] . Drainage through or along pressure surface
111[Patents] . . With valve or adjustable flow regulator
112[Patents] . . With clearer or cleaner
113[Patents] . . Stacked boxes or plates
114[Patents] . . . Flexibly connected
115[Patents] . . . Boxes or plates
116[Patents] . . Movable surface
117[Patents] . . . Helix
118[Patents] . . . Endless conveyer
119[Patents] . . . . Trough forming
120[Patents] . . . . . Material enclosing
121[Patents] . . . Roll
122[Patents] . . Textile containing pressure surface
123[Patents] . . . Pendant bag type
124[Patents] . . . Textile sustaining hoops
125[Patents] . . Fixed abutment or end wall surface
126[Patents] . Drainage through or along surface spanning pressure surfaces
127[Patents] . . Box, frame, cage, or annular wall
128[Patents] . . . Assembled rings or hoops
129[Patents] . . . Assembled slats or staves
130[Patents] . External strainer
131[Patents] . Expressed liquid collector or receptor
132[Patents] . . Demountably supporting press
133[Patents] . . . Drinking receptacle type
134[Patents] . . With dispenser
135[Patents] . . . Pouring spout
136[Patents] . Guards or shields
137[Patents]PLURAL DIVERSE PRESSES
138[Patents] . With subsequent press conveying while pressing
139[Patents] . . Successive diverse presses each conveying
140[Patents] . . Loaded from other type press by transfer
141[Patents] . . Loaded by transversely moving platen or packer
142[Patents] . . . Moving through inlet
143[Patents] . . . Plural transversely moving platens
144[Patents]CONCURRENT PRESSING AND CONVEYING
145[Patents] . Helix-type compressor
146[Patents] . . Right and left helices
147[Patents] . . Overload release (yieldable choke)
148[Patents] . . With valve or choke adjustment
149[Patents] . . Detachable choke
150[Patents] . . Helix interengaging abutment
151[Patents] . Endless conveyer type
152[Patents] . . With conveyer charging or discharging means
153[Patents] . . Co-acting presser roll
154[Patents] . . With intermediate backup device
155R[Patents] . Roll type
156[Patents] . . Non-rotary co-acting press element
157[Patents] . . External and internal rolls
158R[Patents] . . Intersecting or inclined roll axes
158C[Patents] . . . Opposed discs
159[Patents] . . Vertical roll axes
160[Patents] . . With backing roll
161[Patents] . . Plural stage or pass
162R[Patents] . . . Common roll
163R[Patents] . . . . Yieldable
164[Patents] . . . . . Adjustable line of force
165[Patents] . . . . . Differentially
163A[Patents] . . . . . Calendar pressure regulation
166[Patents] . . . . With turn plate or roll
162B[Patents] . . . . Roll crown control
167[Patents] . . . Chute or conveyer between stages
168[Patents] . . Roll adjustment
169[Patents] . . . Yieldable
170[Patents] . . . . Fluid pressure
171[Patents] . . . . Spring
172[Patents] . . Roll drive
173[Patents] . . With material handling or guiding
174[Patents] . . . Roll strippers
175[Patents] . . . Roll bearing guards
176[Patents] . . Roll pairs
155G[Patents] . . Glass making
177[Patents] . Moving compression chamber
178[Patents] . . Platen or piston type
179[Patents] . Plunger and casing type
180[Patents] . . With successive charge separating means
181[Patents] . . . Plunger carried separator supply
182[Patents] . . . Separator series on endless belt
183[Patents] . . . Pusher inserted
184[Patents] . . . Separator structure
185[Patents] . . Plural compression chambers
186[Patents] . . . Aligned oppositely conveying
187[Patents] . . With material rebound restrainer or tucker
188R[Patents] . . With feeding or discharge handling
189[Patents] . . . Conveying to or through inlet
188BT[Patents] . . . Bale thrower
190[Patents] . . With inlet closure
191[Patents] . . Adjustable choke
192[Patents] . . . Overload relieving (yieldable)
193[Patents]PLURAL PRESSES
194[Patents] . Stacked boxes or plates
195[Patents] . . Plural stacks
196[Patents] . . With charging and/or discharging
197[Patents] . . . Fluent supply
198[Patents] . . . Cake loosening or ejecting
199[Patents] . . With positioning or supporting means
200[Patents] . . . Link
202[Patents] . . Hinged plates
203[Patents] . . Box or pot type
204[Patents] . . . With compression lock
205[Patents] . . . With openings (e.g., for removing or loosening cake)
206[Patents] . . . Separable sections
207[Patents] . With material transfer from press to press
208[Patents] . Concurrently actuated
209[Patents] . . Alternately compressing
210[Patents]ROLL AND PLATEN
211[Patents]WITH FLEXIBLE OR DEFORMABLE PRESSURE SURFACE
212[Patents] . Circumferentially tightened loop
213[Patents]INTERFITTING CUPS - FRUIT JUICER TYPE
214[Patents]RECIPROCATING PRESS CONSTRUCTION
215[Patents] . With material depositing means
216[Patents] . . Feeder controlled plunger actuation
217[Patents] . . Box traversing spreader
218[Patents] . With material displacing means (e.g., ejector)
219[Patents] . With platen position or compression lock
220[Patents] . With material rebound restrainer
221[Patents] . Plural or indexing material supports or receptacles
222[Patents] . . Belt
223[Patents] . . Rotary
224[Patents] . . Slidable
225[Patents] . . Partitioned or compartmented box
226[Patents] . With transversely displaceable piston or movable platen
227[Patents] . . Portable receptacle mountable
228[Patents] . . Pivoted or detachable beam
229R[Patents] . With transversely displaceable box, receptacle, or stationary platen
229A[Patents] . . Compressing in separable container
230[Patents] . Central strain rod type
231[Patents] . C-frame type
232[Patents] . Plural movable platens on intersecting paths
233[Patents] . Oscillatory or hinged platen or piston
234[Patents] . . Plier type
235[Patents] . . . With impaling support for material
236[Patents] . . Parallel spaced pairs
237[Patents] . Plural movable platens on side-by-side paths
238[Patents] . Combined reciprocating and rotating piston or platen
239[Patents] . . Piston advanced by box rotation
240[Patents] . Box and piston type
241[Patents] . . Piston carried box frame scrapers
242[Patents] . . Adjustable size
243[Patents] . . Plier type (i.e., plural handles)
244[Patents] . . Plural opposing pistons
245[Patents] . . Box guided piston
246[Patents] . . Movable or removable box section
247[Patents] . . . Separable box head and box frame
248[Patents] . . . . Insert of false head
249[Patents] . . . . With guided motion
250[Patents] . . . . . Pivoted
251[Patents] . . . . . Axially slidable
252[Patents] . . . Separable box frame sections
253[Patents] . . . . Piston operator actuated frame section
254[Patents] . . . . Counterbalanced
255[Patents] . . . . Hinged
256[Patents] . Platen tripped stop or reverse
257[Patents] . Range of movement adjustment
258R[Patents] . Platen level compensating
258A[Patents] . . Parallel pressure surfaces
259[Patents] . With plunger return cushioning
260[Patents] . With actuation releasing for rebounding or biased return
261[Patents] . . Over center releasing
262[Patents] . . Disengaging rack and pinion
263[Patents] . . Interruption in rotated camming surface
264[Patents] . Opposed platens both actuated
265[Patents] . Spring or weight
266[Patents] . . Return bias
267[Patents] . . . Opposing flexible element actuator
268[Patents] . . Interposed in actuating mechanism
269.01[Patents] . Fluid pressure actuation
270[Patents] . . Combined with mechanical actuation
271[Patents] . . . Mechanical force mutiplier
272[Patents] . . . . Toggle
269.02[Patents] . . Platen moved by elastically deformable pressure member
269.03[Patents] . . . Plural pressure members
269.04[Patents] . . . Inflatable bag
269.05[Patents] . . Pressure intensifier
269.06[Patents] . . Multiple or staged driving means
269.07[Patents] . . . Displacement additive
269.08[Patents] . . . Pressure additive
269.09[Patents] . . . . Axially aligned pistons
269.1[Patents] . . . . Independently actuated
269.11[Patents] . . . . Pull-down press
269.12[Patents] . . Platen positioning means
269.13[Patents] . . Pull-down press
269.14[Patents] . . Fluid supply system detail
269.15[Patents] . . . Manually operable fluid system
269.16[Patents] . . . Particular valve feature
269.17[Patents] . . Frame assembly detail
269.18[Patents] . . Rod, piston, or cylinder detail
269.19[Patents] . . . Cylinder position adjustment
269.2[Patents] . . . Platen pivotally connected to piston or rod
269.21[Patents] . . . Gasket or packing around piston
273[Patents] . Speed or power variable by power path selection
274[Patents] . Intermittent actuator
275[Patents] . . Plural
276[Patents] . . . Acting at opposite ends of cross bar on movable platen
277[Patents] . . . Cross connected alternately acting
278[Patents] . Flexible element actuator
279[Patents] . . Varying radius windlass
280[Patents] . With mechanical force multiplier
281[Patents] . . Transversely forced linkage joint (single toggles here)
282[Patents] . . . Shaft turned cam or crank and pitman
283[Patents] . . . Lever in linkage
284[Patents] . . . . Lever carried toothed sector
285[Patents] . . . . Plural
286[Patents] . . . Plural toggle joints
287[Patents] . . . . Screw and nut between joints
288[Patents] . . Rack and pinion
289[Patents] . . Screw and nut
290[Patents] . . . Plural screws
291[Patents] . . Cam or tapering wedge
292[Patents] . . . Rotary or swinging
293[Patents] . . Fixed fulcrum lever
294[Patents] . . Plural oppositely moving struts
295[Patents]PLATENS OR PRESSURE SURFACES
296[Patents] . Flexibly connected opposed
297[Patents] . Porous mats
298[Patents]CLOTHS FROM CAKE STRIPPERS
299[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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901[Patents]SCRAP AUTO BODY CRUSHERS
902[Patents]CAN CRUSHERS
903[Patents]PELLETERS
904[Patents] . Screw
905[Patents] . Inner roll
906[Patents] . Reciprocating
907[Patents] . Rotary
908[Patents] . Series rolls
909[Patents] . Adjustable die openings
910[Patents]MEAT
911[Patents]JET OR EXPLOSIVE
912[Patents]BINDER CONTAINERS
913[Patents]TRUSS PRESSES
914[Patents]SCRAP PAPER
915[Patents]FIXED UPPER RAM, LOWER MOVABLE RECEPTACLE
916[Patents]COIL TIGHTENER AND BINDER
917[Patents]MAGNETIC
918[Patents]BOLSTER AND DIE
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FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS
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WITH ADDITIONAL TREATMENT OF MATERIAL (100/70 R)
. Heating, cooling, or drying (100/92)
FOR 100 . . In press (100/93R)
FOR 101 . . . Platen press (100/93P)
FOR 102 . . . . Brake lining (100/93PB)
FOR 103 . . . Roll press (100/93RP)
FOR 104 . . . Screw press (100/93S)


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