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Tue., Dec. 16, 2008, 5:57 p.m.
The worsening global economy has done a number on Liberty Lake high-tech company Agilent Technologies. The number: 120 to 150 workers will be laid off over the next year, company officials said Tuesday.
The company's headcount in Liberty Lake is about 220. Those workers learned Tuesday that declining demand for Agilent products translates into job cuts as the Santa Clara, Calif.-based tech firm tries to stay competitive.
Many of the jobs being eliminated are engineers or other skilled positions. Many of those employees earn more than $65,000 a year, with some earning $80,000 and above, according to company data.
In addition, about 20 other Liberty Lake workers will be asked to move to Santa Rosa, Calif., where some of the Agilent work in mobile test equipment design will be consolidated, local plant manager Niels Fache said.
Two thirds of the Liberty Lake workers belong to Agilent's mobile broadband division, which designs and makes test hardware used by cell phone manufacturers such as Motorola and Ericsson.
The other third — roughly 70 workers — involve a variety of work functions, including communications, business analysis and support. The impact of the declining global economy is forcing all divisions within Agilent to resize to deal with an uncertain future, said Agilent human resources manager Fred Krassowski.
The reductions will be felt in the mobile broadband and the other section, Fache said.
Initial layoffs won't start until the end of January; they'll continue throughout 2009 as workers complete projects, he said.
Laid-off workers will be given severance packages equal to their seniority.
The collateral impact on the area's economy will be severe, business leaders said Tuesday.
In a down economy, there are a limited number of high-paying tech jobs in this area for those workers laid off by Agilent, Eastern Washington University economics professor Grant Forsyth said.
Many will leave the area or earn less money, adding to the net reduction in consumer spending that the area's businesses will see, Forsyth said.
In addition, the lost jobs will mean a reduction in business services purchased by Agilent for its area operations, he said. As Agilent uses fewer resources and draws down its Liberty Lake work force, the effects extend to many area firms who help keep it going, he said.
Johnny Humphreys, who has been CEO at a number of Spokane tech firms and now is chairman of biotech company GenPrime, said the layoffs demonstrate the way global factors hold sway on a company like Agilent.
Since the company's sales depend on global conditions, the impact on a local site such as Liberty Lake may be more severe than on companies doing business regionally, Humphreys said.
Originally part of the tech giant Hewlett Packard, the Liberty Lake plant became Agilent Technologies in 1999. The site also once included a circuit board manufacturing center. Total employment there in 2001 exceeded 1,100 workers.
Fache, who is also general manager of Agilent's mobile broadband division, said one focus at Liberty Lake, on hardware development, will move to the Santa Rosa Agilent site. The two remaining functions – mobile broadband application development and marketing – will continue here, he said.


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The 411 Douchebag of the Week: Gene Simmons
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of The 411 Douchebag of the Week. I'm Bryan Kristopowitz.
Do you think a show like The Incredible Hulk could work today? With the comic book superhero genre still rocking the box office at the movies and more and more TV shows in the works across cable, network, and streaming, a Hulk TV reboot would seem like an easy sell. But if you actually look at the old show, it would likely have to be changed so it would "fit in" better with the other superhero shows operating around it.
The Incredible Hulk was never a fun show. The show always had a somber tone to it, and the lead actor, Bill Bixby, gave his drifter scientist character David Banner an integrity that you wouldn't necessarily expect to see in a "comic book show." And while the origin of the Hulk is fantastic, the "hulk disease" is treated deadly serious and as a very real thing that people have to run away from because the actual Hulk, played by Lou Ferrigno, is incredibly dangerous. The Hulk also never had to fight monsters or aliens or other equally fantastic creatures. Banner and the Hulk basically dealt with "real world" criminals and other awful people. Would a superhero TV show even try to do that kind of thing today?
I don't think it would. While I do think that a Hulk TV show would be serious and a tad more somber than other superhero centric TV shows, the Hulk and Banner would likely be fighting monsters and creatures and giant robots and aliens and shit like that. And a new show would definitely have to be more fun than the depressing-but-still-entertaining original show. I doubt we'd see the "sad walking away" end scene at the end of every episode.
But what about the "criminals of the week" type stories? Would we see that aspect in a reboot? Maybe, but, since TV is now all about "serialized storytelling," I'd imagine there'd be a major focus on the Jack McGee newspaper reporter character as he tries to find the Hulk. We'd probably see guest stars every so often, but not as often as we did.
And would we get two people playing the Hulk? Probably not. The Hulk would likely be a CGI character of some sort, so the Banner actor would do some motion capture work for every episode. There would be no need to have a second Hulk/Banner actor. It wouldn't be as cool, though, especially the transformation scenes.
Am I wrong about this? Do you think someone would try to do either a reboot of The Incredible Hulk that's similar to the original, or an original superhero show with the tone and structure of The Incredible Hulk? Something to think about, I guess, if you're so inclined.
And now onto this week's Douchebag of the Week.
This week, the 411 Douchebag of the Week goes to hard rock god Gene Simmons, for trying to patent the "devil horns" hand gesture. Simmons, the Demon from KISS, claims in the patent application that he actually filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, that he was the first person to use the gesture "in commerce," and that, as such, he should be allowed to essentially own it.
Now, if you're reading that and wondering why someone would try to patent a hand signal that's used by people proficient in American Sign Language (it means "I love you") or a hand signal that's used by hard rock and heavy metal fans all over the world (the music rocks, man, and that's what we all do when the song or whatever kicks ass. We all make the salute, right?), you're in the significant majority because the premise of the application is insane. And after doing some research on the hand gesture in music, you'd find out that, despite Gene's claim that he used the gesture first in 1974, that several people in rock music used that gesture "in commerce" several years before 1974, like the band Coven in 1969. So what the hell is going on here? Did Simmons think no one would notice what he's trying to do?
He knows. Gene Simmons isn't stupid. He is, though, a man who just wants to make money. And what better way to try to make more money than patent something that everyone uses? There's certainly nothing wrong with making money (Simmons has made himself quite the fortune with KISS, and that's awesome. Sometimes it's a little tacky with the merchandising, but that's okay. There's nothing wrong with being tacky), but why not make more music? Or do another tour? Or do another one of those residency gigs in Las Vegas? Why do this hand gesture thing?
Well, it seems that Simmons has a penchant for thinking very highly of himself. You can read this and this and see that plenty of Gene's colleagues believe that Gene believes he's the greatest of all time and responsible for rock music in total. If you're that stuck on yourself, the hand gesture thing isn't that hard to believe. Because, hey, why wouldn't Gene Simmons try to do that? He believes he invented it.
So where does this go from here? Will Gene Simmons actually own this hand gesture? This article suggests it's possible but enforcing his patent/trademark would be difficult. And I'd imagine that the fan backlash would only grow, and that can't be seen as a good thing.
This whole thing sounds dumb.
And now for this week's honorable mentions…
-Douchebag Hall of Famer Newt Gingrich, for being one of the first major political commentators to blame the recent attempted massacre in Virginia on "the left". Once I found out about the politically motivated shooting in Virginia, where a deranged left wing psychopath tried to kill as many Republicans as he could, I just knew that Newt was going to say something along the lines of "This is the left's fault" because that's just what he does. But it's always funny when one of the architects of the current political climate ( you can trace the hate and bile and whatnot to Newt's "Republican Revolution" in the 1990's, with the help of fellow Douchebag Hall of Famer Frank Luntz) actually has the nerve to go on television and act like the hate and bile and all the rest is just something that popped up about a year ago and he had nothing to do with any of it. It would be nice if a guy like Newt could be humiliated for being a terrible person and then unofficially banished from TV and influence, but then in order to be humiliated you have to have the ability to be ashamed. Newt has never once shown that ability.
I really need to understand why people anywhere continue to take this douchebag seriously. Please, someone, anyone, explain it to me.
–Megyn Kelly, now of NBC News, for for the run-up to her interview with Douchebag Hall of Famer and professional loonbag Alex Jones. It isn't so much that Kelly interviewed Jones (he's a newsmaker and his views and whatnot are out there, infecting people left and right, so there's nothing wrong, in essence, with interviewing him), it's the way she apparently went about sucking up to Jones in order to get him to participate in the interview in the first place. And we know this from the audio recordings Jones made of his conversations with Kelly in the run-up to the interview. "It isn't going to be a gotcha hit piece." Why the fuck not? Alex Jones has said horrible things and spewed total bullshit for several years now, and not to expose him for what he has said in the past is insane. He doesn't provide "alternate information" or whatever you want to call it. He traffics in ludicrous conspiracies, like the Pizzagate thing and "the Sandy Hook Hoax." Now, if Kelly just said all of that stuff so she could Jones to talk, I'm fine with that. It may be dishonest but Alex Jones doesn't deserve that level of courtesy. He deserves to be exposed, nothing more. So why not just come out and say that's what you're doing/hope to do?
-Douchebag Hall of Famer and professional loonbag Alex Jones, for continuing to push ludicrous Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. You'd think that after these "theories" have been exposed as outright lies that Jones and people like Jones would stop promoting them. But then, when you traffic in bullshit for a living, it isn't all that surprising. It's still disgraceful. When will this nonsense end? When?
-Cable company Spectrum, formerly Time Warner Cable, for removing Chiller from its channel lineup. There was no specific announcement that I'm aware of, nor was I warned that it was going to happen. I didn't get a channel to replace it. Chiller was just eliminated from my channel lineup. That's just bullshit. I can't stand it when any cable company does this kind of thing. What the fuck, man? Come on.
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Bloggers Guide: What To Pack On Spring and Summer Vacation!
Let's be real- packing is not easy. We think it's going to be easy, and then you have ten blue shirts to choose two from and you end up packing them all because were all human and we do dumb things…all the time. Fortunately, I've packed for things more times in my life than I've put away clean clothes in a drawer. I've put together this easy to follow packing list to make your summer and spring vacation easy peasy! If you follow this list right, you should be able to fit all your favorite items into a carry on. If you like this list, give me a comment and I'll make sure to do one for colder climate trips, which require more space for all those extra layers of fabric! So, if you're ready to stop stressing over fitting all your clothes in your bag, read on!
First. Let's identify that if you pack the right things, you won't need to pack a lot of things. Let's first assess the problem. Why do we always want to pack so many things?? For me, I'm just going to identify that the reason why I might get stressed on packing is because I obviously want to look my best on my trip and in my photos, and sometimes I just can't decide exactly what is going to look the best…so I bring everything. Not anymore. It's stressful to end up on a trip with too much to sort through, when in reality, even if you just brought two good dresses, you're guaranteed to look good. In the end, no one is paying attention to how many items of clothes you manage to switch into during your trip. They're paying attention to how you look and most importantly how you feel, so focus on that!
Tops: Focus On The Basics
This goes for everything- the safest things to always pack are basics. They take up the least room because you can mix and match them with everything, and they're guaranteed to always be trusty! Now when I say basics, I don't mean frumpy basics. Basics can and are extremely cute, and I live in them. Think solid white cotton blouse, white one piece, black dress, beige shorts. As long as the fit is good, you will look good. For tops, here's what I typically pack:
- 6 White, Black and Neutral Tops
- 1 White Sleep tee
- 1 Black Work Out tee
- 1 Thin Sweater or Cardigan
- 2 Fun Tops!
I like to make sure I bring just one shirt I can comfortably sleep in, which is what I typically wear on the plane to conserve space. I don't sweat much, so I can actually get away with wearing the same shirt to sleep every night, but if you don't roll like that you can always wash it in the hotel laundry. I also like to bring just one shirt i can comfortably devote to working out in. I always make sure to pack just one light sweater or cardigan that I can throw on during breezy nights where I may be outside, or if I'm running to dinner around the hotel and want to be a bit more covered up, but still on "island" fashion. This sweater should be thin and roll up easily- i.e not take up more space than 3 light shirts combined. I gravitate to colors like heather grey for sweaters because they fit with any season and make an outfit look casual and cosy.
If you're going somewhere tropical, you're in luck! Tops take up way less space in warm climates than in cold ones, so you can afford to sneak in one or two more tops that you just can't not pack. That means some of your beloved polka dot and patterned tops can come with you! Here's your chance to add some color into your wardrobe.
Bottoms: What Do You Really Need?
Bottoms can get hard, because they take up more space and lets be honest who can ever decide between two pairs of virtually identical jeans shorts? Here's my packing list for bottoms:
- 1 Pair Jean Shorts
- 1 Pair Cotton Shorts In Neutral Color
- 1 Flowy MaxiSkirt
- 1 Comfy AF Flowy Pant
- 1 Pair Of Black Bike Shorts
I bet you're wondering, "Eva, did you forget Jeans?". No, no I did not. Personally, I just can't wear jeans. They're uncomfortable to me, and In the ever changing temperature of tropical places, I just don't see myself wearing them at all. On the plane, I usually wear cosy leggings or a flowy pant that provides warmth but isn't suffocating, has a flare bottom so my legs can breathe, and fits nicely. These pants are perfect for the airplane, but also come in handy basically *every* night that you're on vacation. Wanna run to get food? Flowy pant. Wanna walk on the beach at night? Flowy Pant and Cardigan. Wanna chill in the hotel and the AC is too cold but the temperature outside is too hot? Put on the flowy pant. With that, I also pack just one pair of jean shorts. We all end up only wearing our favorite pair the whole trip, so it's pointless to pack two of the same thing when lets be real, you know which one is your favorite. I love throwing on a good pair of light cotton shorts, so I pack one pair of those, and I always have to have with me a flowy but not too dressy maxi skirt. It photographs amazingly and is so easy to pair with anything for a solid look. I also bring one pair of black bike shorts to wear under any short skirts or dresses, and also to work out in.
Dresses: Bring What Makes You Feel Good
- 2-3 Feel Good Dresses. Feel Sexy. Feel Cute. Feel Classy.
Now that you can make a lot of solid looks with your tops and bottoms, it's time to think about dresses. I let myself be free with this one, because I love collecting cute dresses. Basically, bring what makes you feel good. Don't pack that dress that you haven't worn yet but "think you may use it on your trip…maybe". If you have that thought, hang it back up. On trips you should bring what you know you're going to want to wear, not what you may end up using. I let myself pack 3-4 dresses (mainly because I'm shooting them), but if you aren't having photoshoots everywhere you go, 2-3 dresses should satisfy even the most fashionable travelers. Think of it this way; bring one dress you can feel sexy in and wear out, one dress you can feel cute and girly in and one you can feel classy and poised in.
Sweaters and Extras: Emphasis On The Details
- 1 Breezy Weather Sweater
- 2-3 Pairs Of Sunglasses
- 1 Hat
- 3 Pieces of Jewelry
- 2 Personal Favorites (Socks or Ties!)
The sweater you wear on the airplane becomes your "Okay what is happening, I didn't plan for it to get this cold here" sweater. Sometimes even the warmest of destinations endures cold weather. Your plane sweater serves as that perfect bundle of fabric to keep you warm on the airplane and on your trip when a light sweater just doesn't cut it. I believe what really makes an outfit stylish are it's details. What hat are you wearing? What sunglasses did you pair? What socks are sticking out of your shoes? All these things are relatively small and easy to pack, so keep your outfits simple and have so much fun collecting personalized details like cute pins, glasses, ties and jewelry. If you've noticed, I've recently been obsessed with collecting 60's inspired neck ties! They turn every basic look into a stylish ensemble. Wide brim hats are also a total fashion guru must have for tropical locations. I love bringing extras!
Swimsuits: Feel Confident And Secure
- 3 Swimsuits
A trip you've been waiting for is not the place to pack 6 new bikinis you've never tested out on the beach. I've been there where I've excitedly packed 7 brand new bikinis that i'd never even tried on, assuming id wear them on my trip. The reality is, three bathing suits is enough to keep you excited and also let yourself feel like you're switching it up. My rule of thumb is bring one secure one piece I feel great in, one two piece I feel confident in, and one new piece I haven't shot photos in yet! That way I get to bring things I know will make me feel great, and one thing i'm excited to show off!
Shoes: Legit Just Bring What You Need
- 1 Pair Of Sneakers
- 1 Pair Of Sandals
- 1 Pair of Fancy Shoes
Ah, shoes. Those things you forget to pack and then your suitcase is full of clothes, but then you realize you need like half of your suitcase just to fit 2 pairs of shoes. My rule typically is bring 1 pair of sneakers (Vans, Converse), shoes you can really live in. These are the shoes you should wear on the plane, because they typically take up the most room and also probably smell a bit. Pack a light pair of sandals, and let yourself bring one pair of fancy shoes. This can either be another pair of sneakers, some heels if you're going out, or maybe some boots you just can't live without.
So that is my complete clothing packing list! Here it is in short, checklist version:
- 6 White, Black and Neutral Tops
- 1 White Sleep tee
- 1 Black Work Out tee
- 1 Thin Sweater or Cardigan
- 2 Fun Tops!
- 1 Pair Jean Shorts
- 1 Pair Cotton Shorts In Neutral Color
- 1 Flowy MaxiSkirt
- 1 Comfy AF Flowy Pant
- 1 Pair Of Black Bike Shorts
- 2-3 Feel Good Dresses
- 3 Swim Suits
- 1 Pair Of Sneakers
- 1 Pair Of Sandals
- 1 Pair of Fancy Shoes
- 1 Breezy Weather Sweater
- 2-3 Pairs Of Sunglasses
- 1 Hat
- 3 Pieces of Jewelry
- 2 Personal Favorites (Socks or Ties!)
I hope you enjoyed this different and informative type of post! If you want me to do more of these kinds of posts, let me know what you think! Until next time,


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With Thanks to God
When Christ fed the thousands it was a sign pointing to our own call to nurture those around us.
In the last few months and weeks we have been bombarded with images of chaos and death. Whether the tragic situation in Syria or the streets of St. Louis and Chicago, New York and Los Angeles there seems to be no relief from these anti-nourish events. Meanwhile we have a political system that seems to be preying on these same incidents to make us fearful and more accepting of curtailment of freedoms and rights to which we have become accustomed in a free and democratic society. The rule of law, essential for any sense of a well ordered society, has been divorced from the principles rooted in the foundation of this and many other nations in the world. It sounds like a disaster ready for the making.
On the other hand, we need to remember that we are the cherished children of God and brothers and sisters in Christ forming one body. It is because of our intimate relationship to God that we can have hope and actually rejoice in celebration of that intimacy.
Our world is made up of so many truly good people who ultimately have the power to change the course of human activity from negative self-destruction to a wonderful celebration of our common heritage and the power of our Good God working in and through us in Christ Jesus.
It is indeed time to wake up, to be alert to the ways in which each of us can make a difference, sharing who we are through the special gifts that God has bestowed on each of us. A good listener?? Listen to the weak and frail, the outsider and the lonely. Filled with wisdom?? Help others to make wise decisions and to learn how to continue to make such decisions in the future. Blessed with a great intellect?? Be a mentor to others, especially the young and marginalized. Handy with your hands?? Help others do those things that will not only make their environment more pleasant, but also safer and more secure. Don't think you have any gifts to share?? Your life of prayer is something our world desperately needs.
There are so many other gifts people have that can help "nurture" a world so much in need of tender kindness. It does not require anything more than who you are right now.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, remember the Thanksgiving we celebrate at every Eucharist. He showed us the way, he continues to lead us on, and he nourishes us with his very self. His life is ours. We are one body. Take care of that body today.
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US intelligence agencies under Mr Obama reportedly monitored Mrs Merkel's phone, sparking an angry response.
But both Republican and Democratic congressional leaders have said they do not believe Mr Trump was wiretapped.
Mr Trump and Mrs Merkel have discussed key issues including Nato and trade.
Her visit had been scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed due to a snowstorm.
Mr Trump made his wire-tapping jibe in a joint press conference with Mrs Merkel. She gave a quizzical look.
He was also asked about a comment by White House press secretary Sean Spicer that the UK's GCHQ spy agency had carried out wiretapping on Mr Trump during the US election campaign.


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|Sep 15, 1987
|Filing date
|Oct 4, 1985
|Priority date
|Oct 4, 1985
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Lewis R. Raszewski
|Original Assignee
|The Crowell Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (64), Classifications (25), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to heat sealing, more particularly to the heat sealing of articles between packaging strips.
Prior heat sealings of this type are shown in U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 645,887 filed Aug. 31, 1984 and 665,383 filed Oct. 26, 1984, as well as in the references of record in those applications. PCT application US85/00399 published Sept. 26, 1985 also shows such heat sealings.
Among the objects of the present invention is the provision of novel heat-sealing techniques and apparatus that are highly effective.
The foregoing as well as additional advantages of the present invention will be more fully appreciated from the following descriptions of several of its exemplifications, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a heat sealing operation in an apparatus of the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a detailed view of other aspects of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
According to the present invention, relatively small articles are packaged between two elongated wrapping laminates each having a layer of antistat foam laminated to a backing web and the foam layer of one laminate is heat sealed to the foam layer of the other laminate while the elongated laminates are advanced by side edge rollers through a heat sealing zone as articles to be heat sealed are sandwiched between them. A feature of the present invention is that the laminates are prepared for the heat sealing by melting the foam at the side edges of both laminates at their heat sealing sites, and the laminates with the melted foam edges are pressed together to heat seal them together after an articles is sandwiched between them.
A series of articles can thus be sealed in spaced-apart positions with the pre-melting applied to the side edges of the laminates just before they are sandwiched together, and side-edge sealing is effected by a roller treatment applied to those side edges after they are sandwiched together.
The sandwiched assembly can be given transverse heat sealings, as by advancing the laminates in step-wise fashion and applying the transverse heat sealings during pauses between advancing steps.
The presence of an antistat coating on the resin foam, particularly on a foam such as a polyolefin foam that would otherwise be hydrophobic, affects the heat sealing behavior of the foam. The melting of one of the foam layers to be heat sealed helps the heat sealing, but better results are obtained when both foam layers are melted, particularly when the foam layers are adhered to backing sheets by a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Turning now to the drawing figures, they show modifications according to the present invention, of the heat sealing of Ser. No. 665,383 and of PCT/US85/00399. Reference is hereby made to that PCT application for a complete description of that heat sealing.
FIGS. 1 and 2 of the present application show the upstream portion of the feed of paper-foam packaging laminates 31 and 32, modified to effect the melting of the side edges of the foam layer of each laminate.
In FIG. 1 the lower wrapping laminate 31 is, as in Ser. No. 645,887, advanced along the top of a fixed table 35 in the direction of arrow 101, with its foam face 102 up. A pair of melting shoes, one of which is shown at 39, is arranged to be brought down into contact with that foam face 102 at the side edges of the laminate 31, to melt the foam in those locations. The melting shoes are preferably electrically heated through flexible electric leads that are not shown, and held by bars, one of which is shown at 104. Thermal insulators such as ceramic discs 106 can be inserted between the shoes and the bars to reduce heat transfer from the shoe to the shoe lifting and lowering mechanism.
Each bar 104 is suspended from an arm 107 to which the bar is pivotally secured by means of pivot pin 108. Each arm is in turn clamped to the same actuating shaft 110 that extends transversely across the width of the table. That shaft is rotated as by an air cylinder which is not shown, to lower or raise the melting shoes.
A second set of melting shoes, one of which is shown at 139, is similarly arranged for engagement with the foam face 103 of the upper wrapping laminate 32 at its side edges. The second set of shoes is mounted similarly to the first set, and carried by a guide rod 112 to which these shoes are rigidly fixed. The guide rod 112 extends transversely across the table and is in turn guided by side rails, one of which is shown at 114 as fixed in place with a lower flange 116 on which guide rod 112 slides.
The sliding of the rod carrying the second melting shoe assemblies, is effected by a pair of links, one of which is shown at 118, and both also fixed to the guide rod. The links are in turn operated by crank arms, one of which is shown at 120, and both clamped to actuating shaft 110.
In FIG. 1 the actuating shaft is illustrated as rotated to its most clockwise position, where it has lifted all the melting shoes away from the respective foam layers. Counter-clockwise rotation of the actuating shaft from this position, moves all the melting shoes into melting engagement with the respective foam layers.
A backing plate 122 is fixed to the guides for the top wrapping laminate, to help hold that laminate against the melting shoes when the shoes are in melting position.
It has been discovered that the heat sealing of the foregoing prior art using the foam pre-melting can be significantly improved when the foam is an antistatic foam, by pre-melting both layers of foam to be heat sealed together. Such improvement provides a seal more difficult to tear open, particularly where the foam is a hydrocarbon foam. regardless of the type of antistatic treatment used. Typical antistatic treatments are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,321,297.
The greatest improvement in sealing strength is contributed when the foam to be melted is adhered to its backing layer with a pressure-sensitive laminant as described in application Ser. No. 768,103 filed Aug. 21, 1985, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. Such improvement is particularly desirable when the foam layer is bonded directly to a layer of aluminum, either as foil or as an aluminized coating on paper or plastic.
The melting shoes do a good job of melting a polypropylene foam moving at a rate as high as about 10 centimeters per second, when they are heated to about 400� F. to 450� F. It is not necessary for the lower melting shoes to have the same length in the machine machine direction (that of arrow 101), as the upper melting shoes, but shorter shoes should be held at somewhat higher temperatures than longer shoes. An aluminum, plain steel or stainless steel foam-engaging surface on the melting shoes, does a good job and the melted foam does not build up on the shoes to any significant extent.
As in the above-cited prior art heat sealings, the heat sealings of the present invention can be effected with the wrapping laminates advancing stepwise or in a continuous uninterrupted motion. By arranging for transverse heat sealing with a pressing dwell of more than two seconds while the foam is hardening, very strong transverse seals are formed notwithstanding the presence of antistatic coatings on the surfaces of the foams being heat sealed. A pressure of only about one pound per square inch is sufficient for this purpose, and a pressing dwell of about 21/2 seconds is preferred.
The heat sealings of the pre-melted foams at the side edges of the laminates is also improved by subjecting them to extended pressing, over their entire extent, while the melted foam is hardening. Such an edge-pressing, after the roller pressing is readily arranged by providing pairs of longitudinally extending pressing bars above and below each heat sealed side edge of the joined wrapping laminates, and actuating those bars as the packaging undergoes intermittent transverse heat sealings, during those transverse heat sealing pauses. The longitudinal pressing bars are preferably long enough to span the length of wrapper advanced between pressing steps, but need not press the locations that are pressed during the transverse heat sealings.
FIG. 2 shows a feed arrangement for the lower wrapping laminate 31. A pair of Z-section side guides 151 and 152 are positioned on table 35 to guide laminate 31 to the lower melting shoes 38 and 39. For this purpose the central web 155 of each Z is vertically oriented, the lower webs 157 horizontally directed toward each other, and the upper webs 159 horizontally directed away from each other. Sets of mounting blocks 161 are secured to the outsides of the central webs and have downwardly directed mounting screws 163 which pass down through positioning slots 165 and are locked in position by nuts threaded on their lower ends. Four such mounting arrangements are preferably provided, two for each side guide.
To help assure that the side edges of wrapping laminate 31 are not curled away from the side guides as they approach the melting shoes, holddown bars 171 and 172 can be secured to the inner surfaces of the vertical webs of the side guides and fitted a short distance above their lower webs.
Also shown in FIG. 2 is a loading locator 175 adjustably fitted to the upper webs 159 of the side guides. This locator has a transversely extending rod 176 which adjustably carries a rear stop 177 and a side stop 178. These stops extend downwardly toward and end just above the foam face of laminate 31, and are used to help rapidly and accurately locate the position in which is to be placed an article to be wrapped and heat sealed, while the wrappers pause in a step-wise heat sealing operation. The loading position is determined to be intermediate the locations of the transverse heat seals, and those positions vary as the articles to be wrapped vary in length in the machine direction. Thus, for a series of articles to be packaged, the loading locator 175 is adjusted to the proper location along the side guides, the apparatus then set in operation, and a fresh article placed against the loading stops every time the wrapping laminates pause during a transverse heat sealing step.
The upper wrapping laminate 32 is shown as guided toward the upper melting shoes by a pair of offset rollers 181 and 182 that receive the laminate from an overhead spool. Further guiding can also be provided as for the lower laminate, but generally it is sufficient to hold the overhead spool accurately aligned, and with spool heads that keep the laminate from sidewise shifting on the spool.
Because the wrapping laminates can be as much as 1/4 inch thick, they can be spooled up to a diameter of three feet or more, even on a small spool hub. Where such a spool is so positioned that there is only a small angular difference in take-off locations when the spool is full and empty, only a single feed roller 181 or 182 is needed. A similar dual or single feed roller arrangement can be provided for the lower laminate 31.
It is also helpful to apply a little friction to the laminate supply spools, to keep them from prematurely unwinding.
The heat sealing of the present invention can also be carried out with a single wrapping laminate that is folded along its longitudinal axis and fed through a load station and then to melting shoes which melt the foam edge at both folds but on only one side edge of the desired package. Alternatively, two wrapping laminates can be used as in FIGS. 1 and 2 with both laminates wide enough to receive two spaced rows of articles, with an extra longitudinal heat sealing between the rows.
The heat sealing equipment of the present invention can also be used for packaging a sealing articles with wrappers that have not been antistat treated, or are coated with cold sealing adhesive such as cohesive-nonadhesive latex layers as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,086,384. For such cold sealing the melting shoes are kept retracted so that they do not engage the wrapping sheets. However, it is desirable to effect the transverse cutting and sealing with some heat applied to the transverse cutter blade. This reduces the build-up of foam resin on the cutter blade when "cold" sealing.
Such cold sealing and packaging can also be effected with wrapping sheets that have no foam, and are merely cohesive-nonadhesively coated paper or metal foil or unfoamed plastic or metallized paper or plastic, or combinations of these materials.
Where heat is used for fusing foam being sealed to another layer of foam or to a layer of paper, metal foil or plastic film, the heat can also be supplied by ultrasonic vibration, as in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,580,793, 3,874,963, 4,026,000, 4,169,751, 4,373,979 and 4,490,199. Thus, the side edge seals as well as the transverse seals can be made by appropriately fitted ultrasonically driven welding horns and anvil bars.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in the light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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|The Crowell Corporation
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|Method of packaging
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|U.S. Philips Corporation
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|Jul 2, 1991
|Sealed Air Corporation
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|Aug 6, 1991
|Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
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|Jan 26, 1993
|Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
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|Valmet Paper Macinery, Incorporated
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|U.S. Classification
|53/450, 53/472, 156/320, 53/463
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 17, 1987
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