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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5041070 | Intermittent web feed apparatus A bag machine includes a programmed logic controller intermittently actuating a web feed draw roll motor for controlled web feed during the inoperative period of a cycled seal bar. The controller has separate inputs for the seal bar periods and a web leng... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5017943 | Thermal transfer type color printer In a thermal transfer type color printer, an ink film on which plural color inks are sequentially painted in its longitudinal direction is sequentially transported forward between an ink film supply roll and winding roll, while a printing paper is repeate... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4984458 | System for measuring the relaxed length of a moving web A method and apparatus for measuring the relaxed length of a moving web includes forming a plurality of detectable marks along the length of the web at a repeated length interval. First and second detectors positioned along the web path are separated by a... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4947685 | System for measuring the repeat length of a moving web A method and apparatus for measuring the repeat length (L) of a moving web includes forming a plurality of detectable marks along the length of the web at a repeated length interval. First and second detectors positioned along the web path are separated b... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4924266 | Printer for continuous form In a printer for printing information onto a continuous form, at least one of opposite side edges of the continuous form is detected by a side-edge detecting arrangement. It is judged that a traveling abnormality of the continuous form occurs, when a dete... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4839674 | Recorder-medium registration system In a recorder, at least one set of marks spaced by a predetermined distance in a feed direction of a record paper are recorded on the record paper, the marks are detected by a detector while the record paper is fed, a time interval between detections of t... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4782987 | Method for the feeding of a material web In the stepwise feeding of a packing material web for the application of cover strips over prepunched pouring openings, the pouring opening is sensed by means of a photocell which is located at as great a distance from the point of application as the dist... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781317 | Phasing control system for web having variable repeat length portions A method and apparatus for controlling the phasing of repeat length portions of a moving web to an operating machine along the web including method and apparatus for measuring instantaneous phasing error between web portions being operated on and the oper... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4757930 | Web indicia reference signal generating system A method of generating a signal indicative of the passage of indicia on a moving web of material at a preselected reference station along the web without use of an indicia sensing device at the selected reference station comprising locating an indicia sen... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4735141 | Device for safeguarding a rotary printing mahine A device for safeguarding a rotary printing machine for printing sheets in a first form and perfector printing operation having a storage and a turning drum, first adjusting elements for adjusting a trailing drum body of the storage drum to different form... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4694638 | Apparatus and method of loading articles into an inflated bag from a web The present invention provides an apparatus and method for loading articles into bags formed from a known roll of web material delineated by perforations at desired intervals. The web includes a first and second sheet of material. A sensor detects a perfo... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4692819 | Method and apparatus for controlling the position of a transported web An apparatus and method for controlling the position of a web containing location identifying information thereon. In particular, a means for measuring displacement of the web independent of the location information is employed to measure the displacement... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4617080 | Film laminating apparatus A film laminating apparatus, in which a continuous web of film has a plurality of heat-activation type film layers arranged thereon with predetermined spacing and is delivered together with a paper to a thermal transfer station to transfer the film layer ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4572752 | Control stretch laminating device A laminating apparatus for laminating plastic film material to a paper backing material to form a laminated composite. The apparatus comprises mechanical stretch control means for controlling the stretch or relaxation of the film material prior to laminat... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4552608 | System for computer controlled labeling machine A system (50) includes a labeling machine (52) and a digital data processing system (54) connected to the labeling machine (52). A cutter (56) of the labeling machine (52) has a shaft (58) with a mark (60), which is sensed by a sensor (62). The sensor (62... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4532596 | Controlling register in a printing press For register control when printing on a web, signals corresponding to a predetermined hidden pattern of low-amplitude density variations are superimposed on picture signals representing the image to be printed. After printing, light from elements of the p... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4519868 | Computer controlled labelling machine A system (50) includes a labelling machine (52) and a digital data processing system (54) connected to the labelling machine (52). A cutter (56) of the labelling machine (52) has a shaft (58) with a mark (60), which is sensed by a sensor (62). The sensor ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4496417 | Control stretch laminating device A laminating apparatus for laminating extensible plastic film material to a paper backing material to form a laminated composite. The apparatus comprises mechanical stretch control means for controlling the stretch or relaxation of the film material prior... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4460421 | Methods of and apparatus for indexing a repetitively patterned strip past a plurality of work stations In methods of and apparatus (28) for indexing a repetitively patterned strip (12) past a plurality of work stations, such as, for example, a bonding station (33) and a dewebbing station (65) of a lead frame bonder, a cyclical, automated adjustment of the ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4403718 | Method and apparatus for automatically controlling travel of two plastics film strips as a bag material or the like This invention provides an improved method and apparatus for automatically controlling travel of two transversely spaced parallel plastics film strips in a bag-making machine or the like that can correct rapidly the relative positional gaps produced betwe... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4400230 | Label indexing and applicator apparatus The label indexing and applicator apparatus of the present invention includes laminating means for bonding labels in a controlled index from a rolled strip of flexible and stretchable label stock to a surface of a substrate to form a laminate. The apparat... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4391190 | Pre-setting of printing machines Disclosed are a method and apparatus for pre-setting the register in photogravure printing machines. According to the invention, the angular position of a first printing cylinder is determined relative to a scanning device when the cylinder adjusting mark... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4369906 | Web feeding machines A web feeding machine for controlling the feed of a web of material comprises a first pair of rollers which bear against one another to form a first nip, a second pair of rollers which bear against one another to form a second nip downstream from the firs... | 01/25/1983 |
| 3952934 | Apparatus for applying designs to pierceable materials An apparatus is disclosed for applying designs to pierceable materials, such as fabrics, paper goods, leather, etc., from a continuous supply strip containing intermittent design portions equally spaced along the length of the supply strip. The apparatus ... | 04/27/1976 |
