Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240595 | Process for producing magnetic tape A process for producing a magnetic tape is provided, in which a web is extended in the width direction immediately before it is cut by a slitter when the web is supplied to the slitter to be cut into several magnetic tapes. The extension of the web is performed by a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7201822 | Method of placing a material transversely on a moving web Disclosed herein is a method by which a material may be placed onto a moving web in a transverse orientation. At least two assemblies, which carry either a first and a second web or a single web, periodically overlap each other in an alternating fashion such that a ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187532 | Device and a method for stabilizing a web or a filament of ferromagnetic material moving in one direction A device and a method for stabilising a metallic object of magnetic material. The metallic object is transported along a transportation path or plane. The plane includes a transportation direction and is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the object therein. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7047852 | Feedforward control system for an elastic material A process for providing feedforward control to control the feed rate of an elastic material. The process involves measuring the distance between registration marks on the elastic material prior to cut-off. These measurements are compared to a target cut length. The ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017484 | Method for controlling an apparatus for controlling a cutting position of a web member and device therefor A control method for controlling a cut-off control apparatus in a printing press comprises a step of detecting an unstable factor such as a revolution number of a cylinder/a tensile value of a web in a printing press, a step for setting a stable factor such as a rev... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014083 | System and method for controlling the width of web material A system and method for controlling the width of a web material supplied to a machine by adjusting the tension of the web material. An operator defines a target web width via an input device. The input device generates a reference signal representative of the target... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007602 | Method and apparatus for controlling a cutting position of a web member and device therefor A method and apparatus for controlling the cutting position of a web member in a printing press by setting a reference tensile value, detecting the present tensile value of a web in a printing press during an actual printing operation, and controlling the starting a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986820 | Processes and apparatus for making disposable absorbent articles A process and apparatus for registering a plurality of discrete components to a continuously moving first layer of material produces a disposable absorbent garment with improved alignment of the components on the first layer of material. The first layer has a plural... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6969206 | Tension generating mechanism for a printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying a web to a transfer unit, and a tension generating mechanism for applying a tension to the web fed to the conveyance mechanism, wherein the tension generating mechanism includes a tension generating ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6830172 | Apparatus and method for feeding string A method of and apparatus for feeding string from a supply involves entraining the string around at least one feed roll and driving the feed roll continuously in cycles in a direction for feeding the string forward. Each of the cycles involves varying the speed of t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6715332 | Method of drawing metal workpieces and drawing unit for a drawing machine A drawing apparatus for drawing metal and articles has at last one drawing carriage and a linear motor complex which determines the pattern of movement of that carriage and hence of the drawing operation. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6652686 | Processes and apparatus for making disposable absorbent articles A process and apparatus for registering a plurality of discrete components to a continuously moving first layer of material produces a disposable absorbent garment with improved alignment of the components on the first layer of material. The first layer h... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6513427 | Device for guiding material webs in rotary presses A device for guiding material webs (A through D; E through H) via an angle-bar deck (2), including a folding section that is arranged on a plurality of planes (3.1, 3.2, 3.3), from where the material webs (A through D), (E through H) enter folding apparat... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6273314 | Process and apparatus for storage of fiber band between operating components of spinning machines A process and an apparatus for storing of a textile material between operating components of spinning mill machines, wherein a first driving device drives an operating component which delivers the material into a storage facility and a second driving devi... | 08/14/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6176410 | Method and apparatus for controlling web delivery running at the start time of printing Drag rollers disposed in a region from the paper feed side to the paper discharge side of a printing machine are driven one after another from the paper feed side with torque control, by which the slack of a web is removed successively from the upstream s... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174399 | Method of making an elastic adhesive bandage Adhesive bandages are prepared from an elastic backing material by decreasing the tension in the backing material just prior to attachment of the adhesive pad.... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6085956 | Method and apparatus for controlling tension in a web offset printing press The inertial drag of idler rollers in a web-offset press with independently driven drive rollers is compensated by successively advancing downstream rollers during speed changes. This prevents low-tension conditions on the web and subsequent web breaks. C... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076718 | Method and apparatus for conveying expanded film A film conveying apparatus includes a conveying mechanism and a speed control mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a plurality of lower rollers arranged in a lateral direction perpendicular to a film conveyed direction. The lower roller is equipped... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5935458 | Wire thermal spray apparatus with dual motors A wire thermal spray gun such as a two-wire arc gun has a speed regulator for a DC pull motor in the gun. Armature current corresponds to pulling torque on the pull motor depending on load resistance of the wires. A DC push motor is between a wire supply ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5852299 | Irregular feeding detection device for printing machine and a detection method of irregular feeding for printing machine It is an object of the present invention to provide an irregular feeding detection device and a detection method of irregular feeding having high detection precision. The irregular feeding detection device is a device to detect irregular feeding of printi... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839636 | Suction-operated linear traction drive for underwater handling of towed arrays An acoustic array handler (10) includes an elongated linear guide channel (14U, 14L) in which upper (18U) and lower (18L) trains of suction heads (18su) are longitudinally movable. Each suction head (18su) has a porous part shaped to fit the array hose, a... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5833105 | Stamping press damped follower loop control system Stock material is supplied to a machine press by a coiled material supply apparatus which utilizes a damped follower loop control system for distributing loop reaction among two separate loops so as to reduce coil material slippage and deformation caused ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5711470 | Apparatus and method for adjusting the lateral position of a moving strip Method and apparatus for guiding a strip traveling along a selected path past a first location on the path and then past a second location on the path, which method and apparatus comprise correcting the camber of the strip at the first location toward a f... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5709331 | Method for calculating and regulating the elongation of a moving material web, and device for applying the method A method for measuring and regulating the elongation of a moving material web that includes the steps of measuring the length change or speed change occurring over a drive roller, from which the elongation is calculated and, if it deviates from the desire... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5617985 | Apparatus and method for supporting and guiding strip material that is to be processed in the loop region Apparatus for supporting strip material includes a discontinuous conveyor for discontinuously conveying a strip material and a continuous conveyor for continuously conveying the strip material. The strip material passes in a loop between the discontinuous... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5568767 | Method and device for maintaining print to cut register A scanner senses the position of the individual images on the web. A cutting cylinder position is monitored by a signal generator, and may be altered by mechanically changing the phase of the cutting cylinders in relation to the image on the web based on ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5542350 | Draw-in device and process for feeding webs of material into a printing machine A draw-in device for feeding a plurality of printing stock webs, preferably paper webs, in which draw-in elements of finite length grasp the start of a paper web and draw it out of reel changers and draw mechanisms through printing units and up to folding... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5540371 | Method of adjusting a wire feeder for a blocked tip condition A method of adjusting a wire feeder having a pusher system (12) and a puller system (14) to avoid birdnesting and collapse of the wire (11) in the wire guide or conduit (13) when the tip (15) of the wire feeder is blocked or a wire jam occurs. The pusher ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5505550 | Printer and method of supplying continuous paper to printing portion A printer comprises a convey roller for withdrawing continuous paper from a roll of the paper and conveying the paper along a predetermined convey path. The convey roller is rotated at a predetermined peripheral speed and conveys the paper with a first co... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5472287 | Printer with validation paper feeding mechanism A printer having a validation paper feeding mechanism in which the validation paper feed is controlled by a single solenoid and only the validation paper feed can be effected even when a cut or continuous paper is set. A ratchet wheel and a validation rol... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5427295 | Universal planetary feeder head for feeding wire A universal planetary feeder for feeding a wire which includes an elongate hollow body defining a wire feed axis and adapted for high speed rotation about the axis, and a pair of planetary rollers associated with the body so as to be rotatable together wi... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5390841 | Method of drawing large-size elongate cable for installation A large-size elongate cable is continuously drawn from a container with a plurality of spaced cable drawing machines associated with respective slave controllers controlled by a master controller. A control signal is supplied from the master controller to... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5219109 | Level control method for spliced strip materials having different unit weights In a level control method of controlling levels of a series of mutually joined materials when the materials pass through a catenary zone, whenever the joint travels a given length in the catenary zone, a plurality of optimum catenary curves are calculated... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5190202 | Apparatus and method for drawing yarn from a conveyor Yarns are deposited on a conveyor belt in the form of random or ordered loops and are conducted through a yarn treating chamber. The treated yarn is drawn from the belt at a predetermined draw-off site. The position of the last yarn loop adjacent the draw... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5173959 | Method and apparatus for assembling a fiber array A method and apparatus is disclosed for assembling an array of optical fibers in a substrate. The method comprises forming a series of parallel V-shaped grooves in the top surface of the substrate placing the substrate on a base plate positioning an upper... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5139600 | Double sided lamination machine A laminating system includes a pair of pull rollers (18) for drawing laminating film (12) from supply rolls, over preheat rollers (30) and through a pair of heated laminating rollers (14). A motor (124) connected to a driver sprocket (128) drives a driven... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5086964 | Dual drive web feed apparatus and method A web drive cyclically moves a web a fixed distance. First and second spaced draw roll units include separate servo motors. Separate programmed controllers are connected to energize the servo drives with a time motion profile including acceleration and de... | 02/11/1992 |
