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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429310 | Method, arrangement and equipment for tensioning and guiding a fabric in a paper or board machine A paper or board machine has a fabric (10) that is adapted mobile as well as rolls (11, 11′) arranged to support the fabric (10). The fabric (10) is tensioned by changing the position of one roll (11′) of the rolls (11, 11 | 09/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303066 | Steering guide A steering guide laterally positions material running over rollers rotating in a roller carriage. The steering guide imparts angular displacement to a support platform positioned between a grooved inner track and a grooved outer track. The roller carriage, which may... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296717 | Method and apparatus for controlling a moving web A method of controlling a moving web in relation to a selected transverse position comprising positioning a first positioning guide proximate a second positioning guide wherein the second positioning guide has a mechanism for positioning the web having minimal backl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267255 | Web tracking adjustment device and method through use of a biased gimbal A method and apparatus for web tracking adjustment for a web handling system comprises biasing a steering roller in a gimbal direction, and adjusting the bias to achieve the desired tracking. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219606 | Method and apparatus for measuring, setting and controlling longitudinal and lateral register as well as parallelness of the printing register in a multicolor printing machine The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring, setting and controlling longitudinal and lateral register as well as parallelness of the printing register in a multicolor printing machine. To reduce waste, the longitudinal and circumferenti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213785 | Method and device for turning strips The invention relates to a method for turning and reorienting the displacement direction of strips (1), especially of a thin hot strip. The strip can be turned about any angle by means of at least one deflection roller, with roller banks (5) which are ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212372 | Magnetic tape and magnetic tape cartridge There is provided a magnetic tape, to be used at a running speed of at least 4,000 mm/sec., wherein servo signals for controlling tracking are recorded on the magnetic layer or the backcoat layer, and wherein the difference between the recording track width and the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201300 | Device for deflecting a web A device for deflecting a web has at least one turning bar (1; 2) that can be shifted. A first turning bar holding device (11a, 11b; 11a, 11b, 11c) is connected with an axial end of the tur... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188757 | Expander roller arrangement for the wrinkle-free guidance of webs An expander roller for the wrinkle-free guidance of webs in closed chambers comprises two stationary supporting bodies (7, 8) which are oriented with respect to one another at an obtuse angle in the proximity of a center plane (E—E). On both sides of the ce... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163047 | Pinch roll apparatus and method for operating the same Pinch roll apparatus has a pair of pinch rolls each having a diameter between 300–1500 millimeters positioned to form a nip through which metal strip can be continuously fed. The pinch rolls are positioned one above the other with the axes of the pinch rolls offse... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7118062 | Web handling with tension sensing and adjustment A system of detecting and adjusting the normal force exerted by a web material around the circumferential surface of a cylinder is provided. Sensors associated with the cylinder surface are wired to a processor that compares detected normal web forces with a set val... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7032645 | Pinch roll apparatus and method for operating the same Pinch roll apparatus has a pair of pinch rolls each having a diameter between 300–1500 millimeters positioned to form a nip through which metal strip can be continuously fed. The pinch rolls are positioned one above the other with the axes of the pinch rolls offse... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994005 | Apparatus for slitting, merging, and cutting a continuous paperweb A paper web, which may be pinless, is slit into side-by-side web ribbons that are merged one on top of the other for simultaneous crosscutting into appropriate page lengths. One web ribbon wraps substantially about an angled turnbar to shift it into registry with th... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972074 | Equipment for fabric guiding in a paper machine Equipment for fabric guiding in a paper machine has a fabric (10) and rolls (12–18) adapted to support it. In connection with the roll (17) end there is arranged equipment comprising a stand (19) and a nip guard (26). The stand (... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963467 | Method and apparatus for compensating for media shift due to tape guide A method and apparatus for compensating for media shift due to spiral groove roller tape guide is disclosed. The lateral tape shift is measured. Then the control of the coarse actuator is adjusted for the lateral tape shift so that the movement of the coarse actuato... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6929210 | Fiber payout follower A follower apparatus mounted on a track running parallel to an axis of rotation of a spool. The apparatus has a base with a roller mounted thereon and having an axis of rotation parallel to the rotational axis of the spool, the roller providing support and guidance ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928882 | Method and device for determining the tension or the tensile stress in a metal strip A method and device for determining the tension, or tensile stress in a metal strip between two bearing points, e.g., between two roll stands, between a roll stand and a coiler, in a breakdown stand, or in front of, or behind a deflection roll. The excursion of the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6902135 | Device for guiding a web A device for guiding a web includes a frame, a first angle bar angled with respect to the entering web direction and supported by the frame for movement along a first path, the first angle bar having a first and a second side, a second angle bar angled with respect ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874727 | Guiding device for a band-type product The invention relates to a device for guiding a band-type product (1) especially a metal band, comprising at least two conical deflectors (2, 2′) arranged head to foot. According to the invention, each deflector (2, 2′) comprises a fi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874724 | Method and device for reeling up in the proper position a hot-rolled strip in a reeling installation The invention relates to a method and a device for the positionally correct winding up of a metal strip in a coiling device, the hot strip being fed to the coiling device by a driving device with driving rollers, the driving rollers being tiltable in relation to one... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6796524 | Reversible angle bar for a web printing press A reversible angle bar device for a web printing press having a web with an entering web centerline has a support, a first angle bar portion angled with respect to the first entering web centerline on a first side of the entering web centerline, and a second angle b... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6766934 | Method and apparatus for steering strip material Strip material is fed to a reduction rolling mill by a steering device in the form of a pinch roll stand comprising pinch rolls to which strip gripping forces are applied by hydraulic cylinder units located at the ends of the pinch rolls. A reduction mill is similar... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6676066 | Spiral winder wrinkle remover A spiral winder wrinkle remover capable of wrapping a material of varying thickness into a structurally stable, smooth coil. As a material is supplied to the spiral winder, the collecting device, such as a spool, rotates and oscillates linearly along the ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668526 | Web centering system An in-line web-centering apparatus for centering a web of material in an aseptic internal area of a form-fill-seal packaging machine. The web-centering apparatus has a support member, a tracking assembly, and an alignment mechanism, each contained within ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6627044 | Web guide in a paper machine/board machine The invention concerns a guide (10) for the web, such as the wire or felt, in a paper machine/board machine. The guide is formed by a bearing housing (12) at one end of a guiding roller (11) in such a way that the bearing housing (12) includes a curved su... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6604663 | Control method of hydraulic pinch roll and control unit thereof A control unit of hydraulic pinch rolls 1 comprises: position detectors 10c, 10d that detect position of right and left cylinder pistons 6c; an arithmetical unit 13 that calculates a difference of output 16c, 16d from the position detectors; a controller ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6584900 | Device for correcting the lateral position of a printing material web in a rotary press A device for correcting the lateral position of a printing material web (8) in a rotary press includes a correction roller (10), which is able to swivel over guide surfaces (26, 28) arranged at an angle to the web's direction of travel and roller elements... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6474528 | Device for swiveling a rotary frame A rotary frame pivotably supported on a rack and swiveling around a swivel axis. The frame supports at least one reversing roll for moving the material web. A pivot bearing in the form of an antifriction bearing is cut as a segment so that the material we... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450383 | Method and apparatus for pinless feeding of web to a utilization device A system and method for utilizing web that is free of tractor pin feed holes comprises the driving of the web along a predetermined path within the utilization device. A web guide is provided in an upstream location from a utilization device element. The ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450381 | Device and method for guiding a transversely stable material web A device and method for guiding a transversely stable material web. The device contains at least one roller and one counter roller disposed on opposite sides of the material web. The roller and counter roller can be swiveled synchronously with each other,... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450382 | Printing web position adjusting apparatus The problem to be solved by this invention is a conventional printing web position adjusting apparatus poses a problem in which angularly displacing means having excellent accuracy is difficult to install, large power is needed, fabrication cost is high, ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6398095 | Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus has a capstan tilt adjustment mechanism for adjusting the tilt of the capstan so that a magnetic tape runs substantially smoothly and without damage to the edges of the tape. The capstan tilt adjustment mech... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6364189 | Steamer for treating dyeing, finishing, washing, etc. at least one running band of narrow fabric, tape or the like Steamer for treating, dyeing, washing, etc. at least one running band of narrow fabric, tape or the like, and including at least one pair of rollers consisting of an upper deflection roller and a lower deflection roller around which the band is guided cri... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6312562 | Traveling screen system A traveling screen system has a traveling screen guided about a multiplicity of support and guide rollers. A scanning device scans a transverse position of the traveling screen and an adjusting device adjusts the angular orientation of at least one of the... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6279807 | Method and apparatus for pinless feeding of web to a utilization device A system and method for utilizing web that is free of tractor pin feed holes comprises the driving of the web along a predetermined path within the utilization device. A web guide is provided in an upstream location from a utilization device element. The ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6170727 | Web having alignment indicia and an associated web feeding and working apparatus A web and an associated web feeding and handling apparatus for performing a work operation on the web is disclosed. The apparatus feeds the web in a feed direction longitudinally of itself by means of a friction drive. The operation of the drive is contro... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164201 | Method and apparatus for web steering The present invention is directed to providing apparatus and methods for lateral position control using a web guide which detects a relative lateral shift of a web upstream of a control device. Error correction is thereby implemented using a phase advance... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163432 | Method of adjusting the position of a prerecorded magnetic tape during manufacturing, and the magnetic-tape apparatus suitable for carrying out the method In a magnetic-tape apparatus (1) a magnetic tape (2) is conveyed from a supply reel (35) to a take-up reel (39) via a first height guide (25), a first capstan and pressure roller combination (17), a magnetic-head unit (5), a second capstan and pressure ro... | 12/19/2000 |
