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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374072 | Slide adjustable assembly for monitoring widthwise travel of an uncoiling steel band through a feeder system associated with a progressive die An assembly for ensuring a correct lateral positioning of an elongated material conveyed along a feeder system and prior to a forming operation. The elongated material is fed from such as an unreeling coil and includes first and second lateral edges. First and secon... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337936 | Continuous paper transporting mechanism and printing apparatus having the same A printing apparatus having a mechanism for transporting continuous paper includes: a frictionally transporting section for frictionally transporting the continuous paper; a paper braking section provided on an upstream side of the frictionally transporting section;... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7222571 | Fan-out control assembly The present invention describes an assembly to control fan-out on a multi-color offset printing press. The assembly includes an arm that pushes the paper into proper alignment before the printing of a succeeding color. The assembly may be fitted to existing presses ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204401 | Web material feeding apparatus A web material feeding apparatus has a suction plate 24 provided near an outlet of a reservoir box 2. The suction plate 24 can be shifted in the direction across a feeding path for tip paper C, by operation of a motor 76. The feeding appa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7089078 | Method and device for adjusting the degree of engagement of a tool with a web of a materail running past it The invention relates to a method for adjusting the degree of engagement of a tool (6, 7) disposed on the outer radius of at least one associated rotating roll (4, 5) with a web of material (1) running past it. The aim of the invention is to imp... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055726 | Apparatus for modifying traveling position of paper web in paper web processing machine An apparatus for modifying a traveling position of a paper web in a paper web processing machine is provided. The apparatus is capable of easily attaching a detection means; requiring no operation of the paper web processing machine to determine an accurately adjust... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7013621 | Adjustable package geometry web forming apparatus and method Apparatus and method for the automatic packaging of one or more articles. An adjustable web guide structure that guides the webs of film into a configuration that mimics the geometry of a package to be wrapped is provided. The webs are conveyed over the guide struct... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6973702 | Web expander This invention provides a web expander comprising means for carrying a web 2 having longitudinal slits, means 5 for expanding the width of the web, and opening control means 6 for uniformly forming size and form of openings of the web expanded b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6910689 | Precision paper registration using a stepper motor without employing micro-stepping techniques A method and system for correcting paper registration skew. A skew or paper registration error of a sheet moving in a feed path is detected. A coarse adjustment, or copy paper registration, using full steps is performed until the registration error is reduced to a m... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6843444 | Tracking means for precision cord length on two drums Method and apparatus for dynamic tracking of a belt as it is built on two rotatable drums separated by a center-to-center distance, especially during the cording process. In one embodiment, both edges of a belt component are temporarily equipped with corded edge bin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6799507 | Web printers A web printer has a buffer for adjusting the traveling position of the web under its slack status, a tension assigning unit for assigning fixed tension to the web delivered from the buffer, a device for detecting the traveling position of the web delivered from the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6786163 | Automated sewing device An automated sewing device for automatically sewing together rectilinear and curved end portions respectively of two base materials. A guide element is provided to separate the two base materials from each other and guide them in a sewing direction, and a guide roll... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6276586 | Methods for calibration and automatic alignment in friction drive apparatus A friction drive apparatus includes an edge detection system for determining a lateral position of a strip material advancing in a longitudinal direction. The edge detection system includes a first sensor and a second sensor for monitoring the lateral pos... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269995 | Friction drive apparatus for strip material A friction drive apparatus for feeding strip material in a longitudinal direction includes a first friction wheel and a second friction wheel rotated by a first motor drive and a second motor drive, respectively. The friction drive apparatus also includes... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5899159 | Method of forming a folded hem and system for guiding a multiple ply seam of a textile work piece A guiding system for use with translucent textile work pieces is disclosed. A free edge (52) of a tubular work piece extends along a continuous processing path and is folded under the work piece to form a hem in the work piece. The work piece is then adva... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5882457 | Tire tread guiding Tire building apparatus and method wherein the cut to length tread is transported to a drum on a conveyor having laterally movable driving rollers and inverted guide rollers engaging the inner surfaces of raised shoulders of the tread. Control of the trea... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5833106 | Web tension equalizing roll and tracking apparatus An equalizing roll and web tracking apparatus to be used in manufacturing for providing equal tension across a web during winding operations such as used in polymer film applications, corrugators, paper machines, printing presses, cloth winders, and metal... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5687660 | Cloth edge control device for a sewing machine A cloth edge control device for a sewing machine includes a pair of rollers, an optical sensor, and controller. The pair of rollers are arranged near a needle location in such a manner that the rollers are rotating about an axis perpendicular to a directi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5685471 | Printing device with friction drive for processing strip-shaped recording substrates A printing device with friction drive for processing continuous paper. For this purpose, it contains a friction drive (8) comprising friction rollers, between which the recording substrate (A) is passed through, and a paper feed device (PZ). In the paper ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5645207 | Apparatus and method for securing a moving fabric An improved apparatus for handling a moving material of indeterminate length utilizes a pair of endless elements located on opposite sides of an intended path of travel for the moving material. Each element is configured to engage and hold a corresponding... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5581908 | Device for drawing in material webs through a drier with a guide that can be closed-off Arrangements are described which allow a printing stock web to be reliably drawn through a drier. A draw-in member which grasps the tip of a printing stock web has a power transmission, e.g. a roller chain, which runs in a guide. Plates or blowing boxes w... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5551619 | Tread strip centering guide for tire building machines An apparatus which guides tire tread strip material toward a tire-building drum and maintains the strip centered by compensating for minor variations in strip width. A pair of guide rails are adjustably mounted on a support housing and contain strip-engag... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5524804 | Lock-out device for threading in a strip guide apparatus A lock-out device for an apparatus which guides strips of material toward a tire-building drum and which maintains the strip centered by compensating for minor variations in strip width. A pair of guide rails are adjustably mounted on a support housing an... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5497720 | Device for guiding a cover member to a sewing machine A device for guiding a cover member to a sewing machine, which basically includes a control arm supported pivotally on the table of sewing machine, a guide roller assembly mounted rotatably to the control arm, and a link assembly supported pivotally on th... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5461999 | Edge guiding apparatus for sewing machines Edge guiding apparatus for a sewing machine that controls the position of a fabric ply edge relative to a reference line. A friction wheel feeds a fabric ply toward a sewing station. If the fabric ply edge displaces from the reference line, control circui... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5289788 | Method of controlling fabric edge position and apparatus thereof A method and an apparatus for controlling the fabric edge position wherein a fabric fed to the needle location of a sewing machine is fed downstream, feeding distances per unit time at two feeding points, which are along a direction almost perpendicular t... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5276460 | Skew preventer for a film belt A thermal printer of the type applying ink to an endless film belt, selectively melting the ink by a thermal head in response to an image signal, and transferring the melted ink to a recording medium to print an image on the medium. An idler guides the fi... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5271347 | Process and associated apparatus for joining automatically the beginning and the end of a hem in a circular textile material A process and associated apparatus for joining automatically the beginning and the end of a hem in a circular textile material is disclosed. The material is fed on to an entry roller which receives the cloth from a flat guide, the said roller being inclin... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5224639 | Lateral tracking and positioning system for fabrication of composite sheet material A system for controlling the lateral position of a sheet of composite material as the sheet travels longitudinally through a curing oven. The system includes roller guide assemblies along the edges of the sheet. Lateral positioning of the sheet is control... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5087318 | Web-aligning apparatus Apparatus for aligning an elongate web with respect to a predetermined path of travel. The web is supplied from a supply roll formed by the web being wound around an inner web layer and having an outer web layer. The apparatus includes a frame, and an axl... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5086963 | Web guidance and tracking mechanism for a continuous belt filter The invention provides an improved web guidance mechanism in which the location of a web is detected and any deviation from a desired path is corrected without causing damage to the web material, for example a filter cloth. The improved mechanism includes... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5020460 | Method and apparatus for aligning a fabric ply in a sewing machine A method and apparatus are provided for aligning one or more plies of material moving in a predetermined direction, and preferably through a desired path of travel, prior to stitching in a sewing machine. A friction wheel or other guide element is provide... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4996543 | Precision medium handling system and method for a recorder Accurate control of the lateral position and spacing of a photosensitive medium is provided for recording a succession of lines representing graphic images or portions thereof, without mechanical edge guides. The apparatus includes an optical edge detecto... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4990215 | Web-aligning apparatus Apparatus for aligning an elongate web with respect to a predetermined path of travel. The web is supplied from a supply roll formed by the web being wound around an inner web layer and having an outer web layer. The apparatus includes a frame, and an axl... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4919318 | Swing arm roller speed differential web tracking system Side registration is provided for a web during its forward movement by lateral movement of the web causing one side edge of the web to engage a registration edge guide, by moving the web sideways with self-skewed pivotal rollers engaging and driving the w... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4909425 | Guiding device for folded film A device for guiding a web of flexible film that has been folded back upon itself so as to maintain the edges of the web of film precisely positioned for subsequent sealing. The device includes a smooth support plate positioned so as to be received betwee... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4835547 | Thermal printer with a mechanism for preventing a recording sheet's meandering A thermal printer with a mechanism for preventing recording sheet from meandering. In order to perform the mechanism, the thermal printer is provided with a thermal line head, a platen roller and a holding shaft which is perpendicular to the surface of a ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829746 | Apparatus for placing a web of film under tension An apparatus for placing a folded web of film under tension comprising at least one pair of rollers, a first side of the folded web of film being fed between the pair of rollers, the pair of rollers being mounted out of parallel to the first side of the f... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4809968 | Side registration with subtle transverse corrugation Side registering a sheet during forward movement of the sheet with lateral movement of the sheet causing one side edge of the sheet to engage a registration edge guide, by moving the sheet with skewed rollers providing a sheet engaging and driving nip, wh... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4805892 | Cross-track registration device for sheet transport system A loop is formed between upstream and downstream pairs of rollers by driving the downstream pair slower than the upstream pair and/or by a direction changing guide. The downstream pair of rollers is axially movable to bring an in-track edge of a sheet to ... | 02/21/1989 |
