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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395952 | Wire feeding apparatus and method A wire feeding apparatus is disclosed. The wire feeding apparatus includes a rotable drive shaft, a servo motor in driving relationship with the drive shaft and one or more feed modules. Each feed module is selectively engaged with the drive shaft through the use of... | 07/08/2008 |
| 5746869 | Apparatus and process for cyclically accelerating and decelerating a strip of material The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for cyclically accelerating the leading end of a slower moving first material web to match the faster speed of a continuous second material web. The apparatus is comprised of a set of upstream meterin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5685472 | Feeding device for processing a continuous moving web in a station in which the web is acted on while in a standstill position A feed device for advancing a web into a processing station which acts on the web while the web is in a standstill position. The feeding device includes a first drive roller around which a second swivel roller oscillates between an upstream and downstream... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5558263 | Apparatus and method for non-contact active tensioning and steering of moving webs A moving web in a conveyance machine is tensioned and steered without contact of the web to the machine a pair of parallel air bars in a single moveable frame which is adapted to pivot controllably about two intersecting orthogonal axes in a plane through... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5407513 | Apparatus and process for cyclically accelerating and decelerating a strip of material The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for cyclically accelerating the leading end of a slower moving first material web to match the faster speed of a continuous second material web. The apparatus is comprised of a set of upstream meterin... | 04/18/1995 |
| 4863086 | Device for supplying a machine working on a web of material in stopped position, more particularly but not exclusively applicable to supplying a flat cutting press A device for supplying a machine working on a web of material in a stopped position particularly for a flat cutting press and in the vicinity of an intake roller and downstream thereof, in the direction of advance of the web, the device includes an oscill... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4834697 | Driven guide roller indexing system A plastic film product manufacturing apparatus includes a pair of draw rollers advancing a continuous length of plastic film, a plurality of guide rollers guiding the plastic film through at least part of the apparatus to the draw rollers and an endless f... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4834698 | Cam positioned index take up roll An apparatus and method of handling flexible foldable materials, particularly thermoplastic film webs, continuously fed from a supply by continuously moving input nip rolls to a dancer including a roll mounted for movement transversely to its central axis... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4798353 | Web slitting system and slack inducing apparatus and method useful therein Apparatus for inducing a controlled quantity of slack in a web traveling along a travel path from a web supply roll to a web slitter comprises first and second supports movable relative to one another. First and second sets of rollers are secured to the f... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798576 | Bag making machine A bag making machine having a combination of a first dancer with multiple-rolls and a second dancer with a single roll for accumulating a web of flattened tubular thermoplastic material between constant and intermittent web feed sections of the bag making... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4711562 | Image-forming apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for forming images on a substrate, using a belt-like medium which is moved past a number of precessing stations. The apparatus has at least two sections in which the belt-like medium can be driven at different s... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4702731 | Thermoplastic bag machine Disclosed is a mechanism, associated with a thermoplastic bag making machine, for preparing a strip of thermoplastic to produce bags having the upper edges of the bag mouth formed in a sinusodial shape such that the peak of such shape is substantially equ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4508292 | Tape loop sensing arm and tape guide for magnetic tape recording and playback machines A tape loop sensing arm comprises an arm member (6) which carries a rotary guide (5), comprising a cylindrical guide member (74) mounted on a spindle (65) which pivots on an axle (64) aligned radially with respect to the axis of rotation of the arm member... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4422357 | Apparatus for advancing a predetermined length of strip-shaped material An apparatus for advancing a predetermined length of strip material from a supply roll to a delivery point. In addition to strip pull-off mechanism (15) cooperating with a one-way means (20, 22) to pull-off the desired strip length from the supply roll (1... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4358336 | Device for applying tapes (tear-tapes) or the like to a web of material A method and apparatus for applying tear tapes or the like to a transported web of cellulose wrapping material. A first portion of the travelling web is momentarily halted during the application of the tear tape, which takes place by a heat welding method... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4285752 | Automatic tape lay-up system An automatic tape laying system (10) for depositing tape (66) in a lay-up (36) on a work surface (14) is provided. The system (10) includes a tape deposit apparatus (26) including a tape supply reel (64) and a cutting device (94). A tape transport module ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4266389 | Method and an arrangement for the advancing of a packing material web through a packing machine Packing machines for the manufacture of packing containers frequently produce these from web-like material, which is supplied to the machine in the form of a roll. During the production the material web is advanced through the machine along a path defined... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4244504 | Apparatus for controlling the movement of a web of material continuously delivered to a machine processing the web An apparatus for controlling the movement of a web of material, which is being continuously supplied to a machine which operates sequentially on a portion of the web as each portion is at a standstill, characterized by the apparatus including a feeder for... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4165029 | Paper advance mechanism for an ink jet printer An advancing mechanism for a recording web, such as paper, for an ink jet printer. The apparatus, including a platen having coaxially mounted discs on a shaft with the center disc of much higher coefficient of friction than the remaining discs, a tensioni... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4136538 | Treatment of continuous towels Apparatus for treating continuous fabric includes a frame on which is mounted an open bath for receiving a treating liquid through which fabric to be treated is passed. An elongate immersion member movably mounted on the frame immerses the fabric in the t... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4131501 | Method and apparatus for splicing running webs of low tensile strength A fresh web of cigarette paper or the like is spliced to the running web by a uniting band, which is adhesive at both sides, after the fresh web is accelerated to the speed of the running web. The uniting band is placed between the running web and the lea... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4114791 | Feeding mechanism A feeding mechanism for the continuous feeding of printed carrier material such as printed packing material from an intermittent printer to a continuous storage reel or the like is disclosed. The printed material is fed between spaced alternating fixed an... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4080732 | Enveloper for wrapping the plates of an automotive storage battery A novel apparatus for forming lead-acid storage battery plate envelopes from a continuous roll of heat sealable separator material is described comprising material feed means for supplying material from the roll for use in the envelope, draw means for dra... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4071178 | Machine for use with moving webs A machine for interrupting a portion of an otherwise continuously moving web of material to enable one or more manufacturing operations to be performed on the stopped portion of the web while the remaining portions of the web are advanced continuously. Th... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069775 | Yarn tension compensating mechanism The invention provides a roll over which a sheet of dyed and dried yarns passes from a drying chamber. During operation of the apparatus, the roll is maintained in a position diverting the yarns out of a straight path, creating a surplus in the path. When... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4060187 | Process and apparatus for permanently controlling the movement of web of material continuously delivered to a machine processing the web A method and apparatus for permanently controlling movement of a web of material, which is being continuously supplied to a machine which operates sequentially on a portion of the web as each portion is at a standstill, characterized by using an apparatus... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4054267 | Strap winch A device for stepwise pulling in with great force and stowing a belt or strap, comprising a stepwise feeding mechanism which pulls in the strap through a locking means allowing passage of the strap towards the mechanism but locking the movement of the str... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4051986 | Photoconductor storing apparatus In a copier including a photoconductor comprising a web of photoconductive material, having a plurality of photoconductive sections connected in series with one another to form an endless strip-type photoconductor, and including suitable instrumentalities... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4033560 | Paper advancing mechanism A mechanism for advancing paper from a supply in incremental steps. The paper is initially fed into a loading slot formed by a paper guide and a rotating roller. The roller advances the paper through a paper stripper to a printing station. The rotation of... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4015763 | Alignment pawl for film-carrier advance mechanism A hitch feed assembly for automatically aligning individual lead frames at a bonding site in both the longitudinal and lateral directions is disclosed. The alignment is attained as a result of the cooperation between a plurality of chamfered pawls and the... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4011708 | Bag handling apparatus Apparatus is described for facilitating the filling and sealing of bags for shipping or mailing. The bag supply preferably is in web or strip form, i.e. the bags are joined along successive closed sides of the bags to form a continuous web with the bag bo... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4000671 | Transport guide for pliable sheet material Apparatus for feeding a continuous web of photosensitive paper into a reprographic machine so that the leading edges of the paper and a transparent master sheet to be copied are co-incident as they enter exposure and developing stations, and to ensure tha... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3977775 | Damper for motion picture film in cinematographic apparatus An elastic damper which engages the film between the supply reel and the film gate of a motion picture projector has an elongated first leg which loops the film and is pivotable with respect to a second leg which is reciprocable between bridges and is bia... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3966108 | Inertia isolator An inertia isolator is mounted on the frame of a web transport system between a drive roller and a supply reel on which web material is wound. A first relatively stiff member is mounted to the frame adjacent the drive roller and a second relatively stiff ... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3933564 | Method of affixing labels to a web of sheet or film material and apparatus for carrying out said method A method and an apparatus for affixing labels to a web of sheet or film material by means of a cylindrical labelling device having a label arranged peripherally thereon, said label being affixed to the web with a pure rolling motion and compressive action... | 01/20/1976 |
